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Jan 7, 2025 | 
the-ken.com | Rahel Philipose |Nuha Bubere |Nathan Narde |Rounak Kumar Gunjan
The sexual wellness industry has long been shrouded in taboo. But now, thanks to quick commerce, getting a stamina supplement or a massage wand has become as effortless as ordering a packet of milk. In the process, the long standing dominance of the old guard – the likes of Durex, Manforce and Score – has also been challenged. That’s because these quick commerce platforms shone a light on the many upstarts that have entered the market in the last few years.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Nathan Narde |Mahesh Babu
In its latest Rs 10,900 crore EV subsidy, the government set aside the lion's share for e-buses EKA Mobility, which started out as a vendor and now is an OEM boasts of an order
Unlike the Indian bus landscape, all e-buses on Indian roads are a result of a public-private partnership As India’s taxpayer-funded e-bus dreams ride gathers steam, the private bus operators are being left behind Until 2023, EKA Mobility did not manufacture e-buses on a mass scale.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Rohin Dharmakumar |Nathan Narde |Rounak Kumar Gunjan |Praveen Gopal Krishnan
Rajiv: So, the market view. One, India’s GDP is very different from the US or China, I think all of us have to agree. And as much as a lot of us—founders, VCs—try to increase it, it is going to increase only at a particular pace, which has a lot of other factors going into it. Two, the VC industry in India is 15 years old, like Manav was talking about. In the US, it is 50–60 years old.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Rahel Philipose |Rohin Dharmakumar |Nathan Narde |Rounak Kumar Gunjan
Last Sunday, the Daybreak team joined a run club! Why, you ask? For research, of course. We wanted to understand the recent run club renaissance, that has taken social media by storm since the beginning of the year. Run clubs, in the traditional sense, have been around for decades now. But now, something has shifted. The new generation of runners is younger, less experienced, and relentlessly social. Young people are looking for new avenues to meet people in real life and to connect offline.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Rahel Philipose |Rohin Dharmakumar |Nathan Narde |Rounak Kumar Gunjan
On November 13, food delivery giant Swiggy made its public debut. It listed with a 8% premium over its IPO price of Rs 390 on NSE at Rs 420 and was oversubscribed by nearly four times. While it’s a bit early to comment, investors are not making strong bets on it yet. Just to give you context, when Zomato went public, its IPO was oversubscribed by 38 times.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Nathan Narde
Dang, you’re out of gift subscriptions We currently limit the number of free gift subscriptions per subscriber. You’ll get more when you renew your subscription. In the meantime, if you want to tell someone about The Ken, gift them a story. Not now, thanks. Your email is on its way! To track your gifted stories, go to your Account Settings We’ve emailed your gift link. Want us to send some more?
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Rohin Dharmakumar |Aakriti Bhalla |Gaurav Bagur |Nathan Narde
Dang, you’re out of gift subscriptions We currently limit the number of free gift subscriptions per subscriber. You’ll get more when you renew your subscription. In the meantime, if you want to tell someone about The Ken, gift them a story. Not now, thanks. Your email is on its way! To track your gifted stories, go to your Account Settings We’ve emailed your gift link. Want us to send some more?
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Nathan Narde
Several Youtube channels are now offering their subscribers TV-like programming to keep them glued This, as watching Youtube on television has become the fastest-growing category for the platform in India that has nearly 467 million active users Aiding to that are shows created on cheaper budgets and better quality of production—letting them stand apart from regular TV programming Youtube once let people watch videos at their convenience; now, creators are going the TV way by hyping their...
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Nathan Narde
Dang, you’re out of gift subscriptions We currently limit the number of free gift subscriptions per subscriber. You’ll get more when you renew your subscription. In the meantime, if you want to tell someone about The Ken, gift them a story. Not now, thanks. Your email is on its way!To track your gifted stories, go to your Account Settings We’ve emailed your gift link. Want us to send some more?
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
the-ken.com | Nathan Narde
As Ashoka University steps into its second decade, it seeks to expand the liberal-arts approach to entrepreneurship studies With several students opting for the entrepreneurship course, Ashoka wants to upgrade it from a “minor” to a “major” subject soon High demand for the course comes from the university’s moves to let industry professionals teach and hire, and give more options for students to choose from In terms of designations, the top three career choices from Ashoka are on par with...
