{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Daybreak","title":"What happened to Dunzo?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1658,"description":"Dunzo, the Reliance Retail-backed quick delivery company, let go off 75% of its workforce in fresh round of layoffs earlier this week.\nBut for the longest time, Dunzo has been an anomaly. Its a small company that has managed to make its name a verb. Like Google but Google is a giant.  Its revenue was just $7 million dollars in the year that ended in 2022. For perspective, Zomato made more than 70 times that amount in the same period,  But it did not matter.  Because it changed our lives and it became the kind of consumer brand that tech companies who do anything for.   \nTo understand the unravelling of Dunzo, we need to go back to two years ago when Dunzo was on a high. \nTune in.\nP.S Don't miss our brand new Thursday segment, DAYBREAK UNWIND, in this episode!\nThis week's recommendations:\nFrom listeners: \nAshish: The Bear\nJoy: Panlong aka Coiling Dragon\nIshan Sarkar: The Peanut Butter Falcom\nApurva: Blue Eye Samurai\nFrom hosts:\nSnigdha: Invisible Planets: 13 Visions of The Future of China edited and translated by Ken Liu\n                The Worst Person in The World\nRahel: Sisters in Sweat\n\nDaybreak is now on WhatsApp at +918971108379. Send us a hello with your name and be a part of the Daybreak community. For next Thursday's Unwind, send us your recommendations to us as texts or voice notes. The theme is \"comfort food from your favourite spot in town.\"","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uPitovxKRYBGX6AWg9UrET6s3nAdkS-Ci9uZvsZj7vk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ODhl/ZWM4NmEwZTcxZjZk/MDRlYjAzNTNkMjJi/ZGQ2YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}