Ravishankar

The Story Rules Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 29 episodes

Storytelling is an ancient craft and humans are wired for story. Yet when it comes to telling the story of our work, we often fall short. My mission, through 'Story Rules', is to help you tell a better story of your work. I do that by tapping into the fascinating and wondrous world of Storytelling techniques. The Story Rules Podcast is a further step in that direction. In episodes of the podcast, we will have long, deep and meaningful conversations with some of the best storytellers in the world. We will explore their life story, discuss their storytelling philosophy and unearth the secrets of...

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Ravishankar

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E03: Swanand Kelkar: Writing investment theses for a $3B+ portfolio 07.05.2021 1:33:40

"If you write something, it just clarifies your thinking. When you put pen to paper and you do it hand on your heart, and dig up data and try to make the argument robust why you're buying or selling the stock. I think it just clarifies your thinking … there're so many stocks which I did not invest in because I started writing the rationale." Welcome to the Story Rules podcast w...

E02: Shrehith Karkera - The Storyteller who Simplifies Financial news for 400K readers 16.04.2021 1:47:11

"I went from not having written anything to just starting a publication" - This is Shrehith Karkera, the co-founder - and you could say Chief Storyteller - at Finshots. The Finshots newsletter reaches 400K subscribers daily - a staggering number, considering they write about complex topics on finance and economics. (For comparison, the Business Standard newspaper, which launched in 1975,...

E01: Mohit Bansal - The Guy who Creates Multi-Million $ Decks 01.04.2021 1:43:01

In the middle of an engagement, the CEO of Instamojo says this: ”You know Mohit, we have been running this business for seven, eight years, but it's only now we have understood what we really do” Mohit Bansal is the Founder of Deck Rooster, a Chandigarh based company that conceptualises and creates startup pitch decks. Decks that get high praise from clients: “Don't waste two per cent on...

The 'Story Rules Podcast': Learning from the best storytellers in the world 31.03.2021 3:14

Welcome to The Story Rules Podcast. This is your host, Ravishankar Iyer and I’m launching this podcast with a very selfish motive - I want to learn from the best storytellers in the world. I admire good storytelling wherever I see it… whether it’s: - Someone who creates start-up pitch decks that raise millions of dollars, or - Someone who simplifies complex financial news into daily stories that...