In this episode, I interviewed Aakarsh Naidu, founder and CEO of The Startupreneur (along with his brother, Adhikar Naidu) and well-known start-up enabler and talks about essential traits of successful startup founding like networking, identifying a cofounder, when to startup? developing negotiation skills, ecosystem exploration, communication skills, and more. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and has valuable experience helping start-ups at NSRCEL – IIMB, one of India’s top st...
Apr 19, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Nate Ramanathan, Vice President of Operations at AEye, Inc. and a serial entrepreneur. Nate shared some valuable advice about preparing for risk in times like this when the COVID-19 pandemic has created massive disruptions in businesses around the world. Right from when he got word of the virus in December, Nate said he started making preparations—calling his Chinese suppliers, asking them what their plans were, and planning for alternative...
Apr 11, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, I interviewed Aakarsh Naidu, founder and CEO of The Startupreneur (along with his brother, Adhikar Naidu) and well-known start-up enabler and talks about essential traits of successful startup founding like networking, identifying a cofounder, when to startup? developing negotiation skills, ecosystem exploration, communication skills, and more. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and has valuable experience helping start-ups at NSRCEL – IIMB, one of India’s top st...
Apr 08, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 5
For Dr Rao, innovation is more than just an approach to problem-solving, it is part of the DNA of all human beings. It is not a business process, but the fundamental desire within each of us to improve our condition. We just need to mindfully experience the world, reflect on it, learn from it, and grow. Mindful reflection The first step toward innovation is to mindfully notice one’s work. It is only when we are continually aware of problems—and their potential solutions—can we grow continually. ...
Mar 14, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
I recently had the opportunity to speak to Dr Srinivas Rao, the Operating Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners. Over his long career, he has occupied several senior management positions in corporates and has mentored several start-ups. For Dr Rao, innovation is more than just an approach to problem-solving, it is part of the DNA of all human beings. It is not a business process, but the fundamental desire within each of us to improve our condition. We just need to mindfully experience the world, ...
Mar 14, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Podcast#4 with Fay Rowles-Scoch, a performance coach talks about how her parenting classes miraculously helped transform tough employees and negotiations. Human touch and interaction, social skills basically, by far surpass any other management technique she emphasizes. Managing tough employees using parenting techniques. Moving from an office desk job to senior management positions, Fay used parenting training to manage her four children. She cross-applied the techniques to team building: 1. Us...
Mar 10, 2020•32 min
An interview with Fay Rawles-Scoch, a Performance Management Coach who uses parenting techniques for cost cutting, constructive feedback and negotation
Mar 03, 2020•2 min
Subhash Chowdary is a mentor/coach for IIT startups, a silicon valley initiative to help increase success rates and sharpen the abilities of Indian Institute of Technology students in creating a scale able businesses. He is a serial entrepreneur and corporate executive who has seen many IIT founders through various phases in their funding cycle, coached founders in transitioning to become a CEO, etc. He gives valuable guidelines to IIT founders on how and where they can improve..
Feb 23, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Subhash Chowdary is a mentor for IIT startups, a silicon valley initiative to help increase success rates and sharpen their abilities in creating a scale able businesses...coming SOON
Feb 22, 2020•2 min
Arvind Ratnam talks about management hacks for successful product management, being a successful leader in managing engineering and sales. A few valuable guidelines to founders on how to facilitate great solutions.. Some of the topics he covers are: What are a few frameworks which can be helpful in 4P-5C marketing framework, BCG framework, Ansoff matrix, can be used for e.g., how to move from a hardware to software business, due diligence during mergers and acquisition, going IPO, etc. How to fa...
Feb 15, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Sanchit Garg, an, IIT Bombay graduate is a cross-border serial entrepreneur and talks about 10X hacks for founders from his past successful startups.... His first 10X profitable startup was called TravelTriangle from India, and now he is floating his second startup in mental health and wellness space: InnerFit. Let us learn more on how to create 10X startups.. In the podcast he talks about: Trust is KEY to startup teams, do not think about your product when you interview your customers, how stor...
Feb 10, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Sanchit Garg, an, IIT Bombay graduate is a cross-border serial entrepreneur and talks about 10X hacks for founders from his past successful startups.... His first 10X profitable startup was called TravelTriangle from India, and now he is floating his second startup in mental health and wellness space. Let us learn more on how to create 10X startups.. In the podcast he talks about: Trust is KEY to startup teams, do not think about your product when you interview your customers, how stories and me...
Feb 08, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
VC and scale, founder dating, risk mitigation for startups and more...Vidyangi S. Patil in conversation with BV Jagadeesh, who is a very respected name in the Silicon Valley. BV Jagadeesh is Managing Partner at KAAJ Ventures. He has successfully invested and guided companies such as Nutanix (IPO), Yodlee (IPO), Arkin (acqd: VMWare), Elastic Box (acqd: Century Link), NetMagic Solutions (acqd: NTT), Ocarina Networks (acqd: Dell) and Ankeena (acqd: Juniper) to name a few.
Feb 08, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1
