Podcast Episodes

Four-year-old Minimalist does for skincare what L’Oréal couldn’t

Episode 251

Last week, Foxtale, an Indian D2C skincare company secured an $18 million funding in its series B round. Meanwhile, news also broke that the Deepika Padukone-led 82°E is planning to raise around $6 m…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Daybreak Special: How India's 40-somethings are redefining career longevity

Episode 250

There is something really concerning happening to India’s 200-million strong workforce. Nearly half of them, who are above the age of 45, have reached a point in their careers where they may have to …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

What's making Zomato bet big on Blinkit?

Episode 249

Zomato, the food delivery giant is all set to infuse more than $35 million into Blinkit. But not too long ago, Blinkit, the grocery delivery platform that was formerly known as Grofers, was on the ve…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

What do health insurers have against pregnancies?

Episode 248

When 29-year-old Deepa delivered a healthy baby boy six months ago, she thought her health insurance would cover her hospital expenses. But unfortunately, it barely covered 1/3rd of the Rs 1 lakh bil…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why Cleartrip could learn a thing or two from old school travel agents

Episode 247

When e-commerce giant Flipkart acquired online travel aggregator (OTA) Cleartrip back in 2021, the hope was that it would be able to turn things around. Cleartrip had hit rock bottom. And in many way…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Energy drinks are the hot new category in India and PepsiCo's Sting is its king

Episode 246

Last year,  Indians collectively drank nearly 600 million litres of energy drinks. This was almost 30X more than 2018. Among all the go to drinks in India, lately energy drinks have become super popu…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Daybreak Special: Inside the world of 'datrimonial' apps in India

Episode 245

Desi dating apps are vying for parental approval. And their strategy seems to be working.

A couple months ago, Agrima Srivastava, a 29-year-old media professional from Lucknow, had an awkward convers…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

What is suddenly sending shivers down the spines of 350,000 CAs?

Episode 244

It has been a tough couple of years for India’s Chartered accountants. 

This was and to some extent still is one of the most sought after jobs in the country. 

But lately, the amount of risk involved i…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why reining in financial influencers is a Catch-22 problem

Episode 243

According to a survey by S&P, more than 75% of Indian adults do not understand basic financial concepts. The gap is 5% more when it comes to women.

So the rise of financial influencers who simplify co…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

EVs aren’t everybody's cup of tea. Maruti-Toyota are making the most of it.

Episode 242

Since 2021, Toyota and Maruti have been engaged in somewhat of a marriage of convenience. 

The terms were pretty simple. Toyota would share its hybrid technology with Maruti Suzuki. In exchange, Toyot…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago