Thread by @_ritusingh

We've spent a mad amount of time, energy and love creating the #MadAboutMarket series on @CNBCTV18Live!

As we take a break, here's a 🧵 on all the topics @blitzkreigm and I have covered so far 👇🏾

Episode 1: The IPO market boom, and the rise of retail equity investors in the stock markets. We asked if it would sustain, and highlighted the risks and rewards of it all.

Episode 2: The gush of liquidity, easy money creating a crowded Unicorn club in India. We spoke about how investors could burst-proof themselves if things went awry.

Episode 3: India's Electric Vehicle ecosystem, where we talked about what would make consumers switch, and how EVs today compare with traditional IC engine cars- pricing, performance, everything.

Episode 4: The pandemic-fulled rise of India's internet-only Direct to Consumer (D2C) companies, and what their endgame could be.

Episode 5: The re-wired, new age investors, and how @zerodhaonline, @_groww and their ilk are disrupting the way we invest today.

Episode 6: Understanding India's Mobile Internet Economy- how the smartphone and internet boom has paved the way for the growth of multiple industries.

Episode 7: The Indian Premiere League (IPL) and the business of sports in India- why we remain a cricket-crazy nation, and what it will take for India to be a truly sport-loving economy.

Episode 8: The BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later culture in India. We spoke about the business models of these fintechs, and how this is changing the credit culture of India.

Episode 9: Revenge travel and work-cations and weekend stay-cations- we checked-into India’s hotel industry in this one.

Episode 10: Tracking India's insatiable appetite for fast-food with the state of the QSR or Quick Service Restaurants. With increasing consciousness about health, we asked if India is hungry for more.

Episode 11: India's beauty & personal care market- from a near `87,000 cr market in 2016 to over `1.1 lk cr in 2020, this market with new age cos like Nykaa and MyGlamm is expected to touch nearly `2 lk cr by 2025.

Episode 12: Parcels from your online shopping at your door every other day during the pandemic? Yeah, we've all been there. Thank our logistics industry! We track their transformation in this one.

Episode 13: The pet care industry: Pet adoptions soared during the pandemic, and Indians are spending on them like never before. India's pet care market stood at Rs 3702 cr in 2021, and is expected to nearly double by 2026.

Episode 14: India's big fat wedding industry, at USD 50 billion, growing at ~25-30% p.a. With more and more people opting for intimate gatherings- we ask if the pandemic has changed this market for good, or does the love for grand shaadis continues

Episode 15: We started the show with the new-age cos IPO boom and so we kicked off season 2 of the series with this one-on how life after listing has been for these young companies.

Episode 16: House of Brands business- India's fastest unicorns. We ask if the Thrasio model- which we are seeing with the likes of Mensa, Mamaearth, GoodGlammGroup- the safest way to success, a necessity in low-liquidity environment or just a passing fad?

Episode 17: Home Improvement, a big theme in the pandemic as a lot of us turned our living rooms and bedrooms into offices. We asked if the return to offices could put a brake on the growth of the home improvement industry.

Episode 18: Women & Economy. When societies become more equal, economies become more resilient. It’s not just the right thing to do, gender equality makes economic sense.

Episode 19: Like an FMCG co says: eat healthy, think better! Un-junking, the move towards healthier foods. We ask if these health and wellness packaged foods would get commoditised, or remain a premium play.

Episode 20: The UPI Ecosystem: growth drivers and speed bumps for what has been a fascinating journey.

Episode 21: Quick Commerce and Zomato's 10-minute delivery idea. Does all the cash-burn justify the opportunity? Is there a market for super-fast deliveries?

Episode 22: Did you know that India's Gaming industry is bigger than the Music and Bollywood industry put together?

Episode 23: India's $ 17 billion non-alcoholic beverages market. We ask if the high-sugar packaged beverages market could lose its fizz to healthier alternatives.

Episode 24: The Spice market- huge, but highly unorganised, and dominated by regional players. Can large national and multi-national companies add some seasoning to this growing market?

Episode 25: The booming baby-care industry, pegged at a little over $ 15 billion as of 2022—expected to grow at a CAGR of over 17% to almost $40 billion by 2029.

Episode 26: Will ONDC be for e-commerce what UPI was for payments?

Episode 27: Coffee- the world’s most widely consumed beverage, the second most traded commodity in the world after oil. In this chai-loving nation, we ask if it's time to smell the opportunity in the coffee market, or will tea keep cutting it to size.

Episode 28: Music industry. Indians spend more hours listening to music than the global avg. Those between 25-44 yrs of age listen to music for 28 hrs/week. Yet, India ranks only #17 in the global music market. What will it take to break into the top 5?

Episode 29: India's hottest new asset class. Sneakers!

Episode 30: the Wearables market- smartwatches, ear-wear, and all that jazz!

Episode 31: We end the second season with one of the most fun episodes- chatting with the biggest content creators about the creator economy, which created almost 7 lakh jobs in 2020 alone!