Podcast Episodes

Why Swiggy's pre-IPO ad-revenue strategy has its restaurant partners complaining

Episode 189

Advertisements on the food-delivery giant Swiggy are only growing in number and variety— from banners and icons to full-blown video ads. If you're wondering what id going on, it's all a part of Swigg…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The govt wants to move nutraceuticals under drug regulator's domain. Here's why

Episode 188

India’s nutraceutical market is estimated  to be worth $4-5 billion and the government expects it to be worth almost five times more in the next two years. As important as it is to monitor the rapidl…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Is tech the only answer to Bengaluru's traffic troubles?

Episode 187

Bengaluru is best known for two things: great weather and terrible traffic. The Silcon Valley of India is the sixth slowest city in the world! How come no one has come up with some innovative tech-ba…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Why Licious had to lay off after all

Episode 186

While most startups were facing a reckoning earlier last year with mass layoffs, Licious, the meat delivery platform, was sitting proud, unaffected. Both the founders, Hanjura and Gupta, were giving …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

What will Paytm do now?

Episode 185

The Reserve Bank of India has barred Paytm from continuing all its banking services via Paytm Payments Bank after February 29. It's been operational since 2017 and its services include current and sa…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

How Shark Tank India has spawned an ecosystem of risky investments

Episode 184

Season 3 of one of the country’s most popular reality TV shows, Shark Tank India, premiered on January 22, 2024. The show has given rise to a significant demand for startup investing. Investors are a…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Freshworks is shedding its employee-first DNA to reach its $1 billion dream

Episode 183

The results for the latest quarter for Freshworks are out and the US-based Saas company has beaten Wall Street estimates. It posted a revenue of nearly $600 million for FY 2023. Its losses, meanwhile…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

How Indian women’s go-to drug, Meftal Spas, became a victim of its own popularity

Episode 182

It wont be a stretch to say that the Meftal Spas is life-changing for those who suffer from dysmenorrhea. The medicine which is a combination mefenamic acid and dicyclomine was launched more than 40 …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

How Jio Financial is prepping to become India's top NBFC

Episode 181

It took Bajaj Finance over 15 years to become the most valued NBFC in the country. And then came along Jio Financial Services Ltd (JFSL) and took the no. 2 position in a span of just two months. It i…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Is the new tax regime for everyone?

Episode 180

When the govt of India came up with the budget, taxpayers were given 2 options: move to the new tax regime or continue with the old one. The tax rates in the new regime were clearly lower.

But despite…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago