Podcast Episodes

What's making investors go googly-eyed for Zepto?

Episode 261

When it entered the quick commerce scene for the first time in 2021, Zepto was a disruptor. Now, it is the third largest company in the market after Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart. Recently, it secured…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Daybreak Special: Stoa School is dead. Long live altMBAs.

Episode 260

Four years, 15 cohorts, and roughly 1,500 students later, Stoa School has shut down. The poster child for alternative business-school education in India is no longer accepting new students. 

What went…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

At-home blood tests are soaring, and throwing up wrong results

Episode 259

The pandemic, as brutal as it was, forced a lot of businesses to double down on convenience and accessibility. Whether it was your online education or quick deliveries or at home blood tests. Just to…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Bain is switching up its strategy in India. It’s 'cutting the excess fat.'

Episode 258

On June 3, about 200 employees of the American management consulting firm Bain and Company’s India division received a rather ominous calendar invite. 

They each would have a 10-minute meeting with HR…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Are Reliance's deep pockets enough for Tira to steal Nykaa's crown?

Episode 257

Nothing about Nykaa is strictly its own anymore. 

Back when it went public, it had no real rivals in the beauty space. But since then, things have changed. 

Last year, India’s largest retailer, Relianc…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why young coffee chains like Third Wave cluster around Starbucks

Episode 256

More than a decade has passed since Starbucks came to India. But the world’d biggest coffee chain has been struggling to achieve profitability. In the latest financials,  the company saw its slowest …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Daybreak Special: Hey Siri. Is Apple late to the AI party?

Episode 255

At the Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, almost a week ago, Apple made a very important announcement. It launched what it calls 'Apple Intelligence', which is basically an umbrella term for a…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

What's Airtel's weapon in its new fintech war against Jio? Your SIM card

Episode 254

The newest battle ground between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jim is financial services. Airtel already has two thriving ventures. The first is the seven-year-old Airtel Payments Bank which happens to …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Titan’s Caratlane & Bluestone started at the same time. But one sparkles brighter than the other

Episode 253

Bluestone and Caratlane set out with the same dream. They both wanted to sell everyday fine jewellery online.

This was a pretty alien concept in a country like ours, where gold and diamonds are seen …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Is AI in cancer care just hype or the real deal?

Episode 252

AI algorithms for cancer screening are being developed around the world. 

Most medical professionals will agree that there is tremendous potential here. If developed properly, AI can potentially detec…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago