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TheTechPodAuthentication technologies play a significant role in Fintech - Lalit MehtaLalit Mehta is the Co-founder & CEO at Decimal Technologies. Lalit has been in the industry for over a decade. He founded Decimal Technologies in 2009. This is the time when digitization in the BFSI sector was still in its nascent stages. And, people weren’t aware of the significant growth it will witness. Lalit and his team at Decimal were one of the early adopters of technology in the sector. And, were integral in helping institutions through their own journeys of becoming early digital adopters too. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Crypto currency is the real thing, lets not ev...2021-10-0822 min
TheTechPodTeachers had to burn mid night oil to come to students level in technology - Supriti ChauhanSupriti Chauhan is the Principal at Delhi Public School, Gautam Buddh Nagar. Her passion and enthusiasm for education leads to an innovative and dynamic approach towards teaching-learning process and professional development trainings. She strives to ensure that the learning content is contextual with the training goals; they are current and relevant to the specific needs of the participants. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Teachers had to burn mid night oil to come to students level in technology," says Supriti Chauhan.
With her hands-on experience in this field, she designs and facilitates Teacher Training modules. Which simulate...2021-10-0620 min
TheTechPodCustomer Data is protected as a culture at Ziploan - Ashish GoelAshish Goel is the Chief Technology Officer at Ziploan. He leads the digital initiatives of the organization. And, works on strengthening the product for a better customer reach and experience. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Customer Data is protected as a culture at Ziploan," - Ashish Goel.
Before joining ZipLoan, Ashish was Co-Founder and CTO at Milkbasket. He had built its Technology and Product team right from the scratch. And, scaled it to meet the growing business demands and bring it to the current level, according to a statement. Before co-founding Milkbaket, he spent close to 15...2021-09-3015 min
TheTechPodOrganizations which cannot define the audiences find it tough to live - Yashwant LodhaYashwant Lodha is the Cofounder & Director at PayNearby. He is an engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology and an MBA from NMIMS. With proven strengths in product & project management, strategic analysis, and problem-solving, Yashwant leads the enterprise business, marketing, finance, business alliances, products, technologies, and human resource at PayNearby. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Organizations which cannot define the audiences find it tough to live," says Yashwant Lodha.
Previously, Yashwant worked at YES Bank as senior product manager for digital payments and mobility. There he was the product manager for Unified Payment Interface (UPI), IMPS...2021-09-2822 min
TheTechPodTier 3 towns are as aspirational as the metro towns in tech adaption - Nishant AgarwalNishant Agarwal is the Founder at Proctur. Nishant holds an International MBA degree from IE Business School (Madrid, Spain) and a B.E in Instrumentation and Control from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (New Delhi, India). His core expertise lies in handling Management, Business Strategy, Product Management, Innovation, Digital Marketing, and Analytics. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Tier 3 towns are as aspirational as the metro towns in tech adaption," says Nishant Agarwal.
Nishant is a product enthusiast and has more than 16 years of cross-functional experience. Leading various technology brands in Asia and Europe. His earlier stints i...2021-09-2520 min
TheTechPodWe make higher education affordable with the use of technology - Chandrabhanu PattajoshiMr. Chandrabhanu Pattajoshi is the founder of Goseeko. He is a business strategist - turned entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience across various high profile roles. Also, he founded Glossaread Technologies Pvt Ltd. in 2018 which now owns the brand Goseeko. Bhanu, as he is fondly known as, started the EdTech platform with the purpose of making Higher Education accessible, convenient and affordable for students, especially across students of Tier 2/3 colleges and beyond. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "We make higher education affordable with the use of technology," says Chandrabhanu Pattajoshi.
An innovator with an eye for...2021-09-2323 min
TheTechPodI have been the proponent of Blockchain Technology since 2012 - Tarusha MittalTarusha Mittal is the COO and Co-founder of OroPocket. She is a dynamic powerhouse and an award-winning entrepreneur. Tarusha is the visionary force behind OroPocket. She has been vigorously working in the blockchain and crypto space since 2012. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "I have been the proponent of Blockchain Technology since 2012," says Tarusha Mittal.
An experienced professional with over a decade long experience, Tarusha has co-founded multiple technology ventures prior to founding OroPocket. She also served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Cloudrino- a multi-cloud management and infra platform and was amongst the founding team...2021-09-2219 min
TheTechPodWe provide door to door servicing across 18000 pincodes - Avneet Singh MarwahAvneet Singh Marwah is the Director and CEO of Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd, based out of Noida. Under his leadership, SPPL launched 4 brands in India Kodak Tv, Thomson, White Westinghouse, and Blaupunkt Tv. Making SPPL one of the largest brands that manufacture of Android TVs. He has a prominent role to make SPPL a $250 million Company. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "We provide door to door servicing across 18000 pincodes," says Avneet Singh Marwah.
Avneet joined SPPL in 2009. And, since then he has worked in various areas of manufacturing, supply chain, product development, and marketing & sales to...2021-09-2223 min
TheTechPodMore critical role shall be played by Blockchain in Banking - Vineet TyagiVineet Tyagi is the Global CTO & Country Head at Biz2X. He is a BE from NSIT and MS in consultancy management from BITS Pilani. He has over 25 years of experience in the Technology and IT industry. Also, Vineet is a strategic leader with a proven track record of building technology led businesses and delivering digital transformation for large businesses. He has led businesses right from formulating business vision & strategies to building and commercializing products that have generated maximum ROI for stakeholders, customers and employees. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "More critical role shall be played by Blockchain...2021-09-1622 min
TheTechPodMobile will be the new banks - S AnandS Anand is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of PaySprint. He is a senior Techno functional professional with over 2 decades with diverse career chronicle. Working with cross-functional teams to drive unprecedented profitability while focusing on operational excellence, streamlining business processes and cost. He has extensive leadership and management experience in setting up operations and running a business in high growth as well as transformational phases. Build teams with capabilities to drive results in a fast-paced and continually changing environment with deep understanding of the global finance & technology market and enterprises’ growing digital needs. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "...2021-09-1419 min
TheTechPodWe want to be mission driven company bringing transparency to logistics industry - Punit JavaPunit Java is the Co-Founder and CTO of Freightwalla, India’s fastest growing digital freight forwarding startup which started operations in January 2017 – A company that focuses on bringing increased value and transparency to international shippers by empowering them with state-of-the-art technology and tools to better organize and monitor their logistics online through its platform Freightwalla.com. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "We want to be mission driven company bringing transparency to logistics industry," says Punit Java.
Prior to Freightwalla, Punit was in the United States focusing on leading product and engineering teams at Microsoft, Amazon as well...2021-09-1018 min
TheTechPodWhen TV tells you to buy stocks; do not buy ever - Anish Singh ThakurAnish Singh Thakur is the CEO at Booming Bulls Academy. He is an experienced Stock Marketer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Business Meetings, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IT Strategy, Team Building and Management. Anish is a strong business development professional graduated from the Central Board of Secondary Education. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "When TV tells you to buy stocks; do not buy ever," says Anish Singh Thakur.2021-09-0924 min
TheTechPodThere's a lot of movement towards data privacy worldwide - Jaya VaidhyanathanJaya Vaidhyanathan is the CEO of BCT Digital, division of Bahwan CyberTek (BCT), a global technology company specializing in Digital Transformation, Predictive Analytics and IoT. She joined as an ‘intrapreneur’ and kick started their FinTech initiatives. This was to build global quality products for the Indian Banking system keeping in mind the unique challenges and culture of the banking system in India. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "There's a lot of movement towards data privacy worldwide," says Jaya Vaidhyanathan.
At BCT, Jaya started FinTech’s risk management product portfolio, today, known as rt360. What started as a prod...2021-08-2726 min
TheTechPodFounders need to stop chasing investments at an idea stage - Vikrant PotnisPreparation, and Financial Management to growing companies. Also, he has worked in various domains that add to his journey. Vikrant Potnis is a venture capital professional and has worked on closing transactions totaling more than 200 crores. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Founders need to stop chasing investments at an idea stage," says Vikrant Potnis.2021-08-2722 min
TheTechPodOpen Source has been the backbone at FYND - Kushan Shahhan Shah is a Principal Architect at Fynd. Hired as Engineer #2 in 2015, Kushan started out as a Platform Engineer building the early versions of the Fynd backend, scaled up Infrastructure, and was promoted to Principal Architect within 1.5 years. He currently looks after the Omnichannel Order Management Platform for both Fynd and JioMart. Also, Kushan graduated with an Electronics Engineering degree and built recommendation engines for E-Commerce clients in his prior roles. In his spare time, he likes running, traveling and is an ardent Manchester City fan. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Open Source has been the backbone at...2021-08-2419 min
TheTechPod70% of sales on ecommerce would be on Mobile – Avneesh Kumar AgarwalAvneesh Kumar Agarwal is Founder & CEO at Speckyfox. He is an IIT Varanasi (BHU) B-Tech graduate and M.S. Software Systems from BITS Pilani and has over 22 years of rich experience in Software Development & Testing, and Professional Services. Avneesh is also an avid investor in various start-ups both within India and abroad. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "70% of sales on ecommerce would be on Mobile," says Avneesh Kumar Agarwal.
Avneesh is a seasoned IT professional with a proven track record in sales, pre-sales, delivery, and other functions of an IT organization. He has managed various big accou...2021-08-2419 min
TheTechPodIt is an often misunderstood concept because people combine AR, VR & MR - Prafulla MathurPrafulla Mathur is the Cofounder at Vossle. Prafulla started his entrepreneurial journey in 2010 when he co-founded Queppelin which focuses on Spatial Computing, Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality. The startup quickly got global exposure when Oracle showcased their platform in Mobile World Congress Barcelona. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "It is an often misunderstood concept because people combine AR, VR & MR," says Prafulla Mathur.
Prafulla also cofounded student housing startup called WudStay. He has raised a total of $4 Million investment from marquee investors like Mangrove Capital Partners and Simile Ventures. He has also been an investor in an...2021-08-1721 min
TheTechPodEngagement is the powerful metric to understand the power of communities - Marc KaplanMarc Kaplan is the Cofounder & CEO at ChekMarc. Marc is a visionary and began the ChekMarc journey with a vision for a free, positive and uplifting community. Where people could connect and drive change. He is beyond excited and
energized to see his vision come to fruition. Marc has often commented that he wished ChekMarc existed prior to the business being launched. Because he would have benefited immensely from other experts in the field. He will most surely have Explorer requests, as he knows the power of tapping into the right expertise and knowledge. Marc is also looking...2021-08-1625 min
TheTechPodLogistics Industry has embraced technology to the betterment - Himanshu GuptaHimanshu Gupta is the Co-founder and CTO at Shipsy. He always draws towards leveraging data and technology to revolutionize the global supply chain. A strategic thinker with strong business acumen, he implements new technologies that yield a competitive advantage for all partners in the logistics ecosystem. Also, in his current capacity, he aligns Shipsy's technical strategy with its business goals and drives rapid technological innovation in Shipsy and across the organization’s partner ecosystem. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Logistics Industry has embraced technology to the betterment," says Himanshu Gupta.
He is an Electrical Engineer in In...2021-08-1616 min
TheTechPodFinancial Payments boost the white economies of the Country - Tejas FadiaTejas Fadia is the Head (Product, Consulting, Implementation) at Infomatics. Tejas is a Product specialist with Infomatics where he also heads the Consulting and Implementation for the Finance and Compliance Solutions career that spans over 16 years. Also, he has played multi roles beginning with Sales and Relationship Management and moving on to Business Analysis, Consulting, and Implementations. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Consumer demands are driving the use of technology in supply chain," says Rajat Gupta.
Tejas is an Engineer and a Marketing professional by training. Also, he had a brief stint in academia Teaching Statistics...2021-08-1620 min
TheTechPodZomato is the IPO of hope and aspirations - Sijo KuruvillaSijo Kuruvila George is the Executive Director of the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), a think tank for India’s digital startups that liaisons between the government and the regulatory bodies. Sijo is responsible for all executive decisions and communications of the foundation. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Zomato is the IPO of hope and aspirations," says Sijo Kuruvilla.
With his wealth of experience in entrepreneurship gained from over a decade in the start-up space, Sijo is a member of the Central Government’s Science & Technology Policy Expert Committee of Entrepreneurship. He was a leading cont...2021-08-1022 min
TheTechPodConsumer demands are driving the use of technology in supply chain - Rajat GuptaRajat Gupta is the Founder & CEO of TESSOl. He is the mastermind behind TESSOL’s proprietary Thermal Energy Storage technology and is TESSOL’s chief innovator. Rajat started TESSOL in 2013 with the vision to revolutionize the farm to fork cold chain in India. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Consumer demands are driving the use of technology in supply chain," says Rajat Gupta.
Over the last 4 years, TESSOL has grown to be recognized as a pioneer in the sustainable cold chain space globally. Rajat has a strong inclination towards technology and passion for product development. He brings in a...2021-08-1026 min
TheTechPodLight weight game apps would rule the gaming industry - Parth ChadhaParth Chadha, a name synonymous with the person who never misses his target. He is a man of great passion and ambition. He is the Founder & CEO of EWar Games. Parth has always been a keen lover of building tech products from scratch. He completed his graduation in Information Science from Ramaiah Institute of Technology. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Light weight game apps would rule the gaming industry," says Parth Chadha.
He has a brief entrepreneurial stint with friends in the college building a b2b solution for retail. In later years, post his graduation...2021-08-1023 min
TheTechPodThe Consumerization of Analytics is happening around us - Puneet AgarwalPuneet Agarwal is the VP & Head of India Engineering of ThoughtSpot. Prior to ThoughtSpot, he was the co-founder and CTO for KredX. A platform that helped small businesses with their working capital. In his 2 years at KredX, he built the team and the platform from ground up and was responsible for all key functions of the business. Before starting on his own, Puneet spent about a decade with Google In Bengaluru and San Francisco. Conceptualizing and building innovative new systems to solve key problems across areas like Websearch, Ads, YouTube, and Apps. Puneet holds a Master’s in Computer Scie...2021-08-0921 min
TheTechPodKnowledge and ability to learn is more valuable than the certification - Himanshu AggarwalHimanshu Aggarwal is the Co-founder and CTO of Qandle, an all-in-one HR platform. As the CTO, he is responsible for building, managing and overseeing the complete technological aspects of the company. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Knowledge and ability to learn is more valuable than the certification," says Himanshu Aggarwal.
He graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2007. Post his graduation, he started his professional career working as a Software Engineer at Tekriti Software and The Ibibo Group. Later, he held the position of Technology Lead at Naukri.com from 2010-12 and was the Head...2021-08-0913 min
TheTechPodWe are not in the business of mass production but mass customization - Rohit GawliRohit Gawli is the Chief Executive Officer of Lokal Kitchen. Rohit is an engineer with over 5 years of experience in the technology and corporate sector. He has worked with brands from TripAdvisor HQ to other hyper-growth start-ups that have a global presence now. Through the course of his career, he has managed and developed scalable businesses. With deep understanding of the global technology market and enterprises’ growing digital needs. Also, as Lokal Kitchen’s CEO, he actively provides consulting expertise to all his C-level executives on a regular basis regarding strategic decisions and new ideas. During an interaction with TheT...2021-08-0419 min
TheTechPodAI, Hyper Personalization & Cloud will dominate Insurance Sector - Suhail GhaiSuhail Ghai is the EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Max Life Insurance. Suhail is currently looking after the Technology Function for Max Life. And, is responsible for all Facets of IT across Infrastructure, operations, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Analytics and Solution Development. Also, he is a key partner for Digital Transformation across Channels and business models - B2C, B2B and B2E. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "AI, Hyper Personalization & Cloud will dominate Insurance Sector", says Suhail Ghai.
He is a seasoned IT Professional with over 20 years of experience. Leading IT/MIS Teams...2021-08-0216 min
TheTechPodCommunication has become very easy with the use of technology - Prasanth YerrapragadaPrasanth Yerrapragada is the VP - Technology at Telebu Communications. It has become quite obvious that technology has exceeded humanity. Obsessing over the technological advancements and innovative tools of disruption, Prasanth Yerrapragada, is spearheading Telebu communications towards its organizational goal as its VP Technology. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Communication has become very easy with the use of technology", says Prasanth Yerrapragada.
Prasanth envisions having a positive impact on the lives of people by building futuristic technology. He is passionate about agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Further, his role at Telubu is to provide thought...2021-07-2823 min
TheTechPodCovid has helped tech companies to understand technology in a better way - Vijeta SoniVijeta Soni is the Co-Founder and CEO at Sciative Solutions. She is a woman in tech leader and a dynamic powerhouse. She is an alumnus of the prestigious IIM Bangalore and the University of Houston, Texas, USA. Also, Vijeta is a proud member of Goldman Sachs 10K Women Entrepreneurs. And, an exceptional leader with over 16 years of experience in digital transformation, technology adoption, and client relations. Across retail, ecommerce, manufacturing, and education sectors. Also, she has played a pivotal role in driving some of the large-scale projects in India. And, has worked with industry giants like Overstock.com (USA...2021-07-2821 min
TheTechPodIt's a perfect time to be an entrepreneur in India - Dilip ModiDilip Modi spearheads DiGiSPICE Technologies as the Chairman and Group CEO. He is among India’s foremost digital experts. Dilip is the founder for both Spice Money and Korero. He is a second generation entrepreneur who has pioneered several new innovations and built successful businesses during his stellar career spanning over two decades. He has always believed that technology will be a key enabler for achieving inclusive growth in the world. And hence, DiGiSPICE has given rise to two new transformative start-ups. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "It's a perfect time to be an entrepreneur in India", says Dilip...2021-07-2719 min
TheTechPodEdTech is about empowering educators - Achin BhattacharyyaAchin Bhattacharyya is the CEO and Founder of Notebook. He is a Chartered Account who has worked at directorial positions at Deloitte, KPMG and PwC. Also, he has significant experience within the education sector. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "EdTech is about empowering educators", says Achin Bhattacharyya.
To contribute to the education system of India, Achin traversed the length and breadth of the country and spoke to students, parents and teachers to understand the challenges that they face and the need for creating an engaging and immersive learning experience which can help in shaping up the you...2021-07-1624 min
TheTechPodDash Cams will be the next black box for automobiles - Vanesh NaidooVanesh Naidoo is the Founder & Director at Safe Cams Digital Eye – a leading Indian dash camera brand. He also holds the Executive Director position at Safe Cams Fleet - a UK-headquartered company that deals in fleet management and fleet safety solutions internationally. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Dash Cams will be the next black box for automobiles", says Vanesh Naidoo.
Vanesh was born and brought up in South Africa. He was always a sincere student with good academic grades. He passed with distinction his Bachelors Degree in Accounting from University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is...2021-07-1522 min
TheTechPod26 key decisions to make before starting education in foreign universities - Piyush BhartiyaPiyush Bhartiya is the Co-Founder and CEO of AdmitKard Edtech that simplifies application process for higher education opportunities. He takes care of the overall growth strategy at the brand and also manages the operations. He ensures that the brand is firmly marching towards the larger aim of providing quality guidance to the students. And helping them achieve their career goals. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "26 key decisions to make before starting education in foreign universities", says Piyush Bhartiya.
Piyush holds a B.Tech degree from the very reputed IIT Roorkee, followed by an MBA from IIM...2021-07-1518 min
TheTechPodEmpathize Envision & Implementation are the key pillars that drive us everyday - Anupam KulkarniAnupam Kulkarni is the Co-founder & Director of iauro Systems. He is a strong advocate of inculcating the design thinking approach for technology delivery at iauro. He plays the role of a primary consultant to iauro’s tech partners. And, has a good knowledge of PaaS, Agile Process, Design Thinking, Data Analytics and Product Development. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Empathize Envision & Implementation are the key pillars that drive us everyday", says Anupam Kulkarni.
An entrepreneur by heart, Anupam commands a set of technical skills that he uses to innovate and meet client expectations. After completing his En...2021-07-1521 min
TheTechPod2021 caught education industry by surprise - Inderbir ThussuOur educational module has unfortunately been stagnant over a significant period of time. But the life outside the classroom has changed. The modern day tools help teachers use creative tools for engagement in the classroom and also to cater to the needs of children with different learning styles. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "2021 caught education industry by surprise," says Inderbir Thussu.
EdTech tools also provide an environment for self paced learning, distance learning. Along with providing a vast pool of resources edtech tools are budget friendly and less time consuming. With technology invading all walks of l...2021-07-1527 min
TheTechPodNew Technologies provide many new opportunities - Seema BehlSeema Behl is the Principal at Brain International School, Vikaspuri (Delhi). Sincerity hard work and efficiency have no substitutes. Teaching as a profession came to her way by chance but very soon became a choice. Seema realized it was not just a noble profession. But a means to practice the principle of her life 'Be the change you want'. As a head of an institution, she has been fortunate enough to get an opportunity to implement the ideas and believes she lived by. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "New Technologies provide many new opportunities," says Seema Behl.
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TheTechPodStartup ecosystem in India has a lot of camaraderie between founders and investors - Gaurav AroraGaurav Arora is currently the Head of the Startup Ecosystem for AWS, Asia Pacific and Japan. He joined AWS in 2012 to build the Startup ecosystem practice in India. Which involved working with high potential portfolio startups, VCs and accelerators. Also, Gaurav has an MBA from the University of Cambridge. Following which he was an Investment Professional with Prime Ventures before joining AWS. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Startup ecosystem in India has a lot of camaraderie between founders and investors," says Gaurav Arora.2021-07-1215 min
TheTechPodPenetration of mobile phones & internet has helped fintech do exceedingly well in India - Raghuvir GakharRaghuvir Gakhar is the CEO at PC Financial. A notable member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India (ICAI), Raghuvir brings 16 + years of financial expertise. He is also an accomplished finance and treasury leader. He has served International Financial Giants like Genpact, Clix Capital, GE Capital, etc. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Penetration of mobile phones & internet has helped fintech do exceedingly well in India," says Raghuvir Gakhar.
He started at PC Financials as its CFO. Overseeing all the financial reporting, fundraising, treasury, taxation, internal controls, RBI reporting and compliances, credit ratings, ALM Management as...2021-07-1215 min
TheTechPodThere could be complete data destruction pushing us 10 years back - Vibha SinghVibha Singh is the VP, Digital Strategy & Communication at ET Medialabs. Vibha, with 15+ years of experience, has worked with and for some of leading consumer brands across categories such as Media & Entertainment, Education and IT. An Engineer from IIT and Marketer from MICA, she brings the rare combination of data driven performance success clubbed with performance driven creative strategies for hyper-growth brands.
At ET Medialabs, she helped brands across categories such as Edtech, Foodtech, Luxury and Fintech to achieve their full performance potential with creative being the key lever along data driven approach to drive the whole...2021-07-1017 min
TheTechPodBlockchain technology will be the biggest disruptor of market in 2-3 years from now - Ankur GroverAnkur Grover is the CTO & Co-Founder of Frxnl (aka fractional). At Frxnl, Ankur heads the entire technology vertical. Wherein he is responsible for engineering the digital platform, developing policies & procedures, and using technology to enhance products and services.
Ankur being an engineer considers himself a ‘Creator of Things’. And, his curiosity has led him to work on some very interesting projects. One of which was Kimeo, a video sharing platform which rewarded people for creating or watching video content. Also, this particular project helped him build an international audience and got him familiar with the Blockchain community.
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TheTechPodPandemic has accelerated the growth of digital transformation - Ankit MehraAnkit Mehra is the CEO and Founder of GyanDhan. He has graduated from IIT Kanpur at a Mechanical Engineering. Post his graduation, Ankit worked with CapitalOne, USA, for around 7 years. He left his job in 2013 and went on to pursue an MBA from IESE Business School - University of Navarra. At IESE, Ankit witnessed a lot of his MBA colleagues facing troubles arranging finances for their studies.
The slow and opaque application process and lack of financing options that did not account for future employability prospects of the students were contrary to the risk-based pricing framework he w...2021-07-1021 min
TheTechPodCustomers do not know what they need, platform needs to educate them using technology - Bhavin PatelBhavin Patel is the Founder and CEO of LenDenClub. With a decade long experience in the financial services sector, he has worked across diverse verticals - lending business; operations, ERP solutions, fundraising, credit automation among others. Having co-founded Span Analytics, an NBFC consulting business in the past, Bhavin has effectively steered NBFCs to achieve scalable operations while helping them raise funds through securitization. He nurtures the belief that lending automation can play a huge role in the financial inclusion goal in India which has laid the cornerstone for LenDenClub. He enjoys interacting and exchanging ideas with young minds, and...2021-07-0915 min
TheTechPodTeachers had to learn to unlearn & that was the most important aspect of last 18 months - Ritika AnandMs. Ritika Anand is the Vice Principal of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. She holds a honors degree in Physics from Delhi University and is a post graduate in Mathematics and English. A Microsoft Innovator Expert Educator, she is also a theatre enthusiast with a special interest in performing arts and quizzing. Ritika has collaborated with NCERT, NIOS. And has delivered innumerable lectures on Scientific topics for upper primary, secondary and senior secondary classes. And has been actively involved in content development for classes 6-10 for Physics. She has been a resource person with CBSE-COE Delhi...2021-07-0925 min
TheTechPodThe role of technology is to make things easy for farmers - Amit SinhaAmit Sinha is the co-founder of Unnati. Amit comes with a rich academic background. He completed his bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Then, he went on to pursue his MBA in PGDM and marketing from the Indian Institute of Management.
Throughout the course of his prolific career, Amit has achieved several milestones. And, has been associated with renowned organizations at senior roles. He has previously worked with brands such as Infosys, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), Bharti Airtel, and One97 Communications. He joined Paytm where he served as the Chief Financial Off...2021-07-0923 min
TheTechPodThe bond has strengthen between parents and teachers - Manjari TejpalIn her 20 years of experience, Manjari Tejpal has served at various capacities in different Educational organizations. She has worked as Head of Management Department, Principal In-charge of a College of Humanities. And, is presently working as a Principal in an International School (GEMS Public School, Patiala), since April, 2016. She has convened several National, International seminars and Teachers Training Programmers. Also, Manjari has conducted workshops on Early Years, Collaborative Learning, Differentiated Learning, Problem Solving and Developing Communication Skills.
As a school leader, Manjari has created a climate of high expectations. Wherein students and staff members are supported and...2021-06-1024 min
TheTechPodBlended learning will be the future of education - Anju MehtaAnju Mehta is the Principal at DCG International School. As an experienced educator, she strongly believes that one can leave behind a rich legacy of students who stand tall in the society. She has worked in the education sector for over 28 years. And, is skilled in Communication, Team Building, Interpersonal Skills, Educational Leadership, and Leadership. She believes that by continuously engaging in learning ourselves, we provide a nurturing space for our students. Anju is a strong votary of collaborative learning which she feels is the need of the hour.
Anju has worked in some of the most...2021-06-1019 min
TheTechPodWe have to focus more on the well being of Students - Roshan GandhiRoshan Gandhi is the Chief Executive Officer at City Montessori School, Lucknow. As CEO, Roshan Gandhi leads transformation across City Montessori Schools - the world's largest city-school, with 57,000 students. A graduate from the University of Oxford with an MBA in Educational Leadership from University College London (UCL), he has also worked in and continues to consult for various education technology companies. Roshan is a frequent speaker at educational conferences in India and internationally, and often publishes on educational topics.
In an interaction with Rohit Sardana, Roshan Gandhi speaks about the future EdTech in India. Also, Rohit Sardana...2021-06-1018 min
TheTechPodSaaS & Mobile is like a Brother - Sister Relation - Apratim PurakayasthaApratim Purakayastha is the Chief Technology Officer at Skillsoft. He is responsible for engineering, product management, cloud operations, and IT across all products in the Skillsoft group of companies. Also, he has extensive experience in supporting rapidly growing technology companies. Including General Manager & SVP of SaaS at SevOne. Where he was responsible for its on-demand/SaaS business segment, after holding the position of SVP Engineering.
Prior to SevOne, AP held senior technology positions including Group President in ACI Worldwide and Director of Software at IBM. Also, AP has a PhD in Computer Science from Duke University. He ha...2021-06-0722 min
TheTechPodIndian regulator is a big force that has led to the growth of FinTech Sector - Abhishek SoniAbhishek Soni is the CEO and Co-Founder at Upwards. At the data-driven brand, Abhishek spearheads the day-to-day operations while overseeing all business-critical functions within the organization.
Armed with an integrated dual degree comprising of B.Tech and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi. Abhishek went on to become a CFA Level 2 Candidate specializing in Finance. He is a forward-thinking professional with more than 10 years of experience. Also, Abhishek has held leadership roles at several distinguished organizations throughout his prolific career. Including PwC, The Parthenon Group, The Premier Hotels Group, GoldAdorn.com, and Indifi.2021-06-0715 min
TheTechPodFintech has benefitted heavily by Government of India`s decision making - Vishal RanjanVishal Ranjan is the Founder and CEO of vCard. He aspires to disrupt the Master-Visa led incumbent plastic credit card industry. By serving $200 Credit Line to 300 mn population in addition to $2000 Credit Card to 30 mn Salaried class in India.
Vishal started his career as Consultant at AT Kearney in 2004. In 2007, Vishal co-founded the Healthcare IT venture, Asclepius Consulting which serviced 100 hospitals in India and abroad. The venture was acquired by Virinchi Ltd. Where Vishal took over as the Group President for Strategy and New Businesses in 2013. Vishal’s passion for building solutions led him to launch vCard.2021-06-0723 min
TheTechPodGig economy is here to stay - Saurabh WadhawanSaurabh Wadhawan is the Cofounder and Head of Product at Scalenut. Prior to this, he was the Chief Product Officer at Jungleworks, a B2B SaaS firm and Jugnoo, a hyperlocal mobility marketplace. He is a Computer Science Engineer by education and later pursued his Masters in Management at London School of Economics. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Gig economy is here to stay." says Saurabh Wadhawan.
With nearly 13 years of experience in digital technologies spanning across FinTech, Online Marketplaces(B2B & B2C) and Media, his passions include all things tech. At Scalenut, he is...2021-06-0520 min
TheTechPodIndia has migrated from service based economy to value based economy - Naveen ChandramohanNaveen Chandramohan is the CIO and Principal at ITUS Capital. He is responsible for running the fund and takes all the portfolio and risk decisions at ITUS.
Naveen has had illustrious career spanning 15 years in the financial services sector. He has worked across fund management, fund raising and fundamental research. Prior to setting up ITUS, Naveen was the Responsible Officer and Fund manager at Hutchin Hill. It is a USD 4.5 bn fund where he managed capital out of their Hong Kong office. Naveen’s fund was one of the best performing funds within the firm. Also, Naveen was...2021-06-0319 min
TheTechPodHospitality Industry will chase efficiency in the future - Siddharth GoenkaSiddharth Goenka s the CEO & Founder of Aiosell Technologies. He is a Computer Science Graduate from Purdue University, USA. Also, an MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. And, a boarding school alumni from the Scindia School Gwalior. Siddharth has worked as a software engineer in Microsoft, Seattle. Also, he has worked as a Management Consultant at Accenture & Carlson Marketing in Mumbai. He moved to Bangalore in 2012 to start Octave Hotels. And turned it around from a loss-making 39 room hotel to a profit making chain of 7 hotels & 240 rooms.
Siddharth comes with a unique blend of skillsets required fo...2021-06-0219 min
TheTechPodSchools will break geographical barriers & Digital transformation will help - Archana NarainMs. Archana Narain is the Principal of The Indian Heights School, Dwarka, New Delhi. She has done her Masters in English, Masters in Education, B.Ed, MBA, LLB and is persuing PhD currently. Also, she is a dynamic and visionary educationist with exceptional organizational skills who firmly believes in TEAM work - Together Everyone Achieves More.
Being an able and dynamic administrator, she is working diligently using best strategies to promote students success. Hence, improving students achievement in the school. She exhibits a class in leadership and is adept at building relationship with people; being fair and...2021-05-3122 min
TheTechPodPandemic has brought digital transformation in an unprecedented manner - Pooja BoseMrs. Pooja Bose is the Principal at The High Range School, Munnar, Kerala. She is an enthusiastic principal with a passion for academic and students development. And, she has a history of success in developing effective strategies to overreach curriculum goals. Also, she is accomplished in aligning academic and instructional visions. And, working in conjunction with professionals, paraprofessionals, and administrative staff to establish and maintain high-reaching standards.
Pooja has demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to capitalize in emerging instructional technologies to enrich lesson plans and instruction. She is an enthusiastic administrator who advocates for implementing students...2021-05-3122 min
TheTechPod60% of HR efforts is getting into solving Covid related Issues - Dheeraj KumarDheeraj Kumar has been a valuable asset for the firms he has worked with. If not delivering the evidence of his years of experience through his work, he is busy coaching the newbies of the HR world to help them step up their career ladder. Dheeraj knows to hit the right chords when it comes to subtle humor and his articles prove the same. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "60% of HR efforts is getting into solving Covid related Issues", says Dheeraj Kumar.2021-05-2616 min
TheTechPodGamification of Education needs to be done to make education more interactive - Kishor KulkarniThe mere mention of the word EdTech conjures up gloomy images of children immersed in tablets, laptops. Though there’s an element of truth in it yet EdTech goes way beyond this picture. EdTech, in fact, is an excellent transactional tool in the hands of a creative teacher.
Kishore Kulkarni is M.Sc. (Physics), B.Ed. and has 24 years of teaching experience. Presently, he is the Principal at NV Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Shegaon, Maharashtra. He worked in Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar GAIL Guna M.P., as a PGT Physics. He has organized courses like - Dynamic Parenting of...2021-05-2615 min
TheTechPodUser Research, Interaction Design & Visual Design are at the core of UI/UX - Shashank ShwetShashank Shwet is the founder & CEO at ImaginXP. He is a serial entrepreneur, prolific speaker, distinguished blogger and a passionate educationist. He started his professional journey as an entrepreneur. And, has founded, led and exited various startups in the space of technology and design. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "User Research, Interaction Design & Visual Design are at the core of UI/UX", says Shashank Shwet.
In his last avatar he served as the youngest partner at EY at the age of 31. And, helped various Fortune 500 companies innovate, scale and grow in the digitally evolving world that...2021-05-2517 min
TheTechPodThe future is 'At Home Fitness' - Dinesh GodaraDinesh Godara is the Founder & CEO of TREAD -- India’s pioneering connected fitness-tech start-up. He is a young and dynamic serial entrepreneur. And, an avid hustler who combines hard work and smart work to build and nurture visionary start-ups.
Under Dinesh’s able leadership, Wifistudy went on to Asia's largest educational YouTube channel with over 12 Million Subscribers. And, was later acquired by India’s leading ed-tech unicorn Unacademy in October 2018. Following the acquisition, Dinesh started working at Unacademy as Group Company Founder. He worked closely with Gaurav Munjal (Co-founder & CEO of Unacademy) for almost two years. Wherei...2021-05-2511 min
TheTechPodRole Reversal is happening & Parents need to guide students in these time - Prateeksha SharmaMs. Prateeksha Sharma is the Vice Principal at St. Soldiers School, Panchkula. She has done her Masters in English Literature along with M.Ed, MBA, B.Ed. UGC NET in Education. She is a great Orator, Reader and a Teacher. Prateeksha is passionate about children and education.
Our educational module has unfortunately been stagnant over a significant period of time but the life outside the classroom has changed. The modern day tools help teachers use creative tools for engagement in the classroom and also to cater to the needs of children with different learning styles. Edtech tools...2021-05-2414 min
TheTechPodWe have had to learn and relearn a lot of things in education sector - Tania JoshiMrs. Tania Joshi is the Principal of The Indian School. She has done her schooling from School Mater Dei Convent. She has done her graduation in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College and Post-graduation diploma in journalism from The Indian Institute of Communication.
In her previous roles, Tania has worked as a journalist in The Statesman and The Center of Science and Environment. She had worked as a PGT in Gyan Bharati School and as vice principal in The Indian School.
Tania Joshi has been awarded the state award in 2018.2021-05-2115 min
TheTechPodVoice & Language will be the biggest tech trend of the future - Suniva RawatSuniva Rawat is the AVP Marketing at Indus OS. She leads marketing for Indus OS and is responsible for the entire outreach and communication strategy for the company. She plays a pivotal role in both public relations as well as product marketing, while also handling event management and digital strategy for the company. She is also responsible for the content curation for Indus App Bazaar. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Voice & Language will be the biggest tech trend of the future", says Suniva Rawat.
Prior to joining Indus OS, Suniva worked in multiple startups as well...2021-05-2114 min
TheTechPodWe always had the conviction that audio will grow into something big - Pulkit SharmaPulkit Sharma is the Co-founder of Khabri, a digital audio platform for content in vernacular. It is a two-sided content platform for listeners and content creators. The focus is on providing the right information and entertainment content in local languages for passive consumption.
Before starting Khabri, he was working with Sapient Global Markets as a software developer. He worked on developing end to end trading applications with the functionality of creating, modifying and executing trade in Equity Markets for a Wealth Management Company. He also worked on Build & Release management along with basic UNIX server administration.2021-05-1919 min
TheTechPodIt took pandemic for organizations to understand digital transformation - Sandeep SekharSandeep Sekhar is a rare blend of an entrepreneur. He has actively contributed towards strengthening India’s ties with other nations like the US, South Africa and Fiji through his ventures.
Currently, Chairman & Global CEO of C Ahead Digital, a top global IT Consulting Company, Sandeep founded the company in 2004. In its initial days while exporting C Ahead services to US, Sandeep also formed an entity C Ahead Fiji. The entity facilitated the Indo-Fijiyan relationship and was fundamental in creating an IT Park initiative’s in Fiji. Sandeep has also actively participated in state delegations to South Afri...2021-05-1917 min
TheTechPodAI & IoT can be used to detect potential points of leakage - Advait KumarAdvait Kumar is the Co-Founder at Swajal. He is a young technocrat with a vision of community building. Advait Kumar is the Co-founder at Swajal Waters, India’s leading IoT-based public water purification company. Also, he spearheads technological innovations, business development, management, at Swajal with a singular vision of making clean drinking water available to everyone and eliminating the developing water crisis in the country.
Counting Penn State University as his alma mater, Advait is electrical engineering and economics graduate and has successfully pursued his higher education in Economics from the globally leading varsity. There, he co-founded an...2021-05-1815 min
TheTechPodChatbots are not a silver bullet, they might not solve all the problems - Gaurav SinghGaurav Singh is the founder and CEO of Verloop.io - a customer support automation platform. He founded Verloop in 2015. Gaurav did his primary schooling at Rewa, a small town in India, but quickly picked a fondness for programming and technology. MagicTiger acquired his first company, GoDeliver and he founded Verloop.io promptly after.
Gaurav is a serial entrepreneur and a developer by profession. He fell in love with coding at the age of 13, and has extensive experience in designing scalable systems, personalization at scale and looks at company strategy and growth. He balances work with his...2021-05-1815 min
TheTechPodPandemic has increased the technology adaption in Real Estate Sector - Aditya JhaveriAditya Jhaveri is the Founder & CEO of BLOX. He started as a single real estate broker by sheer chance. Over next 4 years, he did a lot of brokerage, bulk sales & other services for developers as a boutique firm. In 2016, Aditya cofounded Satellite Builders Pvt Ltd., to foray into real estate development at the age of 25. Over the last 5 years, SBPL has acquired 9 assets in residential and slum redevelopment. And, they have 3 active assets on the verge of market launch – Mulund, Tardeo and Khar which comprise of approx. 0.5 million sq. ft. saleable area.
Aditya is an expert in slu...2021-05-1718 min
TheTechPodBanking could be done in a better way and I am chasing that dream for now - Pranjal KamraEdifying over 1.3 million investors in India with in-depth market insights, Pranjal Kamra is the Founder and CEO of Finology, India’s biggest financial education and one-stop investment platform. At Finology, Pranjal holds the baton for Strategic Initiatives, Capital Allocation, and is also the face of the brand on its YouTube channel.
The foray of Pranjal to the equity market was rather coincidental as he was still pursuing B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) from Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur back then. The market first caught his attention while watching a TV show with his father. After depicting int...2021-05-1717 min
TheTechPodThere is no clear owner of Cyber security in India - Hardika ShahHardika Shah is the Founder & CEO of Kinara Capital. Prior to launching Kinara Capital, she spent two decades as a management consultant with Accenture. Driving billion-dollar client projects across multiple industries around the globe. She has a decade of involvement in the social entrepreneurship field as a mentor with Santa Clara University, Stanford University, Accenture Development Partnerships, the Acumen Fund and Columbia Business School.
Recognized for her innovative and pioneering work with Kinara. Also, Hardika has received the Financial Inclusion Award from the Sankalp Foundation. And, she has won the people’s choice Live Audience Award at the...2021-05-1213 min
TheTechPodHybrid education model is the way forward even when pandemic ends - Ambi SubramaniamAmbi Subramaniam is the founder of SaPa India. His father and guru Dr. L. Subramaniam has been training Ambi Subramaniam from the age of three. Also, Ambi gave his first performance at the age of seven. He has received awards & recognitions including Ritz Icon of the Year Award, Rotary Youth Award, two Global Indian Music Awards.
Along with his sister Bindu, Ambi runs the SaPa in Schools program, which teaches music to over 35,000 young children in schools in India. He also co-hosts the “SaPa Show” on Sankara TV, which aims to teach global music to young children. Ambi...2021-05-1218 min
TheTechPodPatient driven transformation and not the doctors driven transformation is happening in Indian Healthcare System - Gaurav JainGaurav Jain is the Senior Vice President Technologies at IKS Health. He leads a strong technology team that has been instrumental in the design, development and delivery of emerging technology solutions and services that support the full spectrum of IKS Health services and its expanding business. Gaurav has been associated with IKS Health since its inception and has built the technology team from scratch. He has helped build credibility across the client base by providing innovative and robust solutions that address some of the most complex business issues faced by clients as well as improving the productivity and performance...2021-05-0717 min
TheTechPodLast decade was all about Digital Transformation in India - Bharat PanchalBharat Panchal is working as a Chief Risk Officer for India, Middle East & Africa for FIS Global, a Fortune 300 and world’s no.1 fintech supporting the banking and payment services across the world. Bharat is responsible for creating risk culture at FIS and its ecosystem by way of designing, implementing and monitoring risk controls. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Last decade was all about Digital Transformation in India", says Bharat Panchal.
Prior to FIS, he has been working as Chief of Risk Management for National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI) for more than 8 years. He was on...2021-05-0517 min
TheTechPodIndia offers an excellent tech ecosystem on which lot of Fintech solutions can be built - Anil PinapalaAnil Pinapala is the Founder & CEO of Vivifi Technologies. He is a FinTech entrepreneur with an experience of over 18 years in the Micro Loans/Digital Lending Industry. For the last couple of years, he has been working on expanding Credit Access in India with Vivifi – a FinTech NBFC – that offers Innovative Financial Products to customers across the Credit Spectrum with a focus on the Under-Served / Unserved Customers. Anil’s continuing vision has now enhanced the underlying Line of Credit by adding a payment layer to provide customers who never had credit with a true (Digital) Credit Card experience. During an inte...2021-04-2917 min
TheTechPodFail Fast is the Mantra in USA, Indian startups play a waiting game! - Naveen BachkethiNaveen Bachkethi is the Co-founder and Investor of CBNITS and ConnectBud. He is a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience in Software Outsourcing and Enterprise Security. Also, he holds an extensive enterprise background providing solutions to Healthcare and Edtech industry. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Fail Fast is the Mantra in USA, Indian startups play a waiting game!", says Naveen Bachkethi.
McAfee, Intel, VMWare, QLogic are some of the companies Naveen has had the opportunity to work with. During his stints, he has worked for multiple start-ups and has had a track record of successfully impacting...2021-04-2316 min
TheTechPodGig economy has been so prevalent in India but only in the blue collar space - Vineet AryaVineet Arya is the founder and director at COHIRE with a corporate experience spread across over 2 decades. With a vision to bring a revolutionary change in the white-collar gig economy, Outsourced CMO & COHIRE helps companies to work with a comparatively cost-effective C-level executive to scale faster in shortest span of time. With COHIRE, he has successfully helped various start-ups in the manufacturing, e-commerce, edtech, and service industries.
He has worked with some of the most-sought-after MNCs, including AMD, SanDisk , Tata Power Solar at senior marketing positions. During his career span of 23 years, he has managed entire marketing...2021-04-2124 min
TheTechPodTonnes of Innovations are being done in fintech to detect fraud - Ashutosh DabralAshutosh Dabral is the Chief Product Officer at MoneyTap. He has 15+ years of product management experience across startups, Fortune 50 firms, and leading tech companies in the areas of consumer internet, eCommerce, and Fintech. He has built products in hyper-growth as well as transformation scenarios. He is passionate about building new products and improving the lives of customers.
Prior to his role at MoneyTap, he was the founder of 2 startups -
Hush.Company - a social network for Indian Employees and raised VC and angel funding,
VoyageUp - a friend and activity finder app. ...2021-04-1615 min
TheTechPodThe world of healthcare professional marketing is still in the 90's era - Harshit JainHarshit Jain is the Founder and CEO of Doceree - the First Global Network of Physician-only Platforms for Programmatic Marketing. With Doceree, he is aiming to address the acute problem of rising cost of healthcare by bringing in efficiency and effectiveness in marketing to Physicians by pharma brands on digital platforms with methodical use of data and creativity.
A healthcare innovator, he is driving health transformation across the globe, delivering life changing, creative and sustainable ideas. Recognized as Elite 2020 Disrupter Award by premier global PM360 Magazine for his venture, Dr Harshit has addressed some of the biggest...2021-04-1619 min
TheTechPodThe convergence of Design and Technology is the best thing to happen - Preeti SheokandPreeti Sheokand is the Co-Founder & CEO of DesignShift, a UX/UI Design training academy. She is a post-graduate in human-centred Design from Srishti and an Inspire Fellow. She founded Designshift 3 years ago with Sudhir Mor. DesignShift has been running weekend batches till now and is now venturing into the Zero Upfront cost ISA model.
New 30 weeks full-time course focuses on building industry-relevant skills and helping students start a career in the digital design space.2021-04-1519 min
TheTechPodTechnology acts as a neutralizer in a country like India - Sonal PatniSonal Patni is the Chief Technology Officer of SMECorner. He is responsible for establishing the technical vision and driving all aspects of SMECorner's technology platform. He is an experienced technology professional with 17 years of experience working with global technology companies like Avaya Inc, Cognizant, and Tech Mahindra where he was responsible for setting up and leading high-performing engineering teams and executing product and platform strategies.
He is an experienced technology professional with 17 years of experience working with global technology companies like Avaya Inc, Cognizant and Tech Mahindra where he was responsible for setting up and leading high...2021-04-1516 min
TheTechPodTechnology has transformed the hiring process completely - Viral VoraViral Vora is the CEO of CAYPRO. A successful 16+ years stint in the talent acquisition and recruitment technology in India and globally has secured Viral Vora the title of one of the most influential name in the business. A follower of his passion and driven by technology, Viral is a 40-years-old astute, innovative and enthusiastic entrepreneur, who has built a world-class Application Tracking System to encounter and address the various challenges faced during the process of hiring such as speed, genuine interests, and more.
Over the years, Viral, India’s leading recruitment software innovator, has been able to deve...2021-04-0815 min
TheTechPodIt will be a decade of Fintech in India - Mayank GoyalMayank Goyal is the brain behind MoneyHop, India’s first cross-border neo bank offering full-stack global banking solutions catering to the global aspirations of the Indian millennials. As the Founder and CEO of the company, he spearheads its vision of revolutionising banking for millennials and becoming an aggregator of financial services where the consumer’s financial needs can be addressed from a single touchpoint.
A B.Tech graduate in telecommunications, a chartered financial analyst from Chartered Financial Institute and a financial engineering graduate from Imperial College London, Mayank’s inclination towards fintech was an outcome of his persona...2021-04-0718 min
TheTechPodAI and AR are the future of Video Conferencing - Gaurav TripathiGaurav Tripathi is the founder and CEO of Superpro.ai, a tech-driven, advanced video communications startup that aims to power a sustainable and fulfilling future of work.
A serial entrepreneur, Gaurav, an IIT, Bombay alumnus, began his first venture at the young age of 19 while still at college. Since then, he has founded several tech-led ventures and successfully exited 3 startups before commencing Superpro.ai. In his previous venture, as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Gaurav was the driving force behind Innoplexus, an organization offering Data Science as a Service (DaaS) and Continuous Analytics as a Service (CaaS) prod...2021-04-0617 min
TheTechPodAI in Finance is primarily being done in Fraud Detection and Credit Risk - Parikshit ChitalkarParikshit has over 17 years of experience in Fintech and leading engineering / product teams in cloud native, mobile applications, SaaS, DevOps and Cloud Computing in Canada and USA. Parikshit started his career in Canada in the Banking sector where he was building derivatives trading & risk management platforms, he then moved on to start an enterprise mobility venture called 6DegreesIT deploying a custom big data analytics platform onto enterprise mobile applications for three $5bn+ companies. Parikshit successfully exited this company to a private equity fund based out of the US, before returning to India. At StashFin, Parikshit leads the Technology build o...2021-04-0620 min
TheTechPodAI will play a critical part in media industry - Vinayak ShrivastavVinayak Shrivastav is the Co-founder and CEO of Toch - an AI based media tech platform. He specializes in company growth plans and implementation. He helps the company find its unique identity and produce high-quality strategic plans that meets their objectives. Through his position in Toch, Vinayak has grown the company from both product and customer side.
Toch is a first-of-its-kind media tech platform for automating meta-data inside video content (object detection, facial recognition) Platform currently caters to major OTT platforms. Powered by advanced technology, the platform acts as an aggregator for advertisers, media companies and startups...2021-03-2413 min
TheTechPodAtal Innovation Mission is working with schools to encourage innovation - V.K. RajeevMr. V.K. Rajeev is the Regional Teacher of Change Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. He is a part of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI AAYOG, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Rajeev believes that life is all about learning from womb to tomb. He tries to inculcate scientific temperament in the new generation so that they are ready to think critically and solve their problems scientifically. 2021-03-1716 min
TheTechPodData is playing more important role than ever in Advertising now - Marc MianceMarc Miance is the Founder & CEO, Wave - The first mobile app which delivers full privacy. With over 20+ years in the field of technology, computer graphics, and digital production, Marc brings with him a rich experience that combines on-ground knowledge and high level management skills. One of his most famous productions was awarded Best Animated Feature at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
His new start-up venture – Wave is the world’s first social browser, allows people to manage their digital life on mobile and share it the way they want with their friends.
In his...2021-03-1517 min
TheTechPodWe are trying to bring science into the art of managing people - Gaurav HireyGaurav is digitech, communications and media enthusiast, who brings innovative full impact talent initiatives to life, helping organizations leverage their most important resource - their people. He has done his MBA from Newport International University, a course on digital transformation from MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge and has over 22+ years of experience in the Human Resources space. Before he was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, Gaurav worked with prominent agencies such as Kantar, Group M, A.C. Neilsen and Network18. He was honored with the Doctorate in Excellence - Human Resources (Honoris Causa) in 2019 from C.I.A...2021-03-0817 min
TheTechPodFuture seems to be a hybrid strategy of offline & online operations - Kuldeep MalhotraMr. Kuldeep Malhotra is the Director & V.P. Sales and Office Marketing & Planning for Konica Minolta India. He has a vast experience of 35 years in the printing industry in India. He has earlier worked in Xerox India at various positions leading to the organization’s growth in the past.
He has served in various key positions throughout his career span and worked in various domains from Sales, Business Operations, Marketing, Finance, and Channel Management to Managed Services. Mr. Malhotra has shown tremendous strength in growing BIN’s turnover YOY. Despite of the fact that the printing market pace in...2021-03-0418 min
TheTechPodThe future is not chatbots but intelligence - Maaz AnsariMaaz Ansari is the CEO and Co-founder of ORI and leads the business and strategy at ORI. Before co-founding ORI he has helmed Equity research for a boutique advisory brokerage firm and led pre-sales for applied data science products at Fractal Analytics. He has also worked with 3 other start-ups in various capacities.
Maaz is a dedicated serial entrepreneur focused on business solutions, client success, and product refinement. He started at Fractal Analytics and went on to start-up with Anurag in the space of Deep Learning, IoT, and Web SaaS. 1 exit, 1 closure. Maaz is an engineer from Bombay U...2021-03-0117 min
TheTechPodPandemic has taught us to be Versatile - Karen HortingKaren Horting, CAE, is Executive Director & CEO for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a 42,000 member organization founded in 1950. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
With more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, and fund development, Ms. Horting came to SWE in March 2004 from the New York Academy of Sciences where she served as Director of Strategic Planning, overseeing the Academy’s development activities and long-range organizational planning. Prior to NYAS, Ms. Horting worked at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) managing both mar...2021-03-0113 min
TheTechPodData Analytics and Cyber Security knowledge is must to have better job and career opportunities - Shree SuleMr. Shree Sule is the Client Manager at Altimetrik. He is a customer oriented, strategic-thinking professional with 15 years of experience in building relationships, cultivating partnership, retaining top accounts, and growing profit channels. He is a multitasking, self-motivated leadership professional with expertise on expanding network connections.
Shree is a tactical team builder and strategic planner seeking to leverage background into a sales representative or account management role with a progressive or organization. He studies emerging trends in the information technology field and their ramifications in BFSI sector and other industries ensuring products and solutions are applied in a m...2021-02-2616 min
TheTechPodGovernment is being cautious on the blockchain adoption, needs more active dialogue between stakeholders - Pranav SharmaPranav is a seasoned professional, with over fifteen years of leadership experience, who firmly believes that for individuals, entrepreneurs and enterprises to build successful and financially sustainable businesses, financial well-being and wellness rests at the core of such success.
Pranav is responsible for devising and executing strategies encompassing Fund structure, people, deal flow, fundraising, investment management, governance, compliance and risk management. In addition, to his role at Woodstock Capital Fund, he is an Advisor to Alliance Block (Decentralized Investment Bank) and Orion Protocol (Decentralized liquidity Aggregator).2021-02-2220 min
TheTechPodThere is a mismatch in what our colleges teach and what the industry expectations are - Chetan KalyanMr Chetan Kalyan is the Vice President - Engineering at Meesho. He is a Techpreneur with more than a decade of experience in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering solutions. Chetan Kalyan now heads a team of 75 people at Meesho.
As VP engineering of Meesho, he builds highly scalable systems catering to 50 million users across India and Indonesia. Prior to joining Meesho, Chetan was the Co founder and CEO of Klassifai, an applied AI solutions provider for different businesses for demand prediction and fraud detection. Later, Klassifai was acquired by Circles.Life in 2018 Chetan worked wit...2021-02-1720 min
TheTechPodDevOps as a domain is booming - Kavita ViswanathKavita has over 19 years of experience in leading Enterprise Sales, Alliances, Strategy & Planning for core technology & e-commerce companies. As General Manager for JFrog India, she manages India Business and Operations including R&D, Support, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Operations. Before joining JFrog, she was associated with Flipkart, where she worked directly with Sachin Bansal on building the B2B business of their Made in India brand Billion and also with Flipkart Ads as the Head of Planning & Strategy. Her most recent stint with them has been leading Global Sales at
Myntra, for their AI based SaaS product.
...2021-02-1621 min
TheTechPodWellnessTA stands for Delight to Wellness - Sanjeev SinghaiMr. Sanjeev Singhai, Founder, Wellnessta is an avant-gardist. He is a administrator, creator, and a brilliant conceptualizer in the advertising industry in India. An added feather to his cap is his expertise in building and transforming companies through more than three decades of qualified corporate experience. He has been the mastermind behind creating a niche in advertising space of India through Brand Power and Medifacts TV advertising formats, helping its clients generate millions of dollars additional sales every year for top Indian and MNC FMCG and Pharma brands. He has created, directed and produced 200+ TV advertisements and thousands of...2021-02-1525 min
TheTechPodData will play a huge role in the Indian market - Rajit BhattacharyaRajit is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Data Sutram - a Location Intelligence Enterprise funded by the Indian Angel Network & Sanjay Mehta led 100x.VC. Having started the company during the final year of his engineering degree at Jadavpur University, he raised his first venture capital at 22. Rajit has been featured by Youth For Business (an initiative by US Consulate & Contact Base) as one of the top Young Entrepreneurs from Eastern India.
With the ideology of building the next google for businesses The Data Sutram platform comprises two parts: a data engine and visualization. The first part...2021-02-0428 min
TheTechPodYou should never waste a crisis - Ajay DataAjay Data is an Indian entrepreneur and elected Chair of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) . Data led the creation of one of the world's first linguistic email address mobile apps for Internationalized Domain Names domains. He has been recently credited with Graham Bell Award for this innovation and Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Excellence Award for work in languages and script.
Dr. Ajay Data is also credited with developing a Made in India videoconferencing application-'VideoMeet' that was qualified as one of the top 10 contenders for the Made in India Video Conferencing Innovation Challenge hosted by Ministry of Electronics and In...2021-01-2018 min
TheTechPodOur innovation success is contingent upon our partner’s ability to adopt that innovation - Madhusudanan RMr. Madhusudanan R is the Co- Founder of YAP. He had completed his graduation from Institute of Technology and management, earning a PGDM in marketing. This has laid the foundation for his deep knowledge in the field of technology and management.
He has about 15 years of experience in payments, and in his last role as head of prepaid and financial inclusion products for India and South Asia at Visa.
He has been an enthusiastic and a visionary person from the very beginning which has enabled him to launch "YAP" and helped the firm to grow a...2021-01-1818 min
TheTechPodThe institution which you are from doesn't matter now as long as you have the desired skills - Siddhant AgarwalSiddhant Agarwal currently works as Program Coordinator with the Developer Relations team at Google in India. As part of his role at Google, Siddhant takes care of the Developer Student Clubs program, Google Developer Experts program and TensorFlow User Groups in India. He has also led the strategic and executional efforts for the “Build for Digital India” program launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India with 7K+ students participating in and building solutions that “Solve for India”.2020-12-3127 min
TheTechPodWinners in the future will be the people who can learn to co-exist with Machines - Avinash GodkhindiAvinash Godkhindi, MD & CEO of Zaggle is an International FinTech &Payments Leader with over a decade and half years of experience in 12 countries across 5 continents. Avinash has worked in leadership roles in Digital Payments, FinTech and Cash Management businesses in Product, Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Technology and Operations roles with banks like Citibank, Barclays & ING Bank and FinTech companies like Zaggle, Misys & NIIT Technologies.
Avinash has been the CEO of Zaggle for the past 8 years and focusses on Business Development. Growth and new opportunities, Banking and Network partnerships, Go to Market Strategy and Operations. Prior to Zaggle, Avinash...2020-12-2923 min