Podcast Episodes

How a well-timed offensive crippled Juspay’s $150 million fundraise

Episode 503

Indian finserv is no koi pond. It's a shark tank. And now, some of the biggest sharks in the tank – payment aggregators like Phonepe, Razorpay, Cashfree and Paytm – are all narrowing in on the aggreg…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

More skills, same pay, barely any job guarantee — Infosys trainees are in for a rough ride

Episode 502

Of the 5,000 graduates offered jobs in 2022—the majority of whose joining was delayed by two years—755 have been laid off so far for failing to clear tests.

The assessments this time were tougher tha…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Tesla's wheels aren't turning in India (yet)

Episode 501

Tesla’s story in India has been more like a stalled engine than a roaring electric debut—despite years of headlines, high-level meetings, and hopeful tweets. While the Indian government did slash imp…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Inside the financial playbooks of India’s wealthiest women

Episode 500

In this special episode, hosts Snigdha Sharma and Rahel Philipose are joined by Soumya Rajan, founder and CEO of Waterfield Advisors, India’s largest multi-family office and wealth advisory firm. The…

Published on 7 months ago

Can Ather escape Ola Electric's shadow?

Episode 499

Electric two-wheeler maker, Ather Energy, listed on the bourses on earlier in May, but its IPO was subscribed just 1.4X—a modest showing for a company once seen as a premium EV pioneer. The lukewarm …

Published on 7 months ago

Why Swiggy's marketplace for therapists & tarot card readers is much more than a side hustle

Episode 498

Pyng, launched on 15 April, is quite a departure from Swiggy’s core food-focused business. The service marketplace, uncharted territory for Swiggy, is offering services of “verified professionals” (t…

Published on 7 months ago

Aakash Chaudhry made millions off the IIT craze. His new target: international schools’ unhappy parents

Episode 497

The landscape is pretty bleak. In the race to produce more Ivy League-worthy students, Indian schools are selectively opting to teach IB. Teachers, in turn, find themselves shifting between the Cambr…

Published on 7 months ago

'I cancelled the trial but I'm still being charged'—the UPI Autopay trap

Episode 496

When Rohan, a 35-year-old software engineer, signed up for a Rs 1 trial on a learning app called Seekho, he thought he had nothing to lose. He cancelled the subscription within weeks but money was st…

Published on 7 months ago

Prime gets ads — the OTT plot twist (feat ex-Netflix marketing head Swati Mohan)

Episode 495

Nearly a decade ago, Hotstar, Netflix, and Amazon Prime entered the scene and positioned themselves as the anti-TV. No fixed showtimes. No endless ad breaks. No re-runs you had to sit through just be…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Chief digital officers eat chief information officers for breakfast

Episode 494

Back in 2016, the Internet and Mobile Association of India set up an all new club for what was then a very small cohort of digital leaders in corporate India. It was called the all-India Chief Digita…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago