Meesho, Flipkart and the social commerce identity crisis
Remember those neighbourhood aunties with their side-hustle of selling women’s apparel to their social circle? E-commerce company Meesho built a tech-...
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Each fortnight we take India’s most significant business and tech stories and strip away complexity, spin and PR and add unbiased analysis, simplicity and wit. The result is business stories and conversations that are both fun and insightful. Told by the trusted and experienced writers and editors of The Ken, India’s first and leading subscribers-only business publication, and hosted by Anushka and Olina.
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When smallcase began operations in 2015, it took the retail investment world in India by storm. Investors flocked to the service for their intuitive a...
Why India is quietly building the world’s largest e-commerce platform
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Disney+ Hotstar's Desire to Break Out of IPL's Golden Handcuffs
Disney+ Hotstar is India’s largest streaming platform, a feat that is largely owed to its prized licensing of the IPL, the cricketing tournament makes...
LIC Wants to Have India’s Biggest IPO
LIC is the Indian government’s crown jewel as far as public sector undertakings go. The 65-year-old insurance behemoth has grown as part of India’s hi...
The Case of the 800 Million Missing Vaccines
800 million vaccine doses is almost half of what India needs to vaccinate its entire adult population by the end of 2021. So why, and how, did they di...
The Shift to Hybrid Work for Bengaluru's IT Sector
In IT companies, contrary to popular belief, employees have cooled towards their old office spaces. What's replaced is an unholy mash-up of WFH work-c...
WOW and Mamaearth Have a New Skincare Routine for You
Beauty is not just about make-up anymore. The rise of the “feel-good” economy mirrors the rise of two skin and hair care brands from India. WOW Skin S...
How Prime Video is Building an Amazon for Streaming
The Indian streaming space is filled with over 40 OTT streaming platforms, all trying to capture and sell to niche audiences. Enter Amazon Channels--a...
How to Covid-Proof a Hospital
The pandemic has flipped the economics of private hospitals, in both large and small cities in India. While they have been scrambling to provide Covid...