Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAakash 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, i…
1 year 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 cancel…
1 year 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month ago