Podcast Episodes

From luxury cars to lunch with celebs — wealth managers are going all out to woo the ultra-rich

Episode 411

Welcome to the world of luxury-lifestyle management, where firms like RedBeryl, Indulge Global, and Quintessentially play the role of concierge for their ultra-wealthy clients, making the impossible …

Published on 11 months ago

Why Minimalist was the missing piece in Hindustan Unilever's skincare game

Episode 410

One of the largest deals to acquire a D2C brand took place last week. India’s largest manufacturer of consumer good, Hindustan Unilever acquired the skincare company Minimalist, a 90% shareholding fo…

Published on 11 months ago

Roti ✓ Kapda ✓ Makaan? Should young Indians still believe in the home ownership dream?

Episode 409

Property prices across Indian cities have gone through the roof, up by nearly 30% in the last two years. This along with ever increasing rent and general cost of living has made planning for the futu…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Why investors can't get enough of Zepto

Episode 408

FROM THE ARCHIVES (This episode was first published July 1, 2024)

The Economic Times reported yesterday that Zepto, the quick-commerce startup, is in talks to increase the size of its initial public o…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

How Acko beat Godigit with just 15 health-insurance agents

Episode 407

A dialogue from Munnabhai has become the ultimate source of inspiration for Acko, a digital general insurer. 

"When someone’s dying, do they necessarily have to fill out forms?"

 The Ken spoke to mult…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

The government is pushing for e-buses. But private bus operators are not hitching a ride

Episode 406

A bunch of startups are not entering the booming Indian e-bus ecosystem and becoming overnight successes. Just take the case of EKA mobility. Before 2023, EKA was barely a company. It was more the R&…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Why Ola Electric went from leader to laggard in record time

Episode 405

Last week, Ola Electric’s shares saw a three-day slump after the Central Consumer Protection Authority asked the company for more documents for its investigation against it post receiving thousands o…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Quick commerce is helping brands thrive but can brands afford the success?

Episode 404

A couple years ago, quick commerce platforms were the place to be for up and coming brands across the country. Just a little sliver of real estate on a rapid delivery app was enough to put them on th…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

What's really driving India's obsession with ranking the richest?

Episode 403

Hurun India began curating rich lists a decade ago. Now, it has moved up ahead of ranking giants like Bloomberg and Forbes with 17 lists so far. It has a Global 500 list, similar to Bloomberg’s Billi…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

AI can make loan approvals a piece of cake. So why is the RBI against it?

Episode 402

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 whole lot faster than before. And that’s because of …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago