Podcast Episodes

Tutors have a troubled relationship with Unacademy. Here's why

Episode 109

Last week, the edtech unicorn Unacademy fired Karan Sangwan, a law teacher for asking students to vote for educated candidates during elections in one of his video tutorials on YouTube. According to …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Nothing's coming in the way of Star Health's recovery. Not even angry customers

Episode 108

A March 2022 report from the World Health Organization said that over 17% of households in India incur catastrophic health expenditures every year. And it results in the impoverishment of around 55 m…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Reliance controls just 3 percent of India's retail market. It's still a big deal

Episode 107

Reliance controls just 3% of India’s retail market. You might think it's a tiny share. But 80% of the retail industry is unorganised. And overall, the retail sector in our country is worth nearly 900…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Influencers promote products. What happens when they do the opposite?

Episode 106

Beets are a superfood today. Tomorrow it'll be lemons. The internet is rife with misinformation especially about food and health related stuff. There are hundreds of influencers on your feed telling …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Ola chose selling over servicing EVs. Bajaj disagrees

Episode 105

After a delay of almost a year Ola Electric finally released its financials this week. The company was valued at $5 billion last year and so far it has raised nearly $800 million from investors, incl…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

All set to enter India, Tesla seems to be learning a thing or two from Tata Motors

Episode 104

Known for its high-end EV models, earlier this year, Tesla went on a cost-cutting spree. Six months ago, though, the EV maker was on the verge of shutting down its office in India. 

But last week, the…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Why India's first law for gig workers doesn't live up to all the hype

Episode 103

The voice of the gig worker is getting louder, and it's coming to a point where neither delivery companies nor the government can afford to ignore it for much longer.

Last month, the Rajasthan governm…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

On UPI, you are who you transact with

Episode 102

UPI or the Unified Payments Interface has revolutionised the way we use money. So much so that we don't think twice about freely accept financial connections with strangers. Since its launch seven ye…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Byju’s employees are getting blocklisted by recruiters

Episode 101

Once upon a time, not too long ago actually, Byju's was the world’s most valuable edtech. Now, though, it's in a big mess. And that’s putting it mildly.

However, Byju’s employees got the worst end of …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Why Microsoft India's most successful leader couldn't keep all his employees happy

Episode 100

Last month, the global tech giant Microsoft India saw its revenue hit $3 billion, much closer to its $5 billion target by 2025. A Mumbai based sales leader told The Ken that in 2022, Microsoft India …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago