Podcast Episodes

How many cars does it take to change Uber’s driver model? 10,000

Episode 79

In the last few years post-pandemic, fleet-management companies like Everest have become the silent battalion in Uber's army of cabs. In fact, 90% of Everest's fleet is with Uber.

This, of course, has…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Quick commerce is dead? Zepto doesn't think so

Episode 78

Just two years ago, quick commerce became all the rage. Now, it's slowly becoming a relic of the pandemic. The biggest names in the business have been tumbling over in the past few months. They've ei…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

WTFinancials is going on at Byju's?

Episode 77

Last week, edtech giant Byju's saw its valuation come crumbling down from $22 billion to $8 billion. And June 5, 2023 happened to be the last day for the company to pay off a $40 million instalment o…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Ikea and Walmart are leading the resurrection of jute in India

Episode 76

With the advent of plastic in the 1980s, the once-flourishing jute industry of India saw a slow demise. But lately, the tables seemed to have turned.

Countries are implementing more stringent ESG rule…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

What happens if we kill Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, and Uber?

Episode 75

When the govt launched Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), the idea was to build the world largest e-commerce platform to check the monopoly of giants like Amazon and Flipkart. You could think …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Govt's $3 billion boost for India's EV makers is trapped in ambiguity

Episode 74

The government of India launched a $3 billion dollar production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for automobiles to boost manufacturing, especially EV manufacturing, within India in 2022.

It was a win-wi…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

How Apple is building an army of 'faithfuls' in one of the world’s most price sensitive markets

Episode 73

For almost two decades, India was a stagnant market for one of the leading tech companies of the world. But in 2021, things changed and Apple's sales graph in India began to rise upwards.

By 2022, App…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Sony Liv is all set to disrupt OTT power dynamics post Zee merger

Episode 72

A year and a half ago, Sony’s India unit—Sony Pictures Networks—announced a merger with rival Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Ever since, Sony Liv's subscriber base grew from 18 million to over 33…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

How an Indian fintech is trying to find its mojo by not being a fintech

Episode 71

Not long ago, being a fintech company in India meant having a promising future. Because people would always needed to make payments which is why it was assumed that building better products around th…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Jio and Airtel are fighting a new war to win 120M households

Episode 70

In 2016, Jio invested more than $50 billion to roll out a 4G network across India. The move disrupted the telco sector leaving Airtel down at the second place. The other rivals didn't make it

The tele…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago