Best Arjun Kapoor Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 83: CEO’s Journey: McKinsey to Entrepreneurship w/ Simran Khara 37:45

3M ago37:45

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About Simran Khara:My next guest on The One Percent Project is the charismatic Simran Khara, the founder and CEO of Koparo. Simran talks about her Journey: From McKinsey to Entrepreneurship.She has an MBA from the Indian School of Business and is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Shri Ram College of Commerce. With over 16 years of ex…

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Insight Business Breakdown: Do Restaurants make Big Profits? 0:47

4M ago0:47

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Insight Business Breakdown: The Rise of Cloud Kitchens in the Delivery-Only Era 0:59

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Insight Business Breakdown: How much is restaurant rental? 0:56

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Episode 82: Business Breakdown of the Indian F&B Industry w/Sarthak Ahuja 52:32

6M ago52:32

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About Sarthak Ahuja:My next guest and co-host on The One Percent Project is Sartha Ahuja. In this episode, Sarthak & I deep dive into India's Food and Beverage industry. We discuss the unit economics of running a restaurant to making butter chicken, ordering patterns in India, the business models of food aggregators like Zomato and Swiggy, cloud ki…

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Episode 75: Business Breakdown of the Indian B2B Textile Industry 1:12:02

6M ago1:12:02

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About Mayank Tiwari:Success in the textile industry is not just about fabrics and threads; it's about empowering communities and redefining the way we connect with our roots.Welcome to The One Percent Project, where we bring you the stories of exceptional leaders who have achieved extraordinary success in their fields. In this episode, we speak to …

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Episode 81: The Indian Video Game Revolution: History & Social Impact of Gaming, The Indian Female Gamer, Unit Economics of the Gaming Industry w/Salone Sehgal 54:24

7M ago54:24

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About Salone Seghal: My next guest on The One Percent Project is Salone Sehgal, a trailblazer in the world of gaming and interactive media. Salone has shattered the glass ceiling by becoming the world's first female general partner of games and interactive media VC funds. Her impressive journey has seen her co-founding Lumikai Fund, India's first e…

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#13 - An Inspirational Leader: Devi ASL, Building Scalable and Observable Systems. 58:38

7M ago58:38

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Devi has an impressive track record, having worked as a principal engineer at Atlassian, a staff software engineer at Razorpay, and a founding engineer at at PowerToFly. Devi is an active open-source contributor and a part of the Python community, where she has given multiple talks, including the keynote speech at Pycon India 2019. Right now Devi i…

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Episode 80- Cycle Pure Agarbathis: Whenever the nation prays together, Building the world’s largest incense business- History, Culture, Customer w/Arjun Ranga 41:59

10M ago41:59

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About Arjun Ranga: Globally, incense is the silent bridge that connects humans to the divine. And naturally, no Indian wants to compromise when it comes to their hopes and prayers. This episode of The One Percent Project is an intriguing exploration of the incense business and its essence in Indian culture with a remarkable guest, Arjun Ranga, the …

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#12 - Back To Back Acquisition: Arjun Pillai, Chief Data Officer at Zoom Info 51:05

10M ago51:05

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Arjun Pillai began his startup career at Profoundis, where he served as the CEO. FullContact later acquired Profoundis, marking the first-ever tech product acquisition from the state of Kerala. Following this, Arjun Pillai founded another startup called Insent.ai, which was also eventually acquired, this time by a publicly traded company named Zoom…

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Episode 79- Being Resilient & Committed: Lessons from Three Startups, B2B- Marketing, Pricing, Why is Generative AI the next Saas w/Vijay Rayapati @Atomicwork 53:18

10M ago53:18

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About Vijay Rayapati: The next guest on The One Percnet Project is Vijay Rayapati, the co-founder and CEO of Atomicwork a startup that helps enterprises bring their employees, IT systems, and HR operations together to drive business impact. Previously, Vijay co-founded Minjar, a cloud management startup. Minjar was acquired by Nutanix in 2018. Vija…

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Episode 78- Designing & Building a Career: Investing in Yourself, Finding a Career Coach w/Sawan Kapoor 54:24

11M ago54:24

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About Sawan Kapoor: My next guest is Sawan Kapoor. Sawan is widely recognised as 'The Career Guy' and India’s foremost career coach. From his early days at Daymon Worldwide, the largest private label broker in the FMCG industry, to his rise as CEO of a multi-million-dollar organisation in the Wine & Spirits industry, Sawan's journey is marked by ra…

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Episode 77- Turning Adversity into an Advantage: Building Wakefit, Importance of Sleep, How to build a great company, w/Chaitanya Ramalingegowda 1:13:54

12M ago1:13:54

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About Chaitanya Ramalingegowda: This episode of The One Percent Project tells the story of Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, the co-founder of Wakefit, a household name in India synonymous with quality sleep. Chaitanya's journey to Wakefit is a testament to persistence and unwavering determination. Before starting Wakefit, Chaitanya had nineteen years of e…

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#11 - Passionate Solopreneur: Sai Krishna, Building Cool Stuff with Millions of Downloads! 47:40

12M ago47:40

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Sai Krishna is the Founder of Superblog.ai - An enterprise alternative to WordPress with UI/UX of the medium. It is the world's fastest blogging platform with Auto SEO. He has also been CTO of multiple startups like DigiBoosterCo, SpotPlay, mHotspot, and 1BN Software Private Limited. Sai loves to build new and cool stuff and has built games with mi…

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Episode 76: Early Life, Impact of IIM, Is success an outcome of Brilliance or Network? How to make career decisions? How to build teams? Best leadership advice w/Dhruvank Vaidya 26:20

1y ago26:20

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About Dhruvank Vidya: Dhruvank is the Head of Podcasts for Spotify India. Over a career spanning 25 years, he has launched several media and technology businesses and held leadership positions (CxO/ Business head) in digital media, content, television and technology companies like Star TV, Times of India group, NDTV Imagine/ Turner Broadcasting etc…

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Insight: White space opportunity for entrepreneurs to explore within the Indian Handicraft Industry 2:47

1y ago2:47

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Listen to the entire conversation:Spotify: https://bit.ly/3pwiWweYouTube: https://bit.ly/44bkR8sApple: https://bit.ly/3NXQnkLOr available on all other platforms (The One Percent Project Podcast)Show notes & Transcript:https://bit.ly/TOP_Mayank

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Insight: Founder & CEO of Reshamandi talks about the Indian Silk Industry size & opportunity 1:27

1y ago1:27

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Listen to the entire conversation: Spotify: https://bit.ly/3pwiWwe YouTube: https://bit.ly/44bkR8s Apple: https://bit.ly/3NXQnkL Or available on all other platforms (The One Percent Project Podcast) Show notes & Transcript: https://bit.ly/TOP_Mayank

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#10 - The Burning Monk Chronicles: Unleashing Serverless Potential with Yan Cui, Principal Consultant and Inspirational Educator 1:20:36

1y ago1:20:36

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Yan Cui is an AWS Serverless Hero and the author of "Production-Ready Serverless" and "Serverless Architectures on AWS". Currently, Yan is a Principal Consultant at The Burning Monk Ltd. He has been building on AWS since 2010 and has taught thousands of developers, including me, through his online courses. I have taken two of his courses, "AppSync …

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Insight: Mayank Tiwari talks about why NIFT alums are not building brands for the masses. 4:41

1y ago4:41

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Listen to the entire conversation: Spotify: https://bit.ly/3pwiWwe YouTube: https://bit.ly/44bkR8s Apple: https://bit.ly/3NXQnkL Or available on all other platforms (The One Percent Project Podcast) Show notes & Transcript: https://bit.ly/TOP_Mayank

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Episode 74: Part-2: Building Chamaeleon, Investing in Start-ups, Decision Making Strategies, Analysing Decisions w/Nuno Goncalves 26:46

1y ago26:46

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About Nuno Goncalves Pedro: In the realm of innovation and strategy, few individuals embody the true spirit of transformation, possessing a unique blend of strategic prowess, unwavering determination, and a passion for creating lasting impact. Nuno Goncalves Pedro, the co-founder of Chamaeleon and Strive Capital, epitomises this rare breed of visio…

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Episode 73: Part-1: View adversity as an opportunity, How to slow down and intensify focus, Learnings from living in 35+ countries, How love for food has influenced his career w/Nuno Goncalves Pedro 30:51

1y ago30:51

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About Nuno Goncalves Pedro: In the realm of innovation and strategy, few individuals embody the true spirit of transformation, possessing a unique blend of strategic prowess, unwavering determination, and a passion for creating lasting impact. Nuno Goncalves Pedro, the co-founder of Chamaeleon and Strive Capital, epitomises this rare breed of visio…

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Insight: Prasanna Sankar shares why Bitcoin is a Technological Marvel. 1:12

1y ago1:12

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Listen to the full conversation: Spotify: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3Ce91ho⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/42hwfOo⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Apple: ⁠⁠https://apple.co/42iwzfO⁠⁠ Or available on all other platforms (The One Percent Project Podcast) Show notes & Transcript: ⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/g5VfwBfp⁠

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#9 - Ashish Kapoor, The Software Industry Veteran | From CTO to Acquisition 51:35

1y ago51:35

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About the Guest: Ashish Kapoor is a technologist with 20+ years of experience and has been in leadership roles for several years, his most recent one being Senior Director at Alkira. Before this, he was a Director of Engineering at Airbase, Delivery Head at Persistent Systems, and CTO and Co-founder at CAPIOT Software. CAPIOT Software was acquired …

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Insight- Prasanna Sankar shares how he is productive by not being productive? 1:31

1y ago1:31

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Listen to the full conversation: Spotify: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3Ce91ho⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/42hwfOo ⁠Apple: ⁠https://apple.co/42iwzfO⁠ Or available on all other platforms (The One Percent Project Podcast) Show notes & Transcript: ⁠https://lnkd.in/g5VfwBfp⁠

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Insight-Prasanna Sankar shares how his life has changed after becoming a Billionaire. 1:32

1y ago1:32

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Listen to the full conversation: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Ce91ho YouTube: https://bit.ly/42hwfOo Apple: https://apple.co/42iwzfO Or available on all other platforms Show notes & Transcript: https://lnkd.in/g5VfwBfp

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Insight- Prasanna Sankar shares why "The Thoughtful Investor" by Basant Maheshwari is the most under rated book. 1:46

1y ago1:46

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Listen to the full conversation: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Ce91ho YouTube: https://bit.ly/42hwfOo Apple: https://apple.co/42iwzfO Or available on all other platforms Show notes & Transcript: https://lnkd.in/g5VfwBfp

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Insight- Prasanna Sankar shares how Governments and CBDCs will create the next bull run in the Crypto markets. 2:46

1y ago2:46

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Listen to the full conversation: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Ce91ho YouTube: https://bit.ly/42hwfOo Apple: https://apple.co/42iwzfO Or available on all other platforms Show notes & Transcript: https://lnkd.in/g5VfwBfp

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Episode 72: Part-2: Becoming a Billionaire, Impact of Paul Graham & Marc Andreessen Essays, Productivity Hacks, Books w/Prasanna Sankar 23:12

1y ago23:12

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About Prasanna Sankar: What changes after one becomes a billionaire? How does one maintain a sense of purpose and drive after accumulating wealth? Welcome to The One Percent Project, where we continue our captivating conversation with Prasanna Sankar, the co-founder of Rippling, and a true trailblazer in the world of technology and entrepreneurship…

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Episode 71: Part-1: Indian Hustle & Competition, Building Early Confidence, State of FAAMGs, Brilliance & Future of Bitcoin, Power of a Free Mind w/Prasanna Sankar 36:55

1y ago36:55

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About Prasanna Sankar:Few possess a rare combination of exceptional talent, entrepreneurial vision, and a relentless drive to push boundaries. My next guest on The One Percent Project, Prasanna Sankar, the co-founder of Rippling, is undoubtedly one such individual. In 2010, Prasanna co-founded Likealittle, a college campus social network that exper…

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#8 - Alexander Semenyuk, Best Selling Author and Medium Writer | Consistency is the Key 1:07:08

1y ago1:07:08

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About the Guest: Alexander Victor Semenyuk is the bestselling Ukrainian-American author and a recipient of the Literary Titan Gold Award. He has written 19+ Books. A few of his books include Paradise Harbour, Paradise Shores, The Breath, String of Destruction, etc. He is also very active in medium with 8.2K readers reading his work. Alexander Semen…

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Episode 70: An Unconventional Career Journey w/Susan Zhang 18:43

1y ago18:43

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About Susan Zhang: Leadership is not just about achieving success but about inspiring and empowering others to do the same. My next guest on The One Percent Project, Susan Zhang, embodies that. An exemplary business executive and visionary entrepreneur, Susan has a remarkable career spanning three continents. With an impressive legacy through her w…

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Episode 69: Part 2- Building Blume Ventures w/Karthik Reddy 29:49

1y ago29:49

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About Karthik Reddy: What does it take to identify and back the next big thing in the world of startups? How do venture capitalists navigate the complex web of risks and rewards to make successful investments? Welcome to The One Percent Project, where we continue our exploration of the world of startups and venture capital with the visionary Karthi…

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Episode 68: Part 1- Building Blume Ventures w/Karthik Reddy 36:07

1y ago36:07

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About Karthik Reddy: Is venture capital about funding the next unicorn or backing exceptional founders who are hardwired to think differently and bet against conventional wisdom? My next guest on The One Percent Project is the humble, decisive communicator and counterintuitive thinker Karthik Reddy. Karthik is the co-founder and Managing Partner at…

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Episode 67: State Bank of India: Elephants Can Dance! 49:00

1+ y ago49:00

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About State Bank of India: It is hard to imagine an elephant dancing, but if that elephant is the State Bank of India, SBI, as popularly known, you are in for a surprise/ delight. SBI is India's biggest bank, with 450M+ customers. As an Indian, you may be able to rattle 100s of challenges and inefficiencies of SBI, but its contribution towards Indi…

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Episode 66: Exploring the Toy Industry w/Brendan Boyle 26:45

1+ y ago26:45

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About Brendan Boyle: Have you ever wondered how your favourite toys end up in your hands? What makes toy companies such as Lego, Hasbro, and Mattel market leaders, and how have products such as Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars stayed evergreen in a highly competitive industry? My next guest on The One Percent Project is Brendan Boyle. Brendan is a …

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#7 - Naomi Ceder, Author of Quick Python Book, Ex Chair of board of Directors - Python Software Foundation | Being Honest and Authentic Leader 48:54

1+ y ago48:54

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Naomi Ceder is a truly remarkable individual, whose accomplishments span multiple disciplines and decades. After earning a distinguished Ph.D. in Classics several decades ago, Naomi made a bold switch from studying ancient human languages to mastering the intricacies of computer languages. Since 2001, she has been a critical figure in the world of …

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Episode 65: Career: Making bold moves w/Aditi Sharma 14:53

1+ y ago14:53

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About Aditi Sharma: Aditi Sharma is the co-founder of Grow Commerce. Aditi started her career as a chip designer, did her MBA, and joined McKinsey. Then, she chose to join Grab. When Aditi joined Grab, not only was she expecting her first child, but Grab was in overdrive to enter and grow across South East Asian markets while competing against form…

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Episode 64: HabitStrong: Importance of Habits, Boredom and Discipline w/Rajan Singh 42:30

1+ y ago42:30

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About Rajan Singh: In the modern world, where ample distractions capture our attention and constantly pull it in multiple directions, staying focused and achieving our goals can be a significant challenge. Moreover, with the rise of remote work and the shift towards an increasingly digital lifestyle, maintaining focus and productivity has become ev…

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Episode 63: Building Generational Brands w/Raja Ganapathy 38:04

1+ y ago38:04

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About Raja Ganapathy: What is so unique about Ogilvy, Hindustan Unilever, and Sequoia capital that they have stayed market-relevant and built and enabled iconic brands? How Don Valentine, the grandfather of Venture Capital and founder of Sequoia, built a generational brand. If brands and brand-building intrigue, you listen on. My next guest on The …

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#6 - Savitha Nanjappa, Founder of Success With Savitha | From Zero to 200K Listeners, her Podcast Has Captivated a Massive Audience 37:51

1+ y ago37:51

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Savitha Nanjappa is a Business & Executive coach, Founder of global coaching business Success With Savitha, Podcast Host @ Success With Savitha Podcast, Forbes Council Member She has over 17+ years of work experience in Corporate India across brands like Airtel, Tata Docomo, Telenor, ICICI Prudential & Novo Nordisk across Sales, Marketing, Customer…

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Episode 62: Career: Management Consultant to Storyteller w/Abhay Maheshwari 21:53

1+ y ago21:53

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About Abhay Maheshwari: My first guest on the career series is Abhay Maheshwari. I met Abhay through the Spotify India and Ideabrew studio LevelUp program for podcasters. I was fascinated by Abhay's story. He took to storytelling, open mics and podcasting only after completing his engineering degree and landing a full-time job. Despite being encour…

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Episode 61: Being an Evangelist w/Guy Kawasaki 30:20

1+ y ago30:20

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About Guy Kawasaki: My next guest on The One Percent Project is charismatic, enticing and Apple's 2nd evangelist Guy Kawasaki. Guy is the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of the Remarkable People podcast. He was a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. He was a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. He has authored Wise Guy, The Art of the Sta…

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Episode 60: Mini-Series: The CEO factory of India, Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever 17:47

1+ y ago17:47

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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL): Hindustan Unilever is one of India’s most valuable companies. The book “The CEO Factory: Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever” by Sudhir Sitapati is a handbook of counterintuitive management insights that he learnt over 20+ years at HUL. The book covers HUL’s 100+ years of history in India and its management …

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#5 - Shalini Singh, CEO of andwemet | Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships 31:19

1+ y ago31:19

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Today, we welcome Shalini Singh, the founder of "andwemet," a platform for single Indians aged 25 and above, both in India and abroad, seeking long-term relationships. With a career spanning three decades, Shalini has a diverse background, starting as a kindergarten teacher, then moving on to a role in corporate marketing, before establishing her o…

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Episode 59: Building Inshorts & Public App w/Deepit Purkayastha 36:08

1+ y ago36:08

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About Deepit Purkayastha: My next guest on The One Percent Project is Deepit Purkayastha. He is the co-founder of Inshorts & Public app. Deepit's entrepreneurial journey began in an IIT Kharagpur dorm room with his co-founders Azhar & Anunay. 10 years later, Inshorts is India's #1 short news app, with 10 million+ active users, and Public App is Ind…

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#4 - Devan Bhalla, Brand Builder & Marketer | How He Built a 100,000 Following and His Journey 36:28

1+ y ago36:28

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Today I have Devan Bhalla in my podcast. Devan is an integrated marketer who is passionate about growth, strategy and paying attention to detail. In parallel with his day job Devan has also become a successful content creator with more than 100,000 followers. He has been a keynote speaker at leading colleges like BITS, DU, IIM etc. Devan's linkedIn…

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Episode 58: Building an Effective & Profitable Sales Function w/Aditi Shrivastava, Pocket Aces 34:17

1+ y ago34:17

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About Aditi Shrivastava: My next guest The One Percent Project is the very talented and driven Aditi Srivastava. Aditi is Co-Founder and CEO at Pocket Aces, India’s largest socially distributed content network, which includes five diverse brands: FilterCopy (short fiction), Dice Media (multi-episode web series), Gobble (lifestyle), Nutshell (infota…

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Episode 57: Jeremy Utley: Ideaflow- Generate as many ideas as possible 31:05

1+ y ago31:05

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About Jeremy Utley: My first guest on The One Percent Project this year is the exuberant Jeremy Utley. Jeremy is the Director of Executive Education at Stanford’s d.school and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s School of Engineering. He is a celebrated keynote speaker and co-author of the brilliant book "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matt…

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Episode 56: Matt Abrahams: Frameworks for Strategic Communication 29:24

1+ y ago29:24

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About Matt Abrahams: Today on The One Percent Project, I am speaking to Matt Abrahams. Matt teaches organizational behaviour and strategic communication at Stanford. He is the author of the excellent book Speaking Up without Freaking Out and host of the Stanford GSB podcast ‘Think Fast Talk Smart’. Matt is a passionate, collaborative, and innovativ…

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