Network Capital

In this podcast, you can expect to learn: 1. What Stanford looks for in their MBA applicants and what distinguishes successful applications 2. Framework for formulating career goals 3. Art of decision making and the importance of saying no Rohan is a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to Stanford, Rohan was on secondment to the Government of India, working at the Ministry of Dr...

In this podcast, you will learn: 1. Principles of investing that optimizes both market returns and social impact 2. Constructs of building meaningful partnerships 3. Core elements of innovative organizational cultures Manoj’s three decade long career has included roles as an entrepreneur, an investor, as well as a corporate leader spanning multiple sectors and geographies. Manoj is the Founder and...

In this Network Capital podcast, you can expect to learn the following: 1. The pros and cons of a career plan, especially a deep-dive on whether you need an overarching plan to succeed 2. The principles of risk taking when it comes to career choices 3. The art of following curiosity with diligence and a sense of wonder Siddharth Jhawar works at Disney. He was a management consultant at Bain and a...

In this podcast, you will learn: 1. Principles of building a sustainable, financially viable social enterprise 2. Mental models for building a homegrown business to consumer fashion brand 3. Stories of personal transformation Fashion entrepreneur Gayatri Jolly’s brainchild MasterG, is a design and skill development eco system based out of Delhi, UP and Haryana. She is a qualified Fashion Designer...

Through this podcast, you can learn the following: 1. Mental models for addressing the climate change challenge 2. Insights on building meaningful careers in public policy 3. Connecting the career dots, especially if you are interested in pursuing multiple things Shloka Nath currently leads the Sustainability and Special Projects portfolio at the Tata Trusts, one of India’s leading philanthropic f...

In this podcast, we will learn about Pranav's path to Harvard Business School and explore why he decided to repivot his career after consulting, private equity and an MBA. Pranav is the Domain Architect and Vice President of the Large Scale Education Programmes at Educational Initiatives. He was a member of the development team of the Mindspark product, which is a technology-based, personalized an...

Learn how Dr. Albert Lin collaborated with his mentor Dr. Ramesh to transform a personal tragedy into a viable solution for more than 40 million amputees. INK talks played a major role. Listen on Today, the majority of the world’s 40 million amputees live without access to a prosthesis. Albert Lin, a materials scientist and researcher with the Qualcomm Institute (QI) at UC San Diego, has created a...

Jennifer Petriglieri is an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and the author of Couples That Work: How Dual-Career Couples Can Thrive In Love and Work. Jennifer was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 New Thinker and Talent awards and named one of the world’s best 40 business school professors under 40 by Poets & Quants. Jennifer earned a PhD in Organisational Behaviour from INSE...

Benjamin F. Jones is the Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship, a Professor of Strategy, and the faculty director of the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. An economist by training, Professor Jones studies the sources of economic growth in advanced economies, with an emphasis innovation, entrepreneurship, and scientific progress. He also studies global economi...

UPSC is probably the world's most competitive examination. Athar Aamir Khan got All India Rank 2 in UPSC and serves as an IAS officer. He graduated from IIT Mandi and a pivotal conversation with his grandfather in the final year changed the course of his entire career. This podcast is divided into three parts. In the first section, Athar shares about growing up in Kashmir, his school and journey t...

Mihir Dalal is an long-form writer with Mint who recently wrote The Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story. In this Network Capital podcast, Mihir reflects on how and why he started working on the book, how he researched such a complex subject and how he balanced his demanding job at Mint with the rigors of writing a book.

In this Network Capital podcast, Ronnie Screwvala, the founder of Upgrad, discusses how to grapple with failure and reinvent oneself. He talks about the role of serendipity in his life and what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Ronnie is a first generation entrepreneur who failed his Bachelor of Commerce in college but that did not deter his intent to start up on his own at a time where...

Dr Maha Hosain Aziz is an NYU professor (MA International Relations Program) and LSE fellow (Institute of Globe Affairs) focused on global risk & prediction. In this podcast, she shares how to build meaningful careers in international relations. Her points of view on the new global order bring to bare key questions on identity, politics and technology. Check out her new book - Future World Order -...

Aditi Gupta is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Menstrupedia, working towards spreading awareness about menstruation. While studying at the National Institute of Design, as a Ford Foundation research Scholar she has conducted extensive research in understanding the scenario of menstrual unawareness in India and its impact on a girl’s life. She has designed effective educational tools for gi...

In this podcast with the International Innovation Corps, we discuss what the unique fellowship entails, the experience of being an IIC fellow and how can you be a part of the social impact fellowship in India. The International Innovation Corps (IIC) is a social impact program of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy that operates out of the University of Chicago Trust in Indi...

This is a very special podcast with Harvard Business School alums, Shruti and Azeez. Both of them met each other through debating at IIT Delhi. They have been inspiring and supporting each other to push the contours of excellence and impact ever since. Shruti is an entrepreneur launching Sair, a venture in the travel-tech and heritage space. She graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School a...

Bindi works as the Deputy Director with the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University. Prior to that she worked with Tata Trusts leading their Grant Relationship Management and with the Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership as their program director for Technology. She graduated from Harvard Business School, with a focus in social enterprise. Her experience before HBS is...

Nicole Schwab is author of The Heart of the Labyrinth, an evocative spiritual parable; and co-founder of EDGE Certified Foundation, a global certification system for gender equality at work. She works with National Geographic and her book is now being made into a movie. A Swiss native with a rigorous scientific background (degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard Kennedy School), Nicole spent...

In this podcast, Azeez shares his journey to Harvard Business School and explains why he decided to come back to Pratham (one of India's most reputed non-profits) after graduation. Among other things we discuss career intelligence, diversity quotient and committing to solving problems over the long term. Take notes as you listen! This is a bit about Azeez Azeez Gupta is the National Head of Strate...

Rich Horgan is the Founder and President of Cure Rare Disease. Rich is also a Blavatnik Fellow at Harvard Business School with a deep passion for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other rare diseases. With a younger brother impacted by the disease, Rich has a strong interest in accelerating promising treatments for the disease. He formed a collaboration with world-class researchers and clinici...

Arjun Vaidya is the CEO at Dr. Vaidya's: New Age Ayurveda. Prior to his entrepreneurial stint, Arjun graduated from Brown University, USA with a BA in International Relations and Economics. He then worked in private equity at a consumer sector focused fund, L Capital Asia (the private equity arm of the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group). In October 2016, Arjun quit his job to take on his 150-year-...

This episode is brought to you by World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is a hub for global, multistakeholder cooperation to develop policy frameworks and advance collaborations that accelerate the benefits of science and technology. Aaina Agarwal is an AI specialist at the World Economic Forum and Amanda Russo is the Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum...

Sanjay Kumar currently serves as the India Country Director of The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University. It is an entity dedicated to connecting the University with all the countries of South Asia, prompting two-way intellectual exchange and knowledge creation. Prior to this, he was involved at leadership positions with SEWA Movement for about two decades that organiz...

Being a knowledge-driven generalist with a passion for cultural exchange, Jakob is currently Trade and Invest Advisor at Business Sweden c/o Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi. In his professional capacity, Jakob is driving market-oriented R&D-projects together with leading Swedish Industry and institutional Indian partners. Holding a double degree in engineering and international business, Jakob is w...

R Ramanan is the Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - a flagship national Innovation initiative of the Prime Minister and the Government of India of India under the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). AIM’s goals are to establish and promote a vibrant culture of innovation and entrepreneurship nationwide. He was previously Managing Director & CEO of CMC Ltd...