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The Priyanka Shinde Podcast | Strategy | Execution | Leadership#15: A Meta VP's Advice on Career Transitions, AI, and Leadership That Isn't Taught in SchoolMeta VP Prasad Bhandarkar on Leaving Safe Careers, Pivoting to Data Engineering, and Leading in the AI EraAre you feeling stuck in your tech career? Wondering if you should make that risky jump to a new technology or a different role? In this episode of The Priyanka Shinde Podcast, we're joined by Prasad Bhandarkar, the Vice President of Reality Labs (AR/VR) Engineering at Meta.With over three decades of experience, Prasad shares his incredible journey from a technical role at Tata Motors , through an MBA from IIM Lucknow , to pivotal leadership positions at...
2025-06-121h 15
Top of the MorningHow social media is pushing young Indians deep into debtWelcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, January 28, 2025. This is Nelson John, let's get started. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is stirring concerns in Maharashtra, with over 100 cases reported and a suspected death. This rare autoimmune disorder attacks the nervous system, sometimes leading to paralysis and severe respiratory issues. It's not contagious but typically follows infections or surgeries. Immediate hospitalization is often necessary for those severely affected. While there's no foolproof prevention due to its unclear causes, maintaining good hy...
2025-01-2807 min
Brown Queen DiariesEpisode 5: Women in EntertainmentConcept & Host: Priyanka NomulaDesigned & Directed: Sandeep RajPresented by: Aussie TalkiesGuest: Anita PrasadJoin us for an inspiring story of resilience and ambition with Anita Prasad, a woman who transformed her life from beauty pageants to the vibrant world of music and production. Anita's journey began in Fiji and took her to New Zealand, where she represented her new homeland in international beauty competitions. A chance encounter in Miami ignited her musical passion, leading her to overcome visa restrictions and criticism as she pursued h...
2024-11-2330 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadBuilding a 5k$MRR Wordpress Alternative with Sai KrishnaIn this episode I am speaking with Sai Krishna, founder of SuperBlog.ai. What started as a funs open source project, is now a 5K$ MRR Wordpress alternative for SEO optimized blog used by small & big startups alike. Sai found a pain point and worked on it to bring it to his end users and found a PMF when saw his growth happen organically.
In this episode we are talking everything from how Sai dabbled with different projects to ultimately find his space in building a blogging platform solo, experimenting with different pricing strategies to building processes...
2024-10-2059 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadOn building a personal brand on X(Twitter)Hey everyone! In this episode, I sit down with Saurabh to talk about something I'm really excited about - building a personal brand on X (Twitter) and turning your content into real income.
We dive into:
Writing content that truly connects with your audience
Getting clients through your X posts
Balancing different types of content for maximum impact
Sharing success stories to build trust
Creating offers that actually sell
Standing out from the crowd
Growing an email list (it's so important!)
Using AI to help with content creation
Finding new content ideas and keeping up with...
2024-09-3059 min
Top of the MorningWill this leap of ‘faith’ pay off?Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, September 16, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started.India’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India, just made it easier for companies to get their hands on up to 25% of another company's shares without asking for permission first. This tweak in the merger and acquisition rules is a big deal, especially for those looking at hostile takeovers. Before, you'd have to pause and get a nod from the CCI before buying sh...
2024-09-1605 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadOn building macro scalable enterprise ready productsIn this episode i am speaking with Pratik Ghela, the founder behind MakeStories, MakeForms & Flexisign! 🎙️
Pratik's journey from running an agency to building game-changing products is truly inspiring. We discussed:
Tapping into Google's AMP technology and building MakeStories
Challenges of creating macro products in a microservices world
How MakeForms is revolutionizing form building with a focus on privacy and security
The power of bootstrapping and maintaining control as an entrepreneur
Balancing multiple products and the importance of focus
What struck me most was Pratik's commitment to solving real pain points for users and his unique appro...
2024-08-251h 32
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadAffiliate Corner's $90K Secret Sauce with Tejas RaneIn this episode, we are deep diving into Tejas's entrepreneurial journey behind Affiliate corner's growth to 90,000$ and getting a five figure exit.
Tejas generously shares his marketing strategies and growth hacks behind affiliate corner's growth & successful exit.
We are talking everything from launching, to growth and exit
Key highlights:
Creative marketing strategies that propelled growth
Innovative positioning techniques in a competitive market
Copywriting secrets that converted visitors into customers
Scaling methods that boosted revenue to $90K/year
Behind-the-scenes look at the acquisition process
2024-08-111h 22
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadSelf teaching how to code and growing a side project to 4000$ MRRIn this episode, I speak with Rishi, founder of Pika.style.
Rishi has a background of UI/UX but self taught himself how to code and launched & grew a screenshot editor app to 4000$MRR that too while working a 9-5 job
Rishi shares about getting his first customer to launching ad campaigns within the app to grow Pika
Listen in to the full episode to get some key takeaways of your lifetime
You can try Pika.style here: https://hi.switchy.io...
2024-07-141h 00
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadOn Selling Feather.so for 250K$ and launching Scalable productsIn this episode I speak with Bhanu Teja the founder of Feather.so & SiteGpt.ai
Bhanu Teja left his job to build more meaningful products and recently sold his notion to blog (Feather.so) for 250K$
Bhanu is currently working on SiteGpt.ai, an AI support agent. We talk about how Bhanu solved his own problem and his bias to action helped him to ship products fast, get customer feedback and grow his product.
This episode is brought to you by ProductLogz, a customer...
2024-07-061h 21
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadGrowing a side project into 150K ARRIn this episode I speak with Joshua Snyder, co-founder of TimeNavi.com who started building products since the age of 14. Joshua while completing his college degree built TimeNavi managaing his college assignments along side.
What started as a side-project grew to become a full fledged business, now doing 150K$ in annual revenue.
Time Navi is a time management & tracking app using your calendars designed for freelancers, agencies to help track time better and improve productivity
This episode is brought to you by ProductLogz, a feedback management, roadmap...
2024-06-1653 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadOn Selling Software Products & building a profitable businessIn this episode, i am speaking Luca Restagno, founder of shipped.club who has been building and shipping software products since 2017.
Luca has successfully sold 3 products and is working on a new product which a next.js boilerplate. In this episode we are discussing how to sell software products effeciently, when is the right time to exit or pivot and finding founder market fit when building products
Link to shipped.club: https://shipped.club/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=founder%20stories
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2024-05-1251 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadUnderstanding HR Tech & Cracking AppSumo Lifetime deals MarketPlaceWelcome to another episode of Founder Stories!
In this episode I am talking to the founder of HireVire an hr tech automation platform that helps you collect audio & video from applicants making the recruitment process easier
We also discuss the other side of being a bootstrapped business and how to crack AppSumo Marketplace listings along with validating & growing a product in a competitive space
Check Out Hire Vire here : https://hirevire.com/
This episode is also brought to you...
2024-04-081h 23
Tollywood KaburluRevisiting Mahanati (2018): Review + Interesting FactsCredits
Banner: Swapna Cinema
Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Akkineni, Vijay Devarakonda, Rajendra Prasad, Tanikella Bharani, Malavika Nair, Shalini Pandey, Tulasi, Divya Vani, Naga Chaitanya, Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj
Music: Mickey J Meyer
Cinematographer: Dani Sanchez-Lopez
Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry & Ramajogayya Sastry
Costume Design: Gaurang Shah and Archana Rao
Dialogues: Sai Madhav Burra
Production Design: Shivam Rao
Art Director: Avinash Kolla
Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Written & Direction: Nag Ashwin
Producers: C Ashwini Dutt, Swapna Dutt, Priyan...
2024-04-051h 19
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadMarketing without building in public with Elephas Co-Founder, Ayush ChaturvediIn this episode I speak to Ayush Chaturvedi, co-founder of an AI Writing Assistant App Elephas.
We discuss about marketing & growing a product without building in public and identifying other marketing strategies that can lead you to constant & sustainable growth
Try out the Elephas App here and up your writing game
Collect & prioritize feedback & feature requests with Productlogz here
2024-03-1755 min
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadGoing from 0 to 1 with SuperGrow FoundersIn this episode, I speak with the founders of SuperGrow who tell us about their experience of launching an MVP to growing it 100,000$ in revenue. How they aced their Liftetime deal launch & also made it to the product of the day at ProductHunt.
Link to Supergrow here
Link to Productlogz here
2024-03-0346 minTollywood KaburluEpisode 150 - Malliswari (2004): Movie Discussion ft. PranavCredits
Banner: Suresh Productions
Cast: Venkatesh, Katrina Kaif, Balaiah, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Naresh, Ahuti Prasad, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Mallikharjuna Rao, Chalapati Rao, Sunil, CVL Narasimha Rao, Devdas Kanakala, Chitram Seenu, Benarji, Ganesh, Prabhu, Raghunadh Reddy, Gowtam Raju, Chitti Babu, Poosala, Lakshmipati, Sudarshan, Rajya Lakshmi, Rajitha, Sana, Padma Jayanth, Priyanka, Hema, Baby Greeshma, Gajala (SA) & Smita (SA)
Story - dialogues: Trivikram
Lyrics: Sirivennela & Bhuvana Chandra (Janma Janmala)
Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Raja Sekhar, Krishna Reddy
Co-director: Sudhakar G
Art Director: Bhupesh R Bhupathi
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2024-03-011h 35
Founder Stories with Priyanka PrasadSaaS Lifetime Deals with Hrithik KaulWe are talking about Liftetime deals in SaaS and how Typeflow made 15000$ in revenue with lifetime deals. What are the benefits and nuances of launching life time deals. Best places to launch & founder learnings
Typeflo.io- Build Seo freindly blogs with Google Docs
ProductLogz- Manage customer feedback & publish product updates
2024-02-2134 min
Chitthiyaan with Gajraj RaoEp 2 | Bus RideUnsettled by his fight with Amit, Mr Joshi decides to read the first letter. In a moment of uncertainty, he chooses to open the first letter, knowing little that he is embarking on the most transformative journey of his lifetime. Moved by the story of a newly wed couple, Vikas and Priyanka, and their honeymoon busride, a young couple embarking on a honeymoon, Mr. Joshi's heart begins to stir with emotion.Mr Joshi cancels his anniversary celebration. He puts on his apron and walks to the Kitchen. Cast:Prasad Joshi: Gajraj RaoSudha...
2023-08-2914 min
EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine GounderS2E1 / The Goddess of SmallpoxIn the mid-’60s, the national campaign to eradicate smallpox in India was underway, but the virus was still widespread throughout the country. At the time, Dinesh Bhadani was a small boy living in Gaya, a city in the state of Bihar. In his community many people believed smallpox was divine, sent by the Hindu goddess Shitala Mata. In Bihar people had misgivings about accepting the vaccine because, Bhadani says, they did not want to interfere with the will of the goddess. Others hesitated because making the vaccine required using cows, which are sacred in the Hindu religion. Still ot...
2023-07-1822 min
NewSpace IndiaExploring the role of art in spacePriyanka Das Rajkakati talks about the role of art in space. White paper on Indian supplier landscape: “Driving innovation in the Indian space sector using digital technologies”Discover how Dassault Systèmes can help New Space companies achieve fast, sustainable innovation: The New Frontier of Satellite Technology 3D Perspective on New Space, new horizons Support the NewSpace India podcast by becoming a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/newspaceindiaWant to keep in touch with the NewSpace India community? Do join us on Discordhttps...
2023-03-2452 min
Mint PrimerWhen pharma companies cross red linesMarketing practices of pharma firms are under scrutiny after tax officials searched the premises of a drugmaker, and an association of medical representatives moved the Supreme Court alleging unethical marketing practices by drugmakers. Mint's Priyanka Sharma and Gireesh Chandra Prasad examine the issue in their report.
This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.
2022-08-2306 min
The Bookish TreeAnxiety: Black Hole - Book Review #9'Anxiety: Black Hole' written by Priyanka Prasad. The story is all about a girl named 'Preeti'. It's about her journey of transformation from mental illness to guiding people on how to recover from it. Sounds inspiring, isn't it? Want more? At a very young age (22) the author has placed her views more understandably. #Depression #mentaltrauma #socialmessage
2021-07-0303 min
Pkpvoiceshow - Made In IndiaWhich food has maximum Nutrition & benefits in it#10 Source:- Living Foods os and Don’ts of Fasting During Shravan
Shravan is an auspicious period dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is the fifth month in the Hindu calendar. Usually, the holy month of Shravan falls during the peak of the monsoon. Every state has a region-specific celebration on Shravan Purnima. In 2018, Shravan begins on July 23 and ends on August 22. During the period of Shravan, people observe fasting. Some people fast on all four Mondays which are called Shravan Somwar and others observe fasting for the whole month.
People generally eat only one meal during the day, called Eka Bhuk...
2020-07-0707 min
NL HaftaHafta 216: Christchurch shooting, Samjhauta blast verdict & moreIn this episode of NL Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalist Maya Mirchandani.The discussion kicks off with Amit Shah getting Lok Sabha elections ticket from LK Advani’s constituency, Gandhinagar. The panel also discusses Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s role in the current political scenario. Maya says, “Priyanka Gandhi is great optics for Congress.” The panellists agree that she is creating enough ripples as a new leader and is making BJP nervous. However, Raman differs, “Congress seeking an alliance is openly declaring that they have reduced to a regional party.”Moving forward Abhinandan and Maya appreci...
2019-03-2300 min
News and ViewsBJP Tells EC to Declare WB as 'Super-Sensitive' & Other Election Updates
Priyanka Gandhi kept us on the hook for a while and chose to stay in the shadow even after formally joining the Congress. In fact, she delivered her first speech as an official member of the party only yesterday but it is not clear if she'll be contesting in this year's General Election at all.
This update came from NDTV who quoting sources said that "Priyanka would play an active role and helping her mother and brother in their constituencies as well as help other congress candidates in the state".
Party President Rahul Gandhi had an interactive...
2019-03-1305 min