The Big Picture by Iron Pillar

Payments over sound waves!!!Yes, you read that right:) In the latest  @iron pillar  #BigPicture podcast, it was simply awesome to spend time with  @Kumar Abhishek , founder and CEO of @tonetag, a company that has developed a proprietary protocol to enable secure transmission of data over sound waves for wireless payment applications, voice based authentication and much more. From humble beginnings...

Physical workplace helps define a company's culture! In the latest episode of the Big Picture Podcast by @IronPillar, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with @kunalsharma, co-founder and CEO of @flipspaces, our portfolio company providing technology-led turnkey design and manufacturing of commercial real estate interiors. In this episode, I had the opportunity to dive into Kunal's jou...

In the latest episode of  The Big Picture Podcast  by  @ Iron Pillar , I had the pleasure of speaking with  @ Anand Natampalli , a seasoned sales and business development leader at  @sagility  and a valued member of the  Iron Pillar Network . With  decades of experience in sales, strategy, and scaling businesses , Anand shared powerful insights on what it takes to  build and grow companies  in tod...

In the latest episode of the @IronPillar Big Picture Podcast, I had the pleasure of having a fascinating in-depth conversation with @AnkurShah, a prolific investor, startup advisor, company builder, former CFO at @careem and @weee, and esteemed member of the Iron Pillar Network.   Ankur and I focus on his philosophy of engaging with entrepreneurs and the role that impact plays in his decision maki...

Building financial discipline matters! In the latest Big Picture podcast by @ironpillar, I had the pleasure of speaking with @ashish jain, a friend, LP, member of the Iron Pillar Network and currently the CFO of @careem, based out of #Dubai. His journey from product marketing in Silicon Valley to McKinsey, investment banking and eventually to senior finance roles at Unicorn companies has been full...

Dr. Jansen in the house!!! In this version of the @Iron Pillar Big Picture Podcast, it was an absolute delight to speak with  @Mark Jansen , who has had an incredible journey from @massachusetts institute of technology trained chemical engineer (where he and I were classmates) to professor of finance at the @university of utah, with tenures as an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and for good measu...

Doing good and doing well! In the latest episode of @ironpillar's Big Picture podcast, I had the honor of speaking with @cyrus wadia, a dear friend and one of the most gifted (in the mind and the heart) people I have known for over 25 years! Cyrus is a tech entrepreneur turned sustainability guru. His journey has been nothing short of phenomenal - from multiple degrees from MIT and UC Berkeley...

In this most recent episode of @ironpillar's Big Picture Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with  @Kamal Ahluwalia , President of @ikigailabs, serial entrepreneur, seasoned technology executive, sports fanatic and esteemed member of the Iron Pillar Network. Kamal has spent over 20 years scaling companies like @apttus and @ eightfold.ai , so when he speaks about Product-Market Fit and Go T...

Here is a comprehensive conversation with  @Nitin Jayakrishnan , co-founder and CEO of @pando, leader in Logistics Cloud SaaS. Nitin is one of the most authentic, humble and visionary entrepreneurs I have met. His journey to founding Pando is absolutely fascinating. One of the lines from the conversation that stood out for me --  "For the brands that we love and live with, for them to keep th...

Another fun podcast (despite the shaky start, a ton of pearls of wisdom for startup journeys were tossed up during the conversation:)) In the latest edition of @Iron Pillar Big Picture Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with  @Alan Boehme , the former CTO of @P&G, @Coca-Cola and @H&M, a prolific angel investor and an esteemed member of the Iron Pillar Network (#IPN). We talked about h...

The art and science of business development! In the latest version of @ironpillar's Big Picture Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with @Jonathan Flesher, my dear friend, business school classmate, LP, an esteemed member of the Iron Pillar Network and currently the head of business development at  @Reddit. Jonathan is a philosophy major turned media and content-centric business developmen...

Here is the next episode of @iron pillar Big Picture podcast. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with  @Stephen Ciesinski , an LP, technologist, entrepreneur, professor, former President of @SRI and a distinguished member of the Iron Pillar Network (IPN). In this free flowing conversation, Steve takes us through his prolific professional and academic journey, but most i...

In this latest episode of @ironpillar's Big Picture conversation, I had the opportunity to speak with @S. V. Mahadevan MD  (Dr. Maha), a dear friend, an investor, entrepreneur and distinguished member of the Iron Pillar Network (#IPN). Maha is the former head of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University and practicing physician. In this fun and open conversation, he talks about...

In this latest episode of @ironpillar's Big Picture conversation, I had the opportunity to speak with @S. V. Mahadevan MD  (Dr. Maha), a dear friend, an investor, entrepreneur and distinguished member of the Iron Pillar Network (#IPN). Maha is the former head of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University and practicing physician. In this fun and open conversation, he talks about...

7 hours of sleep, 10 minutes of meditation and 45 minutes of workout -- that particular statement really struck a chord with me in another fantastic Big Picture conversation with  @Ankit Nagori , early employee and former Chief Business Officer at @flipkart, co-founder of @cultfit and now founder/CEO of @curefoods, a star company in the @ironpillar portfolio. Bes...

7 hours of sleep, 10 minutes of meditation and 45 minutes of workout -- that particular statement really struck a chord with me in another fantastic Big Picture conversation with  @Ankit Nagori , early employee and former Chief Business Officer at @flipkart, co-founder of @cultfit and now founder/CEO of @curefoods, a star company in the @ironpillar portfolio. Bes...

In  the latest episode of @ironpillar’s Big Picture podcast, I had a  delightful conversation with @jaychakrapani, my dear friend, MIT  fraternity mate, former CTO of @mcgraw-hill, @barnesandnoble and an  early employee of @trilogyeducation (acquired by @2U) and now CTO at  @glg. Jay is a key member of the  Iron Pillar Network and his expertise is extremely helpf...

In  the latest episode of @ironpillar’s Big Picture podcast, I had a  delightful conversation with @jaychakrapani, my dear friend, MIT  fraternity mate, former CTO of @mcgraw-hill, @barnesandnoble and an  early employee of @trilogyeducation (acquired by @2U) and now CTO at  @glg. Jay is a key member of the  Iron Pillar Network and his expertise is extremely helpf...

In  this version of the Big Picture podcast, Mohanjit engages in a  free-flowing, candid conversation with Babu Sivadasan, co-founder and  CEO of  Jiffy.ai , one of Iron Pillar's latest investments. Babu is a serial entrepreneur, having helped build  Stamps.com  and  Envestnet from seed to large public companies. With Jiffy, he is on a  mission to deliv...

In  this version of the Big Picture podcast, Mohanjit engages in a  free-flowing, candid conversation with Babu Sivadasan, co-founder and  CEO of  Jiffy.ai , one of Iron Pillar's latest investments. Babu is a serial entrepreneur, having helped build  Stamps.com  and  Envestnet from seed to large public companies. With Jiffy, he is on a  mission to deliv...

In  this issue of @Iron Pillar's Big Picture conversation, I had the  pleasure of an incredible dialog with a dear friend, an incredible  technologist, entrepreneur, member of the Iron Pillar Network and now  the Chief Strategy Officer at @zoho...@vijaysundaram. As always, Vijay  was articulate, charismatic and had nuggets of brilliance to share: -  Belief and pe...

In  this issue of @Iron Pillar's Big Picture conversation, I had the  pleasure of an incredible dialog with a dear friend, an incredible  technologist, entrepreneur, member of the Iron Pillar Network and now  the Chief Strategy Officer at @zoho...@vijaysundaram. As always, Vijay  was articulate, charismatic and had nuggets of brilliance to share: -  Belief and pe...

The Big Picture with Aakash Kumar (Angel Investor, SVP of Growth - Disney Hotstar)

An entrepreneur turned tech exec, Dan has had an interesting journey  from a PhD in Europe to CTO at Pure Storage (when the interview was  conducted). He is now VP Engineering at Google. He has some "spot on"  advice for entrepreneurs: Focus on the right team and a large  addressable market; keep in mind the time to market and think about the  market not as it is today, bu...

Chris is a prolific speaker, author, entrepreneur and investor. He is perhaps best known for his top selling book Blitzscaling that he co-authored with Reid Hoffman. His concept of blitzscaling is all about a focus on hypergrowth in a winner take most or winner take all categories. It's about speed over efficiency; growth over profitability; To make that happen is all about having the best people...