One Billion in 10 Minutes

 In this episode, we dive into two drastically different strategies – one focusses on sustainability, while the other wants to amp up the aggression. In many ways polar opposite strategies. 

On one hand, team TekKen from IIM Kozhikode wants to invest one billion dollars towards making five minute deliveries the new normal. 

On the other, we have team Outliers from IIM Ahmedabad that came up with a three-pronged strategy to turn Blinkit into a sustainable business. A big part of their strategy involved launching a four-hour delivery arm for certain orders. 

Five minutes vs four hours. Which one can help Blinkit keep from losing its edge as the reigning market leader? 

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What is One Billion in 10 Minutes?

‘As the battle for winning 10-minute deliveries heats up, so do the stakes. Pick one of five quick commerce companies. Determine what winning looks like. Write your solution’

That was the challenge we threw at some of India’s smartest, most ambitious and creative students from top business schools across the country.

Each team picked one among the five quick commerce platforms that have managed to completely change the way we shop – Big Basket, Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, Zepto and Flipkart Minutes. They crafted strategies that were creative, yet rooted in the real world.

Welcome to 'One Billion in 10 Minutes', a mini series based on the first edition of The Ken’s Case Competition, organised in collaboration with Zerodha.