The 909 Podcast

Startups and The Competition Commission of India

I spend time understanding what’s wrong with the idea of our own play store. Also I do a quick assessment of the user base and other aspects to keep in mind in launching our own App Store. Other episodes on Spotify podcasts: https://bit.ly/909India and Google podcasts : https://bit.ly/The909Google

Appmanirbhar Bharat - Does India really need an App Store to call its own

Is the ‘Matrimony’ shaky between Google and Paytm resulting in two very important developments over the past week - one being Google’s new 30% charge to apps on the Play store and the other being Indian app founders calling for more protectionism around our own app ecosystem. I scratch the surface in about nine minutes here and will do a little more over the next few weeks. Don’t forget - you can check out other episodes on Spotify podcasts : https://bit.ly/909India Google podcasts : https://bit.ly/The909Google Instagram : @the909podcast

India Shining-Whining - what’s really ailing our internet ecosystem

Pardon the word pair that is so common to the Indian lexicon. A follow up to the commentary on the Chinese app ban posits what we could need as a country to have a stronger culture of innovation for apps. As always check out other episodes on Google Podcasts : https://bit.ly/The909 And Spotify: https://bit.ly/909India

Freewheelin Fridays or why America is no longer the captain of North America

Welcome back to the third instalment of Freewheelin Fridays. I hope you like this take on my podcast as much as I like putting it together. This episode covers Brazil, Sweden, Mexico, Australia, and a whole lot more. Check out other episodes on Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/The909 And Spotify: https://bit.ly/909India

Chinese Democracy - deconstructing India’s app ban

India banned 59 Chinese apps a few days ago. But there’s a deeper problem at the root of all of this. I explore the fundamental problem of news in the country today. As always check out other episodes on on Google Podcasts : https://bit.ly/The909 And Spotify: https://bit.ly/909India . I’m on insta as @the909podcast