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00:00 Intro and Personal Updates 02:51 Navigating Fatherhood: Experiences and Challenges 06:03 Understanding Dad Guilt 11:54 Mom Guilt and Societal Expectations 14:54 Work Dynamics: Remote vs In-Office 23:58 The San Francisco Revival and Navigating Life Changes During COVID 27:24 Coping with Pet Illness 29:31 Philosophical Reflections on Life and Death 34:23 Political Landscape and Its Implication...

Teresa Liu is the CEO & Cofounder of Ouros Materials, a materials innovation company making better, cheaper building materials for the construction industry — that happen to also use CO2 in the process. Their futuristic materials are 100x tougher than concrete, disaster resilient against wildfires and earthquakes, super strong, and delivers 90% carbon reductions, at a mere half the price of co...

Today we chat with Arjun Ram Srivatsa, an artist, musician, poet, animator, creative director, video director, video editor, motion designer, graphic designer, sound designer, podcaster, journalist, writer, music critic, birdwatcher, and friend living in Brooklyn. He holds a masters degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He's made editorial videos for publications includi...

In this episode, we chat with Ananth Kasturiraman, Senior Product Director for AI Acceleration at Indeed and former CEO of Skillist, about the role of generative AI in transforming our work lives. Ananth shares his journey—from building a skills-based hiring platform to leading cutting-edge AI initiatives at Indeed—and explains how these new tools are streamlining workflows without losing the huma...

In today’s episode, we explore the depths of AI research with Akshay Krishnamurthy, a senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research in New York City. Akshay’s journey in machine learning began at UC Berkeley, followed by a Computer Science Ph. D. from Carnegie Mellon University. Akshay went on to become an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, before deciding to...

In this conversation, Jesika shares her journey from growing up in Bombay to studying at MIT and eventually founding Logic Loop and joining Glean. She discusses the challenges and triumphs of startup life, including the importance of user research, navigating growth challenges, and the eventual acquisition of her company. Jesika emphasizes the significance of collaboration, adaptability, and the n...

Join us as we dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with Jayant Krishnamurthy, co-founder and CTO of Dourolabs . In this eye-opening episode, we explore the evolution of crypto from early arbitrage opportunities to the development of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Jayant shares his unique perspective on the potential of Web3, the role of stablecoins, and...

Join us as we dive into the world of healthcare tech startups with one of our best friends, Karthik Chandran, founder of Rising Tide Health. Discover how he’s tackling the lack of diversity in clinical trials, his journey from idea to prototype, and the challenges of fundraising. Learn about the FDA’s new diversity requirements, the potential impact of AI on patient matching, and the personal risk...

Hey folks! In this episode, Vivek and Arvind dive into the wild world of AI and its impact on jobs and government. We chat about how AI might be coming for white-collar gigs faster than we thought, and we take a look at some recent government plans to shake things up. We also ponder what life might be like if traditional jobs become a thing of the past and debate whether our Constitution can handl...

Actor Madhulika Krishnan shares her firsthand experience of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, discusses the challenges facing Hollywood, and offers insights into the life of an up-and-coming artist in the entertainment industry. From the impact of AI on creativity to the resilience of the LA community, this episode provides a captivating glimpse into the world of showbiz, current events, and...

Vikrum Aiyer has seen a lot in the political world. Starting his career as a Congressional aide and rising to become an influential chief of staff in the Obama administration, he returned home to Silicon Valley in the Trump years to run policy divisions at tech companies. In our chat with him he speaks candidly from the heart on the pitfalls of being “too polished” and authenticity in communicatio...

Back in 2020, SriSruthi Ramesh cofounded Brown Girl Bookshelf, an instagram movement dedicated to recommending books from south asian authors. What started as a conversation between two friends has turned into an internet sensation with over 30,000 followers, a newsletter, and in person engagement. We explore how that happened with SriSruthi, and what it can teach us about the twists and turns of...

Karthik is a Partner at IVP, a venture firm that leads early and growth stage rounds in startups across B2B software, consumer, fintech, and digital tech. IVP has backed companies like Twitter, Snap, Discord, Datadog, CrowdStrike, UiPath, and Dropbox. Some companies that Karthik works with include DeepL, Dream Games, Niantic, CrowdStrike, Attentive, and Numeric. In his free time, Karthik is a big...

We talk to Pranav about his real estate investment strategy - buying properties to rent out on Airbnb, which helps him reduce tax burden and build a real estate portfolio long term. We discuss how he got into it, what it’s all about and pros and cons.

Helena Merk is the CEO and co-founder of Streamline Climate ; an AI platform to source, write, and manage access to government funding (like the IRA) for climate technologies. Before Streamline, Helena built her first company, Glimpse, in the videochat space, which she sold in 2022 to transition into the climate space professionally.

We dive in to discuss how Ankit, a relatively early crypto adopter, got deeply interested in the space and how he sees things evolving into the future. What is the blockchains core value proposition, how high could bitcoin go, and what will the regulatory changes incoming open up for the industry? Join us to find out!

Join us as we dive into the evolution of ARM- the largest fabless semiconductor company - and learn more about its market position and future outlook, and how AI will affect the company over time. We then learn about Saumil's job as Chief of Staff to the CEO and how he balances his demanding job with family and friends.

Welcome to another episode of the pod! Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Keerti Shukla about the importance of lithium to the accelerating clean energy revolution, the current challenges of extraction, China's dominance in the space, and how Lilac's lithium extraction technology can help. We then dive into how the incoming Trump administration might play a role in scaling efforts and how...

Rahul started off his career in management consulting and then transitioned to working in strategy and finance at YouTube until 2015. This is when he first learned about coaching and was drawn to the personal growth and self emergence he saw possible. After selling an escape room business in 2021, Rahul decided to follow that long held passion for self emergence that hadn’t gone away, and started...

As the built environment of our cities and towns evolves, Pavan envisions a significant role for Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles in shaping how we navigate them. Join us to learn more about Pavan's journey into this field and discover what could help this exciting new industry take flight.

Episode one was great, but where can we take it from here?

We've finally taken the plunge into podcasting! In this episode we follow up on the US presidential election and where we would take things if we were in charge.