Hype Cycles with Nitesh and Vineet
Nitesh and Vineet
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What's been going on in the tech and the business world? What's trending, what's recent, what's getting hyped...and what might be behind it? Nitesh and Vineet go deep into one topic each week, to find out.
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IOUs on IOUs: How Private Credit Is Secretly Funding the AI Bubble
The AI boom is being built on borrowed money - and not the kind you can easily track. This week, Nitesh and Vineet go deep on private credit: what it is, why it exploded after 2008, and how firms…
A (Very) Brief History of Bitcoin (Also, is it an Asset or a Currency?)
This week on Hype Cycles (formerly known as What Was That?!, an SEO nightmare), we go into the (use case) fundamentals of Bitcoin. Why does it exist? What problem does it solve for, and does it…
What's Been Going on With Claude - and why it Spooked Indian Tech
Welcome back to What Was That?! , where Nitesh and Vineet discuss the latest in tech, business, and how it impacts us. This week, we try to figure out whether Claude has quietly detonated the…
What Was That?! - A Deep Dive into the Financial Mess in the AI Industry, plus GST Reforms
It's What Was That?! Time, and this time we went deeeeeeep into the AI industry's financial mess, and also the recent GST announcements in India. There's enshittification going on - there's a bubble…
What Was That?! - Tata Sons's Trials & Tribulations, an Google Play Store Loses in Court
It's What Was That?! time, and our stories are getting longer and deeper, no jokes related to last week's topic, please. We discuss how Google Play Store has lost a key court case about the fees…
What Was That?! - Solar Power Is Taking Over the World, and Cupid Ltd's Condom Success Story
It's What Was That?! Time again. We did deep dives into two stories this time - one, how rapidly solar power capacity is increasing, far beyond most people's expectations, and what it means from the…
What Was That?! Polymarket Rebellion, Tiffany Faces a Backlash, and Intel's Fraught Decision-making
It's What Was That time again, in an episode where Nitesh and Vineet talk about betting markets in scandal over what defines a suit, and Tiffany the jewellery company collaborating with Patek…
What Was That?! - Lavasa's Revival, Foxconn Staff Recalled from India, Federer is a Billionaire
A lot of action, both on the business side and the tech side in the AI industry. Acquisition offers - both for townships, and for people. Fun fact: Meta offered *one guy* a signing bonus that's equal…
What Was That?! - India's Paint Industry is Evolving, Apple in China, AI in Finance, OpenAI updates
We recorded two weeks in a row! Vineet and Nitesh discuss a ton of ranging from Ferrari's first SUV-is-not-an-SUV, to the complexities of India's vehicle registration system. We look into the…
What Was That?! End June - People are Dating ChatGPT, and Indians are Making Wills
It's What Was That?! time again. A lot has been happening, in both the business world and the tech world. People are making wills suddenly, after a few rather sad incidents. Greater Than has been…
What Was That?! - Tinder's New Height Feature, And Builder.AI Goes Bust
Welcome Back to What Was That?! from the start of June. We discuss a bunch of AI stuff as always, including the collapse of an AI startup, this being the second instance of AI in reality just meaning…
What Was That 29 April - FIIs are Back, an Unbundled Car, Antitrust Cases Heat Up
Nitesh is in West Rajasthan in his infuencer Era - carrying podcasting equipment to remote parts of the country, finding hidden gems. The FIIs are back. This is absolutely not investment advice - we…
What Was That ! 19 April - Tesla Gaming Odometers, Bonds Go Up, BluSmart Goes Down
Welcome to the worst-shot episode of the podcast! Grainy footage, background noise, changing locations, changing podcast software, this was a fun week. But also, in less important news than a change…
What Was That?! - Tariffs are Off/On/Off/On/Off/ON, Return-to-Office Extreme Chaos Mode, Gaming Gaming Benchmarks and more
What Was That, 8 April - Edited just in time for the first story to be completely outdated, and then made completely redundant again literally while this edit was going on. Do tariffs exist? Do we?…
What Was That?! End March - Studio Ghibli AI Filters, US Tariffs are ON/OFF/ON/OFF/ON and More
What Was That financial-year-ending episode, but no, there are no tax implications of listening to this podcast. Nitesh and Vineet discuss ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli filter; billionaires like Li…
What Was That, 20th March - Ola Showroom Raids, China Fund Management Norms, Dials are Back in Cars
It's What Was That?! Time again. This week Nitesh and Vineet discuss IT raids on Ola showrooms, and a huge mismatch between their sales figures and RTO registrations -…
What Was That 9th March - Reliance Retail, Drone Deliveries, AI Summaries, Ozempic and More
Welcome Back to What Was That?! where Nitesh and Vineet discuss the tech and business news of the week gone by. This week we discuss Ozempic coming to India; a pushback in a small town in the US…
What Was That?! March 1 - YouTube's Billions, Buffett's Letter, Family Offices and more
It's What Was That?! time again, and Nitesh and Vineet cover a lot of ground talking about rich people owning things, and rich people investing, and rich people raising money for Youtube stuff.…
What Was That?! Lenskart, Blume Report, James Bond Goes to MGM and More
What Was That?! Feb 22nd - where Nitesh and Vineet discuss Lenskart's upcoming IPO, the Humane AI pin is humanely killed off, James Bond goes to MGM and ChatGPT goes to mental health columns, and…
What Was That?! ITC Bids for MTR, Producers Buy Movie Tickets, And Musk Trolls Altman
It's What Was That?! time again! We discuss ITC, MTR, OpenAI, Tesla, and where healthcare is headed. Also, a serious error in this episode that we apologize for - we stated that there were, at the…
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