Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy domestic phone makers aren't making the most of "Make in India"
Episode 159
On Thursday last week, the Telecom Minister of India, Ashwini Vaishnaw, declared during a press briefing that mobile phone manufacturing worth $50 billion will take place in India in the current fin…
Published on 2 years ago
Your ChatGPT-written résumé maybe reducing your chances of getting a job
Episode 158
Recently, there was a study conducted by Hirepro called No résumés Please” where the firm went through 4 million CVs. They found nearly 85% of candidates were lying or exaggerating on their CVs in 20…
Published on 2 years ago
What Swiggy's IPO prep means for its employees
Episode 157
Foodtech giant, Swiggy, wants to raise more than $1 billion through its public offering that is scheduled for mid-2024. For this it is going by its last funding round’s valuation of nearly $ 11 billi…
Published on 2 years ago
How Tata is gearing up to join the FMCG big league
Episode 156
On Dec 1, 2023, Tata Consumer Products, Tata’s FMCG arm, announced a new CFO, Ashish Goenka. This hiring comes at a very interesting time because just about a month ago Tata Consumer Products or TCP …
Published on 2 years ago
You love credit card cashbacks but banks prefer giving you reward points. Here's why
Episode 155
Nearly a 100 million cards are in circulation in India as of now, a 12% year-on-year rise. This rise has a lot to do with the benefits customers get: tempting cash back deals and reward points that y…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Why being the leader of debit cards in India is bad for SBI
Episode 154
The State Bank of India controls the biggest chunk of India's debit card market:. It also had the largest network of ATMs and CRMs (Cash Recycling Machines) spread across the country. And ATM withdr…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Cybercriminals are exploiting big-tech to dupe users. Who's responsible?
Episode 153
Tech platforms like Google, Meta, or even e-marketplaces such as Olx are increasingly becoming hotbeds of online advertising scams in India. People have been losing anything from a few thousands to e…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Personal loans helped Paytm make a comeback. But it can't rely on them anymore
Episode 152
In November 2021, *Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications went public with a $2.4 billion IPO. What followed was a bloodbath for the fintech giant. In a span of a year after the IPO, Paytm’s sto…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Physics Wallah is risking the business it has built for the one that it wants to build
Episode 151
On Monday, Physics Wallah fired over 100 of its employees and also announced it was going to hire more than a thousand more in the coming months. India's only profitable edtech unicorn is on a relent…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The D2C boom is over. Mamaearth's IPO is proof
Episode 150
Varun Alagh, the CEO and co-founder the skincare company, Mamaearth, likes to think of his brand as an outlier. Just a day after Mamaearth’s parent company went public, on October 31, Alagh told The …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago