Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEverything that could've gone wrong is going wrong at Urban Company
Episode 99
Nine years ago, Urban Company (then UrbanClap) disrupted the market and eventually went on to become Asia's largest home services marketplace. Last y…
2 years, 8 months ago
Credit-on-UPI is going to change credit card economics forever
Episode 98
The fintech sector has been buzzing after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted credit lines on UPI a few months ago. From what we know so far, b…
2 years, 8 months ago
Tata Motors is leading the cab industry’s EV shift. But it hates the ‘cab car’ tag
Episode 97
In the first half of this year, from January to June, Tata Motors had 3/4th of the passenger EV market share despite relentless competition from the …
2 years, 8 months ago
Will the end of password sharing help Netflix get some chill in India?
Episode 96
Yesterday, Netflix announced that it will be starting password sharing restrictions in India. The OTT giant will only allow users on the same interne…
2 years, 9 months ago
Maybe Pharmeasy’s founders weren’t crazy enough
Episode 95
Pharmeasy, once the highest-valued Indian healthcare startup, is planning to raise money in a new round of funding at a 90% markdown from its previou…
2 years, 9 months ago
Reliance Retail shows why the unlisted market is not for the fainthearted
Episode 94
From Rs 400 per piece in 2019, the shares of Reliance Retail, went up to Rs 4000 by 2021 in the unlisted market. Reliance Retail is India’s largest o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Does the delivery-partner fee you pay 'fully go to them for their time and effort'? Nope
Episode 93
Delivery partners who work for Swiggy or Zomato are paid per order. The fee which includes variables like base fee, surcharge, etc, depends on how ma…
2 years, 9 months ago
Cybercrime syndicates running ad scams are thriving on Google and Facebook
Episode 92
Ad scams in India using tech platforms like Google, Meta, or even e-marketplaces such as Olx are becoming increasingly common and dangerously creativ…
2 years, 9 months ago
The wild finfluencer party is finally coming to an end
Episode 91
For many years, finfluencers have been enjoying an almost no-holds barred party in the Indian market since they operate outside Sebi's regulatory amb…
2 years, 9 months ago
Free airport lounge access helped sell more credit cards. Now its come to bite banks
Episode 90
Credit card companies, in their rush to sell more and more cards use a whole gamut of attractive offers—the most popular one being free access to air…
2 years, 9 months ago