Learning by Proxy with Vivek Srinivasan

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 63. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope).  This time in the podcast -  Crypto policy and what it tells about the country The rage machine that is social media In the “Developed World,” the climate is hitting the wealthy You can find the whole blog at this link . Tumbleweed Words is a l...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 62. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope).  This time in the podcast -  Big Oil’s time in the sun is up Retail shareholders are new power thanks to technology Modi the leader who always comes bearing gifts You can find the whole blog at this link . Tumbleweed Words is a literary newslet...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 61. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope).  This time in the podcast -  Carbon Markets - Why and How? Capitalism offering an out from Capitalism Poverty is ill-defined and its effects on Covid You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when t...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 60. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope).  This time in the podcast -  Dark Patterns to manipulate online Food Waste Changing face of entertainment You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops. What we think, we becom...

his is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 59. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Signal is adding insult to injury to Facebook America is under attack and not a shot fired Chinese entrepreneurs are getting into hot water You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the ne...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 58. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Now you can have meat without having to kill RT-PCR and the perils of mutations Technology penetration or the lack of it You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops. Wh...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 57. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 20 minutes. This time in the podcast -  The mutation that has left India gasping Why is Vaccine manufacturing hitting a limit How people are saving India as Government abdicates responsibility You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to kno...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 56. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast - FLoC - Google mining your behavioural data Economy - If the economy fails, it will more people towards crypto You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops. What we think,...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 55. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast -  Indecent Exposure - All the online leaks taking place DNA - The HIV Vaccine might be around the corner Digital Currency - Digital Yuan You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newslet...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 54. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast -  Chip fight is getting serious India tightening the noose on digital payments Government caught between a rock and a hard place with vaccines You can find the whole blog at this link . Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the n...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 53. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast -  You can also read the long-form blog at this link. Covid Returns Blocked and unblocked - The Suez Story Delhi and its absence of democracy You can find the whole blog at this link . ————————————————————————————————————————— Also, follow me...

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 52. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast -  Fighting innovation with fear Drones - unable to achieve their potential outside military Predicting Volcanoes You can find the whole blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you lik...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 51. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast, I take a stab at explaining what a non-fungible token is and what the hype is all about? You can also read the long-form blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like it. Also, fo...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 50 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. (not this time) This time in the podcast -  The undercurrents: The carrying capacity of various ideas is changing Climate is changing Money is changing Voice is changing thanks to technology You can also read the long-form blog at this link . Would love to hear what y...

Yatin Thakur has been a Pioneer since the times of Value-Added Services in India. He was still in school when he started his first venture. He was one of the first to bring the co-working business to India. Over the past 10 years, he has watched the business evolve. What was once impossible to explain became rather ubiquitous!  In this podcast, we trace the evolution of the co-working industry. Ya...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 49 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  The Bond markets are about to undo equity markets Social Media regulation India style! All US administrations are cut of the same cloth What Corporate Greenwashing looks like You can also read the long-form blog at this link . Would love t...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 48 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Facebook showed the government its place Uber and their English problems Insecure Amazon Perseverance You can also read the long-form blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you lik...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 47 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Obamas turning into media moguls Myanmar in crisis Is creating a toolkit, sedition? Climate Vs Republicans! You can read the entire blog at this link . Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below. Share if you like...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 46 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Environment, Social and Governance - Three words that are changing business Petrostates and their troubles Indian space startups go full-stack! The wrong kind of attention can kill you - Koo  Would love to hear what you think about it, do...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 45. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  A world sinking in debt, is there a way out? Tax collection seems to be soaring in India! Could airships be making a comeback? Britain and its walk of shame Jeff Bezos quit. But why? Disinformation trickles down. Would love to hear what y...

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner Bell Labs was one of a kind organisation that launched the information age. Developed as an organisation that helped solve problems that AT&T faced such as; How do we keep telephone poles from rotting? What kind of insulation would ensure that the telephone wires don’t need a constant replacement? They focused on s...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 44. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Russia is on the boil, will it just blow off, or will it burn things down Bill Gates - The farm real estate tycoon! Oil companies are hoarding renewables COVID has a problem with the sun When retail investors decide they have had enough o...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 43. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Digital Currency and the changing landscape Loan Apps are fleecing individuals If the president isn’t lying misinformation comes down by 73% Moderna is thinking AIDS vaccine! China is also facing a K shaped recovery Read the entire blog a...

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 42. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in less than 10 minutes.  This time in the podcast -  Tech companies posturing about taking action after playing the role of key enablers in the Washington Riots. WhatsApp told the truth and it did not bode well for it. China seems to be looking to nationalise Alibaba. There is a chip sh...

The Learning by Proxy blog is long-form and many do not enjoy reading that many words. This is the first time I am recording the main topic that I am covering in the blog. I tried. Still 10 minutes long! There is no editing, no music, it is just raw! If people enjoy listening to it, I might put in the effort in the subsequent editions. Give it a listen and leave your feedback. If you like it or no...