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Are mutual funds really as complicated as they seem? ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Why most Indians still struggle with investing 01:02 The moment Ashish became a believer in mutual funds 02:16 The biggest mindset shift every new investor needs 03:23 From HSBC to Epsilon Money: lessons from wealth management 04:50 The first question to ask before investing 05:31 What Indian investors do differently from glo...

What happens when AI moves beyond chatbots and starts designing hardware? In this episode of 101 Talks, I sit down with Mohit Bagur, Co Founder of CopperPilot, to explore how AI is transforming one of the most complex engineering workflows in the world: hardware design. Most people have seen AI write code. But can AI help engineers choose components, review PCB designs, catch expensive mistakes be...

Most people still think AI is just another productivity tool. But what happens when AI stops helping teams… and starts becoming the team itself? In this episode of 101 Talks, I sit down with Max Del Vita, CEO and co-founder, Symplehost.ai, to explore one of the biggest shifts happening in technology right now. We talk about: Why software may completely disappear in the future How AI agents are cha...

We try to unravel mysteries of Quantum Computing through our Conversations. Today we're diving into the mind-bending world of quantum computing with Neha , a cybersecurity and cryptography whiz, who makes the complex sound like a chat over coffee . If you've ever wondered whether quantum computers will someday read your mind or just turn your coffee into code, this is the episode to tune into. In...

What if India's biggest bet on AI isn't a startup, isn't a unicorn, and isn't even a government scheme? What if it's already quietly operating inside the world's largest corporations, building products, owning roadmaps, and rewriting the rules of global innovation? That's the story of Global Capability Centers. And nobody tells it better than today's guest. In this episode of 101 Talks, host Sachi...

We are living in a world where your day starts with a screen… and your thoughts might not even be fully your own anymore. In this episode of 101 Talks, host Sachin Menon sits down with social scientist and digital wellbeing expert Dr. Bailey Parnell to explore a question that matters more than ever: 👉 Are we building technology that serves humans… or training humans to serve technology? From soci...

If you think AI today is impressive… 2026 is going to make today look like a prototype. In this episode, we go beyond hype and break down the real data trends shaping the future of enterprises — from agentic AI to decision intelligence systems. I’m joined by Divya Krishna, Co-founder & CEO of DataStride Analytics, who’s building at the intersection of data, AI, and real-world decision systems....

A loan officer submits a file. It comes back reviewed in 12 seconds. He submits another. Then another. By lunch, his entire month's backlog is cleared. His manager calls to check why he is not working. He says he is supervising the AI. The manager promotes the AI. That story sets up everything Ankur Patel is building at Multimodal, and this conversation goes deep into why agentic AI in financial s...

In this episode of 101 Talks, I sit down with Jenn Lederer, a communication strategist, award-winning comedian, and someone who lives right at the intersection of humor, leadership, and clarity. This conversation is for anyone who’s ever thought: “I said it clearly… so why didn’t it land?” “How do I sound confident without sounding robotic?” “Can AI help me communicate better without killing my vo...

Embracing Emotional Intelligence - a short clip

Can AI be trusted with our most sensitive financial data? Most of us use AI by typing a prompt into ChatGPT and hoping for the best. But when you’re a wealth manager or a global bank, "hoping for the best" isn't an option. You can't just upload confidential client data into a public model, and you definitely can’t afford an AI "hallucination" when millions are on the line. In this episode, I sit d...

🎙️ AI didn't arrive quietly. It kicked the door open. Everyone talks about what AI can do. Very few decide how it's used. Alice Stein lives in that gap — between Silicon Valley speed and boardroom reality. She doesn't build models. She helps leaders decide what to do, and what NOT to do. This conversation wasn't about tools. It was about judgment. Not speed — responsibility. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━...

If AI still feels optional to you, this conversation might change your mind. In this episode of 101 Talks, I’m joined by Sash Mohapatra — former Microsoft leader (20 years), founder of The Rift, and creator of Pollzy. Sash doesn’t talk about AI tools or hype. He talks about capability, mindset, systems, and upgrading your future self. We go deep into: + Why layoffs can become launchpads + Why capa...

This Conversation Felt Different. Some episodes are about technology. Some are about careers. This one was about consequences. When I sat down with Vincent Teyssier, a technologist who started coding at 10, served in the Air Force, studied justice and ethics at Harvard, and now builds AI systems in wealth management - I knew this wouldn’t be a surface-level AI discussion. But I didn’t expect this...

This episode is not about AI. It’s about something far more uncomfortable - leadership and responsibility in an age of intelligence we don’t fully control. In this conversation, I sit down with Dino Perone — a leader who has scaled billion-dollar revenue engines, spent over two decades inside AT&T, and is now building AI that understands human emotion. But this isn’t a conversation about tools...

My guest today is Dr. Sam Lee, Global AI Leader, Board Advisor, and someone who was building AI long before it became the loudest word in business. AI didn’t begin with LLMs. It didn’t start with ChatGPT. And it definitely didn’t start with hype. In this conversation, we go beyond tools and trends. We talk about responsibility, leadership, adaptability, and what it really takes to build meaningful...

Waqas Aliemuddin joins me on 101 Talks for one of the most honest conversations I’ve had about AI — not the hype, not flashy demos, but the real human side of it. As the founder of AI4ALL and KAABIL, Waqas talks about building access to AI for non-technical people, why education needs a complete rethink, and why AI should augment humans instead of replacing them. In this conversation, Waqas Aliemu...

What does AI look like through the eyes of someone who is actually growing up with it ? In this episode, I sit down with Tianyi Chen , a student leader at Cornell who isn’t just using AI — she’s building communities around it. Tianyi is: Founder of the Computational Sustainability Club Executive Vice President of the Cornell Data Journal Deeply involved in AI, sustainability and leadership on camp...

The conversation with Balazs Sarkany delves into the uncomfortable truth about material sourcing, the challenges of supply chain transparency, and the critical role of material validation. It highlights the impact of rare materials on AI, EVs, and clean energy, emphasizing the need for ethical sourcing and traceability. Additionally, it explores India's potential role in the critical materials eco...

The conversation delves into the intersection of AI, sales, and leadership, exploring the role of AI in personalized coaching, the importance of empathy in sales, and the impact of AI on leadership development. Ioanna shares insights on the future of work, the use of AI in emerging markets, and the ethical considerations of AI in business. Takeaways AI's role in personalized coaching The importanc...

The conversation delves into the evolution of AI, the journey into AI, authoring books on deep learning, AI training and workshops, moving from AI learning to execution, success patterns in AI execution, and the importance of avoiding POC Titus. Key takeaways include the evolution of AI from traditional AI to agentic AI and the importance of leadership involvement in AI projects. The conversation...

The conversation delves into the role of AI agents and their impact on replacing humans, the current state of AI architecture, the challenges of non-deterministic systems in enterprise scenarios, and the value of AI in dealing with complex data. It also explores the elimination of grunge work with AI, the reduction in work time, and the importance of human supervision and validation of AI output i...