Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUber knocks at a new door as Rapido shuts many others
Episode 705
Uber is one of the most recognised brands in the world. But in India, it's losing ground — to a government-backed taxi app, a newer competitor, and i…
3 months ago
Akasa Air has the best seat in Indian aviation. It just can't find a place to park
Episode 704
Akasa Air wants to be India's most efficient low-cost carrier. Founded in 2022 by veterans who watched Jet Airways and Go Air collapse, the airline i…
3 months, 1 week ago
A social media ban for under-16s is Big Tech's get-out-of-jail-free card. Here's why
Episode 703
Karnataka just announced it wants to ban children under 16 from social media.
Goa and Andhra Pradesh are considering the same. And on paper, it sound…
3 months, 1 week ago
Owning a home makes you feel rich. Owning an office could actually make you rich
Episode 702
Indians put more than half their household wealth into real estate. But almost all of it goes into one kind: residential.
Commercial property like of…
3 months, 1 week ago
What does Swish know about 10-minute food delivery that Zomato or Swiggy doesn’t?
Episode 701
Swish launched less than a year ago with a simple promise: hot food in 10 minutes. It's already raised 16 million dollars, with another 30 to 35 mill…
3 months, 1 week ago
A $4 trillion economy running on 25 days of oil
Episode 700
Yesterday, Reuters reported, Indian refiners have rushed to secure prompt cargoes of Russian crude as the war involving Iran disrupts supplies from t…
3 months, 1 week ago
Deepinder Goyal built an app that fed Indians. With Temple, can he fix how they age?
Episode 699
Deepinder Goyal, the founder of Zomato, has a new startup. It's called Temple — a wearable that tracks blood flow in your brain. His theory is that i…
3 months, 1 week ago
Are weight loss clinics still relevant in the Ozempic era? VLCC thinks so
Episode 698
When Ozempic began changing how the world lost weight, most slimming companies panicked. But VLCC didn’t. Backed by Carlyle, it’s opening more clinic…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Family office goes from side gig to ‘the’ gig for some uber-rich
Episode 697
Across India, many heirs are stepping away from running their inherited businesses to run family offices instead. They see investing as more flexible…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Everyone who's anyone is flying private in India. They're not really flying safe
Episode 696
In late January, a plane crash in Maharashtra killed the state's deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar.
It also exposed something few had been paying att…
3 months, 2 weeks ago