The Morning Brief

What are CSOPs and are crowdfunding platforms like Tyke in regulatory grey areas? With zero investor rights, minimal buyback obligations on companies and accounting jugglery, do thousands of investors stand to lose money on this platforms?

These are the questions host Anirban Chowdhury was determined to get answers to as he got intrigued by new fundraising platforms constantly cropping up in India’s very dynamic startup landscape.

In this episode of TMB  we speak to

1) Tushaar Talwar a corporate lawyer who first pointed out the 'grey area' in such investment platforms

2) Founder of startups who have used 'crowdfunding' or CSOPs: Muthukumaran Ramanathan, Founder Vanghee.com, Rohan Sinha, founder of Kohbee, 

3) Sandeep Parekh, former executive director Sebi as we question the legal loopholes. 

4) Hitesh Gajaria, former senior partner of KPMG pours over the questionable accounting of these instruments on the books of these startups

5) Anurakt Jain, Co-founder and CEO at Klub, a debt funding platform.

Credits: Tyke Invest

If you like this episode from Anirban Chowdhury, check out his other episodes on The Chanda Kochhar Chronicles: CEO In Custody, India vs Europe: Regulatory Rift, Tata’s Revival Runway for Air India and more!  

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Curious about the business of drones, TMB host Kiran Somvanshi visited the factory of IdeaForge, India’s largest drone makers. From being a futuristic idea to a surveillance tool to having multiple use cases in agriculture, infrastructure, pharma, sports, films, rescue operations and wars, the unmanned aerial vehicle has come a long way. 

And with one company making a crackling stock market debut and another in the wings, there’s money finally chasing this business. Besides  IdeaForge's CEO Ankit Mehta she also talks to Smit Shah, President, Drone Federation of India and Prateek Srivastava, founder and MD of DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations

If you like this episode from Kiran Somvanshi, you can check out her episodes - MamaEarth Maange More, Rating The Raters, Making India Inc Accessible, From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away and more

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Millets, the ancient grain family of jowar, bajra and ragi, are making a comeback into India’s foodscape. They are in PM Narendra Modi's podcasts and FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech; FMCG giants and startups are selling them as cookies and cakes; and food influencers are dishing out constant content on them. Millets aren’t new to India’s culture or kitchens. They are full of nutrients and easy to produce. But in a country obsessed with rice, wheat and pulses, they aren’t widely produced or consumed. Will that now change?What will it take to get millets to thousands of Indian dining tables? Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Meghna Narayan, co-founder at Slurrp Farm, Dr C.V. Ratnavathi, director of the Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) and Prashant Parameswaran, Managing Director at Tata Consumer Soulfull Private Ltd.

Credits: Narendra Modi, HealthifyMe, HealthifyMe, Business Today

If you like this episode from Ratna Bhushan, you can check out her episodes - Breathless Bharat: Air Pollution, a national crisis, From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away, The Hot Business of Chilled Beer: From Pint to Pub and more!

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After pleasing, pleading, and then pausing, the Adani FPO frenzy has left investors confused and irate. Will this impact the growing diplomatic ties with UAE, in which Adani plays a central role? What will it take to change the perception of Adani overseas or will the narrative fade with time? Arijit Barman explored the perception and politics of the Adani drama with Alicia Gracia Herrero, Chief Economist Asia Pacific at Natixis, Bruegel and Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Head of South Asia Practice at Eurasia Group and fellow at Ananta Aspen Centre. Credits: CNBC-TV18,  Bloomberg Television, CNBC Television, CBC News: The National, ANI News, NDTV, India TV, India Today, WION and The Quint. 

Highlights:
00:54 Recap of Part 1 02:08 
04:54 Alicia's perspective 21:35 
23:52 Pramit's perspective 41:16 

If you liked this episode from Arijit Barman, check out his other episodes on Where does Gautam Adani Go From Here? Part 1, Gautam Adani: Dharavi's New Dada and Vodafone Idea: Any Idea Sirji?

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The Adani Empire has seen $120 billion wiped from its value, post-Hindenburg allegations and a scrapped FPO what is the road ahead for the port-to-power conglomerate? In this two-part episode series, Host Arijit Barman sits down with Gary Dugan, a seasoned investment professional with a 37-year track record as a Managing Director and CIO at some of the world’s leading banks and wealth managers.  Credits: Adani Group, Times Now,  DNAIndiaNews,  CNBC-TV18, Mojo Story, The Lallantop, WION News, BBC and Bloomberg. 

Highlights:
02:38 Adani's FPO timeline 06:27 
10:08 Gary Dugan's take 26:05 
32:33 What's next to come in Part 2? 33:34 

If you liked this episode from Arijit Barman, check out his other episodes on Gautam Adani: Dharavi's New Dada, TMB Rewind: 2022 News and Newsmakers and Vodafone Idea: Any Idea Sirji?

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Host Kiran Somvanshi of The Economic Times paid a visit to the ground zero of cancer care in India - the Tata Memorial Centre - seeking to know how patient care and treatment is changing, what the challenges are, and how the financial burden is impacting cures ahead of World Cancer Day on February 4. The episode brings to stage the behind the scenes of cancer care.  Dr. CS Pramesh, Director, Tata Memorial Centre, Dharmesh Shah, founder of BDR Pharma, a company launching low-cost cancer drugs in India. And Usha Thorat, former deputy governor of RBI and the managing trustee of Indian Cancer Society, one of the oldest NGOs working in cancer care in India.

If you like this episode from Kiran Somvanshi, you can check out her episodes - MamaEarth Maange More, Rating The Raters, Making India Inc Accessible, From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away and more

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What happens if you get to know your city is sinking due to unplanned infrastructure? This happened in Joshimath, Uttarakhand in the first week of January when over 800 houses and several roads developed cracks as the land beneath the town continues to sink. As many as 200 families have been evacuated. It raises many questions - what is the ground reality? What are the ecological damages happening around the hills or even in cities? Will the government wake up after this tragedy? How will it affect people in the city? Host Kalpana Pathak analyses with Shivani Azad, Environmental Journalist - TOI Dehradun, Ravi Chopra, a Research Scientist and a Veteran Environmentalist in the Himalayan region and Dr. B Mahendra, Ex-Additional Director of Town Planning, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA). Credits: ThePrint, NDTV and Aaj Tak

Highlights:
(05:46 till 11:26) Ground Zero Reality from Joshimath, Uttarakhand
(12:47 till 26:46) Ecological Danger and Scientific Perspective
(27:30 till 31:41) Infrastructure Planning and Correlation to Metro Cities

If you like this episode, check out Kalpana Pathak’s episode on Industry 4.0: Enterprise vs Employee?, Can diamonds be for every pocket? and more! 

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The Economic Times in partnership with Deloitte hosted a CEO Roundtable to discuss 'India's Decade: Can the Country Deliver on Its Promise? on January 24 in New Delhi. The event was attended by a host of entrepreneurs, policymakers, business leaders and industry experts. The discussion was moderated by Arijit Barman on a variety of crucial subjects, including the Budget 2023, investor perspectives in India, and much more!  Credits: BBC News Hindi and BQ Prime

Our esteemed panelists were:

• Amitabh Kant - G 20 Sherpa, Government of India
• Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director - IMF
• M Damodaran, Former SEBI Regulator
• Harsh Mariwala, Chairman - Marico Limited
• Sanjeev Bikchandani, Co-Founder - Info Edge
• Haigreve Khaitan, Partner - Khaitan & Co
• Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson - Apollo Hospitals
• Adar Poonawalla, CEO - Serum Institute of India
• Sanjiv Mehta, CEO & MD - Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson & CEO - Salesforce India
• N. Venkatram - Managing Partner and CEO - Deloitte India

If you liked this episode from Arijit Barman, check out his episodes on Vodafone Idea: Any Idea Sirji?, Gautam Adani: Dharavi's New Dada, Dark Truths about Truecaller and more!

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The #BoycottBollywood movement; Tata-Air India peegate; Byju's Messi mess; Mamaearth's valuation conundrum: Brands big and small, old and new, have been caught in the social media storm. Fair or not, social media is judge, jury and executioner. The biggest brands are being held accountable, brought to book and often to their knees. The impact is quick, at times far reaching and often recurring. Some are standing their ground or fighting back. What’s the tangible impact of social media on businesses? How are they gearing up to tackle the constant onslaught? Is it a beast that just can’t be tamed? Mugdha Variyar talks to Karthik Srinivasan, Communications strategy Consultant, Ajay Kakar, Ex-CMO, Aditya Birla Capital, Swati Bhattacharya, creative chairperson at FCB Ulka, Rajeev Masand, former film journalist, and ET’s senior editor Ratna Bhushan

Credits: Bollywood BreakFast, The Newspaper, NDTV, WION, MoneyControl


If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, do check out her other episodes - Will the digital rupee gain currency in India?, India plays bad cop to developed world at COP27, E-Bazaar Economy Lights Up and more!

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For Indian investors, the question of MNCs raising royalties has always been contentious. Why is royalty due? And what amount is just? Does it have to happen repeatedly? Additionally, isn't it unfair to the minority shareholders? These are the main worries regarding the payout. Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to R. GopalaKrishnan, an author and business commentator, Sandip Ghose, an experienced marketing professional and Hitesh Gajaria, senior advisor - KPMG India.

Credits: CNBC- TV18, MoneyControl, Business Today, UTVinews


If you like this episode from Kiran Somvanshi, you can check out her episodes - MamaEarth Maange More, Rating The Raters, Making India Inc Accessible, From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away and more

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