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TheProdcastSeason 2 Special: How Razorpay built a meme culture along with building great productsIn this episode, Anuradha Bharat, VP of People Operations at Razorpay, along with Ashish Pathak, Solutions Consultant, talks to us about a fun topic—memes. They discuss how the habit of communicating with memes helped build a culture of candidness among teammares, improved creativity and performance in building products, and finally helped beat burnout in engineering teams. Tune in to this year-end special!
2021-12-2824 minTheProdcastS02E20: 'Tis the season of gifting and building startups ft. Dalia KatanIn this episode, Dalia Katan, Founder and CEO of Presently, talks to Aishwarya about the age-old concept of gifting and how she uses tech to reinvent the joy and celebration that gifting brings in. She also shares her strategy around building early-stage startups, about developing curiosity and knowing when to pivot based on market signals, and more. 'Tis the season of building and gifting, so tune in!
2021-12-2230 minTheProdcastS02E19: Things you need to know about crypto, DAOs, and Web3 ft. Manasi VoraIn this episode, Manasi Vora, Founder of Komorebi Collective and VP of Strategy & Ops at Skynet Labs, talks to Aishwarya about her journey into the world of bitcoin and DAOs. She explains why decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are increasingly growing up now, and what the future beholds for crypto. Manasi also talks about crypto-based funding and how it could help creators in the verge of web3 adoption. Tune in to understand the basic things you got to know about crypto, DAOs, and web3!
2021-11-1138 minTheProdcastS02E18: You belong in tech ft. Helen HuangIn this episode, Helen Huang, Co-Founder of Co.Lab, talks to Aishwarya about how everyone can belong in tech. An earth scientist turned Product Manager and now a founder, she shares her early days of working with Zynga, GitHub and Microsoft, and how she picked the thread to start Co.Lab, a collaborator based approach to learning the skills needed to break into tech. Helen also loves talking about tackling uncertainties, so she shares her opinions on co-founder compatibility, things essential to build your first startup, and how to develop your product management expertise. Tune in!
2021-10-2935 minTheProdcastS02E17: Get, set, go—the 101 of women-led entrepreneurship ft. Aarti RamakrishnanIn this episode, Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder and COO of Crayon Data talks to Padmini about a day in the life of a woman entrepreneur—from building the tech culture ground-up and understanding the market to employee management and running operations seamlessly. Dive in to know about her journey, candid stories on what failed and what worked out, and how to accelerate women-led entrepreneurship in a bigger scale for the upcoming tech generation.
2021-10-1533 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterUpskilling India's tech professionals with leadership coaching ft. Aishwarya GoelCheck out our 16th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Aishwarya Goel, Co-Founder and CEO of PeakPerformer talks to Aishwarya about grooming India's tech professionals with executive leadership. She goes on to demystify what 1-on-1 mentoring and coaching comprise of, sharing anecdotes from her prior founding and working experiences at leading startups. Having tech as a great catalyst for promoting the power of leadership coaching, it's pretty exciting to see how PeakPerformer aims to make human mind, psychological decisions, irrationalities, and emotions—all measurable. Tune in to the episode!Takeaways from this episode:Sc...
2021-09-2326 minTheProdcastS02E16: Upskilling India's tech professionals with leadership coaching ft. Aishwarya GoelIn this episode, Aishwarya Goel, Co-Founder and CEO of PeakPerformer talks to Aishwarya about grooming India's tech professionals with executive leadership. She goes on to demystify what 1-on-1 mentoring and coaching comprise of, sharing anecdotes from her prior founding and working experiences at leading startups. Having tech as a great catalyst for promoting the power of leadership coaching, it's pretty exciting to see how PeakPerformer aims to make human mind, psychological decisions, irrationalities, and emotions—all measurable. Tune in to the episode!
2021-09-1726 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterWomen, money, and tech ft. Chaitra ChidanandCheck out our 15th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Chaitra Chidanand, Co-Founder of Salt and (earlier) Simpl, talks to Aishwarya about women, their money decisions, and choices that led to those decisions. Sharing personal anecdotes and experiences, she covers why there's always been a layer of fear and inhibition around investing and discusses how she's using tech as a means to solve for those utilitarian yet essential needs. Tune in!Takeaways from this episode:The relationship between money and womenInhibitions and fear around money decisions and how to come...
2021-09-0826 minTheProdcastS02E15: Women, money, and tech ft. Chaitra ChidanandIn this episode, Chaitra Chidanand, Co-Founder of Salt and (earlier) Simpl, talks to Aishwarya about women, their money decisions, and choices that led to those decisions. Sharing personal anecdotes and experiences, she covers why there's always been a layer of fear and inhibition around investing and discusses how she's using tech as a means to solve for those utilitarian yet essential needs. Tune in!
2021-09-0226 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterLeading the global tech social entrepreneurship game ft. Anubha ManeshwarCheck out our 14th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Anubha Maneshwar, Founder of GirlScript Foundation, talks to Aishwarya about the role of tech in the social entrepreneurship space. She discusses how learning to code isn't just enough for career preparedness and goes on to share how GirlScript is making a change in the lives of thousands of rural students in helping them learn coding, leadership skills, and teamwork. She also speaks about her fair share of struggles as a young founder, starting a venture of her own from her last year of college, and puts forward...
2021-08-2634 min
TheProdcastS02E14: Leading the global tech social entrepreneurship game ft. Anubha ManeshwarIn this episode, Anubha Maneshwar, Founder of GirlScript Foundation, talks to Aishwarya about the role of tech in the social entrepreneurship space. She discusses how learning to code isn't just enough for career preparedness and goes on to share how GirlScript is making a change in the lives of thousands of rural students in helping them learn coding, leadership skills, and teamwork. She also speaks about her fair share of struggles as a young founder, starting a venture of her own from her last year of college, and puts forward opinions on how tech is playing a crucial role...
2021-08-1934 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterNews as a meme service ft. Tanvi Raut DessaiCheck out our 13th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Tanvi Raut Dessai, Founder of the news company Filter Coffee, talks to Aishwarya and Srinidy about her story of how she set up the company from its initial side project days. Filter Coffee is transforming the way media is consumed by the audience, and she throws some light on how memes became a superpower to drive business news through Filter Coffee, the journey of getting 10K subscribers for their newsletter, picking and highlighting the right tech trends, using humour as an armour, and dealing with the stress...
2021-08-0427 minTheProdcastS02E13: News as a meme service ft. Tanvi Raut DessaiIn this episode, Tanvi Raut Dessai, Founder of the news company Filter Coffee, talks to Aishwarya and Srinidy about her story of how she set up the company from its initial side project days. Filter Coffee is transforming the way media is consumed by the audience, and she throws some light on how memes became a superpower to drive business news through Filter Coffee, the journey of getting 10K subscribers for their newsletter, picking and highlighting the right tech trends, using humour as an armour, and dealing with the stress of running a ground-up business. Tune into the episode!
2021-07-2827 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterHow to build a curiosity-driven career in the tech world ft. Zainab GhadiyaliCheck out our 12th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Zainab Ghadiyali, Product & Tech Leader, Ex-Facebook and Airbnb, talks to Srinidy about navigating different career paths and transitions within the tech and product space. She touches upon what it means to discover unconventional routes and also discusses her unique success stories as a leader in a gender-biased society. She breaks the silence around imposter syndrome, how it actually does good provided one develops the right mindset, and how to trust in passion and driving oneself towards learning new things. Tune in to hear what it takes to...
2021-07-2221 minTheProdcastS02E12: How to build a curiosity-driven career in the tech world ft. Zainab GhadiyaliIn this episode, Zainab Ghadiyali, Product & Tech Leader, Ex-Facebook and Airbnb, talks to Srinidy about navigating different career paths and transitions within the tech and product space. She touches upon what it means to discover unconventional routes and also discusses her unique success stories as a leader in a gender-biased society. She breaks the silence around imposter syndrome, how it actually does good provided one develops the right mindset, and how to trust in passion and driving oneself towards learning new things. Tune in to hear what it takes to build a curiosity-driven career in the tech world.
2021-07-1421 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterHow do you interact with your physical world? ft. Yana WelinderCheck out our 11th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Yana Welinder, Co-Founder and CEO of Kraftful talks to Aishwarya about how interaction with the physical world can be made smoother and seamless with the right tech interface. She discusses her eclectic background, of combining law with product management, how building products for software and hardware industries differ, and why she's passionate about helping smart home companies develop better and valued apps for consumers. No more broken systems and myriad apps to control your physical devices—Kraftful is changing the way humans interact with IoT.Ta...
2021-07-0730 min
The Prod.castSpend-Less Drinks (Tears For Fears AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like meat trays, BBQ's and how to procrastinate faster?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to join our community on discord and follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Tears For Fears - Rule The Worldhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/
2021-07-011h 04TheProdcastS02E11: How do you interact with your physical world? ft. Yana WelinderIn this episode, Yana Welinder, Co-Founder and CEO of Kraftful talks to Aishwarya about how interaction with the physical world can be made smoother and seamless with the right tech interface. She discusses her eclectic background, of combining law with product management, how building products for software and hardware industries differ, and why she's passionate about helping smart home companies develop better and valued apps for consumers. No more broken systems and myriad apps to control your physical devices—Kraftful is changing the way humans interact with IoT.
2021-06-3030 minTheProdcastS02E11: How do you interact with your physical world? ft. Yana WelinderIn this episode, Yana Welinder, Co-Founder and CEO of Kraftful talks to Aishwarya about how interaction with the physical world can be made smoother and seamless with the right tech interface. She discusses her eclectic background, of combining law with product management, how building products for software and hardware industries differ, and why she's passionate about helping smart home companies develop better and valued apps for consumers. No more broken systems and myriad apps to control your physical devices—Kraftul is changing the way humans interact with IoT.
2021-06-3000 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterThe first-time founder lessons ft. Katharine Jiang🎈 🥳 Hurray! This is the 50th episode of TheProdcast. In this episode, Katharine Jiang, a former investor and currently the Co-Founder and CEO of WizForm, talks to Aishwarya about the good, great, and ugly things about building a business ground-up. From inspirations to applying the investor mindset, she goes on to candidly share her first-time founding lessons, how she wants to build a community for helping people kickstart their own business, and more. She also gives a clear picture of what's it like to balance the investor hat with the founder mindset, rightly putting forward the best experiences from both. Tune i...
2021-06-2334 min
The Prod.castSleep-Punching (deadmau5 AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like meat trays, NFT's and can you lick your elbow?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to join our community on discord and follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: deadmau5 - 4x4=12https://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-06-1753 minTheProdcastS02E10: The first-time founder lessons ft. Katharine JiangIn this episode, Katharine Jiang, a former investor and currently the Co-Founder and CEO of WizForm, talks to Aishwarya about the good, great, and ugly things about building a business ground-up. From inspirations to applying the investor mindset, she goes on to candidly share her first-time founding lessons, how she wants to build a community for helping people kickstart their own business, and more. She also gives a clear picture of what's it like to balance the investor hat with the founder mindset, rightly putting forward the best experiences from both. Tune in.
2021-06-1634 min
Defend WarrenJim Fogarty - 2 Ticks & The DogJim Fogarty is the President and Chief Content Creator at the 2 Ticks & The Dog Productions, Inc., the award winning video production company and media agency founded over twenty ago in Warren, Ohio and currently located downtown on Courthouse Square. When he's not producing video content or leading media campaigns for his clients, he's proud to have served his community in various capacities for over two decades as an outspoken activist, arts educator and motivational speaker. Jim has volunteered with several non-profits including as the former marketing chair for both the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts Any Given C...
2021-06-151h 04
TheProdcast’s NewsletterAI-powered drone maps for Covid hotspots ft. Ayushi MishraCheck out our 9th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Ayushi Mishra, Co-Founder & COO of DronaMaps talks to Aishwarya about 3D mapping and geospatial analytics that help helping in covid hotspots detection. She goes on to explain how this AI-based technology works, how it could be helpful for sustainable development of rural and urban cities, and why drones would become a larger part of the future world. She's a Forbes 30 under 30 alum and is one of the 8 women in STEM actively leading the battle against Covid.Takeaways from this episode:What’s 3D ma...
2021-06-1033 minTheProdcastS02E09: AI-powered drone maps for Covid hotspots ft. Ayushi MishraIn this episode, Ayushi Mishra, Co-Founder & COO of DronaMaps talks to Aishwarya about 3D mapping and geospatial analytics that help helping in covid hotspots detection. She goes on to explain how this AI-based technology works, how it could be helpful for sustainable development of rural and urban cities, and why drones would become a larger part of the future world. She's a Forbes 30 under 30 alum and is one of the 8 women in STEM actively leading the battle against Covid.
2021-06-0333 min
The Prod.castWhen Nostalgia Hits (MF DOOM x Danger Mouse AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like time machines, Logitech speakers and how to write a synopsis?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to join our community on discord and follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: MF DOOM x Danger Mouse - Danger Doomhttps://www.instagram.com...
2021-06-031h 01
TheProdcast’s NewsletterDo women get enough funding? ft. Mansi VermaCheck out our 8th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Mansi Verma, an experienced investment specialist from Ventureast, who has a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity space, talks to Padmini about a variety of topics—why only a very few % of women are funded in the Indian startup ecosystem, the journey of women-led startups, what constitutes the right pitch especially when the product has a women-centric need, how to raise fund when you're starting up for the first time, and more. Tune in!Takeaways from this episode:A...
2021-06-0230 min
The Prod.castBlake Makes Millions (Frank Ocean AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to join our community on discord and follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Frank Ocean - Channel Orangehttps://www.instagram...
2021-05-2057 min
The Prod.castBest Podcast of ALL TIME (Post Malone AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Post Malone - Stoneyhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-05-1356 min
The Prod.castWelcome, Satan (Justin Timberlake AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Justin Timberlake - Justifiedhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-05-061h 14
The Prod.castOut Of Control (Linkin Park AOTWJust two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Linkin Park - Reanimationhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-04-291h 18
The Prod.castChaotic Rambling (J. Cole AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drivehttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/...
2021-04-221h 09TheProdcastS02E08: Do women get enough funding? (ft. Mansi Verma)In this episode, Mansi Verma, an experienced investment specialist from Ventureast, who has a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity space, talks to Padmini about a variety of topics—why only a very few % of women are funded in the Indian startup ecosystem, the journey of women-led startups, what constitutes the right pitch especially when the product has a women-centric need, how to raise fund when you're starting up for the first time, and more. Tune in!
2021-04-2130 min
The Prod.castSolving the Wastage Crisis (Daft Punk AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Daft Punk - Alive 2007https://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-04-151h 02
The Prod.castI Just Woke Up (Thundercat AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Thundercat - Drunkhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www.facebook...
2021-04-081h 01
TheProdcast’s NewsletterA technology upgrade to tailoring ft. Aamna KhanCheck out our 7th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Aamna Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of Binks, talks to Aishwarya about the role of technology in designing customized clothing. Traveling through the years of sartorial traditions, Aamna covers why women haven't always been able to find a perfect fit for their clothing. Binks is a technology startup addressing this important problem in the Indian market, and it aims to provide not just the right fit but a seamless outfit experience from the comfort of our homes. Bonus part of this episode is Aamna discussing about...
2021-04-0631 min
The Prod.castCovid Uber Eats (Mac Miller AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Mac Miller - Swimminghttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-04-0252 minTheProdcastS02E07: A technology upgrade to tailoring (ft. Aamna Khan)In this episode, Aamna Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of Binks, talks to Aishwarya about the role of technology in designing customized clothing. Traveling through the years of sartorial traditions, Aamna covers why women haven't always been able to find a perfect fit for their clothing. Binks is a technology startup addressing this important problem in the Indian market, and it aims to provide not just the right fit but a seamless outfit experience from the comfort of our homes. Bonus part of this episode is Aamna discussing about how her startup got selected in the Y Combinator accelerator program...
2021-03-3131 min
The Prod.castListening to Dead Artists (Childish Gambino AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Childish Gambino - Because the Internethttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/...
2021-03-251h 08
TheProdcast’s NewsletterReimagining the future of education with technology ft. Aditi AgrawalCheck out our 6th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Aditi Agrawal, Founder of School of Future talks to Aishwarya about the concept of future-proofing students. She discusses the gaps between the current education system and the demands of the real world, just as students start to shape their career. Using technology as a leverage, Aditi has built the School of Future to help students become purposeful, collaborative, and entrepreneurial.Takeaways from this episode:Why the initiative is called ‘School of Future’How to address the disconnect between unemployment and gaps in e...
2021-03-2430 min
The Prod.castSegue Game (IM MVTTHEW AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: IM MVTTHEW - One Day at a Timehttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod...
2021-03-1859 minTheProdcastS02E06: Reimagining the future of education with technology (ft. Aditi Agrawal)In this episode, Aditi Agrawal, Founder of School of Future talks to Aishwarya about the concept of future-proofing students. She discusses the gaps between the current education system and the demands of the real world, just as students start to shape their career. Using technology as a leverage, Aditi has built the School of Future to help students become purposeful, collaborative, and entrepreneurial.
2021-03-1730 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterS02E05: The science behind how to make the most of your mindCheck out our 5th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs, talks to Aishwarya about the power of mind, the way neuroscience works with tech, and how she kickstarted and scaled her entrepreneurial ventures from zero to one. Having been a former lead for Google Fit's brand marketing efforts, Anne-Laure has a deep-rooted connection with health and wellness, and combing her passion in neuroscience along with technology skills, she not only founded Ness Labs, but also a couple of other projects like Teeny Breaks and Maker's Magazine. Listen to her candid...
2021-03-1125 min
The Prod.castMillions And Millions (Northlane AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers like keeping your lawn cut, escaping from Tarkov and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Northlane - Discoverieshttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www.facebook...
2021-03-111h 00
The Prod.castWe're Trying Out New Intros (Nero AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers, like keeping your lawn cut, speed running Diablo and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Nero - Welcome Realityhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www...
2021-03-031h 05TheProdcastS02E05: The science behind how to make the most of your mind (ft. Anne-Laure Le Cunff)In this episode, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs, talks to Aishwarya about the power of mind, the way neuroscience works with tech, and how she kickstarted and scaled her entrepreneurial ventures from zero to one. Having been a former lead for Google Fit's brand marketing efforts, Anne-Laure has a deep-rooted connection with health and wellness, and combing her passion in neuroscience along with technology skills, she not only founded Ness Labs, but also a couple of other projects like Teeny Breaks and Maker's Magazine. Listen to her candid conversations on everything science, brain, and technology.
2021-03-0225 min
The Prod.castWinnie the Bish (David Bowie AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers, like keeping your lawn cut, speed running Diablo and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: David Bowie - Let's Dancehttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https...
2021-02-251h 15
TheProdcast’s NewsletterBuilding a leadership lab for empowering high school girls ft. Nita Singh KaushalCheck out our 4th episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Nita Singh Kaushal, Founder of Miss CEO and professor at Stanford University, talks to Aishwarya about her growing up in the Silicon Valley, early product experiences in Intel and Yahoo!, the importance of leadership training especially for high school girls and young women, and the role she gets to play as a technologist with a purpose.Takeaways from this episode:The journey of MissCEO—the milestones and struggles Why topics like negotiation aren’t spoken about much Women and lead...
2021-02-2329 min
The Prod.castSheriff Games (Notorious B.I.G AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers, like keeping your lawn cut, speed running Diablo and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Diehttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod...
2021-02-171h 18TheProdcastS02E04: Building a leadership lab for empowering high school girls (ft. Nita Singh Kaushal)In this episode, Nita Singh Kaushal, Founder of Miss CEO and professor at Stanford University, talks to Aishwarya about her growing up in the Silicon Valley, early product experiences in Intel and Yahoo!, the importance of leadership training especially for high school girls and young women, and the role she gets to play as a technologist with a purpose.
2021-02-1629 min
The Prod.castWe Have Problems (Tyler, The Creator AOTW)Just two good music boys talking life, work and occasionally music. Join us every week for a sit down catch-up, where we talk about the most important things to music producers, like keeping your lawn cut, speedrunning Diablo and stories about working in the army?We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creatorhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https...
2021-02-101h 18
TheProdcast’s NewsletterWhy I chose product entrepreneurship over a $375K offer from Instagram (ft. Linda Zhang)Check out our 3rd episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Linda Zhang, former Product Lead at Faire, and current entrepreneur, talks to Aishwarya about a potpourri of stories around product management and career learnings.Takeaways:The way Linda transitioned from being a biology major to becoming a consultant and then a successful PM.Why she rejected a $375K lucrative offer from Instagram.The importance of growth mindset at workWhy product entrepreneurship is crucial and more. She also runs a newsletter project titled...
2021-02-0826 min
The Prod.castWelcome to the Prod.CastDive into the very first episode of our journey through the space called podcasting. We have next to no idea what we're doing but here we are.Don't forget to follow us on Insta, FB and check out our music on Spotify!Album of the week: Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creatorhttps://www.instagram.com/the.prod.cast/https://www.facebook.com/TheProdcast.cast/https://www.instagram.com/blake_bentley_official/https://www.instagram.com/switchbladesforkids/
2021-02-0349 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterReverse engineering—blending technology with venture capital (ft. Shruti Gandhi)Check out our 2nd episode of TheProdcast S02:In this episode, Shruti Gandhi, the founder of Array Ventures and a Professor at Columbia University, discusses with Aishwarya about her journey into investing being an engineer. She uncovers the challenges she incurred as a South Asian woman in this is field that's so far outweighed by men investors. She explains the concept of reverse engineering in VC, along with her passion to work with entrepreneurs in the AI and ML space. Takeaways:How to transition from engineering to venture capitalWhat reverse engineering...
2021-02-0321 minTheProdcastS02E03: Why I chose product entrepreneurship over a $375K offer from Instagram (ft. Linda Zhang)In this episode, Linda Zhang, former Product Lead at Faire, and current entrepreneur, talks about a potpourri of stories—the way she transitioned from being a biology major to becoming a consultant and then a successful PM, why she rejected a $375K offer from Instagram, the importance of growth mindset, why product entrepreneurship is crucial, and more. She also runs a newsletter project titled 'Product Lessons' and she's currently launched a toolkit for product managers.
2021-02-0326 minTheProdcastS02E02: Reverse engineering—blending technology with venture capital (ft. Shruti Gandhi)In this episode, Shruti Gandhi, the founder of Array Ventures and a Professor at Columbia University, discusses with Aishwarya about her journey into investing being an engineer. She uncovers the challenges she incurred as a South Asian woman in this is field that's so far outweighed by men investors. She explains the concept of reverse engineering in VC, along with her passion to work with entrepreneurs in the AI and ML space.
2021-01-2121 min
TheProdcast’s NewsletterShould tech pick a problem-centric approach?Check out the very first interview of season 2In this episode, Aishwarya hosts Polina, a seasoned product manager in the Valley, who also invests efforts into building aspirational side projects. Polina shares her story about mentoring people and guiding them to solve real-world challenges, and she goes on to emphasize how adopting a problem-centric approach helps in our tech careers. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theprodcast.substack.com
2021-01-0627 minTheProdcastS02E01: Should tech pick a problem-centric approach? (ft. Polina Marchenko)In this episode, Aishwarya hosts Polina, a seasoned product manager in the Valley, who also invests efforts into building aspirational side projects. Polina shares her story about mentoring people and guiding them to solve real-world challenges, and she goes on to emphasize how adopting a problem-centric approach helps in our tech careers.
2021-01-0627 minTheProdcastEpisode 40 : The journey of a year!It all started as a small try and where we ended up is pretty cool. This took few hours a day but the impact is bigger and we're loving it.
2020-09-2832 minTheProdcastEpisode 39: How a B2B marketing community helped start a companyIn this episode, Sangram Vajre, the co-founder of Terminus, three-time CMO, and a podcaster, talks to Aishwarya Ashok about the power and value of communities, growth lessons for product, and the importance of plugging-off in a forever-busy world.
2020-08-0531 minTheProdcastEpisode 38: Float like a Product Maker in tough times.We interview Shyam Sundar, CEO of GoFloaters. GoFloaters aims to foster dynamic and vibrant community of start-ups, entrepreneurs, freelancers and business professionals. Hear Shyam talk about what is "future of work" to some inspiring journey on validating his idea and building this rocketship- GoFloaters.
2020-07-2947 minTheProdcastEpisode 37: A peek into the frameworks for building great productsIn this episode, Aishwarya Ashok hosts Dinesh Varadharajan, the Vice President of Product Management, Kissflow Inc. Dinesh has got a wonderful career trajectory, and he shares with us some of his career experiences contributing to building products.
2020-06-2226 minTheProdcastEpisode 36: Deep down the passion-path of tech worldMany of us juggle between ideas or actions, and may even have questions to ourselves whenever we kickstart something new. Here's Vijay Rajagopal in this episode with Aishwarya Ashok, talking about how his passion led him to multiple roles—from a fin-tech geek to investor, founder, and strategic lead.
2020-06-1533 minTheProdcastEpisode 35: Story of a Start-up founder and LockdownIn this session we have Srikrishnan, Founder of Rocketlane talk to us about his story of starting up with 2.5 lakh and his journey after his startup got acquired by Freshworks and again the journey of startup during the COVID.
2020-06-0833 minTheProdcastEpisode 34: Women and MoneyWe are in conversation with Hena Mehta, Founder of Basis. Basis is a platform to encourage women to manage their money. Hena talks more about what made her start this venture and why it is important for women to manage their money efficiently.
2020-06-0228 minTheProdcastEpisode 33 : Food Delivery and CovidListen to the latest episode on Theprodcast where we strike a very interesting conversation with Rahul Ganjoo, VP of Product Management, Zomato. Rahul shares his key insights on building all the delivery efforts that were formulated to cater to these unprecedented times and much more.
2020-05-2525 minTheProdcastEpisode 32 : Disrupting insurance services digitallyIn this episode, we are in conversation with Jiten Puri, Founder and CEO of Policyadvisor.com a modern, technology driven company aimed at solving traditionally driven insurance brokerage industry. Insurance brokerages are a 100 billion revenue industry in Canada alone and super inspiring to see what policyadvisor has set out to solve for.
2020-05-1821 minTheProdcastEpisode 31: Product Manager MindsetTune into Shobhit Chugh talk to us about the mindset essential for PMs and how he founded intentionalproductmanager.com which helps many Product Managers get better that what they do!
2020-05-1119 minTheProdcastEpisode 30 : No point talking about Product ManagementAbout time we acknowledge the elephant in the room- Cyber bullying and harassment against women because creating a safe space for everyone is our responsibility!
2020-05-0424 minTheProdcastEpisode 29: NGO as Tech ProductEver felt profound gratitude for helping other? Had moments that impact and touch lives? In this episode we have Padmini Janaki interviewing Karthee Vidhya, Founder &CEO of Team Everest.
2020-04-2725 minTheProdcastEpisode 28: What next after COVID 19?Shesh brings 23 years of experience in Product Management/Product Marketing, Business Strategy Consulting and Engineering spanning across US and India, across the entire gamut of Large Enterprises to SMBs to early stage start-ups. He was Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of a US based Cloud Management startup - Xervmon. His Corporate experiences include Walmart, Amazon, Cisco, Groupon, Ericsson, Netgear and Lemnisk. He holds an MBA degree from Santa Clara University and post that completed Executive Program in Product Management and Business Strategy at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. With BE (ECE) from UVCE, Bangalore and MS...
2020-04-1923 min
2020-04-1300 minTheProdcastEpisode 27 : A boy from Cochin to a CEO in SeattleHow did this tiny startup from Kerala was acquired by Fullcontact? What went well after four failures back to back?
2020-04-1222 minTheProdcastEpisode 26 :The value of learning and building a personal brand in this business worldIf there’s something that unites us all now, across the world—it’s the thought of embracing this quarantine and making the most out of it. Learning is the best way for utilizing your time, and this episode hosts Shuba Bhaskaran, Enterprise Relationship Manager, LinkedIn Learning. She’s worked with many organizations in imparting the true value of learning and is ready to highlight the importance of having meaningful knowledge experiences to cope up with the times. She also emphasizes on building a personal brand on LinkedIn, and gives some actionable tips for doing the same.
2020-04-0529 minTheProdcastEpisode 25 : Leading technology platforms and empowering communitiesTechnology platforms today are led by determined women leaders, who not only take care of an organization’s strategies, but also contribute in building empowering communities. Especially during this quarantine period, it’s important to take advantage of both technology and global communities to stay engaged and keep learning. In this episode, Sarah Joyce Franklin, the EVP of Salesforce Trailhead, discusses some effective ways for women (and men) to take control of the times and use technology at its best.
2020-03-3027 minTheProdcastEpisode 24: Product Manager aka Innovation ManagerSpondon Hazarika, Senior Product Manager at Verizon innovation labs, talks about how innovation is critical in Product Management. Bonus: Tune into to know more about how Product Management works in Telecom industry.
2020-03-2436 minTheProdcastEpisode 23: Where venture capital meets the product world.In this episode we have Vinod Kumar Shankar, Associate Vice President, Kstart Capitals talk to us about the world of venture capitalism.
2020-03-1527 minTheProdcastEpisode 22: Is Al Over Hyped?Very compelling and insightful conversations between Krishnendu Majumdar- VP Product and Technology Flipkart and Padmini Janaki on Al& ML and much more!
2020-03-0835 minTheProdcastEpisode 21 : How to start a podcast today?After 20 episodes and talking to 20 amazing guests and gaining 3500+ active listners, we have decided to share a few ideas that worked for us.
2020-02-2338 minTheProdcastEpisode 20: How did he personalize the product management?Interview with Rahul Ramkumar, Director of Product Management, Walmart
2020-02-1726 minTheProdcastEpisode 19: Connecting product marketing with customersIn this episode, Yaagneshwaran Ganesh, a Product Marketing Leader in the MarTech space gets candid on how product teams achieve the market fit, the ways to scale up and manage more leads, the different avenues of marketing in an enterprise company, the technology marketers need to follow, and more. Tune in to learn interesting stories.
2020-02-1023 minTheProdcastEpisode 18: Women hate Women, is that true?Padmini janaki interviews Sairee, CEO of Sheroes. Sairee’s Sheroes is a community for women, we can say it’s a Facebook for women. Padmini and Sairee discuss about entrepreneurship, women and a lot more details. Then a calling bell, guess who?
2020-02-0334 minTheProdcastEpisode 17 : Why Product Management is quite a deal these days?Srinidy interviews Clement Kao, Co - founder Product Manager HQ, Product Manager at Blend
2020-01-2926 minTheProdcastEpisode 12 :Mountain Climbing and Product ManagementIn this episode Shrinedhi Rajan hosted Naimeesha Murthy, Founder WIP NYC.
2020-01-2618 minTheProdcastEpisode 16: How did he Swiggy it?In this episode, Padmini Janaki hosted Anuj Rathi, VP of Products, Growth, and Revenue at Swiggy.
2020-01-2032 minTheProdcastEpisode 15: Anna Nagar to Silicon Valley?Padmini Janaki hosted Karthik Chidambaram in this episode. Karthik talks about humbly beginning of DCKAP and how DCKAP is growing very strong since it began 15 years ago.
2020-01-1321 minTheProdcastEpisode 14: Is Growth Product Management a fad concept ?Srinidy Ravichandran hosts Pulkit Arora, Sr. Director of Product Management, Simplilearn
2020-01-0623 minTheProdcastEpisode 13: Drones, Flying Cars and other things Elon Musk got wrongAdvaith interviewing Pranjal Co-founder@ePlane.ai.
2019-12-3127 min2019-12-1324 minTheProdcastEpisode 10: Game Product Manager? Can I be one?Padimini Janaki interviewed Sumit Kumar Singh in his journey in Gamification and Product Management
2019-12-0438 minTheProdcastEpisode 9: Life as an aspiring PM in the USIn this episode, Shrinedhi Rajan interviewed Andrea Ippolito, Lecturer, Engineering Management Program at Cornell University, USA
2019-12-0421 minTheProdcastEpisode 8: Why I quit the US job to startup in Chennai?Interviewing Yega, CO-Founder Paperflite, about his journey on becoming an entrepreneur and managing a stellar content everything platform, his favourite books and much more.
2019-11-1923 minTheProdcastEpisode 7: Silicon Valley? Oh no it’s CoimbatoreWe had a great privilege interviewing Ganesh Shankar- Co-Founder & CEO of RFPIO, but we have a twist here. What are you waiting for? Listen further to know more about a great company built and holding on to its strong roots.
2019-11-1935 minTheProdcastEpisode 6: How tech meets travel—redefining vacation planning experiencesTravel—the very word is enough to instil energy and happiness for most of us. Planning for vacations is by far the most enjoyable yet arduous job. From drawing plan sheets to checking a gazillion quotes, the process leaves you in a dizzy state. What if ‘Tech’ and ‘Travel’ combined together to give you the easiest solution to book your dream vacations? Here’s the session from The Prodcast, featuring Hari Ganapathy, Founder and CEO of Pickyourtrail, a DIY hassle-free platform that helps you book personalised vacations with deep insights. Let’s listen to their mission of unwrapping the world, one cou...
2019-11-1225 minTheProdcastEpisode 5: When programming becomes easy in vernacular languagesTo learn and let learn are the two most rewarding virtues of anybody’s life. Programming languages are ubiquitous, and are most essential in the current hiring and recruiting phases. Here’s a platform that can not only simplify the mode of online learning, but also provide AI-based peer learning insights for all the students. In this session of The Prodcast, meet Arun Prakash, the Co-Founder and CEO of GUVI, a tech-enabled learning platform, offering courses based on vernacular learning. What started as a small project turned out to be a well-funded startup, and here’s Arun explaining to all of...
2019-11-1220 minTheProdcastEpisode 4: The art of building a million subscribers for your YouTube channelYouTube has grown to become a second companion to us—thanks to all the music, videos, and fun that it provides. Not to leave out the kids, they almost learn their first letters and words rather on YouTube these days. Have you heard of how an animated character invented by a doting father for his daughter turned into Asia's biggest YouTube kids channel with 14 million subscribers across 75 countries? Here's The Prodcast, featuring Vinoth Chander, Founder and Creative Director of ChuChu TV, the biggest sensation that drew kids, with nearly 12 billion views on YouTube. Learn the story behind how ChuChu TV wa...
2019-11-0530 minTheProdcastEpisode 3: Creating game-changing viral contentIn this episode, we interview Aashish Chopra, Author of Fast, Cheap and Viral. Aashish shares ideas and his journey towards creating viral video contents.
2019-11-0428 minTheProdcastEpisode 2 - Why I wanted to make the Indian houses beautiful?Welcome to the second episode of "Theprodcast" and we are super thrilled to present conversation with Rajiv Srivatsa - Co-founder, Urban Ladder. This Podcast is hosted by Padmini Janaki, Product Managment Professional, Change Healthcare.
2019-10-1623 minTheProdcastEpisode 1 - Why am I even distracted?This is a first ever podcast of "The Prodcast" and we are super thrilled and excited to have hosted Nir Eyal - Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of "Hooked" and "Indistractable."Nir talks about journey into becoming an author and motivations behind his books . He also focuses more on the Art of Indisractable and urges all the listeners to focus on what is the need of the hour and eliminate the unnecessary.
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