28 episodes

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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    • 4.3 • 161 Ratings

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.

    Introducing Cost to Company

    Introducing Cost to Company

    Cost to Company is a brand new podcast from The Ken that covers careers, workplaces, and most things in between. Every week we tell you how your workplace is changing, before you hear it on slack.

    • 1 min
    Final Episode?

    Final Episode?

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    • 3 min
    How Tata Power and Jio-BP are charging up for an EV empire

    How Tata Power and Jio-BP are charging up for an EV empire

    As the EV space picks up pace in India, so is the fuel behind it all: charging. And big players like Tata Power and Jio-BP are pushing their weight to establish themselves in the budding infrastructure. Add to it all, an all-electric cab fleet operator BluSmart is scaling and paving the way for broader charging infrastructure. But with both charging biggies making big moves, who really has the upper hand in the foreseeable future?   Stories originally reported by   Seetharaman G: ‘Low margins, high stakes: The Tata Power foundation to Tata Group’s electric empire’   Olina Banerji, Sruti Sonal: ‘EV rivals Tata, Jio-BP supercharge BluSmart’s India expansion plans’   Hosts: Anushka Chhikara, Olina Banerji.   Produced by Nithin Shamsudhin, editing by Rajiv CN, music by Sameer Rahat of Baqsa Studios.   Write to us on podcast@the-ken.com

    • 17 min
    Bhavish Aggarwal's electric dreams

    Bhavish Aggarwal's electric dreams

    Ola Electric has tried to replicate the Tesla story in India. With a lofty vision to convert all two-wheelers sold in India to electric by 2023, has Bhavish Aggarwal bit off more than he can chew? Delayed delivery dates, angry customers, senior leaders quitting—what’s going on at Ola Electric?   Story originally reported by Olina Banerji, with COO and author of The Nutgraf Praveen Gopal Krishnan.   Produced by Nithin Shamsudhin, editing by Rajiv CN, music by Sameer Rahat of Baqsa Studios.   Credits: Links Watch: Founder Bhavish Aggarwal On How Ola Is Building The World's Largest Scooter Factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0fHmJeydw&t=43s Ola's COO & CFO Steps Down From The Firm Ahead Of IPO Plans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM-mXvNpl1w Ola's Arun Srinivas, COO & global chief marketing officer, quits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kv19pZvsgA Many Colours. All Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CzqUt0u1yI Ola Electric Scooter Delivery Bad News - Delayed once Again For 1 month Now from 15th December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzjWyB5Uao OLA Future Factory Flooded  | OLA Scooter Delivery Delayed | OLA S1 S1 PRO Delivery Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63gHUOhWkQ 

    • 24 min
    Does Stoa need to be schooled?

    Does Stoa need to be schooled?

    Stoa school is riding on the wave of cohort based courses in online learning with the promise of getting a business education, a salary hike, a job at a shiny startup and the confidence to hold your own in a room full of MBAs. But taking a look at the business and its courses, it’s unclear just how it all works as a system. While some fellows have a serendipitous success story with the disruptor, is one year old Stoa really ready to challenge the decades-old MBA system?   Story originally reported by Olina Banerji ‘Stoa School’s open challenge to the IIM MBA’ Read it for free: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/   Hosts: Anushka Chhikara & Olina Banerji.   Guests: Raj Kunkolienkar, co-founder of Stoa.  Stoa fellows: Aashutosh Joshi, Adithi*, Ankit Ruparel, Pranav Manie (*name changed to retain anonymity).   Music and editing by Sameer Rahat of Baqsa Studios.   Share your feedback with us on podcast@the-ken.com

    • 34 min
    Should the banking relationship manager die?

    Should the banking relationship manager die?

    A relationship manager has to make 20 calls, generate 8 leads and convert 5 of those to sell banking products. Daily. What was fundamentally set up to strengthen a relationship between a customer and their bank, the role has become a sales-heavy channel. And when RMs are  subject to high targets and rampant abuse, mis selling becomes the mainstay. So when a 70 year old is sold life insurance, and the relationship manager behind it is under pressure to meet their targets, we need to take a step back and assess the need for the role.    Story originally reported by Arundhathi Ramanathan. Access it for free on https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/   Hosts: Anushka Chhikara & Olina Banerji.   With anecdotes from former relationship managers Satheesh and Vijay (names changed to retain anonymity).   Music and editing by Sameer Rahat of Baqsa Studios. Are you a relationship manager who connected with this episode? Write to us on podcast@the-ken.com

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
161 Ratings

161 Ratings

Divsab22 ,

Need to break in bytes

Good podcast and fairly detailed. The episodes are long with more than one topic covered . Should break up diff topics in diff episodes

AnshulRusia ,

Simply amazing

Being a fan of Ken world, I just love this podcast like other Ken articles and news. I was simply crestfallen to hear it’s closing now. This has to be the first sad news of this new year! Ken team, I humbly urge you to please reinstate it. It’s a great companion to me during my long morning walks daily. I only wish if it was rather made daily :)
Nonetheless, great job team. I am eager to see what comes next! Thank you very much. Please Keep up the good work! Cheers

tanmay_s ,

Regularly follow this podcast

In depth analysis and simple yet impactful delivery is what I like about this podcast.

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