Podcast Episodes

From Medimix to Apsara Ice Creams — scions of family-run businesses are done building just another ‘parent’s brand’

Episode 463

Indian family businesses contribute more than two-thirds to India’s GDP. 70 per cent. That’s amongst the highest in the world. And that number is expected to go up to as much as 85 per cent in the ne…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Zerodha and Groww wanted to disrupt mutual funds. But they're stuck in first gear

Episode 462

 For a while now, the new kids on the block in India’s $750 billion mutual fund industry have been trying to really shake things up.

The likes of Navi, Zerodha and Groww have been dreaming of a big d…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

China built the solar energy empire. India’s building the green hydrogen rebellion

Episode 461

Despite the recent upheaval in clean tech efforts, governments around the world are investing billions into green hydrogen. Analysts are calling it the missing piece in the clean energy puzzle, espec…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cult turned amateur gym rats into fitness fanatics. Now they are paying in injuries

Episode 460

As fitness studios exploded across Indian cities after the Covid pandemic, Cult.fit rose to prominence on the back of its fun, accessible classes that appealed to sedentary urbanites.

Meanwhile, doct…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Groceries were just the beginning. Your 10-min delivery app is now selling your screen time

Episode 459

India's biggest quick-commerce apps, Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy, have become prime real estate not just for regular FMCG brands but also for financial services, stock-trading apps, and even real-mone…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

India's AI mission could be transformative. But it's dead set on becoming Deepseek

Episode 458

Back in January, when China’s Deepseek R1 model stunned the world with its performance and low training cost, India was thinking only one thing – how do we beat it? How do we become a global AI super…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Private companies have stumbled upon a goldmine — Bengaluru's water crisis

Episode 457

On January 29 of this year, Denta Water and Infra Solutions – a company that specialises in groundwater recharging projects – listed on the bourses. 

Three weeks later, the Bangalore Water Supply and …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Blusmart’s unfair advantage has now become its biggest roadblock

Episode 456

In this episode we fill you in on three standout stories from the past week. 

First, we talk about the unravelling of Blusmart, India's first EV ride hailing platform; 

Next, the private banking and we…

Published on 9 months ago

Hari Menon has to save Bigbasket from itself

Episode 455

In January this year, nearly every single employee of the OG E-grocer Big Basket received an email from their CEO, Hari Menon. It was supposed to be a rallying cry. The Tata-owned e-grocery giant had…

Published on 9 months ago

With an IPO around the corner, Phonepe’s biggest strength is becoming its Achilles heel

Episode 454

 Phonepe is all set to debut in the public market in the second half of FY26. That perhaps seems like the natural next step for the fintech giant. After all, it commands nearly half of the market sha…

Published on 9 months ago