Learning by Proxy with Vivek Srinivasan

Vivek Srinivasan•www.learningbyproxy.com

My podcast, just like my blog is about demystifying and simplifying complex things but pulling many threads together. If you are curious and love to learn about the world around you, you will love this podcast!

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Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Newspaper

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 48 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Facebook showed the government its place Uber and their English problems Insecure Amazon Perseverance You can also read the long-form blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it. Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops. What we think, we become ~ ...

Feb 26, 2021•21 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Media Mogul

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 47 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Obamas turning into media moguls Myanmar in crisis Is creating a toolkit, sedition? Climate Vs Republicans! You can read the entire blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it. Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops. What we think, we become ~ Bu...

Feb 19, 2021•19 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Shooting Businesses with ESG

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 46 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Environment, Social and Governance - Three words that are changing business Petrostates and their troubles Indian space startups go full-stack! The wrong kind of attention can kill you - Koo Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it. Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the editi...

Feb 12, 2021•18 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Debt-rimental Budget

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 45. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - A world sinking in debt, is there a way out? Tax collection seems to be soaring in India! Could airships be making a comeback? Britain and its walk of shame Jeff Bezos quit. But why? Disinformation trickles down. Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it. Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn...

Feb 05, 2021•22 min

Idea Factory | Podcast | A Chat with Dr Balachandran A

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner Bell Labs was one of a kind organisation that launched the information age. Developed as an organisation that helped solve problems that AT&T faced such as; How do we keep telephone poles from rotting? What kind of insulation would ensure that the telephone wires don’t need a constant replacement? They focused on science rather than just engineering. The focus on basics divorced from the need to think about c...

Feb 04, 2021•34 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Russian Spring

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 44. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Russia is on the boil, will it just blow off, or will it burn things down Bill Gates - The farm real estate tycoon! Oil companies are hoarding renewables COVID has a problem with the sun When retail investors decide they have had enough of the hedge fund dictators! You can find the entire blog at this link . Would love to hear what you th...

Jan 29, 2021•11 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Show me the money!

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 43. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Digital Currency and the changing landscape Loan Apps are fleecing individuals If the president isn’t lying misinformation comes down by 73% Moderna is thinking AIDS vaccine! China is also facing a K shaped recovery Read the entire blog at this link Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it....

Jan 22, 2021•14 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Tech Companies

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 42. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in less than 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Tech companies posturing about taking action after playing the role of key enablers in the Washington Riots. WhatsApp told the truth and it did not bode well for it. China seems to be looking to nationalise Alibaba. There is a chip shortage, Nissan is not able to make cars! Brexit is a gift that keeps giving. Which countries have the ...

Jan 15, 2021•9 min

Learning by Proxy | Podcast | Uncomfortable Co-existence

The Learning by Proxy blog is long-form and many do not enjoy reading that many words. This is the first time I am recording the main topic that I am covering in the blog. I tried. Still 10 minutes long! There is no editing, no music, it is just raw! If people enjoy listening to it, I might put in the effort in the subsequent editions. Give it a listen and leave your feedback. If you like it or not, or perhaps might want something to change. Would love to know… You can also read the long-form ed...

Jan 08, 2021•10 min

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