Podcast Episodes

Why mental health professionals are taking up courses on banking and finance

Episode 199

Have you noticed how easy it has become to get loans? Whether you want to buy a whole house or you want to buy a pair of shoes, you can take an EMI for whatever you want.

And of course, in India, an a…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The run-up to the IPO is changing Swiggy as we know it

Episode 198

Swiggy has always been proud of the culture of innovation that it has fostered over the years for its employees. In fact, it is this very approach that helped it achieve the coveted unicorn status.

Bu…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why YouTube, Instagram creators pay the price for safety on social media

Episode 197

From shadow-banning, content flagging, suspension and even account deletion, content creators are grappling with a variety of censorship methods on social media platforms—all in the name of maintaini…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why Kota's coaching-centre-capital tag is under threat

Episode 196

After the pandemic years, Kota’s coaching industry saw an unprecedented boom. Money was pouring in from everywhere–from edtechs to investors. In the last five years, Kota saw about 2 lakh engineering…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s loss—20M Paytm Fastags—is his ex-colleague’s gain

Episode 195

As we know, Paytm* is in deep trouble but you know what they say about one man’s loss? It is another man’s gain.

When the RBI  killed  Paytm Payments Bank’s services, it also meant it could not to acc…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

How Blinkit's turned around its fortune under Zomato

Episode 194

A few years ago, Blinkit, the grocery delivery platform that was formerly known as Grofers, was on the verge of dying. It was the first year of the pandemic and the demand for quick commerce was at i…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The curious case of India's antitrust investigation against Google

Episode 193

On Friday, Google removed a bunch of popular apps like Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com,Naukri.com  and even some dating apps like Truly Madly and Quack Quack from its Playstore. The tech giant said it w…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why Tata Motors doesn't want to make the Indigo-Indica mistake with its passenger EVs

Episode 192

Tata Motors' EV subsidiary, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), is prepping for a potential IPO in the next year or so. It wants to raise $1-2 billion. In the first half of 2023, Tata M…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

How Amul is making "whey" for protein in India

Episode 191

It was National Protein Day in India on February 27. The government initiative is meant to increase awareness about the importance of protein in India, a country where eight out of every ten of peopl…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Your AC bill is unlikely to go down anytime soon. Here's why

Episode 190

2024 is going to be the hottest month on record. Weather watchers have described the rise in new heat records around the world as “insane”, “total madness” and “climatic history rewritten”

India is al…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago