Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy PhonePe is selling health insurance with funny World Cup ads
Episode 144
If you’ve been watching the ICC Cricket World Cup, youve definitely seen the PhonePe one too many times. The payments giant paid Rs 150 crore to get …
2 years, 11 months ago
Why retail investors showed little interest in Mamaearth's IPO
Episode 143
Yesterday, November 2, 2023, was the final day of Mamaearth-parent Honasa Consumer's IPO. The digital-first D2C sailed through with the price band fi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Vivo is India's No.1 smartphone brand. But it can't celebrate the win just yet
Episode 142
Vivo, the Chinese smartphone maker, was in the news earlier this month for arrests of its associates after it faced ED raids last year.
Despite this, …
2 years, 11 months ago
World's first long-lasting male contraceptive is almost here
Episode 141
The introduction of the contraceptive pill in the 1960s was one of the most significant events in the history of human society. It still left the bur…
2 years, 11 months ago
The delivery-partner fee you’ve paid, but haven’t really
Episode 140
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, 11 months ago
How Bajaj's service-first approach is working out for it in the EV market
Episode 139
According to latest numbers, Ola Electric, the leader of two-wheeler EVs in India, is losing market share—from 40 per cent in July to just 29 per cen…
3 years ago
Byju's new CFO quits in 6 months. Here's what you should know
Episode 138
Two days ago, on Tuesday, India’s most famous edtech was in the news again. Byju’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ajay Goyal quit the edtech barely 6…
3 years ago
Why Disney may now want to hold on to Hotstar after all
Episode 137
On October 14, a Saturday, Disney Hotstar set a world record: it saw the highest number of simultaneous viewers tune in for any format of cricket eve…
3 years ago
Is India's e-rupee ready to be 'the currency of the future'?
Episode 136
It's going to be a year since the Reserve Bank of India launched its very own Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC. In fact, just a few days ago, RB…
3 years ago
Dabur is battling an identity crisis
Episode 135
With increased competition within the country, the world leader of Ayurveda brands, Dabur, is looking to acquire and expand. It wants to change its s…
3 years ago