Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPrime 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…
11 months 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 corpora…
11 months ago
AI has made its way into banks. But the gates aren’t wide open
Episode 493
For decades, the whole process of getting a loan approved was infamously painful and long winded. But now things have changed. Getting a loan is a wh…
11 months ago
Why India’s ultra-rich are keeping it in the family — and out of VC funds
Episode 492
Family offices—the ultra-rich who used to hand over their money to VCs and wish them well—are now wondering why they ever bothered. Why did they pay …
11 months ago
Third time unlucky — why Softbank pulled the plug on Oyo’s latest IPO attempt
Episode 491
At first glance, things seem to be really looking up for India’s very own budget-friendly hotel chain Oyo. It’s had some pretty big wins in the last …
11 months ago
How the Pahalgam attack sent banks scrambling to clean up digital payments
Episode 490
Just two days after the Pahalgam terror attack, alarm bells went off inside India’s financial system. A stern message from an HDFC Bank executive sum…
11 months, 1 week ago
Why Zara India needs to go solo or go home
Episode 489
Zara and Tata’s retail arm, Trent, have been partners for 15 years. But that relationship might be coming to an end because Zara’s not pulling its we…
11 months, 1 week ago
Angel One is reinventing itself. But just sponsoring IPL and targeting HNIs won't cut it
Episode 488
One clear sign that Angel One—India’s third-largest discount broker—is serious about reversing its fortunes is that it bought itself a front-row seat…
11 months, 1 week ago
Using Swiggy, Zepto, or Cred? They have access to at least 150 apps on your phone
Episode 487
In March this year, a software developer that goes by Pea Bee online published a blog rather ominously titled ‘Everyone knows all the apps on your ph…
11 months, 1 week ago
Physics Wallah’s Rs 15 lakh ‘BTech’ comes without a BTech degree
Episode 486
Physics Wallah’s brand new initiative, the PW Institute of Innovation, was pitched as an alternative to the tough IIT route that didn’t compromise on…
11 months, 1 week ago