Filmmaking led me to pursue psychology, mythology and philosophy. met a lot of interesting people along the way while doing youtube. so Let's talk about all of that shit
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In this podcast i will be podcasting about my favourite topics and something related to my life
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Shut Your Face is a weekly sports talk show brought to you by Bernhard "Bee" Samuel, Sumesh Pandit, Nilesh Chopde and Lumin Abraham. It's your lunch-table sports debates bundled into a weekly, hour-long podcast. You'll hear us spend most of our time talking about the Washington Commanders, Wizards, and everything related to the NFL and NBA. We want to be the one weekly sports talk show you need to keep up-to-date with the sports world! We hope you enjoy!
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Inspiring insights and conversations that empower you to reach your true potential and live a limitless life.
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The podcast meeting the sector leaders that are unlocking the potential of financial inclusion as an enabler of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Businesses that nurture sustainable environments, help people maintain a healthy lifestyle and create livelihoods for the not so blessed. Let's talk to the women and men behind these businesses to understand their perspiration, motivation and inspiration - in short their wonderful story. Music and Editing by Nilesh & Nikolai
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Welcome to Life Stories Markham. Michael and Nilesh talk to Markham residents who are known in their field of work or by their passion, and go beyond what they do by delving into their life story. The channel aims to provide viewers with a deeper understanding of the individual behind the public persona, and to showcase the unique challenges and successes that they have experienced. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with a guest who has achieved a level of recognition in their f ...
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"3 Techies Banter #3TB" is a podcast by the "Creators of unblox." It's a series in which we delve into Tech, Finance, and Economics, making it simple and surprising as we share its immense potential to influence all our futures. Join our Banter every week to discover fun and interesting insights. Also, Record YourQuestions / Feedback Here DM us your responses on Insta Or email us at [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you.
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Hi, I am your host Siddhartha! I have been an entrepreneur from 2012-2017 building two products AddoDoc and Babygogo. After selling my company to SHEROES, I and my partner Nansi decided to start up again. But we felt unequipped in our skillset in 2018 to build a large company. We had known 0-1 journey from our startups but lacked the experience of building 1-10 journeys. Hence was born the Neon Show (Earlier 100x Entrepreneur) to learn from founders and investors, the mindset to scale yourse ...
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Josh Talks gives you access to relatable role models who will inspire you to do more and be more in life. Listen to the stories of entrepreneurs, civil servants, sportspersons, activists - ordinary Indians who have achieved extraordinary things. Every story will make you believe - All You Need Is Josh.
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The One Percent Show is an open-ended exploration into the minds of the wisest people around to help us learn to think, invest, and live each day a little, as little as one percent, better. You can learn more at vishalkhandelwal.com.
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All about how to chase your dreams whilst not losing sight of what really matters along the way. We have so many competing pressures in our lives and it's easy to feel lost and overwhelmed. Amardeep Parmar interviews a wide variety of guests to understand how they find balance in their lives. We hear the vulnerable stories of when they've struggled and their advice for other people in the same situation. We're all in this together. Amardeep himself recently left the corporate world to rebala ...
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With the Great Indian Marketing Show, Aadil Bandukwala and Kaushik Satish bring you stories and experiences of marketing leaders behind some of the most pioneering brands in the world. They aim to uncover not just what marketers do, but how. And to do it in a way, that's fun, creative and compelling. The show cuts through the jargon, eschews the 30,000 feet view and gets to the brass tacks. At the end of every podcast, we want you to walk away discovering something new; something that adds v ...
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WHAT will Decide the Next Superpower? | Raja Manickam | iVP Semiconductor
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1:26:29Geopolitics is now measured in Nanometers. Anything with a battery or a plug has a semiconductor inside. But these chips aren’t just tech anymore, they’re shaping who becomes the next Superpower. In the 1980s, India was just two years behind the world in semiconductors. Today, we’re 12 generations behind. What went wrong? India’s top semiconductor …
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S1 EP10 - The Fintech Daring Farmers in Africa To Dream Big!
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48:58In this season finale, we take you to Uganda to explore how innovative fintech and agribusiness partnerships are driving a new era of agricultural finance for coffee growers. Emata is a Ugandan fintech (and licensed MFI) working in agriculture. They partner with agri companies to give smallholder farmers affordable, AI-powered digital loans. In thi…
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15 Years Of Investing Lessons In 75 Minutes With Prime Ventures and Stellaris Partners | Neon Show
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1:16:22There are No Checklists or Frameworks on HOW TO BE A VC? So how do you even know if it’s the right path for you? Unlike most jobs, venture capital comes with an extremely long feedback loop. It can take years before you know whether the bets you made actually worked out. That’s why most seasoned VCs say: only choose this path if you're in it for th…
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Why Traditional Playbooks Are Failing & What Really Works In SAAS? | WizCommerce, Pienomial & Merlin
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1:24:21Vertical SaaS customers don’t buy software for 10 months, they buy it for 10 years. That’s the opportunity and the challenge. Switching costs are high, which makes it hard to get in but once you’re in, you’re in. But regular SaaS playbooks don't work here. Forget PLG. Forget design partners. These industries have been burned too many times by bad s…
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S1 EP9 - Reimagining Insurance for the Missing Middle with Garance Wattez-Richard, Founder & CEO of AXA EssentiALL
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32:09What happens when one of the world’s biggest insurers decides to design products for the population that’s too poor to be rich — and too rich to be poor? In this deeply insightful conversation, Garance Wattez-Richard shares the story behind the creation of AXA EssentiALL. From her first pitch to launching operations in 22 markets, Garance walks us …
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We’ve got the 2025 Finals upon us. Thunder vs. the Pacers. One team we expected to be here and one that surprised us all. This week we preview and predict the NBA finals. We talk about whether Haliburton is a Top 10, Top 15 or Top 20 player right now. _____________________________ Intro & Outro: "Fast Life" (Shut Your Face Theme Song) by SanjayC Ch…
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Why Stripe Paid $150M For a Young Indian Startup | Saurya Prakash Sinha | Recko
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1:02:55Recko's acquisition by Stripe is one of India's biggest B2B exits. It's a great headline. But headlines don't tell the full story. They capture one final outcome not the numerous obstacles faced. In this episode, Saurya Prakash Sinha, co-founder of Recko, tells us what really happened behind the scenes. From the early days when no one was buying, n…
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Zomato: $500B Consumer Tech Bet, Tesla's $30T Future & Why India must lead Nuclear Energy|Deepak Garg
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51:34The dollar will lose its status as the world’s reserve currency & the greatest wealth transfer in history is already underway - warns the founder of one of India’s fastest-growing unicorns! In this episode, Deepak Garg, founder of Rivigo and AnywhereJobs shares why Rivigo's iconic Relay model succeeded, and what ultimately limited it. He predicts Z…
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Ep. 197— Commanders 2025 Schedule Breakdown; Draft recap; NBA Final 4
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1:14:42The schedule is out. The Commanders have 6 primetime games and 8 stand-alone games. How the tide has turned from last year. This week we discuss the schedule then talk about the Commanders draft picks. We finish this week talking about the OKC-MIN and NYK-IND finals. Old-guard star power is not there but the matchups should still be fun. __________…
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What's Happening to VC in India w/ All In Capital, Peer Capital & Upekkha
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55:15Venture capital is much fancied today. Is this job which looks like cutting cheques for products and founders you like, for everyone? As for any work, there are traits you should have and some which won’t help you on the job. We have with us Kushal Bhagia (All In Capital), Karthik Prabhakar (Peer Capital), and Rajan (Upekkha). Three people who inte…
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3 Tech Founders on Whether AI Will Replace Your Job ft Rahul, Ananda and Vishwa
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38:28“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” In this episode of The Neon Show, Vishwa (Co-founder of ZenDuty) is joined by Rahul Sasi (Co-founder of CloudSEK) and Ananda Krishna (Co-founder of Astra Security). They share how AI feels magical now. And how as founders they are trying to sprinkle this magic everywhere from h…
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How to Hire, Train & Retain Talent to Build a Great Company | Vijay Rayapati | Khadim Batti
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1:28:32In this episode, we sit down with two exceptional founders. One who is going after the biggest category, and one who created a new category and became its leading player. Vijay Rayapati (Co-founder, Atomicwork) and Khadim Batti (Co-founder, Whatfix) share their hard-earned insights on what it truly takes to build a great company. From closing milli…
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S1 EP8 - Tackling the $170 BILLION annual financing gap for smallholder farmers with Tim Strong, Head of Agricultural Finance at Opportunity International
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43:41Smallholder farmers are the backbone of Africa's agricultural sector, producing 80% of the region's food supply. In this episode, we met with Tim Strong, Head of Agricultural Finance for Opportunity International to discuss how financial inclusion can be a vehicle for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve their goals. Guest: Timothy …
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S1 EP7 - How GSMA and Visa are advancing Digital Financial Literacy in Africa
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40:10The adoption of digital financial services, or DFS has created significant impact for underserved communities across the world. The United Nations states that inclusive digital financial services have allowed individuals to store and increase savings, cope with unexpected economic shocks, access social benefits more cheaply, and make investments in…
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S1 EP6 - Supporting Countries to Prepare and Respond Quickly to Climate Disasters with Nilesh Prakash, Co-Director of Global Shield against Climate Risks
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37:15When climate disasters strike, the world's most vulnerable communities often face devastating financial losses. In an era of increasing climate risks, traditional disaster response isn't enough. Communities need financial solutions that put them in control of their recovery. In Episode 6 of the Financial Inclusion Unlocked Podcast, we met with Nile…
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Ep. 196— NBA Playoffs Preview; Commanders NFL draft
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1:41:32Tons of storylines in the NBA playoffs this year. The Western Conference is full of superstars and intrigue. This week we call out our favorite teams and the ones we’re hating on. We then get into the NFL draft. Talking about special players and who we think the Commanders should be looking at late in round 1 or round 2. ___________________________…
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$1Billion CRM from India competing with Salesforce | Nilesh Patel, LeadSquared
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47:55CRM is a category often equated with its market leader, Salesforce. Hence, companies and investors question the viability of building a business in this space. Nilesh Patel, founder of Leadsquared, who built a Unicorn in CRM, joins us today. We discuss the category, the business, and its competitors. With Byju’s as their first large deal, Edtech br…
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Can Neysa be India's AI Cloud alternative to AWS, Azure & Google Cloud? | Sharad Sanghi
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51:54Meet Sharad Sanghi who built India’s first data center, he spent 25 years building Netmagic, India’s largest data center company. He came to India in 1995, worked at VSNL as the country was discovering the internet, and built a company focused on internet for businesses. Now he is building Neysa, an AI cloud startup, which recently raised $50M to h…
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S1 EP5 - A New Approach to Financial Inclusion with Sophie Sirtaine, CEO of CGAP
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30:29The way that we view and define financial inclusion continues to evolve. Not only is financial inclusion measured on purely “access” but on how it can be a vehicle to accelerate the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. In this episode, we meet with Sophie Sirtaine, the Chief Executive Officer of CGAP, to discuss what the future of financial inclusi…
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S1 EP4 - The Transformative Power of Saving Groups with Jeff Ashe
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36:00From Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) to ROSCAs and Cuchubales, community-based financial groups have a long history of empowering individuals. Whether it’s for personal development or economic resilience, saving groups have been a cornerstone of financial inclusion for centuries. In this episode, we met with Jeff Ashe, a financial inc…
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How Accel Deploys $650M in India & Manages $5B in Growth + Late Stage | Prayank Swaroop
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51:33In this episode of The Neon Show, we bring you into the room with someone who’s spent over a decade backing India’s most ambitious companies. We're joined by Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel. With over 14 years in venture capital, Prayank walks us through his journey of discovering and building expertise in specific sectors—from cybersecurity and …
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Lightspeed’s $500M bet on India with 1/3rd in AI Companies | Dev Khare
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1:13:18Is it time for investors to move beyond the valley when analyzing India? Dev Khare, Partner at Lightspeed agrees. He shares with us an interesting view on two funding models: The Silicon valley model begins with raising millions of dollars & going through huge negative cashflow for years. Hopefully building a great product or maybe even creating a …
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S1 EP3 - How a Bank In Uganda Is Providing Access To Finance For Refugees
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20:40Uganda is the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, with over 1.7 million refugees and asylum seekers in the country. For those arriving in Uganda, accessing basic financial services has been incredibly difficult due to a lack of legal documentation, collateral and inadequate banking infrastructure. In this episode, we met with two leading exp…
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S1 EP2 - How Parametric Insurance is Protecting Communities in Fiji Against Cyclones and Flooding
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29:03With the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events increasing, Small Island Developing States (SIDs) are bearing the brunt of climate change, facing a growing number of threats including cyclones, floods, and rising sea levels. For instance, Fiji alone has seen devastating impacts from cyclones like Cyclone Winston in 2016, which the World …
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S1 EP1 - The Potential of Fast Payments with The World Bank
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27:43In the first episode of the new Financial Inclusion Unlocked podcast, Jack met with Thomas Yann Piveteau, Financial Sector Specialist at The World Bank to learn about Project FASTT. Thomas explained the objectives of the project, which aims to develop fast payment systems globally. The discussion covers the benefits of these systems, the role of ce…
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10 Unicorns, 5 IPOs, 26 Acquisitions – India’s OG VC, Avnish Bajaj On Why Only Founders Matter
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1:18:01In this episode, Avnish Bajaj, Founding Partner at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India), shares what it takes to build one of India's most competitive VC firms and land the best startup deals. With over 20 years of experience, Avnish has been at the forefront of India’s venture capital industry. He co-founded Matrix Partners India in 2006 after a s…
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Ep. 195— 2025 Commanders Free Agency; Is Adam Peters all-in?; Biggest need heading into the draft?
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1:16:24Laremy Tunsil, Deebo Samuel, Javon Kinloaw… the Commanders are making moves! Adams Peters is clearly putting meat to the bones of what was an overachieving, yet up-and-coming team. This week we breakdown the moves and talk about what the biggest need still is for the team heading into the draft. _____________________________ Intro & Outro: "Fast Li…
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Financial Inclusion Unlocked is launching on 24th March!! The new podcast series is on a journey to learn how we can unlock the potential of financial inclusion as an enabler for the 17 UN SDGs. From the heights of Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains to the islands of Fiji, we're uncovering stories of breakthrough solutions covering topics from parametric …
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Sharad Sharma On India’s Digital Playbook, UPI’s Rise & AI’s Future
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1:59:10In this episode of The Neon Show, we have Sharad Sharma, founder of iSPIRT, the technology think tank behind India Stack, Health Stack, and other digital public goods. If you want to understand where India’s digital space is headed, how AI can shape its future, and why strategic autonomy is critical, this episode is a must-watch! 0:00 – Introductio…
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Zerodha’s Move Into A ₹68 Lakh Cr Industry | Vishal Jain On Expanding India’s 8% Investor Base
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43:45In this episode, we have Vishal Jain, CEO of Zerodha Fund House, who brings over two decades of experience in building ETFs and passive investment products. From launching India’s first-ever ETF with Benchmark AMC in 2001 to now leading the country’s first passive-only AMC, Vishal has contributed through various roles to India's financial markets. …
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Investor And Policymaker Jayant Sinha On Indian Economy And India’s Net Zero Goals
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1:18:57A seasoned investor who ran India's Finance Ministry. This week on The Neon Show, we welcome Jayant Sinha—Investor, Policy Maker, and former Minister of Finance & Civil Aviation. Mr. Sinha shares how the government builds innovative investment solutions for startups and large-scale funding programs for institutions. He played a key role in launchin…
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2X SaaS Founder: How To Sell Global Tech Products From India | Sharath Narayana
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1:27:00In this episode, Sharath shares his journey of building two successful AI-driven enterprise solutions. Sharath Keshava Narayana, founder of Sanas and Observe shares his market-product fit approach of winning enterprise clients in the US- Identifying large, underserved markets and solving their biggest problems. He also dives into fundraising storie…
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How We Closed Our Biggest Fund ($300M) | Alok & Ritesh | Stellaris Venture Partners
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1:29:11Venture Capitalists on Venture Capital In this episode we have Alok Goyal and Ritesh Banglani, Partners at Stellaris Venture Partners, one of India’s top VC firms. We go into details on running a VC firm in India. We discuss the ambition of Indian founders, what are the next B2B SaaS billion-dollar outcomes, market-first vs. founder-first investmen…
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