Prashant Bagga - Podcast Details

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Billion Moonshots97: Building web3 Mobile Phone | Andrew Watson, Senior Android Developer at Solana MobileSolana Mobile launched a web3-focused Android mobile phone Saga, along with an open-source software toolkit, Solana Mobile Stack; and is looking to take on the phone and app ecosystem giants like Apple and Google. We talked about the process of launching new hardware, working with the team behind Essential Phone, origin story of Solana Mobile, why the web3 ecosystem needs a web3 phone, and much more. SPONSORS Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio?fpr=prashant and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST...2023-05-0644 min

Billion Moonshots96: Account Abstraction 101 | Michael Messele, Founder of Etherspot.ioMichael founded Etherspot, offering account abstraction SDK to improve the web3 user experience. We talk about abstraction, wallet as a service, onboarding web2 developers to web3, leveraging AI, and much more. SPONSORS Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio?fpr=prashant and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/mm319 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmessele/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/etherspot Discord: https://discord.com/invite/GAkYj6m5Uh ...2023-04-2443 min

Billion Moonshots95: Own your Professional Credentials | Wojtek, Founder of Mazury.xyzWojtek is the Founder of Mazury.xyz - a web3 platform to earn, display, and use your web3 credentials to access exclusive job and career growth opportunities. We talked about going from a broke college dropout to raising million dollars for Mazury, ideal user experience for freelancers, the downside of building in a bull market, web3 messaging, and much more. SPONSORS Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio?fpr=prashant and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com...2023-04-0851 min

Billion Moonshots94: Personal Tokens | Christopher Robison, Founder of meTokensChristopher is the founder of meTokens - allowing individuals to issue their own personal tokens. Personal tokens can be used to pay builders & creators for their work or to gain special access to their inboxes and calendar. We talk about the history of Personal Tokens, setting up a personal DAO, experiments in this space, token-gated experiences, future of Chris's token, and more. SPONSORS Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS 2023-03-051h 03

Billion Moonshots93: Simplifying Web3 Onboarding | Arman & Parker, Founders of PeazeArman and Parker are the founders of Peaze - allowing you to use any dapp with just an email and credit card. A lot of cool things are being built in web3 - but most of the new users who come in are unable to use them. Users have to download a wallet, manage the private keys, on-ramp the correct crypto, swap it into the correct asset, bridge, transfer over from Coinbase, etc. Web3 user onboarding is a real problem. What if you could just sign in with your email. ...2023-03-0554 min

Billion Moonshots92: Block the Crypto Scammers | Tristen Larsen, CEO of Blockem AITristen Larsen is the founder and CEO of Blockem AI, an advanced anti-scam detection software for Ethereum wallets. We talked about how trust percentages are calculated, losing $20K in a crypto scam, origin story of Blockem, why web3 UX sucks, how their team flagged FTX wallets 2 months before the whole fiasco and much more. SPONSORS XMTP: https://xmtp.org/ Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS Twitter: ht...2023-03-051h 00

Billion Moonshots91: Web3 Zoom is here!! | Ayush Ranjan, Co-Founder of Huddle01 [Hindi]Ayush Ranjan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Huddle01 - enabling open and decentralized video meetings. We talked about building Huddle01 at a hackathon, what happens behind the scenes during a video call, decentralization efforts, finding product market fit and green crypto. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/ranjan3118 2023-03-0543 min

Billion Moonshots90: From Dropout to Raising 4 Million Dollars | Pei Li, Co-Founder of VenuePei Li dropped out of the University of Toronto to go full-time at Weathsimple, started a software consulting agency, and is now the co-founder of Venue. We talk about growing up in a financially poor background, landing internships at IBM and Shopify, traveling in Asia, building software consulting agencycanva and much more. SPONSORS Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ and use code BMS05 for 5% discount GUEST LINKS Website: h...2023-03-0541 min

Billion Moonshots89: He is building a Factory in Space !! | Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda Space IndustriesDelian Asparouhov is a principal at the Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Space Industries, a space manufacturing startup. We talked about juggling between a VC and founder role, the science of space manufacturing, future plans, life of a space factory worker, creating zero-gravity on Earth, hiring from SpaceX, superpower of Peter Thiel, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ and us...2023-03-0539 min

Billion Moonshots88: Control your data & Earn Royalties | Sukhman Dulay, Co-founder of CyderSukhman & his co-founder both worked as data consultants where they helped companies understand their customers. This included analyzing consumer behavior, habits, and demographics. While in these roles they started to see the blatant disregard for consumer privacy to prioritize marketing and profits. The work they did exploited customer data and directly provided millions of dollars in value to these companies. They felt like villains at work. This is when they started researching ways to protect their own online privacy and realized how difficult this task was. The onus was continuously on the average person...2023-03-0547 min

Billion Moonshots87: Real Talk with Shane Mac | President of XMTP LabsShane Mac is building a crypto-native communication protocol for web3. Similar to SMTP for email, XMTP will enable communication between existing crypto wallets via its own independent protocol and decentralized network. XMTP has raised a $20M Series A from a16z Crypto, with participation from strategic angels like Packy McCormick, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Austin Rief, Balaji Srinivasan, Bored Elon, Naval Ravikant, Rahul Vohra, Scott Belsky, and Sriram Krishnan. We talk about being young and lucky, learnings from interviewing Gary Vee, writing a book at 23, entrepreneurship, the origin story of XM...2023-03-041h 07

Billion Moonshots86: From scaling Morning Brew to building Newsletter Platform | Tyler Denk, CEO of beehiivTyler Denk led product & growth at Morning Brew, did product stint at Google and then last year, launched beehiiv - a newsletter platform empowering creators to monetize and grow like never before. We talked about building startup in college, dropping Big 4 consulting firm to join Morning Brew, scaling newsletter to 3M subcribers, product management lessons from Google, launching beehiiv, why email newsletter is a great business and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant 2023-03-041h 00

Billion Moonshots85: Space Journalist explains JWST Images | Rachael Zisk, Payload SpaceRachael Zisk is a journalist at Payload Space - where she covers the business and policy of space in their daily newsletter. We talk about becoming a space journalist, development of the James Webb Space Telescope, all the magnificent JWST images, instruments onboard and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ GUEST LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...2023-03-0451 min

Billion Moonshots84: How to sell out your NFT collection | Arvin KhamsehArvin Khamseh is a NFT marketing expert. He has helped 400+ NFT brands sell out. One of them made $10m+ in 20 hours. We talked about the current state of NFT market, biohacking, web3 vs web2 marketing, working with 400+ collections, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ GUEST LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ar...2023-03-0458 min

Billion Moonshots83: Living with Intention | Kurtis HanniKurtis Hanni helps business owners understand their financial statements and teaches them how to use numbers to think strategically about the business. He also runs a podcast called Frameworks & Finance. We talk about personal finance, living with intention, content consumption, storytelling, credit cards, the Waterline Principle, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ GUEST LINKS ...2023-03-041h 04

Billion Moonshots82: Helping Creators build Media Businesses | Josh Kaplan, CEO of Smooth MediaJosh Kaplan is the Co-founder & CEO of Smooth Media where they help creators build media businesses. After graduation, he joined PwC and then, led Audio Products at Morning Brew. We talked about getting into Morning Brew, experiences working with founders, lessons learnt from launching Business Casual podcast, origin of Smooth Media, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ ...2023-03-0438 min

Billion Moonshots81: Landed Product role after meeting Founder in Cafe | Aditi Kothari, Product Manager at RazorpayAditi Kothari is the Product Manager of Razorpay Rize. She got into product management in an unconventional way, after randomly meeting the founder of Rapido in a cafe. Previously, she was PM at Bounce and runs a CBC (cohort-based-course) on No Code for Airtribe. We talked about breaking into product management, landing PM role at Razorpay, the fundamental difference between Swiggy and Zomato, micromobility strategy of Bounce, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?v...2023-03-0442 min

Billion Moonshots80: How to build a Million Dollar SEO Agency | Jeremy Moser, CEO of uSERPJeremy Moser is the CEO of uSERP, a $4M SEO agency that he scaled from 0 to $1,000,000 in ARR in just one year. They’ve worked with brands like Freshworks, ActiveCampaign, Monday.com, Robinhood, etc. He also owns a SaaS business called Wordable and he occasionally writes for Entrepreneur magazine. We talk about being a Twitch streamer even before it was a thing, why startups should invest early and often in SEO, why agency can be an incredible business model, acquiring SaaS startup, using Twitter for lead generation, infinite networking, and much more. 2023-03-0450 min

Billion Moonshots79: Masterclass on Web3 | Anshul Rustaggi, Founder of ZionverseAnshul Rustaggi graduated from IIT, then IIM, worked at a hedge fund in London, came back to India, went to law school, got into the cannabis business, and now is building in web3 with Zionverse. We discuss crypto bear markets, tokenomics, how web3 incentivizes the right behaviour, the Bible of Metaverse, why Twitter only allows 280 characters, web4 and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: h...2023-03-041h 24

Billion Moonshots78: Making $1M from a Twitter Growth Tool | Thibault Louis-Lucas, CEO of Taplio & TweetHunterTibo started his career selling TVs and now makes $1M in ARR from his Twitter growth tool, TweetHunter. We talk about learnings from the first startup, shipping a product every 2 weeks, success of TweetHunter, acquiring initial users, finding a co-founder, making $1M ARR, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Prashant Bagga: https://li...2023-03-0450 min

Billion Moonshots77: From Driving Mustang to Building a Unicorn | Shashank Kumar, Founder of RazorpayShashank Kumar is co-founder of Razorpay - a $7.5B fintech giant in India. He graduated from IIT Roorkee, worked at Microsoft in Seattle, was driving Mustang, and still felt he could do more. So he flew back to India and built a unicorn. We talked about life post-graduation, living in US, convincing dad to move back to India, early days of Razorpay, getting into YC, imposter syndrome, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?vi...2023-03-041h 06

Billion Moonshots76: NFTs will change the Future of Music | Jenna Hannon, Founder at SupermassivJenna Hannon is the Founder at Supermassiv. She led marketing at Uber Eats and is now building Supermassiv to help artists make real money. We talk about teaching kitesurfing to Elon Musk, how the new CEO changed the culture at Uber, making money with NFTs as a musician, having lunch with Val Kilmer, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM me on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ 2023-03-0457 min

Billion Moonshots75: Selling Cars, Content Creation & Landing Top Brand Deals | Kyla ScanlonKyla is an independent, Gen Z friendly, new-age content creator with a fantastic newsletter and YouTube channel. She wrote her first book “The Little Penguin” in third grade, started options trading at 16, sold cars in college, garnered ~130k followers on TikTok with her finance skits and working with top brands like Morning Brew & Bankless. She's also building a fintech startup in stealth (launching soon). We talk about doing options trading at 16, selling cars in college, the right time to publish on Tiktok, monetary policies, sneak peek into her startup, and more. ...2023-03-0449 min

Billion Moonshots74: Building Largest Web3 Business | Adam Jackson, Co-Founder of BraintrustAdam Jackson is the co-founder of Braintrust - the largest decentralized talent marketplace. Braintrust’s mission is to build the world’s most impactful talent network — one that is user-owned, aligns incentives, and redistributes value to Talent and Organizations. Previously, Adam founded 4 VC-backed companies, sold 2 of them, and is an angel investor in 100+ companies. We talk about Web2 vs Web3 marketplaces, building a successful governance model, mechanics of DAO, freelance economy, message for Web3 critics, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-di...2023-03-0449 min

Billion Moonshots73: Spicy Space Trends | Ryan Duffy, Managing Editor at PayloadRyan Duffy is the Founding Editor of Payload Space, a digital media outfit covering the business and policy of space. Previously, he worked at Morning Brew where he launched their second product, Emerging Tech Brew. Over three years Ryan was at the Brew, the newsletter grew to a subscriber base of 300,000+, all while maintaining industry-leading open rates. We talk about getting detained by the UN in Haiti, time at Morning Brew, scaling Emerging Tech Brew from 0 to 300K readers and a lot of space meta trends. SPONSORS B...2023-03-042h 06

Billion Moonshots72: Creating Visuals to Stand Out, Go viral and Make Money | Janis Ozolins"80% of the people who follow me are in for the ideas and not how beautiful they look" Janis Ozolins is an Illustrator with over 38,000 followers on Twitter. His work have been seen by millions of people and led him to work for Naval Ravikant, Steven Bartlett, Matt D’Avella, Shaan Puri, Julian Shapiro and others. We talk about life after school, selling his first product as a creator, and going full time into creating visuals on Twitter. He also shared advice for beginners such as what platform to pick, ho...2023-03-041h 28

Billion Moonshots71: Startups, VCs and Homeschooling | Danielle Strachman, Founder & General Partner at 1517 FundDanielle Strachman is Founder and General Partner at 1517. She was also the founding member and program director of Theil Fellowship. We discussed about building our own school, convincing children to study, building Theil Fellowship from ground up, handing out $100k to 17-year-old kids, starting a venture capital firm, early days with founder of OYO and Figma and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr.fm: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ R...2023-03-041h 19

Billion Moonshots70: Youngest Amazon Engineer to building $1M Startup at 19 | Johnny Dallas , Founder of ZeetJohnny Dallas is the founder of Zeet. Zeet is a developer tool to help less experienced engineers easily deploy and scale their applications. He broke into startups at 14 as a Software Engineer at Bebo (founded by Shaan Puri). A few years later, he was promoted as their Director of Operations, while still being a teenager. When Bebo got acquired by Twitch in 2019 he became the youngest engineer ever at Amazon. Then, he quit Amazon to start Zeet at 19. We discuss his experience working with Shaan Puri, building various products...2023-03-0356 min

Billion Moonshots69: Design Agency, Business of Swag, and Bootstrapping | John Howard , Founder of SlingshotJohn Howard is the founder of Slingshot. Slingshot is a swag company that leads to more sales calls, and more shout-outs on social media. We discuss how John sold his design agency, built Slingshot, how it evolved over the years, executing Adobe's viral Twitter campaign, bootstrapping, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr.fm: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ OUTLINE 2023-03-031h 14

Billion Moonshots68: From Bankruptcy to Bitcoin | Natalie BrunellNatalie Brunell is a Podcast host at Coin Stories. She has over 220,000 Twitter followers and is an educator in the Bitcoin space. Her popular show, Coin Stories, features interviews with Bitcoin thought leaders about their backgrounds and conviction for BTC. She is also a video contributor to Bitcoin Magazine. We discuss Natalie's transition from journalism to podcasting, being bullish on Bitcoin, how Bitcoin can lead us to a better world, the role of other cryptocurrencies, the future of censorship, and the adoption of cryptocurrencies due to war, and more. ...2023-03-0346 min

Billion Moonshots66: DAO’s, Communities & Web 3 | Evan Chen, Advisor at DropoutDAOEvan Chen is an advisor at DropoutDAO and a former Project Lead at Google. We discuss DAOs, protocols, opportunities in Web 3, communities, the future of Web 3, and interesting conversations on Twitter. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr.fm: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ OUTLINE (0:00) What are DAOs (11:27) Successful examples of DAOs (14:07) What are protocols (15:07) Opportunities in Web 3 (24:42...2023-03-031h 06

Billion Moonshots65: Michael Kliska, Co-Founder & CEO at New Matter - Skincare, Branding and HiringMichael Kliska is Co-Founder & CEO of New Matter, which is the premier men's personal care provider. We discuss New Matter’s Competition, convincing judges, outsourcing vs hiring, starting a new brand, branding, and many more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Michael Kliska: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (0...2022-04-141h 19

Billion Moonshots64: William Zhang, Incoming Student at Harvard University - Web3.0, Startups & ResearchWilliam Zhang is an upcoming student at Harvard University. He is interested in AI, Blockchain, API's & Research. We discussed, how he got into Harvard, Bootstrapping vs VCs, Research vs Industry, the dark side of research space, side projects & many more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT William Zhang: Website / Twitter Follow: Prashant Bagga 2022-04-0755 min

Billion Moonshots63: Justin Jia, Co-Founder & CEO of Project Unicorn - Angel Investing, Hiring People & EconomicsJustin Jia is the founder & CEO of Project Unicorn. He formerly worked at Blizzard Entertainment as a Project Coordinator. We talk about the concept of project unicorns, hiring people, angel investing trends on Twitter, tax implications, deployment of funds, value of a traditional economics degree & more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Justin Jia: Twitter / LinkedIn ...2022-04-0259 min

Billion Moonshots62: From $25,000 a Month in College to Building $100M Startup w/ Suumit Shah - Founder of Dukaan [Hindi]Suumit Shah is the CEO & founder of Dukaan - a $100M startup which enables merchants to set up online stores and sell products digitally. We talk about building a fast-growing startup during the pandemic, how Dukaan helped millions of small businesses go online, the Shark Tank India effect, hiring a badass team, making $25,000 per month in college & more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ 2022-03-291h 09

Billion Moonshots61: Linda Ahn, Product Designer at Scotiabank Digital Factory - Switch from Medical to Design Side Projects , and Content CreationLinda Ahn is a Product Designer at Scotiabank Digital Factory. She runs her own YouTube channel, where she makes videos on UX/Product Design, Lifestyle & career. We talk about Linda’s career switch from medical to design, her side projects, good financial habits, future plans for content creation & more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Linda Ahn: Twitter / Instagram / Link...2022-03-2456 min

Billion Moonshots60: Kaivalya Gandhi, Senior PM at Yahoo Mail and ex Co-Founder of EPOCH - Validating Ideas, Biggest learning lessons, and Product ManagementKaivalya Gandhi is Senior PM at Yahoo Mail & ex Co-Founder of EPOCH. Kaivalya is an impact-driven technologist passionate about bringing ideas to life. We talk about Kaivalya’s story of EPOCH, How did Kaivalya validate his idea, How EPOCH get contracts from Big Giants (Slack & Reddit), Kaivalya’s biggest learning lessons, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT 2022-03-2058 min

Billion Moonshots59: Udit Akhouri, Co-founder of Aentor & Sttabot - Becoming a young entrepreneur, building team & raising funds in right wayUdit Akhouri is the Co-founder of Aentor and Sttabot. He is a young entrepreneur who has built & scaled multiple ventures. We talk about Udit’s startup journey, how Udit hires & builds team, how one should raise funds in the right way, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Udit Akhouri : Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn / Medium Follow Pra...2022-03-181h 29

Billion Moonshots58: Chirag Taneja, Co-Founder & CEO at GoKwik - Building & Scaling Startups, Remote work and D2C brandsChirag Taneja is the Co-Founder & CEO of GoKwik - a $600M startup that boosts e-commerce conversions & reduces RTO. We talk about building a food-tech startup, building at large vs small companies, how Shark Tank India helped GoKwik, hybrid working culture, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ OUTLINE Chirag Taneja: Twitter / LinkedIn / Medium Follow Prashant Bagga 2022-03-1457 min

Billion Moonshots57: Xavier Coiffard, Founder of XVRC Startup studio - Products, Marketing, and TwitterXavier Coiffard is the Founder of XVRC Startup studio & Indie Hacker in the challenge of building 6 products in 6 months. We talk about building multiple products, how to build a sustainable community, why marketing is important, Twitter growth strategy, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Xavier: Website / Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga 2022-03-071h 06

Billion Moonshots56: Dima Syrotkin; Co-Founder at Pandatron – On learning from failures, clarity of vision and self awareness.Dima is a Co-Founder at Pandatron - a startup that supports change management through the use of AI and chatbots. He talks about his startup adventure, what got him into training, and how change has played such a pivotal role in his life so far. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Dima: Linkedin / Twitter Follow Prashant...2022-03-051h 04

Billion Moonshots55: Mia and Roshni, Co-founders at GOmana - On the Immigrant Experience and Transitioning from Art to TechMia and Roshni are co-founders at GOmana, a virtual travel agency that helps students find, apply and plan for their abroad experience. In this episode, Mia talks about her immigrant experience in Canada, Roshini talks about being first in family to get a university degree, why it’s important to know your co-founders outside of work and how the transition from art to tech is very possible now. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io...2022-03-0141 min

Billion Moonshots54: Pratyush Rai, Founder of Foyer - On choosing the problem to solve for and pivotingPratyush is the founder of Foyer, a startup focused on building tools to simplify meetings . He is an alumni of IIT Kanpur and was an associate at BCG. In this episode, we speak about unique customers, choosing the problem to solve and when to stop businesses. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Pratyush: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow P...2022-02-261h 15

Billion Moonshots53: Divyanshu Agrawal, Growth at Snazzy - On IIT, Influencers and MarketingDivyanshu Agarwal, a graduate of IIT Bhilai, currently works in Snazzy, a Y-Combinator funded startup as a growth manager. In this episode, we talk about his time at IIT, how to market effectively and the importance of building personal brands. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Divyanshu: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga ...2022-02-241h 20

Billion Moonshots52: Ned Nadima, Founder of Friska Labs - On Living Forever and Restoring MammothsNed Nadima is the founder of Friska Labs, an open, programmable ledger for biomarkers. In this episode we speak about longevity tech, research in the space, Ned's startup and much more! Tune in to find out. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Ned: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (00:32) Big L...2022-02-191h 02

Billion Moonshots51: Ch Daniel, Founder of Legitcheck - On Scaling Micro-Businesses and Micro-acquisitionsCh Daniel is the founder of Legitcheck.app, an online service to check the authenticity of resale products. He scaled it to $22.5k per month. In this episode, we talk about how he built a business doing over $20k a month in revenue, micro-acquisitions, the sneaker industry and much more! SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Daniel: Twitter / LinkedIn 2022-02-1733 min

Billion Moonshots50: Vinay Katiyar, CEO of Leadder - Growing Twitter, Agency Business & SEOVinay Katiyar is the founder of Leadder. We talk about growing Twitter following, launching an outreach agency, profitable SEO businesses, hiring, making money on Twitter and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Vinay: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (00:32) Twitter Growth (09:56) Growing Outreach agency from 0 to $10K M...2022-02-041h 21

Billion Moonshots49: Mehul Fanawala, Co-Worker of The Clueless Company - Resignation, Building & TwitterMehul Fanawala is the founder of The Clueless Company. We talk about adapting to the new world at the start of the pandemic, resigning, figuring out what’s next, sales, building systems, follow-ups and Twitter. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Mehul: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (00:32) From Employee to...2022-01-311h 10

Billion Moonshots48: Anan Batra, Founder of Listnr.fm - Podcast Trends, Team Building and Lifetime DealAnan Batra is Founder and CEO of Listnr.tech and Listnr.fm - end-to-end podcasting platform. We talk about competitors, podcasting consumption trends, team building, launching lifetime deal, initial user feedback, SEO, Twitter and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Anan: Twitter / LinkedIn Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (00:32) Why Entrepreneurship 2022-01-0348 min

Billion Moonshots47: Jan-Philipp Peters, Co-Founder at BitsForDigits - Finance, Marketplace & No CodeJan-Philipp Peters is the founder of BitsForDigits.com - a marketplace for founders seeking partial buyouts. We talk about the recent launch, attending college abroad, finance, big tech, startup, no-code, user acquisition, Twitter, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT JP: Twitter Follow Prashant Bagga OUTLINE (00:32) Product Hunt Launch 2021-12-2738 min

Billion Moonshots46: Aditya Mohanty, Founder at The Product Folks & Grab Chai - Product Management, Side Projects & WritingAditya is an early member of The Product Folks - the largest volunteer-driven product management community. He also built Grab Chai over a weekend which has now hosted over 20K+ conversations. We talk about studying marketing, building his first startup, joining TPF, product management, Grab Chai, Twitter, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Aditya: Website / Twitter / Instagram / L...2021-12-181h 18

Billion Moonshots45: Suhas Motwani, Founder of The Product Folks - Product Management, Community & ProductivitySuhas is the founder of The Product Folks - one of the largest volunteer-driven product management communities. He is also building Indistractable - a minimalist Android Launcher that helps you focus. We talk about cold-emailing, landing job in Europe, product management, building TPF, productivity, Twitter, NFT, Web3 and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga 2021-12-071h 13

Billion Moonshots44: Brian Wu, CS at Stanford & Associate at Romulus Capital - Drone Delivery startup, VC & Space TechBrian Wu is an Associate at Romulus Capital, CEO at Vetol Drone, and studying CS at Stanford. We talk about starting college at Stanford in 2020, building a ventilator, building a drone delivery startup, venture capital, space tech, and some half-baked ideas. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Brian: Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn / Medium 2021-11-141h 02

Billion Moonshots43: Mia Nguyen, Ops at TKS & Co-founder at GOmana - Studying abroad, Philosophies and TwitterMia is Business Operations Associate at The Knowledge Society (TKS) and Co-founder at GOmana. We talk about deciding to study abroad, building GOmana, working at TKS, philosophies, Section 4, Twitter and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Mia: Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn OUTLINE (00:32) Being a Plant Mom 2021-11-061h 04

Billion Moonshots42: Mo Islam, Co-Founder at Payload Space - B2B Media, Space Stations and Elon MuskMo started his career in Wall Street, where he conducted research in the space industry and then, started Payload Space to cover the new innovations in space. We talk about the space hype, US vs China, Elon Musk, solving space debris and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Mo: Twitter / LinkedIn / Payload Twitter...2021-11-0651 min

Billion Moonshots41: Peer Richelsen, Co-CEO at Cal - Opensource, Selling Previous Startup, Future of CalendarPeer is Co-founder and Co-CEO at Cal where he is building an open-source scheduling infrastructure. We talk about buying Cal domain name, selling his previous startup to On Deck, benefits of opensource and the future of calendar. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Peer: Website / Twitter / LinkedIn OUTLINE ...2021-10-1936 min

Billion Moonshots40: Justin Nguyen, Founder of Declassified Media - Podcasting, Career Education and Creator EconomyJustin is the founder of Declassified Media where he provides career education to college students for free. We talk about podcasting, LinkedIn, career cheat codes, TikTok, community, Web3 and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Justin: Instagram / LinkedIn / Declassified Media = TikTok / Spotify / YouTube / Apple Podcasts OUTLINE (0:32) O...2021-10-141h 39

Billion Moonshots39: Prashant Choubey - Writing everyday for 1200+ daysPrashant has been consistently putting up content for 1200+ days. We talk about high school struggle, 1200+ writing streak, philosophy, hosting Todcast, daily routine, finding job through Twitter, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Prashant Choubey: Website / Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube OUTLINE (0:32) Life during and after high school 2021-10-121h 07

Billion Moonshots38: Anson Yu - Chief of Staff @ Contrary | SWE @ Jam3We talk about getting a $100K scholarship, software projects, Twitter, time management, AR/VR and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www.takeme.to/prashant Anson: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ansonyuu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anson-y/ OUTLINE (00:32) Getting $100K scholarship 2021-10-0659 min

Billion Moonshots37: Brandon Yu - Founder @iAscend | Co-Founder @BioDojo | Research Fellow @UofTWe talk about YouTube, auto-immune disorders, antibody research, philosophies, giving back and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www.takeme.to/prashant Follow Brandon: Website: www.brandonyu.me Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonOliverYu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonoliveryu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonoliveryu/2021-10-051h 15

Billion Moonshots36: Michael Trinh - Co-Founder @BioDojo | Research Assistant @UofTMedWe talk about Michael's first startup, building BioDojo, interesting concepts in biology, Twitter strategy and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www.takeme.to/prashant Follow Michael: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelTrinh18 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miketrnh/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-trinh-791530131/ ...2021-09-271h 21

Billion Moonshots35: Sarthak Jain - APM @ PhonePeWe talk about networking on LinkedIn, cold email formats, getting LinkedIn Premium free for 6 months, benefits of LinkedIn Premium, Amazon Prime vs Spotify, Google One subscription, photography, Google Photos, Google Maps Local Guide, iPhone 13, staycation in Manali, Moonshot House, future of crypto, royalty structure in NFTs, UPI framework, robo-investing, financial education, Twitter vs Reddit, content overload, Algorithms to Live By and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast...2021-09-221h 15

Billion Moonshots34: NFT Deep Dive w/ Paul Griffiths | PhD student @ ISEG LisbonWe talk all about NFTs, value of community, cool NFT projects, types of NFT projects, long term roadmap of Bored Ape Yacht Club, royalty structure, use cases for celebrities, how Disney can leverage NFT model, concert tickets as NFTs, physical goods as NFTs, future of Loot Project, crypto taxes, Loot Project might look something similar to Roblox, NFT model for gaming companies, why can you only transact with Ethereum, pros & cons of NFT craze, what is something people should be talking about and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+...2021-09-101h 06

Billion Moonshots33: Adriana Ceric | UW Civil Engineering | Podcast @ GalliumWe talk about getting into podcasting, organizing university life on Notion, finding her initial podcast guests, thought process behind editing her podcast, picking Civil Engineering program, Sidewalk Labs, smart cities, urban technology, sustainability, curb management startup, social media usage, benefits of being on Tech Twitter, NFT, Loot Project, best resources to follow for civil engineering and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ 2021-09-081h 11

Billion Moonshots32: Parth Chopra | Software Engineer @ Twitter | UC Berkeley AlumniWe talk about Parth's journey getting into UC Berkeley, lessons from university experience, building a Strava competitor as a teenager, project-based courses as a way to improve university education, building a product to improve the party life of Berkeley, prepping for Y Combinator, landing Twitter internship, culture at Twitter, advice for interviewing at big tech, intentionally creating a Twitter bubble, toxic culture of Instagram, fulfillment, Whiteboard Crypto, blockchain, trends in NFT world, DeFi and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech...2021-09-061h 32

Billion Moonshots31: Mo Mahmood | AWS Venture Scout | Growth Intern at ProPhone (YC W21) | On Deck FellowWe talk about Mo's first stint with entrepreneurship, selling mobile accessories in high school, key learnings from the First Founders program, venture scouting for AWS startups, responsibilities of a venture scout, joining Y Combinator startup as a Growth intern, advice to become a venture scout, interviewing for venture scout programs, Loyal - longevity biotech startup, why can't we live forever, what impact would living longer have on the society, world wonders, Flipkart mafia, Tiger Global's investments in India, Pakistan's thriving startup scene, backcasting - a startup strategy, Loot Project - the most interesting thing on Tech Twitter right now...2021-09-031h 05

Billion Moonshots30: Iris Guo | Product Manager @ Microsoft | Founder/CEO @ Neutrify | Prev: X, BlackberryWe talk about building accessibility tools at Microsoft, social media usage, landing product internship at Google X, going from finance to social impact, founding Neutrify, pivoting the product, gaining credibility with grocery stores, key takeaways from the CEO experience, first year as an international student in Canada, vegan dog food, life lessons learnt from playing poker, revival of in-person events, On Deck Catalyst Fellowship, cohort-based courses, future of crypto, Facebook Horizon Workrooms, daily routine and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.te...2021-08-311h 05

The Next Iteration Podcast#57 - Prashant Bagga, Ex-Product @Microsoft, on Experimentation, Lessons for the West, and WritingPrashant is one of our brilliant friends who takes a Product-minded approach to everything he does. That means that whatever problems he faces, he tried to think about how he can solve that problem at scale. We had a ton of fun chatting with him from halfway across the world about how COVID has helped him grow dramatically by giving him time for experimentation, things he's learned from Western and Indian culture, writing, podcasting and so much more! Check out some of the timestamps below and let us know your thoughts! Prashant's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Billion...2021-08-2659 min

Billion Moonshots29: Subaita Rahman | Director of Growth @ Front Row Ventures | Co-Founder @BioDojoWe talk about studying biotech at the University of Toronto, founding Biodojo, leading growth at Front Row Ventures, Twitter vs LinkedIn, Molecule.to and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www.takeme.to/prashant Follow Subaita Rahman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/subaita_rahman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...2021-08-241h 09

Billion Moonshots28: Vinit Soni | Co-founder @ SharkSquad | Previously @ Wish, Prodigy Education, SecureKey, RangleWe talk about how Vinit got into Wish, pressure of hunting for internships, best hackathon experience, getting validation for your idea from the incumbent, journey leading up to starting SharksSquad, regret minimization framework, history repeating itself for Netflix, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Amul's covid-19 marketing strategy, daily routine, content creation, top books and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ 2021-08-211h 34

Billion Moonshots27: Fuad Ali | Flight Software @ SpaceX | Previously @ Tesla, Twitter, Wealthsimple | Host @ Next Iteration PodcastWe talk about how Fuad landed his internship at SpaceX, buying BMW, mission-driven company culture at SpaceX, his parent's background, thought process behind joining Columbia's deferred MBA program, political polarization, Twitter promoting healthy conversations on the platform, Fuad's Twitter growth strategy, Twitter over LinkedIn, thought process behind Twitter deprecating Fleets, laser mosquito zapper, Bill Gates book on climate change, touch typing and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https...2021-08-201h 07

Billion Moonshots26: Gautam Gupta | Co-founder @ HighBeam | Previously @ Venmo, Shopify, Paytm LabsWe talk about why Gautam chose to study at the University of Waterloo, international student life, individualism, what made him jump into the startup world, the importance of having a co-founder, TikTok stories, Twitter Fleets, should billionaires spend their money on the space race, Spotify Plus, music streaming industry, entrepreneurship, Netflix documenting SpaceX's first all-civilian mission and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ 2021-08-051h 20

Billion Moonshots25: Faizal Somani | SDE @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) | CS @ UWaterlooWe talk about Faizal's journey of getting into AWS, working on Amazon Location Services team, writing design documents, insight into Amazon's interview process, one thing he doesn't like about Amazon, time management, service to share Netflix password for a small payment, a perfume idea, 'My First Million' podcast, Spotify exclusives, Instacart hiring Head of Facebook app as CEO and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2021-08-031h 09

Billion Moonshots24: Ali Khan | Program Manager (L&D) at Zynga | Co-Founder & Co-President at UofT BizTechWe talk about Ali's journey of getting into Zynga, dealing with rejection, gaming trends, leading the learning & development program at Zynga, his favourite game, essentialism, Sal Khan, licensing entertainment IP, Jon Ivy, Superpowered, getting mentored by Jennifer Catallo and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant: www.takeme.to/prashant Follow Ali: Ins...2021-07-3058 min

Billion Moonshots23: Daivik Goel (Part 2) | Incoming Product Manager @Cisco | ex-Tesla & IBMWe sit down once again. This time we talk about subscription for cars, Birdflow, Apple vs Epic Games, Teachers Pay Teachers, edtech products with learner-centric philosophy, future of Africa, China's Debt Trap, foldable phones, future of computing, Neuralink, The Boring Company, Dubai, product intuition vs data-driven, Ryan Serhant and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Daivik: ...2021-07-231h 06

Billion Moonshots22: Daivik Goel | Incoming Product Manager @Cisco | ex-Tesla & IBMWe talk about getting into Cisco, preparing for PM assignments, product philosophies, learning to be a good PM, AI & ML, no-code tools, UI, journey getting into product, mentorship, the launch of the first iPhone, Spotify vs Apple Music, Apple's product strategy, habits, productivity, Notion and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Daivik: Instagram: instagram.co...2021-07-211h 05

Billion Moonshots21: Sang Le | Co-founder @ Peko | NEXT36 EntrepreneurThanks Sang for bearing with me because the last time we planned to hit record, my internet went down. So finally, today we talk about sleep, apps to wake up early, initial days of Peko Produce, decision-making, a normal day running Peko Produce, making real dollars from the business, fundraising, deep dive into the business model, expansion plans, pre-teen magazine she started at 11 and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ 2021-07-1537 min

Billion Moonshots20: Prakhar Kansal | Software Engineer at Google | IITRShoutout to Aryaman (guest on episode #6) for introducing me to Prakhar. I met Prakhar for the first time this weekend over a go-karting championship and here we are. Today we talk about sleep schedule, workout, waking up early, preparing for IIT JEE, love for problem-solving, managing burnout in high school, the day of JEE exams, life at IIT Roorkee, internship at Samsung, placement process at IIT, getting into Google, Black Mirror, movies and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?v...2021-07-1458 min

Billion Moonshots19: Rahul Rana | Author of 'Making Moonshots'Huge shoutout to Georgiy (guest on episode #16) for introducing me to Rahul's work. Today we talk about the story behind writing the book, cold-emailing busy people for interviews, exciting deeptech ventures, being creative, maximizing serendipity, venture capital for moonshots vs startups, mental models, a solution for academia & moonshot founders to work together, getting involved with moonshots, importance of the entertainment industry with dissipating science and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/...2021-07-0957 min

Billion Moonshots18: Rohan Dave | Software Engineer @ CourseraRohan's first impression of mine: "What an a-hole. Who the hell is Prashant". Today we talk about our entrepreneurship class at UWaterloo, first impressions, to sell is to be human, dating, getting into Coursera right before its IPO, views on edtech industry, popularity of vlogs, being an early employee at Bunch, A/B testing ideas on the side, product strategies, monetizing hobbies, consumer psychology and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/2021-07-061h 03

Billion Moonshots17: Arya Desai | Machine Learning Associate @ SprinklrWe were in the same coaching class in high school. I don't remember if we had any interaction but here we are. Today we talk about the evolution of podcasts, future of Clubhouse, Apple ecosystem, Amazon's antitrust hearing, content fatigue due to huge investments by streaming services, university experiences, thought process behind his Instagram handle, building dashboard for COVID-19, Basecamp banning political conversation in the company, definition of a good CEO, edtech in India, global healthcare and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Li...2021-07-041h 11

Billion Moonshots16 Georgiy Sekretaryuk | Director of Operations @ Val Litwin BC Liberal Leadership Campaign | Previously Co-founder @ Nero JewelryJust a DM on Instagram and here we are. Today we talk about university, building a smart jewelry startup at 19, building an economic data platform, scaling operations of a provincial political campaign, automating systems with Zapier, engaging with the community on Twitter, connecting with people in person, social dilemma, regulations in big tech, free speech, millennials getting into politics, cryptocurrency, need for a global organization to make data regulations, climate change and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=p...2021-07-031h 00

Billion Moonshots15: Grace Ling | Designer @ Electronic Arts | Founder & Design Lead @ Design BuddiesI literally cried in this pod. Today we talk about running at 6 am, being vulnerable on social media, blogging, managing a global team, growing Design Buddies, LinkedIn, bullying, and much more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Grace: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceling/ Portfolio: https://www.grace-ling.com/ Design Buddies Commu...2021-06-291h 01

Billion Moonshots14: Tanay Kedia | Product Manager @ Paytm Money | IIT BHUWe're long-time LinkedIn buddies who connected over product content. Today we talk about his new venture mentoring aspiring product managers, idea behind the name Doremon Den, working at Paytm, Clubhouse competitors, podcast industry, white noise, guided meditation, TikTok alternatives in India, use case of Whatsapp Story, Netflix's Play Something feature, how he got into Paytm, financial literacy in India, super apps and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://r...2021-06-211h 09

Billion Moonshots13: Arinze Obiezue | Design @ Facebook | Stanford MBA '26 | Schwarzman Scholar '22I connected with Arinze a while ago when he shared his journey of getting into Stanford MBA on LinkedIn. Today we talk about sleep, Stanford MBA, working at Facebook London office, growing up in Nigeria, issues around LGBTQ and entertainment technology. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Arinze: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arinzeobiezue/ I...2021-06-1947 min

Billion Moonshots12 Resham Khanna | Game Design @ Electronic Arts | Cognitive Science & Psychology @ UC Berkeley | Previously Oculus, Figma, UNICEFPinged her on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago and today ended up chatting about accessibility, product design, her new EA Internship, virtual/extended reality, journey getting into Berkeley, working across different time zones and finally some good shows to binge. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Resham: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/reshamkhanna/ Web...2021-06-131h 02

Billion Moonshots11: Divyang Bhartia | Founder @ KnowMore CommunityDivyang is the guy who introduced me to India's startup ecosystem. We talked about everything from fintech, parrots, values and while doing so, we lost 20 mins of the recording. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2021-06-021h 05

Billion Moonshots10: Aryaman Maheshwari (Part 2) | Software Engineer @ Microsoft | IITRSecond episode with my boi where we explore products to capture and make memories. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashantpbagga.medium.com/2021-02-2522 min

Billion Moonshots9: Gestri Hali | Growth Marketer @Perpetua & UWaterloo AlumGestri and I won a hackathon that led me to land an internship at Microsoft. Check out our fun and random conversation. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2021-01-231h 25

Billion Moonshots8: Joseph Choi | Founder @ Tech Pod | Previously @ SalesforceMy guy is thoughtful. We talk about how he created his first Shopify Store, LinkedIn vs Twitter, discipline and routine. Joseph also has a light bulb moment later in the conversation. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Joseph: Twitter: twitter.com/JosephKChoi LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/choi-joseph Follow Me: Instagram: https...2020-10-181h 03

Billion Moonshots7: Damien Joseph | Podcaster @Into The AdultverseDamien is a very insightful guy. We talk about networking, LinkedIn, love for cyborgs, AI and a lot of other stuff. He also runs his own podcast called 'Into The Adultverse' with Fuad Ali. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga Linke...2020-08-251h 29

Billion Moonshots6: Aryaman Maheshwari | Software Engineer @ Microsoft | IITRChatting with my childhood frenemy Aryaman! If that's not cool enough, he's an IITian and current SWE at Microsoft. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashantpbagga.medium.com/2020-08-211h 14

Billion Moonshots5: Advice for Aspiring WritersWhere should I write content? - a question I always dwelt upon. Here's my advice for writers based on my experience building an audience online. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2020-07-3102 min

Billion Moonshots4: Google-Jio Deal: Blessing In Disguise for FacebookThis an audio version of my article with the same title. I thought this was a cool insight. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2020-07-2902 min

Billion Moonshots3: TikTok Knocked Out, Facebook Swoops InI thought why not record an audio version of my recent article that got featured on LinkedIn News. So here it is. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/2020-07-2902 min

Billion Moonshots2: Shanaya BaggaChatting with my cute little sis about life - Dubai, chicken, Unicorn and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashantpbagga.medium.com/2020-07-2829 min

Billion Moonshots1: Prashansa BaggaYou'll hear me yawn. It's 11 pm on a Sunday night and I thought why not sit down and get to know my sister. -- Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashantpbagga.medium.com/2020-07-2629 min

Billion MoonshotsSoft LaunchI just wanted to get started with this. So here's my first podcast - rambling about my story. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantpbagga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashantpbagga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpbagga/ Website: https://prashantbagga.com/ Medium: https://prashantpbagga.medium.com/2020-07-2530 min

The Almost Dropouts2: Discussion on a Wide Variety of Products and Tech w/ Prashant BaggaHello everyone! Welcome to the second episode of The Almost Dropouts! In this episode we have Prashant Bagga, a former Product Manager Intern at Microsoft and current Nanotechnology Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. We talk about a lot of different products and companies during this podcast which you can see in the timestamps below! 0:00 - Introduction to the Podcast 1:42 - Pixel 4 Google Event and Smartphones in General 12:43 - Companies Shifting Their Strategies Towards Services 21:41 - Apple's Shift to Working with Third Parties 29:03 - Apple's Brand Recognition and How It Worked on Establishing AirPods 32:58 - Apple's Various...2019-11-101h 42

UW PM PodcastPrashant Bagga: Former Product Manager Intern at MicrosoftHey everyone! Meet Prashant Bagga, a former product manager at Microsoft based in Canada. He brings and shares with us years of experience from his past internships, especially his most recent venture in product at Microsoft! He explains how he got into Product, what the role means to him, and how aspiring students can also put the effort to become a product manager at their dream technology company.2019-07-0936 min