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Netflix-Paramount, Indigo, and why monopolies should go out of style
Episode 640
In this episode we fill you in on three standout stories from the past week.
First, a deeper look at this year's latest Wealth Inequality Report;
Nex…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lenskart succeeded where Zomato, Ola stumbled
Episode 639
Lenskart is now a public company, and its first real market test just arrived. The shares fell a little over 3% on December 8 as the shareholder lock…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
India’s innovation engine works. About 5% of the time
Episode 638
India's Atal Incubation Centres promised to be the backbone of government innovation. With 500 crore rupees in initial funding and support from Niti …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Free cricket was Jio’s big play. It’s also why the maths stopped mathing
Episode 637
Yesterday, the Economic Times reported that JioStar has told the ICC it wants to exit its India media rights deal for cricket events, even with two y…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How TISS became IIM-lite
Episode 636
Manoj Kumar Tiwari had a tough job: transform the Tata Institute of Social Sciences into something that looks more like a management school.
In his t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The stress test that IndiGo failed
Episode 635
IndiGo had one of its worst weeks ever with hundreds of flights cancelled across major airports. New pilot rest rules kicked in on November 1, 2025 a…
3 months ago
How Physicswallah avoided the typical startup conveyor belt
Episode 634
Physicswallah grew with almost no funding kept most of its ownership and built a huge following around its founder Alakh Pandey. Then it shifted gear…
3 months ago
The Government wants to be on your phone. It's not asking nicely
Episode 633
The Indian government quietly mandated that all smartphones sold in the country must come pre-installed with Sanchar Saathi, a state-owned cybersecur…
3 months ago
Zepto isn't just faster anymore. It's also something else
Episode 632
Zepto is getting cheaper and everyone has noticed. But the real story is what the company is trying to fix behind the scenes. Aadit Palicha wants Zep…
3 months ago
India's e-bus ambitions are running on borrowed power
Episode 631
India wants 50,000 electric buses on the road by 2030. It's a clean mobility revolution that should clear the air in crowded cities.
But there's a pro…
3 months ago