Best Krishna Kumar Podcasts (2024)

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Make learning relevant in the AI era: Simplilearn's Krishna Kumar on future of training & education 53:55

4h ago53:55

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In this episode I speak with a founder whose business I have tracked for over 12 years. Krishna Kumar, the founder of Simplilearn was one of the early proponents of digital learning with curated programs specific to individual career needs. His company has grown while many learning companies have slowed. He has now moved to the USA to build a new l…

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Cheetie Kumar and the No Billy Joel Rule 27:32

4h ago27:32

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Cheetie Kumar is — by pretty much everyone's accounts — one of the coolest people ever. At the 2024 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the Raleigh-based chef, restaurateur, and Birds of Avalon guitarist made time for a quick chat about how she had to rethink restaurants through Covid, created the structure of her new restaurant to make sure it benefitte…

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NuVentures & its new thesis: founder Venk Krishnan talks Saas, AI & enabling startups with customers 57:26

4h ago57:26

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife we bring you a series that defines the veteran venture capitalist, Venk Krishnan. In the past, Venk, has backed the likes of MuSigma, Daily Ninja, Acko, Pocket Aces, Third Wave Coffee & Geist. NuVentures is now renewing its India strategy, the startups that the fund will bet on will have to have a global thesis wi…

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Channing Frye and the Problem With Perfection 38:03

7d ago38:03

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Former NBA powerhouse turned winemaker Channing Frye nerds out about moving from slap the bag to the nuances of terroir, what it's really like to drink baller wine on the team jet, and how therapy got him out of his depression sweatpants For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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A platform that enables and nurtures brands in their distribution: the story of Oxbow Brands 47:47

11h ago47:47

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In this episode I talk with Rahul Johar who has literally scaled brands in India across several retail formats. What is true is that Indian e-commerce brands are now moving offline and they need all the nurturing to understand how distribution works. Distribution is hard, it eats into margins and is a question of having the right eye-balls at retai…

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Priya Krishna and the Perfectly Translucent Onions 42:43

3h ago42:43

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When Priya Krishna was a little kid — a blob, as she calls herself — she started traveling the whole world with her family because her mom worked in the airline industry. As it turns out, the wildly successful reporter, author, and video host had a truly wild and wonderful journey ahead. Though it wasn't public at the time this was recorded, she wa…

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Moorings from Akshayakalpa & its founder Shashi Kumar: making Indian farming lucrative 1:01:32

9d ago1:01:32

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In this episode we explore the many facets of Shashi Kumar and his wonderful journey to make farming viable. He is an engineer who stepped into the world of business without a business plan and he tried blending ancient and modern techniques that could save the soil, and bring money to the farmer by organising the supply chain with the food value c…

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Enabling transparency with digital transformation: Srividya Kannan's journey of building Avaali 50:36

7d ago50:36

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In this episode we speak with Srividya, the founder of Avaali. Her company reduces procurement cycle times using digital practices. She talks about how her company has scaled over the years and how digital services are so important for companies going through transformation into the era of generative-AI. Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook,…

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David Chang and the Face Full of Wasps 1:01:57

7d ago1:01:57

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Recorded live onstage at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen: David Chang Unfiltered — and with a face full of wasp stings. The notoriously opinionated chef shares some raw talk about the chili crunch controversy, failure, living life under a microscope, Guy Fieri (spoiler alert — they're BFFs now), and why people are so weird about microwaves. For mo…

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Building a CRM "Unicorn", love for Hindi literature: conversation with Prashant Singh of LeadSquared 57:29

13d ago57:29

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk about how an enterprise grade CRM can be built from India. LeadSquared as you all know is well known for its story of going from India to the world. The founders are IT professionals who sold that business before delving into building a product for India. As opportunity would have it, they have scaled …

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Pete Wells and the Suitcase Full of Sausage 55:57

14d ago55:57

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Outgoing New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells gets personal with his longtime friend about his path from high school cheerleader to college dropout to the pages of Sassy magazine — all the way to the most prestigious critic's seat in the country. Plus, he's got a little challenge for Thomas Keller. For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoi…

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Building an AI led transformation business: in-conversation with Deepthi Muthuraman of Ascendion 34:08

19d ago34:08

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In this interview we talk to Deepthi Muthuraman who is a senior brand manager at Ascendion, a company that transforms businesses in the digital age. She paints a wonderful story of how Ascendion was able to scale up fast and win clients. She talks about the impact of Generative AI and why a services businesses that is AI led can transform several b…

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Economic Survey & the Indian Budget2024: buyback tax, jobs, food inflation, AI & toxic smartphones 1:00:47

20d ago1:00:47

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In this episode with Pavan Sharma, partner at BCL India, a compliance and tax advisory firm, we compare why the #Budget2024 has to be looked at along with the Economic Survey of India. The economic survey showcases the challenges of India with AI, the end of globalisation and menace of climate change. The first thirty minutes we analyse the survey …

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Encore: Gregory Gourdet and the Epic Swim 41:45

1M ago41:45

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In this episode, executive features editor Kat Kinsman gets raw with Gregory Gourdet. You might know him from "Top Chef," "Iron Chef," or playing himself on "Portlandia." You might be a fan of his cookbook "Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health." Perhaps you've read Korsha Wilson's profile of him in the August issue of Food & Wine or s…

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Kevin Gillespie and the Restaurant of a Lifetime 53:06

28d ago53:06

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There's a good chance you know chef and author Kevin Gillespie from his fan-favorite stint on Season 6 of Top Chef or his return on the All Stars Season 20, but the Georgia native's talent can't be reduced to the small screen. His new Atlanta restaurant, Nàdair, is a full-throated love letter to his Scottish heritage — something Gillespie's family …

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Startups in the early stage will continue to be sought after: in-conversation with IPV's Mitesh Shah 40:56

1M ago40:56

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In this episode we talk to Mitesh Shah, co-founder of Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), about how investing is shaping up in the Indian startup ecosystem in 2024, and in the context of the next 18-months. Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTubeBy Vishal Krishna

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Asma Khan and the Dream of Pirates 51:32

2M ago51:32

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Chef Asma Khan is a bolt of lightning to the senses. Born a second daughter, she felt dismissed by society, but Asma Khan has always known her worth. With her restaurant Darjeeling Express in London, she takes pride in her all-women staff, cooking food they'd serve at home. Her contributions to the culinary world were recognized on the Time 100 lis…

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Kumaar Bagrodia speaks on upgrading the subconscious: the science & business of brain enhancement 1:33:05

1M ago1:33:05

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In this episode I talk with India's brain-enhancer Kumaar Bagrodia who is also the founder of Neuroleap and Arkni PhotoBioLife. Many of you listening to or watching this podcast would have pondered over the question "how does one punch above your weight mentally?" As science proves it, you need to understand the subconscious mind before you want to…

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Will Poulter, Dave Beran, and The Bear 51:14

2M ago51:14

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Season 3 of the smash hit FX/Hulu show “The Bear” roared to life just days ago, but Will Poulter (the actor who plays fan-favorite Luca) and 2014 F&W Best New Chef Dave Beran had been prepping for weeks. Poulter — like his co-star Jeremy Allen White — staged with Beran at his Santa Monica restaurant Pasjoli to learn how to accurately portray a prof…

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From bug bounties to enabling security for brands, the AppSecure.Security whitehat story 51:05

1M ago51:05

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we will talk with Sandeep Hodkasia the founder of AppSecure.Security tells us about how modern brands can secure themselves at very low cost and how Corporations can use white-hats to build new age security. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:30 - Sandeep's love for security. 06:00 - AppSecure's view of security in mode…

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Interoperability of loyalty points, use cases, opportunity & tech - Abhay Tandon of Monet explains 58:43

2M ago58:43

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife we speak with veteran startup enabler and co-founder of Monet, Abhay Tandon. He talks about why blockchain works for interoperability of loyalty points and the opportunities to get brands to work together in order to win loyal customers in the long run. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:26 - Abhay making the transition bac…

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Encore: Rocco DiSpirito and the Very Bad Word 41:28

2M ago41:28

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In 1999, when Food & Wine named Rocco DiSpirito as one of its Best New Chefs he was only in his early 30s, but he'd already been in the industry for a couple decades. At 10 years old, Rocco started working at a local pizzeria – a natural fit for a kid whose Italian American family grew most of their own food and started talking about lunch before b…

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Claudia Fleming and the Perfect Clafoutis 41:45

2M ago41:45

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Say the name "Claudia Fleming" and those who know will probably deploy the word "legend." And if you don't recognize her name, you definitely have benefitted from her groundbreaking pastry creations and flavor combinations that plenty of people now just take for granted. Original copies of her cookbook "The Last Course," went for huge sums of money…

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Dan Giusti and the World's Fanciest Fluffernutter 53:08

2M ago53:08

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At the end of 2015, Dan Giusti shocked the culinary world by walking away from his position as head chef at Noma. Not for another restaurant job, but to feed school children, senior citizens, incarcerated people, and hospital patients through his new company, Brigaid. Food & Wine named Brigaid as one of its 2024 Game Changers for its goal of not on…

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Talking tech, compliance & AI in an era of transformation: in-conversation with Ragu Rajaram of EY 43:59

2M ago43:59

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In this episode we talk with Ragu Rajaram, EY’s Global Cloud Consulting Leader. Ragu talks about how EY GDS is helping organisations transform in the era of data and AI. 00:00 - Introduction to EY GDS 01:18 - What does EY GDS do? 02:56 - Board room to server conversations. 04:56 - Compliances and technology: blending the two 10:16 - Transformative …

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Cody Rigsby and the Chicken Finger Math 43:31

3M ago43:31

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In the 10 years since Cody Rigsby joined Peloton as an instructor, the former McDonald's drive-thru worker, backup dancer, and cater waiter's life has changed in unimaginable ways. He's competed on Dancing with the Stars, written the bestselling memoir XOXO, Cody, and built a massive fanbase of indoor cyclists who are as invested in his hot takes o…

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Journey of product innovation in India through the eyes of Naganand Doraswamy of Ideaspring Capital 55:47

2M ago55:47

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In this episode we talk with Naganand Doraswamy the founder of Ideaspring Capital. He has been a champion of product innovation and deep tech in India for over eight years now. He talks about his journey and learning. He also believes that the deep tech India story has just begun and tells every founder to focus on the sales for success. 00:00 - In…

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Emeril and E.J. Lagasse and the Magical Butter Trolley 48:31

3M ago48:31

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When E.J. Lagasse was four years old, he made his debut appearance in Food & Wine in a feature called "How to Kick Healthy Cooking Up a Notch." He wasn't the one making the recipes — that was his dad Emeril Lagasse — but 17 years later, the father and son are comrades in the kitchen. Most notably at their flagship New Orleans restaurant Emeril's, w…

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Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments 50:35

3M ago50:35

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In this episode we speak with Akash Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of Cashfree Payments. We discover how India is changing with digital payments and how the smart phone generation loves easy checkout experiences. 00:00 - Introduction of Cashfree Payments. 01:05 - The early journey as a developer. 04:42 - Scaling up a company and a product. 05:50 - T…

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Lee Anne Wong and What Happens When It All Burns Down 52:05

3M ago52:05

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When Lee Anne Wong was starting out as a line cook, her nickname in the kitchen was The Little General — and she owns it. For her entire life, she's thrown herself full-force into anything she does, whether it's cooking, competing on TV shows, being a culinary producer on Top Chef, or mentoring young chefs, and it's led to a pretty extraordinary li…

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Rodney Scott and the Two Dollar Bill 45:49

3M ago45:49

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Rodney Scott is having a good day. It's right there on the pit master's shirt — the slogan "every day is a good day." He's a James Beard Award-winning chef who rose to national prominence cooking the sumptuous whole-hog barbecue he grew up eating. He's been the subject of a documentary, won accolades for his cookbook, and has plans to expand his re…

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In-conversation with Anil Achyuta of TDK Ventures: deep tech's impact & ideas from India 59:42

3M ago59:42

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In this episode of the India Deep Tech Series, we host the MD of TDK Ventures, Anil Achyuta. Born and raised in Bengaluru, Anil went from being a sportsman to falling in love with deep tech - firstly as an academic and then as an investor. In this podcast he talks about an ever changing world with deep technology, what are the risks and rewards for…

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Daniel Boulud and the Cellar Full of Woodcocks 52:04

4M ago52:04

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By the time Daniel Boulud was in Food & Wine's first class of Best New Chefs in 1988, he'd already been working in restaurant kitchens for almost two decades. At 14, he knew school wasn't for him and that despite his parents' concerns, he wanted to be a cook. Now with 20-plus restaurants and countless accolades in his knife roll, the world-famous c…

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Food & Wine Is Serving Up Season 2: May 7th, 2024 2:39

4M ago2:39

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Food & Wine has led the conversation around food, drinks, and hospitality in America and around the world since 1978. Season Two of the Tinfoil Swans podcast continues that legacy with even more intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting interviews with the biggest names in the culinary industry and beyond, sharing never-before-heard stories …

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Healthy or unhealthy India: taxes, freebies, the rise of packaged food, new rich & new age politics 1:01:40

4M ago1:01:40

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In this episode with Pavan Sharma, the partner of BCL India, an advisory and audit firm, we decode India by the numbers just as the elections are underway. Please download the report (https://tinyurl.com/yxykv3pv) for you to understand what Pavan is analyzing. All data sources mentioned in the PDF. We analyze the Centre versus State tax conflicts, …

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MNCs love India & Zinnov has helped them tap India's capabilities in technology & leadership 42:56

4M ago42:56

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In this episode theUpStreamLife.com's speak with Zinnov's President, Globalisation Excellence, Nilesh Thakker who talks about how India has become the place for setting global capability centres or some may even call it excellence centres or innovation centres. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:20 - Globalisation is about innovation and leveraging talent. 0…

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Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story 52:21

4M ago52:21

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In this episode we speak to Gagan Agarwal, the co-founder of Planet Electric. Their speciality is to work modular but create a centralised IP for vehicle manufacturing. As an EV OEM in the commercial vehicle industry they have to take on the Mahindras and the Tatas. Check out the podcast to know their aspirations. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:35 - From…

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All about India's transformation in HR services: in-conversation with Aditya Mishra of CIEL-HR 43:36

5M ago43:36

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In this podcast we talk about how CIEL-HR became a large business in nine years and is preparing for an IPO. 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - The business of CIEL-HR 10:25 - Building end to end solutions for modern organisations. 15:55 - Early customers and value propositions. 23:40 - Managing the business in the early days. 27:00 - Going after the EV …

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Building autonomous vehicle & safety technology from India for the world, get to know Minus Zero 48:05

4M ago48:05

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In this episode you will discover the skill of the Minus Zero engineering team in building world class software for the automotive world. If the world of AI led driving is real, then Minus Zero is building such technologies from India to the world's best automotive companies. They have already signed a couple of large commercial vehicle companies t…

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Fast-charging CVs: Exponent's 15-min bet with battery tech, in-conversation with TDK Ventures 36:32

4M ago36:32

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In this episode Anil Achyuta, Managing Director of TDK Ventures, speaks with Arun Vinayak, the founder of Exponent Energy, a company whose tech has enhanced fast charging capabilities to increase value for commercial vehicle fleets in India. Their 15-mins fast charge technology has allowed them to create an ecosystem for fleet operators exclusive t…

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Making you believe: how Zveta is working with certified "traditional" experts in treating arthritis 43:06

5M ago43:06

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com you will discover Indian tradition or "traditional" certified methods of treating musculoskeletal conditions and the impact of nutrition in making one return to form. It's all about the diet and lifestyle. I speak with an experienced nutritionist, Arti Balse, and an experienced medical doctor, Deepa, from the …

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Fasal's story of Indian farmers, the future of tech & the business of Indian agriculture 44:15

5M ago44:15

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Think about this - Indian farmers were struggling with low yields for generations so much so that a country like Netherlands had more yield per acre. India has the technology skills to enable farmers to improve the yield, predict the yield and plan the supply. You would wonder why this change is yet to happen at scale. Fasal, a startup in agritech,…

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E102: 'Employee-like benefits for the self-employed' with Benjemen Elengovan 32:06

5M ago32:06

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Companies like Zomatos and Ubers have given rise to gig economy. Gig workers have lot of flexibility - they can choose type of work and hours of work. But they lack benefits that full-time employees get. Can we marry flexibility with benefits? My guest today asks, why not? What you'll listen (00:00) - Introduction (00:54) - What problem Benji is so…

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The "OG" of HR services: K Pandiarjan's bets big on CIEL HR to capture India's booming HR business 47:45

5M ago47:45

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com you will discover the internal values that are necessary to inculcate and execute in order to build a long term business. You will hear the story of K Pandiarajan, the founder of MaFoi who sold the business in 2008. MaFoi was one of the top HR firms in India at the time. After a decade long break and a long st…

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E102: 'Protect your wealth with will' with Priyanka Sud 34:11

6M ago34:11

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When it comes to wealth, there are lot of chatter about making wealth and growth wealth. But what about protecting it? How to ensure it gets passed to the next generation in the way you would like it to be? One of the ways of protecting wealth is with will. To discuss how to protect your wealth with will, I have a good friend of mine and a leading …

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E100: 'How not to operate a startup' with Samson Selladurai 33:55

5M ago33:55

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While we talk about entrepreneurship, most of the discussions are about success, growth, and all the glories associated with it. It is said that we learn the best from our success and from other's failures. So here I'm talking to my friend Samson who can be rightly called as a serial entrepreneur to discuss what we should be careful about and what …

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E99: Dealing with Dad Anxieties 35:07

6M ago35:07

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Today in "Being a dad" series, KK and I are going to talk about parental anxiety from Dad's point of view. Anxiety is part of life. We can't avoid it. But we should learn to manage it, otherwise it can damage our families. KK and I are going to talk about trigger points for anxiety and our coping mechanisms of anxiety. Let me set some expectations …

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"Grab Me" stories of brownies & more: Gagana Ganesh scaling a youthful brand in modern retail 42:47

6M ago42:47

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In this episode meet Gagana Ganesh, the founder of Grab Me, who has defied conventional wisdom. She has expanded to modern retail first even while others go for a D2C concept. Don't get us wrong she has also built a "brand".com D2C store, but has expanded to over 100-retail stores. This podcast covers her journey and her efforts to build India's fi…

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Incentives in the world of Web3: Ketan Jog of Absinthe Labs bets on a new age of loyalty management 15:00

6M ago15:00

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Incentives in the world of Web3: Ketan Jog of Absinthe Labs bets on a new age of loyalty management Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTubeBy Vishal Krishna

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E98: 'How to protect yourself from Identity Theft' with Sastry Tumuluri 35:59

6M ago35:59

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We are living our lives on the digital space more and more. But how many of us understand digital safety? I brought in my mentor and good friend Sastry to discuss the topic. Sastry is a serial entrepreneur and a Information Security Specialist. He also dealt with an identity theft. Hope today's conversation is useful to you. What you'll listen (00:…

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