Kushal Shah

Nails and Hammers

Science EN ↓ 34 episodes

Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers Podcast. The great investor Charlie Munger famously says that for a man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. So to solve different problems in life, you need to have different metaphorical hammers also known as Mental Models. In this podcast series, I'll be talking to different people to understand how they solve problems in their respective domains with the hope that we all can learn and apply those techniques in our day to day lives.

Author

Kushal Shah

Category

Science

Podcast website

medium.com

Latest episode

Feb 7, 2024

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Episodes

Comedy Masterclass with Daddy Kool Atul Khatri | Nails and Hammers Season 2 07.02.2024

Our guest today is the amazing Atul Khatri and lets get to know the ins and outs of standup comedy.

A round trip to Everest with Kuntal Joisher 20.01.2022

We are absolutely delighted to welcome back Kuntal Joisher to the podcast. In the previous episode, we talked with Kuntal about living a vegan lifestyle and his passion to climb Mt. Everest.  In this episode, we talk with Kuntal to know more about what goes into an Everest expedition, what all does he usually carry, how he works his way up the mountain, ascending and descending at high altitu...

#33. A generalist and an Entrepreneur with Peter Fishman 23.12.2021

Our guest today is Peter Fishman, who is the CEO and co-founder of Mozart Data, which is the fastest and easiest way to get the data stack to consolidate, organize, and clean your data, so it's ready for analysis.

#32. Using Ad-Tech to scale Marketplaces with Andrew Yates | Nails and Hammers Podcast 08.12.2021

Our guest today is Andrew Yates, who is the CEO and co-founder of Promoted AI, that produces better search results and feed ranking for marketplaces, hence matching buyers and sellers more efficiently.  I have been working in the domain of content ranking for some time, where the basic premise is to understand consumer needs and show them highly relevant content, while also optimizing for bus...

#31. A calling to reach the top of the world with Kuntal Joisher 21.10.2021

Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. I am your host Kushal Shah. This podcast teaches new perspectives by walking through journeys and decision making processes of different individuals.    Our guest today is Kuntal Joisher, who is the first vegan climber to summit Mt. Everest. We talk about Kuntal's education, living a vegan lifestyle, his love for mountaineering and his calling to...

#30. How Gaurav Sundararaman took calculated risks and built a dream career 30.09.2021

We are excited share the 30th episode of the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Gaurav Sundararaman, who is a Senior Data Analyst with ESPN and has been a consultant to various cricket teams including the 2016 World T20 champions, the West Indies

#29. Franchising the informal sector with Arunabh Sinha 08.09.2021

Our guest for today is Arunabh Sinha, who is the founder and CEO of Uclean, India's first organized chain of laundromats.

#28. Becoming an IVY league professor with Aditya Vashistha 19.08.2021

Our guest for today is Aditya Vashistha, who is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University. We talk with Aditya about his early days, getting exposed to research and the field of ICTD, pursuing his PhD and finally about his professorship! 

#27. How to play cricket for India with former INDIA cricketer Snehal Pradhan 16.07.2021

Our guest for today is former India cricketer - Snehal Pradhan, who is now a sports writer, broadcaster and a YouTuber.  In this podcast, we talk with Snehal about her childhood, playing cricket for Maharashtra and eventually for India. We also chat about her thoughts on Women's cricket in India and understand how she creates interesting content. Checkout the links mentioned in the podcast be...

#26. Being a perpetual learner with Vivek Bajaj 04.06.2021

In this episode, we are excited to have Vivek Bajaj, who is the cofounder and CEO of StockEdge, a platform that empowers retail investors take smart financial decisions. 

#25. Back Home with Nupur Dave 26.05.2021

In this episode, we are excited to have Nupur Dave, who is a seasoned Product Manager, an NRI consultant and the xauthor of Back Home and The Lessons learnt by Miss Pecking. 

#24. Handa ke fundae with Ravi Handa 16.04.2021

In this episode, we are excited to have Ravi Handa, who is the founder and CEO of the online coaching platform Handa Ka Funda.

#22. Just one video away with Angad Singh Ranyal 31.03.2021

In this episode, we are excited to have Angad Singh Ranyal, who is an Engineer turned MBA turned one of India's most famous standup comic. 

#21. Not taking Bollywood seriously with Salva Mubarak 24.03.2021

Our guest for today is Salva Mubarak, who is the founder of Rayon, the Bollywood satirical page. We talk with Salva about her education, working in the Fashion Industry, starting Rayon and finally talk about her creative process and how she stays at the top of her game. 

#20. On contents and breakthroughs with Nishad Pai Vaidya 14.03.2021

Our guest for today is Nishad Pai Vaidya, who is a sports anchor, writer, media manager and founder of Niche Sports. We talk with Nishad about his journey from growing up in Dubai to studying law to becoming a sports journalist, his IPL journey so far, his interactions with various cricketers and finally talk about what what he's currently doing at Niche sports. 

#19. Hospitality Par Excellence with Karambir Singh Kang 02.03.2021

Our guest for today is Karambir Singh Kang, who is the Area Director of the Taj Hotel group in the US. We talk with Karambir about growing up in an army family, his education, working with the Taj group for close to three decades, his experience as the General Manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel, his selfless service to protect the lives of 1500 people during 26/11, coping with loss and finally get to...

#18 The podcast that wasn't with Cyrus Broacha 16.02.2021

Our guest for today is the very funny Cyrus Broacha. We talk to Cyrus about his theatre days, his association with MTV and the hilarious MTV bakra show, hosting The Week that Wasn't, his podcasting experience and finally get to know more about Cyrus as a person. We hope that you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed talking to Cyrus and it's time to listen and learn! 

#17 Taking a non-linear gamble with Sai Krishna 28.12.2020

Our guest for today is Sai Krishna, who is the cofounder and CEO of Scapic. We talk with Sai about his education, his entrepreneurial pursuits, journey of starting Scapic, his productivity hacks and ofcourse about the Flipkart partnership.

#16 Kunal Vijayakar, The OG Influencer 10.12.2020

Our guest for today is Kunal Vijayakar, who is one of India's most recognizable faces on television. We talk with Kunal about his childhood, his foray into advertising and theater, his comedy career and ofcourse his love for food. 

#15 Bringing the best out of others with Mark Coles 19.11.2020

Our guest today is Mark Coles, who is a professional cricket coach from New Zealand. We chat with Mark about his childhood, his dreams of becoming a professional cricketer, his personal struggles, his journey to Pakistan to coach the women's cricket team and finally his suggestions on getting better day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute.

#14 Scaling communities into an ecosystem with Sairee Chahal 12.11.2020

Our guest today is Sairee Chahal, who is Founder and CEO of Sheroes. We chat with Sairee about her education, her entrepreneurship journey from starting NewsLink to FlexiMoms to Sheores, how she stays at the top of her game and finally ask her advice for aspiring women entrepreneurs.

#13 Being the 90th percentile with Kurtis Heimerl 16.10.2020

Our guest for today is Kurtis Heimerl, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. We chat with Kurtis about growing up in Alaska, pursuing a graduate degree in Computer Science, starting a company and traveling to a remote village in Indonesia, selling the company to Facebook and finally his professorship at the University of Washington.  We hope that you enjoy listening t...

#12 Talking in stories with Aviral Bhatnagar 07.10.2020

Our guest for today is Aviral Bhatnagar, who is also known the Junior VC. We chat with Aviral about how he got into Venture Capital, his decision making framework, his writing process and finally his suggestions on building a personal brand.  We hope that you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did and it's time to listen and learn!

#11 Just another Ghatkopar boy with Bharat Sunderasan 26.09.2020

Our guest for today is Bharat Sunderasan, who is a cricket writer at CricBuzz. We talk about what got him into cricket journalism, how he observes cricketers and writes his articles, his interactions with Patrick Patterson and finally about his book on the Indian legend MS Dhoni. 

#10 Master of many trades with Akarsh Khurana 20.08.2020

Our guest for today is Akarsh Khurana, who runs a theatre production company called AkVarious and has worked on films like Krissh and Karwaan. We talk about his career journey and understand how he stays at the top of his game by dabbling in multiple professions.

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