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Back to SearchWhy it's a bad time for Campus to be India's top sports shoes brand
Episode 212
In 2021, Campus Activewear took away the top spot in India's athleisure-footwear market from Puma, thanks to its affordable and trendy sneaker offeri…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is there room for deep fakes in democracy? AI startups seem to think so
Episode 211
Just like every Lok Sabha election in the last 72 years, millions of people will vote for a new government over the next couple of weeks.
But there …
2 years, 2 months ago
Paytm has a message for its lending partners and RBI
Episode 210
In January, the RBI, more or less killed Paytm Payments Bank. But Paytm Bank was the backbone of its loan business, the same business that helped it …
2 years, 2 months ago
"Hello, I’m calling from Bajaj Finance. Do you want a loan?"
Episode 209
Phone calls from Bajaj Finance offering loans are almost inescapable and lately, the non-bank has faced quite a backlash for it. But telecalling has …
2 years, 2 months ago
A year and nearly 50 million transactions later, do we still want ONDC to win?
Episode 208
It's been over a year since the govt launched Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The idea was to build the world largest e-commerce platform t…
2 years, 2 months ago
What happens to Byju's employees after they're laid off?
Episode 207
Lat week, the struggling edtech giant Byju's laid off another 500 of its employees. This came along with a salary delay of three consecutive months. …
2 years, 2 months ago
How Bigbasket wasted its first-mover advantage
Episode 206
In January this year, Tata Digital's BigBasket announced its rebranding for slotted delivery service to “Supersaver”, promising to deliver products i…
2 years, 2 months ago
Were you forced to sign up on DigiYatra? If yes, listen to this
Episode 205
The government of India launched Digiyatra, a contactless, facial-recognition-based passenger-entry system, in December 2023. The idea was for those …
2 years, 2 months ago
Online shopping is no fun without free returns. But Myntra, Ajio hate them
Episode 204
The entire logic of buying online instead of going to a store rests on e-commerce companies making it easy to return stuff. What if it doesnt fit me?…
2 years, 2 months ago
What happened to Pharmeasy?
Episode 203
Earlier this week, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) cleared Manipal group chief Ranjan Pai's investment in online pharmacy PharmEasy. So far…
2 years, 2 months ago