About this episode

In the 2025 Year-end special, Rohin reflects on six standout moments from the year with clips from various episodes.

2025 is done. Forty-eight episodes. Hundreds of guests. Endless banter between Rohin and Praveen. This year, Two by Two covered stories from Bengaluru to the world including business, tech, and everything in between. We didn't just stick to the usual. We asked about people, trends, and the things others weren't paying attention to. We brought on guests who didn't rehearse their answers and tried to make sense of things as they happened. Some episodes turned out to be prescient. Some were messy. Some sparked arguments in our inbox. All of them tried to do what we set out to do: spot hidden connections, ask unasked questions, and figure out what's really going on. This final episode is Rohin looking back at six moments from the year with clips from conversations that stood out. Between each one, he adds context and some behind-the-scenes perspective on why it mattered. Here are the episodes featured: Episode 26: Zomato, Swiggy, and the rise of the 10-minute "dark" café Episode 31: Airtel fights spammers. And Truecaller's business model Episode 47: Who broke Bengaluru, and how do we fix our cities? Episode 50: In an AI age, India does not have an open source strategy Episode 51: The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rohin, Praveen

Topics covered

• year in review
• business trends
• technology
• Bengaluru
• hidden connections
• guest insights

Keywords

• 2025
• year-end review
• Bengaluru
• business
• technology
• podcast highlights
• guest insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zomato, Swiggy, Airtel, Truecaller

Books & works: Episode 26, Episode 31, Episode 47, Episode 50, Episode 51, Episode 66

Places: Bengaluru, India

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