Lending is a pricing problem In an ideal marketplace, no one should be denied a loan. The pricing of the loan should be differential to the risk of the customer. No matter the borrower, there exists a lender willing to lend at a particular rate Lending book optimisation is about…

I recently spent a week in Shenzhen and had quite an experience. Some highlights in no particular order: QRs are everywhere: QRs are a way of life, whether its payments, opening a mini app, ordering anything online, entry pass to metro, you will find them everywhere Digital Wallets >>>> Cash/Card…

Loyalty programs have been the latest buzz in the Indian markets. Amazon Prime gave all Indian consumer internet companies a serious reason to think about building customer lock-in. Zomato has launched Zomato Treats and Zomato Gold, Flipkart is planning to launch Flipkart First, Ola and Uber have launched Premium Pass…

Making food search at Zomato more immersive and visual. Good presentation is half the appetite. Feedback welcome

What, why and how of building Trending Search at Zomato. What is Trending Search? Trending searches is a search suggestion feature that appears when a user taps the search bar on Zomato App or Web. These suggestions differ based on user’s location preference. Here’s how it looks:

May 1st, 2017: Recently started looking at overall Content Tech at Zomato which includes ‘Search’ as one of the components. After all, no amount of legwork to get the best and freshest possible is worthwhile if you can’t surface it properly. This is a blog on how we attempt to…

Review Highlights: Generating meaningful and actionable insights from User Generated Content User generated content platforms like Zomato generate millions of reviews every month. Its perhaps one of its key differentiating factors. …

Ratings are ubiquitous in consumer internet space. Driver & riders on Uber, service providers on marketplaces, doctors on Practo, products and sellers on Amazon, hotels on Tripadvisor, restaurants on Yelp, all have ratings. Ratings are an essential and critical component of decision making. …

Disclaimer: This article has been idling my drafts for a while. And since then Linkedin India has launched Placements and Linkedin Learning. Linkedin is an amazing product. What makes it special is that its in a league of its own and doesn’t have a worthwhile competitor. The network effect and…