Rapido Bike Taxi (Roppen Transportation Services)
17
MENTIONS
4
EPISODES
4
PODCASTS
Search complete. 17 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Rapido Bike Taxi (Roppen Transportation Services)".
Oct 26, 2026
Niharika NandaHOST
In this episode, we talk about this year's Nobel Prize in Economics and how the winning research has helped governments and central banks deal with economic crisis.
Niharika NandaHOST
We also discuss how Tiger Shroff's firing case has put the bike taxi aggregator Rapido under the Maharashtra government's scanner.
Niharika NandaHOST
But first, we talk about how Indians deported from the US are now looking to migrate again, this time to Spain.
Niharika NandaHOST
Since US President Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, his administration has intensified its crackdown on illegal migration.
32 MINS LATER
Udit MishraGUEST
And each year we have had, we posted higher growth rates.
Udit MishraGUEST
And that compliments have to be given to the policymakers for ensuring that interest rate behavior or government spending behavior has been of the nature that does not further make things worse for the economy.
Niharika NandaHOST
And in the end, we talk about how Tiger Shroff's firing incident has put bike taxi aggregator Rapido under the Maharashtra government's scanner.
Niharika NandaHOST
The Indian Express's Ishika Gupta reported that the State Transport Department has issued a notice to Rapido seeking details of Hrithik Kumar, who had reportedly worked as a Rapido rider.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
It is for business model reasons, and which I find really interesting.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
So take the example, right? It all began with what Rapido did.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
So one way to cr- break duopolies is you come in with a completely different d- business model, which is you say zero commission.
Snigdha SharmaHOST
Mm.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
This is so counterintuitive.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
It's so interesting.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
Rapido did it with Ola and Uber.
Praveen GopalakrishnanGUEST
Meesho is doing it with Flipkart and Amazon.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
It's so interesting.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
Rapido did it with Ola and Uber.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
Misha was doing it with Flipkart and Amazon.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
Somebody's going to do it with Zomato and Swiggy and it'll probably be Rapido because Rapido started getting into food.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
In fact, I did an episode on that.
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
But I think the interesting part over the last... couple of months is that I've realized that you know zero commission is just a wedge just because you have zero commission doesn't mean your success is guaranteed number one and number two what it does is it only wins you the first fight it doesn't win you subsequent fights can you
Snigdha SharmaGUEST
give an example I'll give
Praveen GopalkrishnanHOST
examples okay so let's take Namayatari right Namayatari came on board and Namayatari in fact the first one should do zero commission even before Rapido right When is the last time...
Deepak ShenoyGUEST
It's changing distribution.
Deepak ShenoyGUEST
Tomorrow, the same guy who became, in Bangalore, there's a company that, so Rapido used to, you know, do bike taxis.
Deepak ShenoyGUEST
Then they became regular taxis.
Deepak ShenoyGUEST
Now they do food as well.