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Pitch Cafe PodcastTransforming Young Founders into Change-makers! | Ft. Bhanu Prasad | DISQ | Episode-2In this episode, we continue our conversation with Bhanu Prasad, an Impact Innovation Coach at Digital Impact Square (DISQ), a social innovation center based in Nashik, Maharashtra. DISQ uses cutting-edge digital technologies to address key societal challenges across sectors like Health, Education, Water, and Environment, and has been instrumental in guiding young entrepreneurs towards creating meaningful solutions for India’s growing needs. Bhanu delves into the transition of young entrepreneurs into mature founders, sharing insights on how DISQ’s mentorship programs and innovation platforms are driving this transformation. He also discusses one of his favorite startup success stor...2025-06-3024 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow Digital Innovation Transformed Kumbha Mela for 27 Million! | Ft. Bhanu Prasad | DISQ | Episode-1In this episode, we are joined by Bhanu Prasad, an Impact Innovation Coach at Digital Impact Square (DISQ), an open social innovation center located in Nashik, Maharashtra. DISQ encourages the use of digital technologies to address significant social challenges in sectors such as Health, Hygiene, Housing, Transportation, Food, Agriculture, Energy, Water, Environment, Financial and Personal Security, Citizen Empowerment, Transparency, Education, and Skills Development across India. Founded on the collaborative principles inspired by the MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture research group, DISQ represents a unique platform where local communities, domain experts, the government, and industry partners converge to...2025-06-2931 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastEXPLORING the Truth About SECURITY & TRUST! | ft. Zeus Kerravala | Pitch Cafe PodcastWhat if we told you that just one bad experience could send your customers running?😮 In this podcast, we sit down with Zeus Kerravala, a renowned expert in business security and customer experience, to uncover the game-changing link between security, trust, and customer loyalty in today’s competitive landscape. 🤵💼 Zeus answers tough questions on how to build trust of customer and business stakeholders. Packed with fascinating insights and actionable tips, this conversation will make you rethink how your organization builds trust. ✨ Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur, a budding startup, or just curious about the psych...2025-06-2842 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThis AI Saves Doctors 2 HOURS EVERY DAY! | ft. Divya Chitimalla | Pitch Cafe PodcastIn this exciting episode of Pitch Cafe, we sit down with Divya, the founder of Sinewave AI, to discuss how AI is reshaping the healthcare landscape. By addressing the time-consuming process of prior authorization, Sinewave AI has created a solution that turns 30-40 minutes of work into just 30 seconds. Hear how this innovation is saving doctors more than 2 hours a day, empowering them to focus on what truly matters—patient care. Tune in to learn more about this game-changing technology! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✨ ABOUT ME ✨ Hello, my name is Vidyangi (Vida) Patil...2025-06-2722 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAGENTIC AI: The Future Of Gen AI! | ft. Jeel Patel, Co-Founder, FieldCamp | Pitch Cafe PodcastIn this episode of Pitch Cafe, we sit down with Jeel Patel, a young and ambitious entrepreneur who, just 1.5 years out of college, is already working on his third startup, FieldCamp. His latest venture is building the first fully AI-powered software for SMBs, tapping into a $3 billion market that even VCs struggle to understand. But what makes jeel confident in his success? It’s not just the idea—it’s his deep industry knowledge, his experienced team, and his ability to leverage real connections with SMBs. Tune in to hear jeel’s insights on AI, startup...2025-06-2636 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBuilding 10x Engineering Teams! | ft. Manu Gurudatha, PagerDuty | Pitch Cafe PodcastWelcome to another powerful episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast! 🚀 This time, we’re joined by Manu Gurudatha, Senior Director of Software Engineering at PagerDuty, for a deep dive into the world of B2B SaaS, AI innovation, and enterprise cybersecurity. 🔹 How is AI reshaping engineering teams? 🔹 What does it take to lead in a high-impact SaaS environment? 🔹 Real stories from Manu’s journey—from mentorship to leadership. Whether you’re a tech founder, engineer, or just curious about the future of AI and software innovation—this episode brings valuable insights straight from...2025-06-2531 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastWhat's up RSA? Top Trends at RSAC 2025 You MUST Know! | ft. Sameer Ahirrao & Nick SalianWelcome to a special episode covering everything happening at the RSAC 2025. Meet Sameer Ahirrao, Founder & CEO of Ardent Privacy, with 25+ years of experience working with global giants like Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, and Symantec. Joining him is Nick Salian, CISO at Cantor Fitzgeraldic, and an AI regulation expert who’s played key roles at Wipro and Palo Alto Networks. In this episode, we dive deep into how AI is transforming the cybersecurity landscape, the biggest trends at RSA 2025, and why AI governance solutions are the next big thing. We also break down the concept of Data Bi...2025-06-2413 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastIndian Genius: How Satya, Chandrika, Nikesh & Deepak Changed The World | Meenakshi x VidaWhat do Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Grammy-winner Chandrika Tandon, tech titan Nikesh Arora, and wellness icon Deepak Chopra have in common?They’re not just successful—they’re transformational. 💥In this exclusive Pitch Café Podcast episode, journalist and author Meenakshi Ahamed dives into the real stories behind her viral new book Indian Genius—a celebration of Indian Americans who reshaped the world in tech, medicine, public policy, music, and more. 🌎You’ll learn:The immigrant hustle behind Fortune 500 boardroomsWhy Chandrika Tandon left millions to chase Carnatic music—and won a GrammyHo...2025-06-2222 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThe One Metric That Can Make or Break Your Business! | ft. Chitra Nayak | Pitch Cafe PodcastIn this episode, we speak with Chitra Nayak, a seasoned board member and executive with vast experience in global business growth and transformational change. Chitra reflects on her journey with Neythri and discusses the key areas where female founders often need support, offering insights into strategy, operations, and leadership.We also dive into product-led growth strategies and the importance of using the right metrics to measure success in businesses of all sizes. Chitra shares her thoughts on building effective leadership boards for tech companies, highlighting the significance of diverse perspectives, particularly the role of women in leadership.2024-10-1424 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAI Meets Finance: Ritu Malhotra on Building InterviewByte.coIn this episode, we are joined by Ritu Malhotra, CEO, InterviewByte.co. After an accomplished career spanning 20+ years as VP and Director in Banking and Tech, Ritu embarked upon startups that reimagine and redefine work-life for companies and professionals. Her experience spans shaping the market development strategy, market research, growth, product design, technical research, and product development of products that leverage AI, NLP, Data, Gen AI, and UX. During this time she frequently built MVPs for her startup and others, and advised startups, also. Currently Ritu is the CEO of InterviewByte.co, a startup that she founded and leads...2024-10-0515 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAI Meets Finance: Ritu Malhotra on Building InterviewByte.co | Pitch Cafe PodcastIn this episode, we are joined by Ritu Malhotra, CEO, InterviewByte.co an innovative entrepreneur who brings over two decades of leadership in Finance and Tech. Ritu's expertise in AI, NLP, and UX has shaped her journey, from founding InterviewByte,co a platform designed to streamline and scale the hiring process for finance roles to leading Dialoggbox, a startup leveraging machine learning and telecom integration for cutting-edge speech-to-text solutions.Ritu shares the inspiration behind InterviewByte, the key challenges it solves, and how her previous skill set played a crucial role in its development. We dive into the...2024-09-3015 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPioneering The Indian Cloud Computing Space | ft. Sharad Sanghi | Pitch Cafe PodcastWelcome to the Pitch Cafe podcast! In today's episode, we are thrilled to have Sharad Sanghi, Chief Executive Officer of NTT Ltd. in India & Managing Director & CEO of Netmagic Solutions, join us for an insightful conversation. 🎙☕💛Sharad's impressive academic background includes a degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Master’s degree from Columbia University, New York. He is also the proud recipient of IIT Bombay’s Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021. Sharad is a true example of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, to generate returns for all stakeholders, and be deeply connected in everything o...2024-04-1637 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAssisting The Visually Impaired Through AI! ft. Nidhi Mathihalli, Founder, Helping VisionIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Nidhi Mathihalli, Founder of Helping Vision with us! 💛😄Nidhi is a sophomore from Silicon Valley who joined ASEI as a student member after being awarded the ASEI Silicon valley Emerging Technology Award at the 2020 Synopsys Championship. 🤩She founded Helping Vision in the fall of 2021, with the goal to improve the lives of the visually impaired. Their plan is to provide visionless communities and schools with AI-assisted technology in order to help them better navigate and decrease the amount of time it takes them to complete th...2024-04-1629 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastOmkar Pandharkame on future of workplaces | Co-Founder & CEO at BHyve.io | Knowledge as currencyBees are more important than humans, because if humans don't exist the earth will not be impacted, if bees don't exist it does. An avid traveler- thrilling speaker- content geek and much more, Omkar, is the Co-Founder & CEO at BHyve.io a multifaceted nextgen leader, as you will see - he has taught courses in Design Thinking, MVP Management, Negotiation, and Cultural Psychology. He led collaborative initiatives and curriculum co-creation efforts with MIT Media Labs, Harvard Business School, University of Bath, and Imperial Business school.BHyve enables large organizations to document tacit knowledge, increase Employee Productivity and...2024-04-1535 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFinding The Right Co-Founder, Raising Funds & Scaling The Business |Rohin Parkar, Co-Founder,SpintlyIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Rohin Parkar CEO & Co-Founder of Spintly, with us. 😄💛He is an eternal learner who believes in intellectually honest learning. Currently solving problems within the Access control and smart buildings space. Working every day to revolutionise and simplify access control with mobile and cloud-based access. 🤩Rohin is a seasoned wireless technology leader with extensive hardware/product development and leadership experience. founded Spintly in 2018. Prior to founding Spintly, worked on the development of 2G,3G, 4G(LTE),5G, Wifi and IoT Technologies.We had a wonderful discussion...2024-04-1522 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastGalaxEye: Make Better Decisions & Perform Operations Efficiently via Space Technology | Suyash SinghIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Suyash Singh, Co-Founder, and CEO of GalaxEye, with us.😄💛Suyash is an alumnus of IIT Madras and has previously worked as Data Analyst and then as a machine vision researcher at TCS. He is currently working on exciting, futuristic & important technologies around Space Technology & Electric Vehicles. 🔥He is also the Founder & Ex-Team Head at Avishkar Hyperloop, a team representing IIT Madras in the Hyperloop Pod competition, he manages a team of 40 members.Suyash attended SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 2018 and developed a method for System...2024-04-1422 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastManagement Strategies You Can Start To Use Today! | ft. Shubha Prithvi Raj | Pitch Cafe PodcastIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have someone who can manage work and life outside work with excellence and she spills her beans effortlessly. So much clarity in thinking and execution, only a mom, a sportswoman, an artist and a person who can throw an event for 500-800 attendees every two weeks can do. Shubha Prithvi Raj, President of Kannada Koota Northern California and also the Director, Technical Program Management at RingCentral, with us! 💛🤩She is a software engineering professional with a solid history of effective technical product program management, recognized for developing and launching software...2024-04-1412 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAn App to Beat Stress | ft. Mental Fitness and Executing Coaching for Everyone with Sanchit GargIn this episode, we talk to Sanchit Garg who is building an app to improve emotional intelligence of employees at work✨. Executive coaching that is accessible to C-level execs is now being made available to all employees with Sanchit's new app and venture InnerFit 🏋️♂️🏥. Why is mental health becoming an issue and what he is doing to solve this, please listen on ...Why did he leave the comfort of his home and move to Silicon Valley, and pick this problem to solve, listen on..👇👇 Sanchit is a startup and venture leader driven by meaningful goals🧘♂️. A serial entrepreneur, brilliant IITian...2024-04-1323 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastAccelerating & Scaling Non-profit Growth | ft. Finding Your Zone and Zen with Vandana TilakIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Vandana Tilak, Founder of Jupiter 360 Foundation! 💛😄Vandana is a dynamic social entrepreneur, and internationally recognised photographer, artist, poet, writer, speaker, vocalist, and visionary leader with proven fundraising, marketing, and sales skills to lead teams and pivot on the ever-changing revenue generation landscape. She shares her motivation behind starting Jupiter 360, exciting moments, the pathway of building Jupiter 360, and much more! She also shares the secret tip to scaling a business! 🤩💲And finally, she will sing an amazing song for us! Make sure to watch the entire episode...2024-04-1329 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastDigitalApICraft: Creating and Automating API Marketplaces For The FutureIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Bharath Kumar with us! 💛 API market places are a super hot trend and DigitalAPICraft (DAC) is all set to automate the marketplace experience! Imagine not having to worry about dealing with the nitty gritty of API deployment. DAC is not only as a technology but also a customer-centric solution. Bharath Kumar is the founder and CEO of DigitalApiCraft. He is here with us to share his journey of how he started his company and give us more insights about the API industry.Before starting Digit...2024-04-1224 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFuture Of API DEVELOPMENT! | ft. Founder Of Conektto, Ram Sathia & Amol DewhareIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have the Co-Founders of Conektto: Ram Sathia and Amol Dewhare.💛Conektto helps to bridge the gap by bringing the platform capabilities of auto-code generation and autonomous API testing and making it possible by the capabilities of the platform. In this episode, we discuss the potential of API and how Conektto is helping to make the experience of API seamless with their customer while also working on the technology of API, to create high-quality API to empower business owners.Check out their website👇https...2024-04-1241 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastRole Of Happiness In Organizational Success & Productivity |Happiness Squad Founder: Ashish KothariIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Ashish Kothari with us! 💛Ashish Kothari is the founder and mastermind behind Happiness Squad. He is here with us to talk about his latest book, Hardwired for Happiness.Prior to founding Happiness Squad and writing the book "Hardwired for Happiness," he spent 25+ years in consulting, including the last 17 at McKinsey & Co., a premier management consulting firm, helping thousands of clients and their organisations achieve breakthrough performance by building new mindsets and capabilities. He is a trained ontological coach and a lifelong student of human thriv...2024-04-1128 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastSellia: Classified Marketplace for corporate employees | ft.Sumeet GalaIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Sumeet Gala with us! 💛When you talk about e-commerce, trust is the fundamental connection between human beings which no technology can replace. This was also one of his fundamental thoughts when he started Sellia. Sellia is an online peer-to-peer marketplace for corporate employees to buy, sell, and rent items/houses from each other. As a classified marketplace for corporate employees, it targets working professionals with disposable income who value trust and time while selling or buying online, as their tagline says: "Buy, Sell...2024-04-1119 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastLet’s talk leadership in B2B marketing! | ft. Vasudha Badri-PaulIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Vasudha Badri Paul, with us! 💛Never be afraid of #learning, make it your life long buddy says Vasudha, an energetic, influential and amazing woman leader who showed me the power of #persuasion and #positivethinking. 💛 She is also among the top 20 B2B #Marketing #Influencers to follow in 2022. She leads by #example and her #leadership style is empowering her #team and followers.She is a B2B and B2D (Developer) Marketing leader specializing in digital content strategy & implementation/community evangelism and growth hacking.With her...2024-04-1025 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastMaking Lives Of Engineering & Tech Leaders Easier | ft. Vikrant Karvir, CEO & Co-Founder, Pulse42.ioIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Vikrant Karvir, CEO & Co-Founder at Pulse42.io with us! 😄💛Pulse42.IO is a SaaS startup, which is making the lives of engineering and tech leaders easy by providing tools in observability, rapid visibility into software delivery lifecycles, helping understand the process maturity of different teams, and improving productivity. Pulse42 streamlines engineering, operations, and finance across your product portfolio and hear it from the founder and CEO himself on how purlse42.io is making the lives of C-suite execs easier✨Vikrant is an expert in refining concepts...2024-04-1022 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThe FUTURE of Online Deliveries! ft. Neil Fernandes, co-founder - Enroute AIIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Neil Fernandes, co-founder of Enroute AI with us! Named as the most promising tech startup of 2022, by FoundersBeta, 😃💛 Enroute AI was shortlisted for the FalconX Accelerator's Immersion Program 2022. Neil completed his B. Tech from NIT Karnataka and his MS from the University of Michigan. He had a keen interest in algorithms for transportation, which eventually led him to build San Francisco, California-based Enroute AI. 🚗 Enroute AI employs 10 people, powers approximately 50,000 deliveries every month, and is releasing new features nearly every week. Neil shared how his company is different from other...2022-10-1920 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow To Ace The ART OF START? | ft. Vinay BhardwajIn today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Vinay Bhardwaj with us. 😃💛 Vinay is a friend who has never failed to make me laugh even in the toughest situations. He is in an engineering leadership position, investor, and board member of many non-profit organizations. But is a huge rage on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and other platforms for his short humorous videos and hugely popular Kannada YouTube Channel for his media company ಕಿತ್ತಾಕ್ಬುಡ್ತೀವಿ - Kittaakbudteevi Films Inc [KFI] https://www.youtube.com/c/Kittaak He is fueling the Bangalore-California startup ecosystem and is a champion of the local Kannada Koota chapter, which is growing...2022-10-1937 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastTop Marketing & Leadership Lessons For Startups | ft. Silicon Valley Leader Nikita JagadeeshIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Nikita Jagadeesh, Head of Marketing at Instabase.😃💛 From startup to scale up, she has deep, tried and tested hacks on marketing, listen on! If you are a startup or a new marketing org. trying to scale, thinking deeply along the lines of volume versus focus, identifying customer segment and pain points of your customer, juggling with your very first hires, how can you do more with less? As a leader or even just a career aspirant in your organization, how do you work on your confidence, is it a skill se...2022-10-1931 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastCracking The Leadership Code | ft. with Mona Sabet | Investor | Community LeaderIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Mona Sabet, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at UserTesting, a company that believes businesses succeed when they understand the human connection. 💛😄 Her leadership philosophy is truly refreshing as she talks about building your genius by. embracing 1- Confidence over certainty ✌️ 2- Tribes over teams 🎳 3- Why over What ⚖️ Mona excels in driving accelerated growth in the tech business, both inorganically & organically through acquisitions, technology partnerships, equity investing, building high-performing teams, and scaling business operations. ✨ She talks about the most essential traits of women leaders, frameworks and NGOs she’s associated with, problems faced by women...2022-10-1941 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastSucceed As A Woman Leader In Business & Social Impact ft. Preethy PadmanabhanIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have a leading corporate manager, Preethy Padmanabhan, Senior Director of Platform Product Marketing at Freshworks, with us! 😄💛 Preethy has 20+ years of high-tech and leadership experience across marketing, product, sales & engineering. She is a strategic problem solver and connector who helps people to work as a team and bring exponential growth. 📈 Preethy has an Executive MBA from UCLA Anderson graduating with distinction, focusing on Entrepreneurship & Marketing. She has an undergrad from BITS Pilani, India. ✨ She will talk about her inspirational journey, experience at SV Business Journal Woman of Influence, Freshworks, etc.2022-10-1924 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastRaising CONFIDENT Children - Finding Their Inner Genius ft. Rennu DhillonIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Rennu Dhillion, Founder of Genius Kids Development Inc, with us! 😄💛 Rennu is your one-stop shop for learning how to raise kids to uncover their inner genius. Parenting is about coaching and being a friend and uplifter to your child, she says. Listen all the way to the end with rapt attention, Rennu never lets you lose attention even for a second!! She is one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, and her venture Genius Kids franchise is responsible for developing, training, and implementing the in-house curriculum. She has also pro...2022-10-1929 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFrom AI to Spirituality | Preserving Hinduism | ft. Vivek DahiyaIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we’ve Vivek Dahiya, podcaster SCI-AI is with us! 😃💛 He is also the Founder of ‘Fika 'N' Tikka’ and now a seasoned Product Manager with significant experience building SAAS and Tech products. He is also experienced in building API products and has helped teams by developing product Vision, product roadmap, writing EPICS, and User Stories. 🔥 Apart from being a great PM, he is also passionate about Podcasting, Blogging, Astronomy, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Independent science research. 🤩 Vivek talks about, Science and AI-based podcast series, SCI-AI. The podcast hosts renowned...2022-10-1937 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastGET NOTICED, GET PROMOTED - Find Your Voice With TOASTMASTERS | Become Effortless In SPEAKING!In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have a super-human 🦹♀️ Toastmaster, Abhijeet Joshi with us! 😃💛 Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs and Abhijeet is part of the 12 Toastmasters clubs! 🔥 Abhijeet has 15 years of experience with a background in product development, lithium-ion, materials, and reliability testing. He is also skilled in cross-functional team management and effectively contributes to the matrix or functional organization. He will tell us whether it’s possible for everyone can become a good at public speaker, how to improve communication, and how these skills h...2022-10-1935 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFiguring Out Your Dreams & Happiness With Life Coach Munisha MirchandaniIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Munisha Mirchandani with us.😄💛 She has lived in over five countries, with three kids, always launching a new business! How did she do it? Learn more in this super exciting conversation with Life Coach Munisha Mirchandani.. She is an experienced Financial Planner & Wellness Advocate, Life, and Wellness coach & mentor specializing in helping you create a global life of physical, mental, and financial wellness in your own style. ✨ Manisha is a globe-trotter and also a mom to three kids. She shares her learnings and experiences from her journey to different countries like Engla...2022-10-1917 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastWELLNESS HACKS As A Lifeskill For Students! ft. Preeti Shrikhande, VivensityIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Preeti Shrikhande Founder & CEO of Vivensity with us. 😃💛 Preeti is a wellness-entrepreneur, bringing technology to mental health and wellness for the student community. Her encounter with Sadhguru, her journey at Kailas and Yoga training in Hrishikesh, India are all noteworthy. She is truly a nextgen wellness visionary helping build future leaders with great self-awareness at Vivensity! Preeti is passionate about human well-being in all its aspects - physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual. She has master's degrees in Computer Science and Statistics.🔥 She has an experience of 28+ years of experience in several tec...2022-10-1923 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastDr Lopamudra Das Roy: Breaking Taboos In Advancing BREAST CANCER AWARENESSIn today’s Pitch Cafe, we have a Women Leader, a revolutionary thinker, Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, Founder & President of Breast Cancer Hub. 💛😃 Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Distinguished Cancer Scientist-Research Professor), a Social Entrepreneur, resigned from her career to creating BCH as a full-time Pro bono voluntary service, saving lives globally by making impactful sustainable changes working at the grassroots level, bridging the gap between the Developed & the Developing countries. ✨ She received her Post-Doctoral fellowship from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA in Cancer Immunology & MBA from Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management, Chicago. 🤩 Awarded with "100 Global Women in Leadership", "Global Achiev...2022-10-1932 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastRethinking Careers & Skill Development For High Schoolers | Gitanjali PaithaneIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Gitanjali Paithane, COO & Co-Founder, InternMart | Career Discovery for High School Students, with us. 😃💛 Recently I visited an International Women’s Day Event at FalconX B2B Accelerator in Silicon Valley. This was a place where I met numerous Women Leaders and our guest is one of them! 😍 She’s an Ed-tech leader and her startup is called InternMart. This is her 3rd startup after great success in her previous two. Gitanjali talks about the myths in education and skill development and shares her opinion on this matter. She shares the attributes...2022-10-1925 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThe Future Trends In QUANTUM COMPUTING! | Rahul TyagiIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Rahul Tyagi, Co-Founder: SECQAI, with us! He talks about quantum computing and quantum computers and the ecosystem around them. Quantum computing is a type of computation that harnesses the collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement, to perform calculations. The devices that perform quantum computations are known as quantum computers. He is an alumnus of London Imperial College. He’s an expert in the domains like AI, Quantum Computing, and Cyber Security. Rahul shares his experience of getting into the world of startup and how quantum comp...2022-10-1924 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow to Grow YOUR Client Base with DIGITAL MARKETING | Sneha Lundia Agrawal#BreakTheBias Wishing you a happy #womensday2022! Here's to all the wonderful women in my life. “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” YOU'VE GOT THIS GIRL! She is also a startup marketing strategist, tech enthusiast, speaker & mentor. She was also the Silicon Valley Business Journal's Woman of Influence 2021! 😍 She started her career as a Software engineer at Cisco Systems and carved her way to becoming a marketing entrepreneur helping startups. She is a mentor at leading accelerators like Founder Institute, CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, and an advisor at Loyal VC. 🔥 In this vi...2022-10-1919 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow To Build A HIGH VALUATION Startup In Cybersecurity? | Sanjay SawhneyIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Sanjay Sawhney, Co-founder of Tala Security (3 successful STARTUP EXITS). He is an experienced engineering leader and entrepreneur with a 20+ year background in software, security, storage, and networking. 💛😃 He has a successful track record of leading top-notch teams, delivering best-in-class solutions, and competing in new market categories. He is an execution-oriented individual who combines enthusiasm for creativity with business pragmatism. 😍 In this video, he shares his experience and the operational challenges of a CISO. He also shares his insights on the domains of his expertise like Networking, Security, Storage, and Distributed Computing a...2022-10-1919 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastDisrupting Healthcare In The US Market! | Akshay SharmaHealthcare is up for disruption and decentralized technologies are In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, I have one of my old friends, Akshay Sharma, CEO of hotg.ai with me! 😃💛 He is an entrepreneur and investor who builds edge computing, privacy, AI, and decentralized tech. 🤩 He shares how he implements the idea of AI and Deep Learning in medical science. He explains what Federated Learning is and why AI is the future of health care. He tells the audience that tokenizing everything is possible and will happen soon. 🙌 He’s among the founding engineers of Doc.ai and Human API, was t...2022-10-1919 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow To BUILD A Successful STARTUP? | Arvind RapakaIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Arvind Rapaka with us.💛😊 He is a 3-times successful exit entrepreneur and now is on his 4th startup. 🤩 At present, Arvind is at a VP-level position in a startup called Dragonfruit AI. He has also worked for big companies like Yahoo! He is a person with Midas Touch. 🔥 In this video, he talks about his journey and shares how childhood #scienceprojects like generating electricity invoked curiosity in him. He shares the 3 pillars to build a successful product/service for customers. 😃 Arvind advises founders not to be intimidated by the ever-evolving complexity in tec...2022-10-1919 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBridging the Future of Education & Entrepreneurship | Madan Padaki | Part 2In today’s episode of Pitch cafe, we are back with the second part where I talk with Madan Padaki, Founder - CEO, 1BRIDGE. Madan is the co-founder and director of Sylvan Advisors, in the field of education management; CEO and MD of Head Held High Services, a social enterprise for rural youth, and former co-founder of MeritTrac Services, a skill assessment, and testing company. Madan explains the fact that the biggest problem our country faces is job creation and also brings light to the fact that the startup can be the way to provide more jobs to the yo...2022-10-1916 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastWhy BLOCKCHAIN Is A Hot Trend For STARTUPS! | Sunil CherianIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Sunil Cherian, CEO of Copperwire Systems, a Silicon Valley blockchain applications company, that helps easily unlock, accelerate and maximize value from Blockchain technologies. 😃💛 He is the cocreator of Tada SC, a recently-launched breakthrough supply chain suite of applications, that aims to make your supply chain safer, faster and smarter. 🤩 He is not only an expert in the supply chain, crypto, blockchain but also a person with an interest in philanthropist initiatives in education. He is also an Angel Investor! 🔥 In this video, Sunil shares his journey with the audience, he tells us ho...2022-10-1920 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBuilding Founder-friendly Venture Firms | Nilesh TrivediIn today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Nilesh Trivedi, Principal Investor, J-Venture. 😄💛 Nilesh describes himself as a company-maker/company-builder. He has over two decades of Operational, Technology Management, and creating new businesses experience at fortune corporations and early-stage companies and helped create and guide more than a dozen new companies from the ground up. 🤩 Early in his career he designed and developed products ranging from VoIP, Security, video, data communications infrastructure, data center technologies, and telecom networks. In this video, Nilesh explains what a venture capitalist (VC) is and the job they are supposed to perform. He shares t...2022-10-1920 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastRevolutionising Post-partum Care and Empowering Parenthood | Puja KapoorWelcome to another episode of Pitch Cafe. Today I talk with Puja Kapoor, Founder & CEO at Newmom.me. She’s on a mission to change the perspective about motherhood that general people possess. 💛😃 She's helping new moms to have healthy and happy motherhood, and supporting them in their ever-evolving journey. She has 15+ years of Product Management and Marketing experience in ML/AI, Mobile, Finance, and Healthcare. 😍 Today’s podcast is very special, it answers crucial questions on motherhood, about human beings. Did you know both men and women suffer from postpartum depression? 😥 It's a common notion for people to believe that mot...2022-10-1919 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBridging the Future of Education & Entrepreneurship | Madan PadakiIn this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Madan Padaki, Founder - CEO, 1BRIDGE. He is one of the top influencers in the domain of education and entrepreneurship across many countries! 🤩 He is the co-founder and director of Sylvan Advisors, in the field of education management; CEO and MD of Head Held High Services, a social enterprise for rural youth, and former co-founder of MeritTrac Services, a skill assessment, and testing company. Madan describes how he feels about himself. He shares his contribution to 1BRIDGE. 🔥 He also shares the idea and definition of unicorn and says ‘Unicorn is a startu...2022-10-1914 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastCreativity & Mindfulness Hacks You Didn't Know About | Deepa VivekanandanCan we promote #mental #wellbeing and meaningful human connections through creativity? ✨ In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Deepa Vivekanandan with us. 💛 She is the Founder and CEO of MixLife, a startup focused on #creativity and #wellness. She was a product manager at Google for machine learning in fighting abuse - particularly focused on improving online conversations through machine learning. She was also a product leader and innovator on Youtube. She is an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University. 😍 She shares how creativity played a pivotal role in her well-being- in managing work-life harmony. To get a precise idea about...2022-10-1925 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastCreativity & Mindfulness Hacks You Didn't Know About | Deepa Vivekanandan | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 20Can we promote #mental #wellbeing and meaningful human connections through creativity? ✨ In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Deepa Vivekanandan with us. 💛 She is the Founder and CEO of MixLife, a startup focused on #creativity and #wellness. She was a product manager at Google for machine learning in fighting abuse - particularly focused on improving online conversations through machine learning. She was also a product leader and innovator on Youtube. She is an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University. 😍 She shares how creativity played a pivotal role in her well-being- in managing work-life harmony. To get a precise idea about...2022-05-2025 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThe Secret to Succeeding in Startup IP and Patenting | Deepak Sekar | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 10In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Dr. Deepak Sekar. You may know him from his role as Founder and CEO of Chowbotics, which built the world's first fresh food-making robot named “Sally.” 💛😊 He completed his B. Tech. from IIT Madras, and his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, all in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Recently he co-founded Prof Jim to transform e-learning for kids. 😍 In this video, Deepak will explain to us what patenting is exactly and why is it so important to get a patent. He discussed the pros and cons of having a Patent. He...2022-02-0516 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBuilding The Nextgen Social Metaverse Platform | Shourya Agarwal | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 9In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with BITsian Shourya Agarwal about building the nextgen social metaverse platform 😄 He is the co-founder & CEO of Flam, which is the world’s first Augmented Reality (AR) based social media network built for a global audience. Flam launched its first consumer product ‘FlamCards’, which are printed videos 👀 Internet was massively adopted because people can socialize via the internet. The idea was to develop a social media that stays forever so people don't have to keep moving from one platform to another, and hence came Flam! ✨ In this video, Shourya shares his experience abo...2021-12-3037 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastThe 3Fit Fitness Mantra for the Mind, Body & Soul | Marcel Linza | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 8In this episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, I talk with Marcel Linza at 3Fit Fitness Center😁It was exciting to talk to mentors in the physical and mental fitness space and see how it impacts professional success. People usually think fitness is all about weight lifting and drinking supplements. But fitness is more than that. Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases. It can have immediate and long-term health benefits. Most importantly, regular activity improves your quality of life.🤗 Marcel is a super fitness coach and is the Owner of ‘3Fit’. 3F...2021-12-3035 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastBridging The Indo-US, Social Impact-Startup Ecosystems | Raju Reddy | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 7In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Raju Reddy 😃 BITSian, and legendary silicon valley investor successfully launching founders from India. He talks about building new kinds of societies as he explains about Kakatiya Sandbox - a novel innovation ecosystem for FRESH MINDS and a lot more! He is the founder and former CEO of Sierra Atlantic, a company that grew to be a best-in-class global services company over a period of 17 years 😃 Raju is the Co-founder of Kakatiya Sandbox, an initiative in rural Telangana (India) building an ecosystem for long-term, positive social impact. He is an active TiE Si...2021-12-3026 minPitch Cafe PodcastHelping Women Leaders Gain Clarity and Direction | Reethu George | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 6In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Reethu George 😁 We talk about her thought process while she was making the shift, Why we feel conflict, can somebody be happy without a purpose, what’s going on with women in this digital world, her views on social media, services she offers at ClarityBrew, her niche, difference between a friend and a coach, her theories and techniques, the market for coaching, the future of ClarityBrew, and much more! ✨ Reethu George is an Online Conflict Management Coach. She’s a trained Conflict Coach and Certified Professional Life Coach 😊 She’s also the Found...2021-12-1726 minPitch Cafe PodcastHow to Sell: The Essential Tricks For Anyone | Sandeep Chandrasekhar | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 5How to generate leads and sell like a pro? Whether you are a founder or an employee, selling will take you far in scaling and succeeding your brand. In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Sandeep Chandrasekhar. 😊 We talk about how to generate leads using email marketing, cold calling, contextualizing, and customizing your efforts to connect with your lead. Also, how to pursue sales even if you are an introvert, sales as a game, playbook for new salespersons, enjoying what you’re doing as you sell, how to close the deal with a client, are sales leaders bette...2021-12-1738 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastWhy Project Management is a Life Skill for Everyone | Dharam Singh | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 4In Episode#3 of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Dharam Singh, CEO, PgMP, PfMP, PMP, RMP, ACP, PBA, DASM, DASSM, PMI-ATP 😃 If you are to manage your life effectively, don't you think you need to plan it well? Where do you begin planning whether it is your company's next big deal or your child's school project? https://lnkd.in/gYYUNhgT Planning your startup and life with project management 🔖 Effective planning and management are key to business success, and today we have Dharam Singh with us, CEO at VCare Project Management, to give us amazing advice on this topic. He's an entrep...2021-12-1729 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastHow To Build A Startup in Deep Tech | Vineet Johnson & Samir Sahoo | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 3In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Vineet Johnson and Samir Sahoo 😊 IRegained, is a digital neurotherapeutics company that has developed a clinically validated, therapist-directed, smart, in-clinic, and in-home digital rehabilitation system that empowers chronic stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors to reclaim unassisted use of their upper extremities, including hand usage. IRegained’s portable MyHand System will allow therapists to treat loss of hand function, both in a clinical setting and in the comfort of a patient’s home. 🍀 Vineet Johnson is the founder and CEO of IRegained. His background is in physical therapy and neuroscience. His intere...2021-12-1740 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastA Journey from IIT Bombay Labs to Silicon Valley | Vishal Gupta | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 2In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Vishal Gupta 😃 His journey from IIT Bombay Labs to FalconX B2B Accelerator in Silicon Valley was worth a capture on my podcast, I learned every minute I interacted with him. He's the CEO at Seclore. He's an entrepreneur and business development executive with a special focus on the financial service industry. 😁 This podcast is extremely informative for building startups out of university research labs. Vishal's experience in Cyber Security is a north star for Cybersecurity startup founders.🌟 In this podcast, Vishal explains how and why students and entrepreneurs who are new i...2021-12-1736 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastA Journey from IIT Bombay Labs to Silicon Valley | Vishal Gupta | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 2In this episode of Pitch Cafe, I talk with Vishal Gupta 😃 His journey from IIT Bombay Labs to FalconX B2B Accelerator in Silicon Valley was worth a capture on my podcast, I learned every minute I interacted with him. He's the CEO at Seclore. He's an entrepreneur and business development executive with a special focus on the financial service industry. 😁 This podcast is extremely informative for building startups out of university research labs. Vishal's experience in Cyber Security is a north star for Cybersecurity startup founders.🌟 In this podcast, Vishal explains how and why students and entrepreneurs who are new i...2021-12-1736 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFacebook Product Leader & Angel Investor Shares Her Hacks | Deepthi Rao | Pitch Cafe Podcast EP 1 In this episode of Pitch Cafe ☕️, I talk with good friend Deepthi Rao 😃, product leader and angel investor. Some of her investments include Aisle, Just Egg, and Gatsby. It was fun exploring her journey into investing and just how adventurous and open-minded she is!She leads the Product Technical PM role at Facebook Pay. She is also an Angel investor and startup mentor for high-growth, mission-oriented startups in the US and APAC 🚀If you wish to learn about how you can have a full-time job and get into angel investing listen to this podcast all the way to the end...2021-11-1232 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastA podcast with Russ Bevans: The 5-steps in training to becoming a Triathlete Vida Patil (10X Hacks)NEW PODCAST! BING! with Russ Bevans: Have you ever wondered what it takes to win an Olympic medal? What is the SWEAT and SLOG involved? Well, I can certainly share a taste of it with my podcast with Russ Bevans and this is just to give you a peek into an athlete's oops, a triathlete's life hacks..Russ Bevans is an industrial designer at Nike who cross-applies his 5-point formula 1) preparation- 2)organization- 3) optimization - 4)determination- 5) perseverance from triathlon training in his professional and personal life.#fitnessmotivation #athletes #olympics2021 #extremesports #sports #fitness #coaches #endurancetraining #positivethinking #positivemindset2021-08-1129 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastA podcast with Russ Bevans: The 5-steps in training to becoming a Triathlete Vida Patil (10X Hacks)Russ Bevans is VP of industrial design and innovation at Nike for 32 plus years. He is not only a design enthusiast but also a fitness coach. He is actually a sportsperson who has won accolades at the national level and has qualified for a lot of international events as well. He has many lessons to share: about his life, about persistence, about training. And today's podcast is focused on how one can train as a sports athlete for a triathlon or an iron man. Triathlon, previously known as an extreme sport, involves a swim of 2.4 miles, a bike of 112...2021-08-1129 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast with Akshatha Shetty: Banker @MUFG and Impact InvestorA fascinating conversation with Akshatha Shetty who talks about her journey in finance in starting a fund, women empowerment, social impact investing, Maker's Bar, and in effect what it takes to survive and thrive as a woman entrepreneur. Some great hacks on maintaining mind-body balance and staying grounded amidst challenging high growth phases in life. Listen on...2021-07-0229 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast #3: Ranjeeta Singh: Chief Product Officer Climate Tech Product leader (Top 50 under 50 Women in Tech) An ex-Wipro, Intel, Teradata-ite, and alumnus of BITS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Leave Business School, most importantly a doting mother of two daughters, Singh is not only bringing about positive change in the agricultural domain but also in the workspace for women. This is probably why she has been rightly honored as an exceptional woman leader with a feature in the Top 100 Women in Technology and Top 50 under 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. She gives valuable advice on career switching, product management, and blazing a trail in disruptive technologies in Agritech.2021-05-2331 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast - Shaping the nextgen tools and ecosystems for the future of meaningful education: Srilakshmi Reddy, Keystone Edu.Grp.It was a pleasure doing a podcast with the next-gen leader, and visionary in the education space, Founder-Director, Keystone Education Group, Srilakshmi Reddy. She has built her institution with 4 cornerstone principles, 1- Be prepared for change every day 2- Be realistic 3- Keep learning every day 4- Everything you build should be empathy-centric, at the end of the day in the education business which is a long term growth model and about raising a child and it is a deep and growth and self-reflection centric business and service, at the same time. “When I did my market research I wa...2021-04-301h 09
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast with Nandini Shenoy, CEO, PinkVilla - top Bollywood content platform (Women CEO series)#WomensHistoryMonth inspired me to bring in Nandini Shenoy, CEO-PinkVilla. Listen to her inspiring story of creating the top Bollywood platform by beginning her journey as a geek from Microsoft who pursued her passion as the top content creator and platform for Bollywood sitting in the US, and her market being in Mumbai, India. Brick by brick she built her villa, PinkVilla, a resounding story of success for all first-time founders.2021-04-0137 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#20 Part-2 with Sanjiv Goyal - Silicon Valley Investor, Chair-IIT2020Talking about creating a predictive/warning system to understand and identify action items for a better healthcare system; Think about technologists like Thiel or Musk running for office. Speeding up governance for better social outcomes, also conversations on corporates helping healthcare sectors in speeding up data governance and on the other hand talk about how to improve adoption of startup products over products from large corporations. An insightful podcast with Sanjiv Goyal, IIT-Alumnus based in the Silicon Valley, and chair of. the conference IIT2020. Learn interesting insights on how IITians succeed in their academics and innovative abilities. Listen to...2021-02-2331 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#20 with Sanjiv Goyal - Silicon Valley Investor, Chair-IIT2020A podcast with Sanjiv Goyal, IIT-Alumnus based in the Silicon Valley, and chair of. the conference IIT2020. Learn interesting insights on how IITians succeed in their academics and innovative abilities. Listen to forecasts during and post-COVID new normal by tech experts, address from PM Modi from India, also what it means to be a go-giver and be successful! Memory experts like Chester Santos talk about having more exposure to facts and experiences to sharpen your memory..a fulfilling, fun, and holistic tech and growth hacking banter..2021-02-0625 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast# 19 Prem Talreja- on alternative and strategic business capital and marketingPodcast with Prem Talreja (30+ years experience in silicon valley) in cloud, semiconductor and being an investor for B2B startups. He talks about raising strategic capital and marketing solutions for small businesses, especially in the pandemic. Visit - svfinancialservices.com/ and svfinancialservices.com/digital-marketing/2020-12-2426 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast# 19 Prem Talreja- on alternative and strategic business capital and marketingPodcast with Prem Talreja (30+ years experience in silicon valley) in cloud, semiconductor and being an investor for B2B startups. He talks about raising strategic capital and marketing solutions for small businesses, especially in the pandemic. Visit - svfinancialservices.com/ and svfinancialservices.com/digital-marketing/2020-12-2426 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#18 [P-2] Raj Jaswa on 10X Hacks (Case studies - Uber, Amul, Govt. of India Commerce/Tourism)Raj Jaswa explores in depth the nitty-gritty of acquiring your first customer and then repeat customer, focusing on case studies on Uber, Amul India, and the Central Government of India- tourism and commerce. He talks about the top 6 parameters that surprisingly make customer repeatability and reference more likely. Raj Jaswa is an accomplished serial technology entrepreneur. Raj currently teaches Engineering Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, VNIT Nagpur and TiE Silicon Valley. His most recent role was CEO and Chairman of Dyyno from 2009 to 2012. From 2003-2008, he volunteered full-time for TiE Silicon Valley, serving as President from 2005 to 2008 and...2020-12-1729 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#18- [Part-1] Silicon Valley veteran - Raj Jaswa on 10X Hacks for food entrepreneurs(case studies: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell)Raj Jaswa, silicon valley investor-advisor and serial entrepreneur with multiple IPOs, explores in depth the nitty-gritty of acquiring your first customer and then repeat customer, focusing on case studies on Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco bell. He talks about the top 6 parameters that surprisingly make customer repeatability and reference more likely. Raj Jaswa is an accomplished serial technology entrepreneur. Raj currently teaches Engineering Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, VNIT Nagpur and TiE Silicon Valley. His most recent role was CEO and Chairman of Dyyno from 2009 to 2012. From 2003-2008, he volunteered full-time for TiE Silicon Valley, serving as President...2020-11-2823 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Part 2] Prof. Minesh Khashu, Neonatologist - clinical leader reimagining healthcare during COVD 19Prof. Khashu is a clinical leader reimagining healthcare, based out of UK and active in the silicon valley investor and startup circle. In part-1 of the podcast he focused on 3Ps (Product-People-Process) and Why-Why-Why approach to product development and also the importance of customer-centric innovation in healthcare. In the current segment, Prof. Khashu explores the future of digital health, provides guidelines on meaningful data sharing, the importance of doctor-patient bonding and eliminating middlemen in the digital transformation of healthcare workflows and a lot more exciting frontiers in healthcare. He hints at data as the next frontier in healthcare innovation...2020-11-1422 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #17 - P1] Prof. Minesh Khashu - clinical leader reimagining healthcare COVD 19 & beyondProf. MINESH KHASHU is a clinical leader reimagining healthcare based out of the UK, but also trained in India, Canada and US and is active in the silicon valley investor and startup circle. In this podcast he focuses on 3Ps (Product-People-Process) and Why-Why-Why approach to product development and also the importance of customer-centric innovation in healthcare. He hints at data as the next frontier in healthcare innovation and also talk about acceleration of tele-health during COVID19 scenario. He focuses on system-wide transformation, and Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient-Centred Care.He has a great blog series on reimagining...2020-11-0129 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #16 Part 2] Uttam Ramamurthy - NextGen AI platforms -telehealth, voice transcription, etc.Part-2 of my podcast on NextGen AI platforms in healthcare with Uttam Ramamurthy covering topics like voice prescription and pick up, critical AI insights in automating emergency department workflows, prediction, and management of diabetes, heart conditions, and more.[Part 1] with Uttam Ramamurthy talks about NextGen AI platforms in India (with telehealth as a focus). In this podcast with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is currently leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (accelerated by terms of data, compute and infrastructure). In part-1 of the podcast, Uttam...2020-10-1820 minPitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #15 Part 2] Uttam Ramamurthy - NextGen AI platforms -telehealth, voice transcription, etc.Podcast #15 [Part 2] with Uttam Ramamurthy talks about NextGen AI platforms in India (with telehealth as a focus). Part-2 of the podcast focuses on fascinating case studies of AI adoption in telehealth, prescription assistants/bots, emergency department workflow optimization, etc. He brings valuable insights as seasoned AI platforms professional, listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-trustable-ai-predictions-healthcare-uttam-ramamurthy/ https://lnkd.in/dQpzXvD In this podcast part-1 with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is currently leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, Uttam talks about the accelerated...2020-10-1820 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #16- Part 1] with Uttam Ramamurthy on NextGen AI platforms in India (telehealth as a focus)In this podcast with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (in terms of data, compute and infrastructure). Uttam addresses issues related to data explainability, challenges in handling structured and unstructured data on AI platforms, cleansing, ingestion, also fascinating case studies of AI adoption in telehealth, prescription assistants/bots, emergency department workflow optimization, etc. He brings valuable insights as seasoned AI platforms professional....listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://www.linkedin...2020-10-1220 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[P2 Podcast #15] Investor Nitin Vaish on Climate & Energy Tech disruption - advice to entrepreneursEnjoyed discussing fresh perspectives on unit metrics of clean energy with Nitin Vaish, in our podcast breaking it down to a 35 trillion dollar opportunity. A ray of hope for budding clean and energy tech entrepreneurs.Can energy be made freely available to everyone, and what will it take? An interesting conversation with investor and innovator Nitin Vaish, about the unit metrics of energy flipping towards cleantech. Nitin addresses topics like the need for cleantech and decarbonization, and how this can be accelerated by trends like Lithium-ion battery costs coming down to a couple of hundred dollars versus...2020-10-0918 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #15] Investor Nitin Vaish takes us through Climate and Energy Tech disruption metrics & inflection points for clean/energy tech“The cost of just running a coal plant is much higher than starting a greenfield solar plant,” says Nitin Vaish, an emerging and climate change expert, also an investor in the same space. I highly recommend his insightful personal blog which goes in-depth in analyzing metrics related to the climate and energy tech landscape. He talks about batteries, per capita energy cost and how this cost is becoming lower, accelerating the adoption of clean tech: https://medium.com/@nitinvaishHe predicts that eventually, the cost of energy will come down enough to accelerate the adoption of clean ener...2020-09-3022 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast#14 P2]: Silicon Valley investor Sudhir Kadam talks about corporate-startup engagement, exits, go-to-market strategies during and post COVID19In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on corporate venture capital, corporate-startup engagement, and multiple ways for startups to engage with corporations. He touches upon exit strategies during and outside of COVID. This is part-2 of the podcast with Sudhir Kadam, partner at FYDA Growth Partners, Silicon Valley's startup and innovation & growth catalyzer. Sudhir is a seasoned entrepreneur, corporate executive, and academic.2020-09-1119 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#14 [P1]: Silicon Valley investor Sudhir Kadam talks about startup self-disruption, liquidation, pivotA podcast with Sudhir Kadam who carries a wealth of expertise in the startup and innovation landscape as an investor, seasoned entrepreneur and silicon valley corporate executive and academic. In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on how to evaluate product-market fit pre-, during and post-COVID scenarios, specific guidelines on investment rounds during COVID, assessing cyclic and seasonal technology and business trends to assess your investments, on how to self-disrupt a business during COVID like blackswan situations, and a lot more specific insights to first-time founders and entrepreneurs on how to systematically assess areas of changes or improvements...2020-08-2722 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast #13 Sanjit Dang Sanjit Dang on one successful exit per year, going to the basics during COVID and more..A podcast with Sanjit Dang, a seasoned Silicon Valley investor who has spanned corporate venture capital and successfully had one successful exit per year. His innovative ideas on tapping into upcoming industry trends, and helping corporations work with upcoming startups by U First Capital with the Venture-As-A-Service model. He has been an advisor, mentor, and innovation catalyzer all the way from Richard Branson’s team to the United Nations and Intel Capital. He brings great courage and deep insights to founders during COVID and shares incredibly actionable tips to founders on approaching investors.2020-08-0240 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #12 P2] R. Paul Singh, silicon valley investor - to startups, during COVID, about winning/keeping your enterprise customers Paul Singh, seasoned silicon valley investor, serial entrepreneur, and executive talks about building startups in enterprise space during COVID. How can you train your team to get into a culture of customer success, and why the founder is the first salesperson for the company. It is true that hiring a sales team for a startup's initial success is important, it is equally important for the founder or co-founder with a sales streak to engage deeply with the customer and sales duties. Learn more in this podcast about surviving and thriving in the B2B space during COVID.2020-07-0713 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[Podcast #12 P1] Don't lose your customer to COVID-Paul Singh, Silicon Valley's successful investor-entrepreneurPaul Singh, seasoned silicon valley investor, serial entrepreneur, and executive talks about how there is no excuse for digital transformation, and founders and corporations did not have to wait for COVID for reinventing themselves. For startups and large corporations alike, Paul Singh endorses quick experimentation during COVID-situation to see what works and not limit your opportunities because of COVID e.g., Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb were started during the recession. He asks founders and executives to focus on an increase in productivity with remote work facilities, how he decided to roll out his first company amidst the recession, how...2020-07-0234 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPODCAST#11: Ashish Seth on surviving and thriving in COVID times: startups and corporationsPODCAST#11: Surviving and thriving in COVID times with Ashish Seth seasoned entrepreneur and corporate professional with cross-border stints in both India and Silicon Valley. He advises start-up ecosystems and works on enabling digital tools for professionals to work from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. In his current role, he runs and leads the Partner Program and Strategy at NICE InContact, a leader in cloud contact-centered solutions. He offers valuable and holistic guidance for entrepreneurs and corporates in large organizations in resilience building and anti-fragility in uncertain times.A few thoughts from podcast-When entrepreneurs plan things, the sales...2020-05-2131 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPODCAST#10: Intel’s Innovation Coach sphere heads a Maker movement for COVID-19 crowdsourced PPE manufactureI recently had the chance to have a fascinating conversation with the prolific Shashi Jain, Associate Entrepreneur in Residence and Innovation Manager at Intel. He was most recently in the news for equipping frontline workers with 3D printed protective equipment (PPE) for the ongoing COVID-19 response. Jain is an advisory board member at the Innovation Leader forum and a serial entrepreneur with a specific interest in inducting youth into the innovation ecosystem. His attitude as an innovator is experimental and entrepreneurial - he finds ways not just to improve but also to disrupt existing systems. Read more: https://www.link...2020-05-1248 minPitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#9 - Inseparable twins: Creativity and Innovation, a tête-à-tête with Naveen LakkurInspiration, Ideation and Innovation — chat with Naveen LakkurFor this episode, I had a very stimulating conversation with Naveen Lakkur, the founder and Chief Innovation Coach at the Institute of Inspiring Innovation and a serial author with three books to his name. As a practitioner, he has built companies, mentored and implemented commercial ideas worldwide, and identified methods and models from these experiences that can enrich the experiences of entrepreneurs and innovators.Mr. Lakkur defines innovation as the creation of something that is new or doing something different or making something better. It is viewed not as...2020-05-0642 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastFULL EPISODE #7: Aakarsh Naidu on founders going from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10X | StartupreneurIn this episode, I interviewed Aakarsh Naidu, founder and CEO of The Startupreneur (along with his brother, Adhikar Naidu) and well-known start-up enabler and talks about essential traits of successful startup founding like networking, identifying a cofounder, when to startup? developing negotiation skills, ecosystem exploration, communication skills, and more. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and has valuable experience helping start-ups at NSRCEL – IIMB, one of India’s top start-up incubators.The Startupreneur works with corporates, government officials, educational institutions, and incubators to provide a support system for entrepreneurs. They help start-ups in the...2020-04-1929 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPODCAST#8: Nate Ramanathan, serial-entrepreneur, investor, operations and 10X scaling expertIn this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Nate Ramanathan, Vice President of Operations at AEye, Inc. and a serial entrepreneur. Nate shared some valuable advice about preparing for risk in times like this when the COVID-19 pandemic has created massive disruptions in businesses around the world. Right from when he got word of the virus in December, Nate said he started making preparations—calling his Chinese suppliers, asking them what their plans were, and planning for alternative supply routes. While it may have seemed paranoid at the time, it paid off when China went into a complete lo...2020-04-1146 minPitch Cafe PodcastTEASER PODCAST#7:Aakarsh Naidu on founders going from 0-to-1 and 1-to-10X space and Startupreneur journeyIn this episode, I interviewed Aakarsh Naidu, founder and CEO of The Startupreneur (along with his brother, Adhikar Naidu) and well-known start-up enabler and talks about essential traits of successful startup founding like networking, identifying a cofounder, when to startup? developing negotiation skills, ecosystem exploration, communication skills, and more. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and has valuable experience helping start-ups at NSRCEL – IIMB, one of India’s top start-up incubators. Aakarsh believes that more than the theoretical jargon, there are essential skills and qualities that founders need to imbibe to stay in the game.2020-04-0904 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPODCAST #6 [FULL] Venture partner Dr. Srinivas Rao on lifestyle-innovation , founder screening & moreFor Dr Rao, innovation is more than just an approach to problem-solving, it is part of the DNA of all human beings. It is not a business process, but the fundamental desire within each of us to improve our condition. We just need to mindfully experience the world, reflect on it, learn from it, and grow.Mindful reflectionThe first step toward innovation is to mindfully notice one’s work. It is only when we are continually aware of problems—and their potential solutions—can we grow continually. Dr Rao compares this mindful awareness to a spir...2020-03-1531 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPODCAST#5 [TEASER] Venture partner and Silicon Valley veteran Dr. Srinivas Rao on innovationI recently had the opportunity to speak to Dr Srinivas Rao, the Operating Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners. Over his long career, he has occupied several senior management positions in corporates and has mentored several start-ups.For Dr Rao, innovation is more than just an approach to problem-solving, it is part of the DNA of all human beings. It is not a business process, but the fundamental desire within each of us to improve our condition. We just need to mindfully experience the world, reflect on it, learn from it, and grow.Snippet- Understand your...2020-03-1402 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#2: Performance Management Coach Fay talks: managing tough negotiations/employees with parenting tipsPodcast#4 with Fay Rowles-Scoch, a performance coach talks about how her parenting classes miraculously helped transform tough employees and negotiations. Human touch and interaction, social skills basically, by far surpass any other management technique she emphasizes.Managing tough employees using parenting techniques. Moving from an office desk job to senior management positions, Fay used parenting training to manage her four children. She cross-applied the techniques to team building:1. Using Adlerian Psychology for understanding what motivates a certain behavior2. Criticizing someone without using blame3. Rewarding good behavior4. What is the...2020-03-1031 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastTEASER : An interview with Performance Management Coach who uses parenting techniquesAn interview with Fay Rawles-Scoch, a Performance Management Coach who uses parenting techniques for cost cutting, constructive feedback and negotation2020-03-0301 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast #5 [FULL] Mentor Coach - IIT Startups, Subhash ChowdarySubhash Chowdary is a mentor/coach for IIT startups, a silicon valley initiative to help increase success rates and sharpen the abilities of Indian Institute of Technology students in creating a scale able businesses. He is a serial entrepreneur and corporate executive who has seen many IIT founders through various phases in their funding cycle, coached founders in transitioning to become a CEO, etc. He gives valuable guidelines to IIT founders on how and where they can improve..2020-02-2345 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastTEASER - An interview with IIT Startups Mentor - Subhash ChowdarySubhash Chowdary is a mentor for IIT startups, a silicon valley initiative to help increase success rates and sharpen their abilities in creating a scale able businesses...coming SOON2020-02-2202 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast #4 10X HACKS Product - Arvind Ratnam, VP-Phantom Auto, ex-VP, Products Aeye, MIT Sloan, Intel, DeloitteArvind Ratnam talks about management hacks for successful product management, being a successful leader in managing engineering and sales. A few valuable guidelines to founders on how to facilitate great solutions..Some of the topics he covers are:What are a few frameworks which can be helpful in 4P-5C marketing framework, BCG framework, Ansoff matrix, can be used for e.g., how to move from a hardware to software business, due diligence during mergers and acquisition, going IPO, etc.How to facilitate productive and crucial conversations between individuals and groups, listening, empathy...2020-02-1531 min
Pitch Cafe Podcast[FULL EPISODE#3] Sanchit Garg, IIT Bombay Silicon Valley-India cross-border serial entrepreneurSanchit Garg, an, IIT Bombay graduate is a cross-border serial entrepreneur and talks about 10X hacks for founders from his past successful startups.... His first 10X profitable startup was called TravelTriangle from India, and now he is floating his second startup in mental health and wellness space: InnerFit. Let us learn more on how to create 10X startups..In the podcast he talks about: Trust is KEY to startup teams, do not think about your product when you interview your customers, how stories and metrics make a pitch deck successful, and being able to stick to your...2020-02-1032 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastTeaser - Sanchit Garg, IIT Bombay Silicon Valley-India cross-border serial entrepreneur of TravelTriangle, InnerFitSanchit Garg, an, IIT Bombay graduate is a cross-border serial entrepreneur and talks about 10X hacks for founders from his past successful startups.... His first 10X profitable startup was called TravelTriangle from India, and now he is floating his second startup in mental health and wellness space. Let us learn more on how to create 10X startups.. In the podcast he talks about: Trust is KEY to startup teams, do not think about your product when you interview your customers, how stories and metrics make a pitch deck successful, and being able to stick to your idea through upas...2020-02-0806 min
Pitch Cafe PodcastPodcast#1 BV Jagadeesh(investor-philanthropist from Silicon Valley) on Entrepreneurship & Venture - interviewed by Vidyangi (Author-Innovation Specialist )VC and scale, founder dating, risk mitigation for startups and more...Vidyangi S. Patil in conversation with BV Jagadeesh, who is a very respected name in the Silicon Valley. BV Jagadeesh is Managing Partner at KAAJ Ventures. He has successfully invested and guided companies such as Nutanix (IPO), Yodlee (IPO), Arkin (acqd: VMWare), Elastic Box (acqd: Century Link), NetMagic Solutions (acqd: NTT), Ocarina Networks (acqd: Dell) and Ankeena (acqd: Juniper) to name a few.2020-02-0850 min