We talk about Michael's first startup, building BioDojo, interesting concepts in biology, Twitter strategy and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www. takeme.to/prashant Follow Michael: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelTrinh18 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miketrnh/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 21 min
We talk about networking on LinkedIn, cold email formats, getting LinkedIn Premium free for 6 months, benefits of LinkedIn Premium, Amazon Prime vs Spotify, Google One subscription, photography, Google Photos, Google Maps Local Guide, iPhone 13, staycation in Manali, Moonshot House, future of crypto, royalty structure in NFTs, UPI framework, robo-investing, financial education, Twitter vs Reddit, content overload, Algorithms to Live By and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 15 min
We talk all about NFTs, value of community, cool NFT projects, types of NFT projects, long term roadmap of Bored Ape Yacht Club, royalty structure, use cases for celebrities, how Disney can leverage NFT model, concert tickets as NFTs, physical goods as NFTs, future of Loot Project, crypto taxes, Loot Project might look something similar to Roblox, NFT model for gaming companies, why can you only transact with Ethereum, pros & cons of NFT craze, what is something people should be talking abou...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 6 min
We talk about getting into podcasting, organizing university life on Notion, finding her initial podcast guests, thought process behind editing her podcast, picking Civil Engineering program, Sidewalk Labs, smart cities, urban technology, sustainability, curb management startup, social media usage, benefits of being on Tech Twitter, NFT, Loot Project, best resources to follow for civil engineering and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital List...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min
We talk about Parth's journey getting into UC Berkeley, lessons from university experience, building a Strava competitor as a teenager, project-based courses as a way to improve university education, building a product to improve the party life of Berkeley, prepping for Y Combinator, landing Twitter internship, culture at Twitter, advice for interviewing at big tech, intentionally creating a Twitter bubble, toxic culture of Instagram, fulfillment, Whiteboard Crypto, blockchain, trends in NFT wor...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 32 min
We talk about Mo's first stint with entrepreneurship, selling mobile accessories in high school, key learnings from the First Founders program, venture scouting for AWS startups, responsibilities of a venture scout, joining Y Combinator startup as a Growth intern, advice to become a venture scout, interviewing for venture scout programs, Loyal - longevity biotech startup, why can't we live forever, what impact would living longer have on the society, world wonders, Flipkart mafia, Tiger Global's...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min
We talk about building accessibility tools at Microsoft, social media usage, landing product internship at Google X, going from finance to social impact, founding Neutrify, pivoting the product, gaining credibility with grocery stores, key takeaways from the CEO experience, first year as an international student in Canada, vegan dog food, life lessons learnt from playing poker, revival of in-person events, On Deck Catalyst Fellowship, cohort-based courses, future of crypto, Facebook Horizon Work...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 6 min
We talk about studying biotech at the University of Toronto, founding Biodojo, leading growth at Front Row Ventures, Twitter vs LinkedIn, Molecule.to and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www. takeme.to/prashant Follow Subaita Rahman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/subaita_rahman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min
We talk about how Vinit got into Wish, pressure of hunting for internships, best hackathon experience, getting validation for your idea from the incumbent, journey leading up to starting SharksSquad, regret minimization framework, history repeating itself for Netflix, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Amul's covid-19 marketing strategy, daily routine, content creation, top books and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://li...
Aug 21, 2021•1 hr 35 min
We talk about how Fuad landed his internship at SpaceX, buying BMW, mission-driven company culture at SpaceX, his parent's background, thought process behind joining Columbia's deferred MBA program, political polarization, Twitter promoting healthy conversations on the platform, Fuad's Twitter growth strategy, Twitter over LinkedIn, thought process behind Twitter deprecating Fleets, laser mosquito zapper, Bill Gates book on climate change, touch typing and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min
We talk about why Gautam chose to study at the University of Waterloo, international student life, individualism, what made him jump into the startup world, the importance of having a co-founder, TikTok stories, Twitter Fleets, should billionaires spend their money on the space race, Spotify Plus, music streaming industry, entrepreneurship, Netflix documenting SpaceX's first all-civilian mission and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital L...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 20 min
We talk about Faizal's journey of getting into AWS, working on Amazon Location Services team, writing design documents, insight into Amazon's interview process, one thing he doesn't like about Amazon, time management, service to share Netflix password for a small payment, a perfume idea, 'My First Million' podcast, Spotify exclusives, Instacart hiring Head of Facebook app as CEO and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://li...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min
We talk about Ali's journey of getting into Zynga, dealing with rejection, gaming trends, leading the learning & development program at Zynga, his favourite game, essentialism, Sal Khan, licensing entertainment IP, Jon Ivy, Superpowered, getting mentored by Jennifer Catallo and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Pras...
Jul 30, 2021•58 min
We sit down once again. This time we talk about subscription for cars, Birdflow, Apple vs Epic Games, Teachers Pay Teachers, edtech products with learner-centric philosophy, future of Africa, China's Debt Trap, foldable phones, future of computing, Neuralink, The Boring Company, Dubai, product intuition vs data-driven, Ryan Serhant and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min
We talk about getting into Cisco, preparing for PM assignments, product philosophies, learning to be a good PM, AI & ML, no-code tools, UI, journey getting into product, mentorship, the launch of the first iPhone, Spotify vs Apple Music, Apple's product strategy, habits, productivity, Notion and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ C...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Thanks Sang for bearing with me because the last time we planned to hit record, my internet went down. So finally, today we talk about sleep, apps to wake up early, initial days of Peko Produce, decision-making, a normal day running Peko Produce, making real dollars from the business, fundraising, deep dive into the business model, expansion plans, pre-teen magazine she started at 11 and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https...
Jul 15, 2021•37 min
Shoutout to Aryaman (guest on episode #6) for introducing me to Prakhar. I met Prakhar for the first time this weekend over a go-karting championship and here we are. Today we talk about sleep schedule, workout, waking up early, preparing for IIT JEE, love for problem-solving, managing burnout in high school, the day of JEE exams, life at IIT Roorkee, internship at Samsung, placement process at IIT, getting into Google, Black Mirror, movies and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitte...
Jul 14, 2021•58 min
Huge shoutout to Georgiy (guest on episode #16) for introducing me to Rahul's work. Today we talk about the story behind writing the book, cold-emailing busy people for interviews, exciting deeptech ventures, being creative, maximizing serendipity, venture capital for moonshots vs startups, mental models, a solution for academia & moonshot founders to work together, getting involved with moonshots, importance of the entertainment industry with dissipating science and much more. SPONSORS Brid...
Jul 09, 2021•58 min
Rohan's first impression of mine: "What an a-hole. Who the hell is Prashant". Today we talk about our entrepreneurship class at UWaterloo, first impressions, to sell is to be human, dating, getting into Coursera right before its IPO, views on edtech industry, popularity of vlogs, being an early employee at Bunch, A/B testing ideas on the side, product strategies, monetizing hobbies, consumer psychology and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive ca...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
We were in the same coaching class in high school. I don't remember if we had any interaction but here we are. Today we talk about the evolution of podcasts, future of Clubhouse, Apple ecosystem, Amazon's antitrust hearing, content fatigue due to huge investments by streaming services, university experiences, thought process behind his Instagram handle, building dashboard for COVID-19, Basecamp banning political conversation in the company, definition of a good CEO, edtech in India, global healt...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Just a DM on Instagram and here we are. Today we talk about university, building a smart jewelry startup at 19, building an economic data platform, scaling operations of a provincial political campaign, automating systems with Zapier, engaging with the community on Twitter, connecting with people in person, social dilemma, regulations in big tech, free speech, millennials getting into politics, cryptocurrency, need for a global organization to make data regulations, climate change and much more....
Jul 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min
I literally cried in this pod. Today we talk about running at 6 am, being vulnerable on social media, blogging, managing a global team, growing Design Buddies, LinkedIn, bullying, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Grace: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceling/ Portfolio: https://www.grace-ling.com/ Design B...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min
We're long-time LinkedIn buddies who connected over product content. Today we talk about his new venture mentoring aspiring product managers, idea behind the name Doremon Den, working at Paytm, Clubhouse competitors, podcast industry, white noise, guided meditation, TikTok alternatives in India, use case of Whatsapp Story, Netflix's Play Something feature, how he got into Paytm, financial literacy in India, super apps and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 10 min
I connected with Arinze a while ago when he shared his journey of getting into Stanford MBA on LinkedIn. Today we talk about sleep, Stanford MBA, working at Facebook London office, growing up in Nigeria, issues around LGBTQ and entertainment technology. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Arinze: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...
Jun 19, 2021•47 min
Pinged her on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago and today ended up chatting about accessibility, product design, her new EA Internship, virtual/extended reality, journey getting into Berkeley, working across different time zones and finally some good shows to binge. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Resham: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Divyang is the guy who introduced me to India's startup ecosystem. We talked about everything from fintech, parrots, values and while doing so, we lost 20 mins of the recording. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Second episode with my boi where we explore products to capture and make memories. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashant...
Feb 25, 2021•23 min
Gestri and I won a hackathon that led me to land an internship at Microsoft. Check out our fun and random conversation. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 26 min
My guy is thoughtful. We talk about how he created his first Shopify Store, LinkedIn vs Twitter, discipline and routine. Joseph also has a light bulb moment later in the conversation. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Joseph: Twitter: twitter.com/JosephKChoi LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/choi-joseph Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.i...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Damien is a very insightful guy. We talk about networking, LinkedIn, love for cyborgs, AI and a lot of other stuff. He also runs his own podcast called 'Into The Adultverse' with Fuad Ali. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 29 min
