Krish Palaniappan and Varun Palaniappan

Software Development, Finance and AI

We’ve been doing Software Development and Architecture work for a while at Snowpal, and currently have several B2B and B2C products in production. In this podcast, we’ll share our experiences on a regular basis to help you & your teams build great software. The topics covered in this podcast will include Product Management, Project Management, Architecture, Development, Deployment, Security, Release Management, Sales, Marketing, Advertising, and just about everything else an ambitious, fast growing startup based out of the US is likely to be involved in. So, join us. Let’s become better!

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Krish Palaniappan and Varun Palaniappan

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Technology

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snowpal.podbean.com

Latest episode

May 21, 2026

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Episodes

Where to focus your energies when building an MVP? Video 05.02.2022

When you start out to build an MVP, or a new feature in an existing app, how you go about approaching the problem in the initial days or weeks will make a ton of difference.   #projectmanagement   Manage projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

Are you sure the requirements are complete, and you understand them? Video 13.01.2022

If your requirements aren't complete, there is a problem. Sounds obvious? It sure is but, unfortunately, this is one of those recurring issues in Software Development that happens all too often and before you know it, your team is developing software to a specification that is not even close to being complete. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

Microservices: Always the best option? Video 13.01.2022

A Microservices-based architecture is a desirable one. Sure. But, is it the best solution always? #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

A few things to consider while using private methods Video 13.01.2022

Private methods should be used as much as possible (to improve maintainability amongst other things) but not all private methods are created equal.  #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

Found the gem, module or library that does what you are looking for and want to use it? Not so fast! Video 12.01.2022

Before using a new Ruby gem, an NPM module or a dependent 3rd party library, you need to check a few things at the very minimum. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

(Part 2) What you do repeatedly, it better be efficient (certainly more efficient than the items you do less frequently) Video 12.01.2022

(Part 2) "Every drop makes an ocean". Keep an eye on things you do repeatedly regardless of the *tiny* amount of time they take. It all adds up in the end. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com . Keep it simple.

(Part 1) What you do repeatedly, it better be efficient (certainly more efficient than the items you do less frequently) Video 12.01.2022

(Part 1) "Every drop makes an ocean". Keep an eye on things you do repeatedly regardless of the *tiny* amount of time they take. It all adds up in the end. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com . Keep it simple.

Restaurant Web App #1: How does learning a bit of software in the context of food sound to you? :) Video 19.11.2021

If it sounds appealing, let's build a Web App. And let's do it while dining in a nice restaurant :)  #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com . Keep it simple.

We all know that India is a force to reckon with when it comes to engineering talent. What does it take to find the best engineers in India? Video 18.11.2021

I had an opportunity to chat with Monica Jivnani (MaMo Technolabs Business Development Manager) about the human aspects of engineering outsourcing. While this is a broad topic, we had a productive and enjoyable (first) conversation about some elements of outsourcing. #projectmanagement Manage projects better. Do it on http://snowpal.com. #outsourcing #india #development If you need help with devel...

How we manage Daily Status Updates at Snowpal! Video 16.11.2021

Have you yearned for a slightly better way to manage your team's status updates? If so, take a look at how we do it at https://snowpal.com! #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com.

Efficient Bug Fixing: Keep this in mind when debugging a complex or persistent issue Video 15.11.2021

Remember this when you are trying to debug a problem - there's bugs in most codebases and giving the benefit of doubt to everyone else but yourself (as natural as it is) may not be the best approach. Not always. Note: The video ends abruptly because I ran into a QuickTime Player bug. Couldn't have been more contextual :) #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com!

QA Test Cases (Part 2) - Recommended Methodologies Video 14.11.2021

(Part 2) If you are a QA Tester or Manager (or a developer who has QA responsibilities), and could use some tips and tricks to help define your test case strategies, you may want to give this a watch. #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

Pool with “Di Caprio” :) And some technology to go along with it. Video 14.11.2021

For those of you who thought I wasn't creative (and quite rightfully so!), this video may encourage you to rethink your opinion (or simply help reaffirm it) :) Either way, hope you enjoy it. #projectmanagement Life is more fun when you are organized. Try to be. Be on https://snowpal.com !

QA Test Cases (Part 1) - Recommended Methodologies Video 05.11.2021

(Part 1) If you are a QA Tester or Manager (or a developer who has QA responsibilities), and could use some tips and tricks to help define your test case strategies, you may want to give this a watch. #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com. Keep it simple.

Software Design and Development: How to break a software problem down so you do not feel overwhelmed? Video 30.10.2021

It is natural to feel overwhelmed when someone asks you to build something that you are unfamiliar with. But, if you follow a few strategies, it would help you not only overcome those anxieties but also complete the given tasks in record time! #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com.

Software Development and Architecture: Theoretical knowledge is good but nothing replaces pragmatism Video 25.10.2021

Quite often, I see development teams get caught up in terminologies, technical articles, and in general, the theory of things. While it is important to read as often as possible and be aware, it is even more important that you convert all of those theoretical learnings to practical implementations - slowly but steadily. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com!

How to get the most out of meetings (and how to keep time spent in them to an absolute minimum) Video 22.10.2021

Collaboration is key to success. So, you sure need to meet with your coworkers as frequently as possible to be successful. With that said, how you manage your meetings and ensuring that you spend less than, say, 25% of your week, tops, in them is key to success (for most of us). #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com . Keep it simple!

Sharing React Components: UI Templates - Atoms vs Molecules vs Organisms vs Templates Video 20.10.2021

When building User Interfaces, spend your time and energies building pages/screens that add direct & immediate value to your customers. Don't spend time reinventing the wheel. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com . Keep it simple.

Augmented Reality: A use case that will benefit infrequent travelers such as myself! Video 17.10.2021

Have you ever wanted to be somewhere but didn't find the time to get yourself there? Have you ever wondered why you had to save up measly vacation hours and use them prudently? Have you ever wanted to bring vacation home, and make it an essential part of everyday life? If so, you may appreciate my random thoughts here that will surely become true given advancements in Augmented Reality. #projectma...

Flutter upgrade issues that prevented deployment to both a real iOS device and a simulator Video 27.09.2021

Every time I do a flutter upgrade, I tend to keep my fingers crossed. Some days, it goes seamlessly but other days, not so much. It was one of those days a couple of days back. In this podcast, I share the issues I ran into along with the fixes. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com

Selling Software: Know your users, know your direct competitors, but also your indirect customers Video 07.09.2021

Who are your competitors? Only those who are in your line of business? It's important to know our competitors, and we all know that. But, who are our competitors? It's not just the ones in your line of business. It is everyone who's after your clients' dollar. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com!

Mono repos vs Poly repos: Which one works best (for you)? Video 27.08.2021

Monorepos have made a sort of a comeback, shall we say. Should you use them? Do they work? What should you watch out for? And most importantly, how do they compare to Poly-repos? #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com

Mobile App UI/UX: Design your app to suit your customer needs (I used a poorly designed app recently) Video 08.08.2021

It takes an effort, a rather significant one, to get things right. You want to build a secure, scalable, cool mobile app but it can't be at the expense of User Experience. It definitely can't. I'll share a recent horrendous experience with a mobile banking app. #projectmanagement Manage projects on https://snowpal.com!  

Mobile first vs Web first vs (a 3rd option): Product Strategy Video 28.07.2021

I am sure you've heard of a mobile-first strategy and a web-first strategy but there's a 3rd option. Let's talk a bit about that. #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com!

Software Design vs Implementation: Where are you spending most of your time? Video 28.07.2021

Enough designing, start implementing already! If you find yourself in endless discussions about how to design something, one thing is for certain. You are overthinking and under delivering! #projectmanagement Manage your projects on https://snowpal.com!

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