Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTruecaller beat Trai to the punch with spam-call fix
Episode 344
For a country that boasts of its digital public goods infrastructure like Aadhar and UPI, it is a wonder why telecom has been so ignored. After nearl…
1 year, 7 months ago
How NRI quota became the golden ticket to med school for rich Indians
Episode 343
Late last month, the Supreme Court made a very strong statement about NRI quotas at medical colleges. It essentially said that the whole thing was a …
1 year, 8 months ago
Why the RBI's two-year-old Innovation Hub is intimidating fintechs
Episode 342
There is an unusual one-of-kind competition brewing within the Indian fintech space. It is so disruptive that its leaving founders and chief executiv…
1 year, 8 months ago
What makes Cred an 'unusual' fintech?
Episode 341
Earlier this month, CRED, released its financials for the year ended March 2024 at a press conference. Cred claims to have about 13 million monthly a…
1 year, 8 months ago
You don't need a prescription to buy an i-pill. What if that changed?
Episode 340
A little more than a week ago, we read a really strange piece of news. Apparently, an expert committee recommended the Drugs Controller General of In…
1 year, 8 months ago
Theobroma's dilemma: how to continue scaling while staying true to the 'artisanal' identity
Episode 339
Back in 2004, two sisters, Kainaz and Tina Messman, decided to turn their life-long passion for food and baking into a full fledged business. They se…
1 year, 8 months ago
Are two struggling denim brands enough to build a poor man's Reliance brands?
Episode 338
Today, most conventional or slow clothing brands like Lee, Wrangler, United Colours of Benetton, Pepe Jeans and Levi’s are facing a tough new reality…
1 year, 8 months ago
Zomato is on a collision course with India's largest ticketing platform — Bookmyshow
Episode 337
Earlier this year, Zomato acquired ticketing platform Paytm Insider. With this, Zomato was able to take its 'going out' strategy to the next level.
S…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why the PM's internship scheme is stressing out corporate India
Episode 336
The PM’s internship scheme wants to provide 10 million internships to freshly minted students over the course of the next five years. Students from p…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is turning into a B-school the natural next step for liberal arts pioneer Ashoka University?
Episode 335
Back in 2014, Ashoka University introduced India to the concept of a liberal arts education. The private research university, tucked away in Sonipat,…
1 year, 8 months ago