Viraj Acharya
Ventures
A show of interviews at the intersection of Creators, Startups, & Operators. But instead of just talking about *what* they're building/ doing, we have a candid conversation about the details.
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Viraj Acharya
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Apr 17, 2026
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Episodes
#39 - Kajol Patel: Management, Youtube & being South Asian. Just keep on swimming. 06.03.2021 59:33
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Kajol Patel, (IG: @management.consultant). It's an amazing conversation about why she decided to transition out of a physics degree into Management, where her itch to start Youtube came from, what it means to be South Asian and how she just keeps on swimming.
#38 - Faraaz Kaskar: Changing the world, Social entrepreneurship & Nuggets of wisdom 25.02.2021 1:11:46
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Faraaz Kaskar, (IG: @kaskarf). It's an amazing conversation about how he is actually changing the world bit by bit, his background of banking and transitioning into what he is now as a Social Entrepreneur alongside going down some tangents where he drops some wisdom on his life so far.
#37 - Nishma Acharya: The adventures of a stay-at-home-mum 05.02.2021 49:26
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Nishma Acharya (My mum). It's an amazing conversation about the adventures of a stay-at-home-mum, talking about her experiences around giving up her career as a nurse to look after her own children and her nieces and nephew, dealing with death, & what it was like to find out there was something wrong with her children....
#36 - Sunil Acharya : Raising a Single income Family, Leaving us all behind & Doing what needs to be done 30.01.2021 55:46
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a candid conversation with Sunil Acharya, my dad. It's an amazing conversation about how he bought our family up on a single income, what its like it move to a different country to work leaving us all behind and most of all doing what needs to be done. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Time...
#35 - REAL TALK with V ep2 23.01.2021 14:55
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I continue on with my new series REAL TALK with V. I focus the conversation around the doubt I've been having in my life regarding Content Creation in short wondering whether its time to hang my hat up. I also discuss a new hobby I've decided to pick up and why finding a hobby that doesn't suit your typical personality is an asset for you. All the key to...
#34 - REAL TALK with V 16.01.2021 31:04
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I start a new series continuing on from where the Podcast started a year ago. In it, I chat about what my new job is like and how I'm feeling. I also discuss what the grind life of a having a full time 9-5 and pursuing a career as a creator in parallel is like.
#33 - Madina Zaynudinova: Style, University & Mental health 09.01.2021 54:08
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Madina Zaynudinova, or as her friends call her Mads (IG: @mad.s_). It's an amazing conversation about her sense of style and where she draws her inspiration from; what it's like going to university during Covid-19 and she opens up about her continuous battle with mental health. All the key topics will be timestamped in the...
#32 - Khadija Faye & Muhsin Yesilada: Her past, IG Dm's, Strawberries, The origins of language 02.01.2021 1:16:24
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Khadija Faye (IG: @khadijaafaye) with a feature from Muhsin Yesilada (IG: @muhsin_yesilada). In all honesty, it's a fun one, we chat about a load of topics with it starting formalish and ending in JRE vibes
#31 - Niam Patel: The Covid-19 schooling experience, Embracing his past & Growing up in a single parent family. 26.12.2020 1:08:30
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a raw conversation with Niam Patel (IG: @niampatel.99). We chat about the Covid-19 schooling experience, embracing his past & growing up in a single-parent family amongst other interesting personal topics. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Tr...
#30 - KUMA : The creative process, the rap industry and making the world a better place. 19.12.2020 1:00:55
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into conversation with KUMA (IG: @uk.kuma). We chat about the creative process, his vision for the future of his music and why his purpose is bigger than rap amongst other topics. His new song 'Eyes On Me' is out now - https://ditto.fm/eyes-on-me-kuma All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestam...
007 - A university reflection 14.12.2020 22:50
Building on the previous episode. A self reflection and conversation.
006 - University Year 3 14.12.2020 27:49
Rock bottom.
#29 - Peter Udida: Growing up, Life at University, Relationships & being in his worst slump 12.12.2020 1:36:42
On this episode of I Will Name This Podcast Later I sit down with another good friend, Peter Udida. We chat about life as an international student, growing up in Switzerland and Ireland, his time at university and why he feels like he's in the mother of all slumps in his life, amongst other topics. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps...
#28 - Muhsin Yesilada: TikTok, PhD, Family 07.12.2020 1:09:02
On this episode of I Will Name This Podcast Later I sit down with my good friend, the self-proclaimed Triple OG, Muhsin Yesliada (@muhsin_yesilada). Who happens to be a stand-up comedian, alongside undertaking a Psychology PhD. We dive into his experience on TikTok as a creator, how ignorance got him his PhD and his family background amongst other topics. All the key topics will be timestamp...
#27 - Samu Acharya, the first guest! 21.11.2020 55:29
We got our first guest on the podcast, my younger brother Samir Acharya!! To be honest, it was the first time we sat down and had a proper conversation in the longest time, chatting about growing up, school, lifestyle changes, work and if he enjoys having me as a brother.
#26 - Easing into quarantine, Thought, Hinge 14.11.2020 44:11
A longer episode update on life in quarantine and how the past week trying out a youtube experiment has gone. In addition, talking about my dry love life on Hinge & a conversation that I had with my high-performance coach
#25 - An interesting week but not too interesting 02.11.2020 14:19
It's a short and sweet podcast today I guess this past week has been the most action-packed week I've had in a while but like any its had it's quirks. I felt myself falling back into old ways and made sure to try and negate them.
#24 - Reflections on ‘Falling Apart’ 26.10.2020 34:58
My life felt like it was falling apart last week but this week has been a lot better, so I decided to break down Episode #23 and talk about what I’ve done to get back on my horse and keep riding.
#23 - Falling apart 19.10.2020 24:55
This past week for me has been my worst since coming back to the UK and it feels like I'm in a downward spiral, falling out of love with the world and not seeing any joy in it amongst other things.
#22 - Learnings from a year in solitude 12.10.2020 35:55
A conversation with myself on my learnings from my time away. It had its ups and downs but in the end, it was one of the most liberating experiences of my life, something that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
021 | I'm Back! 05.10.2020 21:35
I'm Back! Having returned from India and now firmly back in the UK for the foreseeable future I wanted to revive the podcast and keep it going on a weekly basis.
020 | Frustration 20.12.2019 13:06
Just a little FRUSTRATED!
019 | My Brother and I 16.12.2019 17:15
He’s finally here !
018 - Startup Social 15.12.2019 8:04
Business culture in Bangalore
017 - Loneliness, Home & Dealing with India 12.12.2019 24:12
Why I haven’t been active for a few weeks, and some of my thoughts.
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