I just want to share my experiences in an audio form. Not entirely sure what topics I going to chat about, but it will be what I feel is important to me at the time.
Just wrapped up an awesome chat with Alex Banks on the pod - the kind of conversation that makes you excited about where tech is actually heading. What I love about Alex is how he cuts through all the AI hype and gets down to the real stuff. We riffed on everything from using AI to handle those annoying freelance receipts you know, the ones sitting in your drawer right now, to this wild idea about viral marketing that actually makes sense.The conversation took this really interesting turn when he started talking about elder care. He told this great story about an 80-year-old reader from Wales who reads his AI newsletter - imagine that! These are always my favourite episodes - when you can see exactly how these big tech ideas could fit into regular people's lives tomorrow.The Rundown
Rob Lawrence is the Founder of Good Engine.xyz which is a first-of-its-kind, generative offer comparison engine built round a
Ana Pricop is the co-founder @ Outdid.io, the B2B start-up building a world where people trust each other and are safe online. Before starting Outdid, Ana was studying at Sciences Po France's leading university in the social sciences.
Tom Charman is an absolute cockroach founder, having built 4 start-ups and started angel investing all in the last decade. Tom is one of the most seasoned founders I've had the pleasure of meeting - his calmness to the nuclear winters of AI. His Spidey sense to recognise a problem and build a solution in addition to balancing a cofounder relationship with his long-term partner.
Haz Hubble is the Founder of Pally which is solving the most complex problem in human history - how humans connect! Haz is one of the most clear-minded founders I've met - his focus when solving problems. He was the youngest CGMA in the world and his ability to empower not only the team at Pally but also his previous role as CFO of a 200-person company.
Harjas Singh is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of SHARES which has one goal: to empower you to become a smarter investor, so you can take charge of your financial future. Harjas is the most user-focused CPO's I've ever met, a clairvoyant when it comes to the future of investing, and a wizard at building teams.
Warren Hutchinson is the Chief Experience Officer and founder of ELSE Agency which is on a mission to become the UK's most effective design consultancy. Working with the likes of 02, Nivea and Universal Warren is one of the most knowledgeable people in design consultancy I've met and one of the few real people left that walks the talk:
"You have to get out to be inspired by what's going on in this big huge world" Daljit Singh is one of the most incredible OG Designers I've met!
Dan Bolland is a man of many talents a fractional exec, accountant, start-up, financing, frontier-tech, investment, growth, and governance. Having worked inside and consulted with businesses large and small he brings unique views on tough knotty problems and a desire to make things work smoothly and scalably. In Today's Episode with Dan Bolland, We Discuss: 1.) Dan's Background 2.) Reality of work at a Start-up and Series B 3.) When to focus on users vs Revenue 4) Quickfire round --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/viraj-acharya/message
Ahana Banerjee is the Founder of Clear a beauty tech startup that lets users track and share their skincare routines and buy products. Valued at $15 million, Clear has partnered with more than 2,000 brands, has 9,000 users on the app and about $1 million in VC funding. Clear also the 2022 L'Oréal Beauty Tech for Good winners, selected by Beiersdorf for the Beauty Tech Innovation Summit 2023, and were featured under "Best New Apps and Updates" on the iOS App Store in 2023. In Today's Episode with Ahana Banerjee, We Discuss: 1.) Ahana Background 2.) Yc experience | Pitching + Fundraising | Founders 3.) Female founders ecosystem 4) Quickfire round
I think the name for this series is right now. The Journal - a collection of thoughts and feelings about the experiences I am going through as I build out this business. Today I talk about the positive growth in sales calls, what it's like being an entrepreneur, and how I'm dating/ building personal relationships as someone who is building a business.
A situation I've been struggling with is how you navigate the family dynamic while living at home and working from home. Realised I wasn't the only one going through it and wanted to share some thoughts.
My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on: the sacrifice, I feel that I have to make daily, the lack of a work-life balance and why I feel that is. The need to be patient, and why I can strike when I see an opportunity.
My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on the sheer amount of free calendar time I experienced when starting this venture and battling with my concept of work what I used to benchmark success and now how I'm dealing with it.
Almost 1 year into starting a business, and it's been a chaotic one. When things go wrong they really go wrong. I want to use this to see if I'm actually making any progress but also try to bring the fun back to making something. Stick around
In this video look at the macro view of the building blocks underpinning web 3
Today we look at business through a Web 3 lens.
Tea with V, is a new series of videos I going to do every week where I kick back and just discuss things that are on my mind, I like to think of it as a weekly self-reflection where I can catch up with myself and attempt to digest the experiences I have had, or potentially going to have. I'm trying to find a balance amongst all the things I do at the moment and this is a way of forcing me to put V first for once rather than be the guy that is picking up after everyone. There is no script and it's just raw footage of me my mind and a camera. Please note you will see a quirkier side to me, do not be alarmed.
Since its creation in 2009, Bitcoin and the crypto market have seen many ups and downs. And while recovery has followed every dip, periods of decline can be extremely emotionally challenging, tune in to hear about some of the actions you can take to level up your investing!
Crypto has grown substantially in popularity over the past couple of years. With it, crypto terms have entered into mainstream media, investing publications and family dinners. To benefit from the meteoric rise of this new space, you have to understand how to speak the crypto language. Here are some of the most commonly used crypto terms, explained simply. Keep watching to become a crypto linguist in no time!
U.S. President Joe Biden directed federal agencies to coordinate their efforts at drafting cryptocurrency regulations in a first-of-its-kind executive order on Wednesday, these are my first impressions for what it means for the future of Crypto / WEB 3
Blockchains are already radically transforming our financial system. However, properties such as trustlessness and immutability aren't only useful in monetary applications. Another potential candidate ripe for disruption by this technology is governance. Blockchains could enable entirely new types of organizations that can run autonomously without the need for coordination by a central entity. This video will give an introduction to what these organizations might look like!! Enjoy!
In this video, I break down the reason behind why Russia is invading Ukraine, it is not something that aligned with my normal content but I felt it was important to educate myself and in turn, help others educate themselves or at the very least start that educational journey. My thoughts are with the people caught up in this mess.
Guess what!? I GOT A NEW JOB, so in this video, I just wanted to jump on here to give a quick update as to why I was MIA and what the video schedule is going to be like moving forward. Thank you all for being part of this journey!
Why should I care about the METAVERSE? It's a question that you've probably asked yourself or your friends in the past couple of months, in a business capacity or in a personal one. In this video, we break down some of the bigger ticket points why you should care about the metaverse.
The METAVERSE has been a hot topic of conversation recently, with META & Microsoft both staking claims. But what is the metaverse? And when will it get here? In this video, we simply explain the metaverse, in a way that even aliens can understand.
The immersive environment of the metaverse isn't just an opportunity for your big FAANG companies, FMCGs have the ability to take advantage of metaverse environments and provide overwhelming value to their consumers in ways previously unimaginable! Every week I'll break down some Ideas that different types of brands can use to break into the metaverse environments.
The world of institutional global wire transfers and cryptos have long stood at odds with one another. The advent of cryptocurrency threatens to unseat international money wiring as a centralised service. Yet now, thanks to ISO 20022, it seems like these services might be able to coexist and deliver the best of both worlds. In this video, I break down ISO20020 and what it means for international bank transfers!
Before you make an NFT PROJECT watch this, you may be laser-focused on the build and marketing but how do you actually organise a community of people who have allowed the project to reach a market cap in the billions! In this video we break down the fungible vs social token debate, I even throw in a potential business idea for how I might raise capital and provide even more for my community!
No one really knows what makes a good NFT Project, however, but there are some tells that you can build into your analysis of them to give you a better idea, in this video I discuss just that !
In this audio, I'll give you a quick rundown of the main catalysts driving cryptos price up and down!
So you want to buy some virtual land and you've been hearing the name Decentraland being thrown around! In this sub 5 min video, I breeze through what the platform is, how to buy it, and how to make income with it. I hope this has been of some use to you! I've been enjoying these short format quickfire videos, so be prepared for some more!
If you hadn't heard Instagram has begun to roll out a subscription model to creators in the US. In this video I breakdown what this means for creators and provide some thoughts into what do we do about the bad actors on the platform that may utilise this feature.
Here is the breakdown of the Microsoft Activision Acquisition which is shaking up the metaverse power race! But I think there is a bigger picture storyline you're missing, one that will change who really owns metaverses. Well, and for a bit of fun, it's the biggest cash tech company purchase ever I think?!
Don't get caught out by the Taxman! So here's a quick overview to explain what to do with your crypto capital gains and where to pay your crypto tax in the UK.
Liquidity pools are something that I've been noticing over the last year but never really dived into. Today I give you a short snappy breakdown of what they are!
Who owns the metaverse, a question I thought was self-explanatory but was proven wrong!! In this video, I break down who "Owns" the metaverse and who is likely to be the leading innovators in the space! (PS: Meta does not own the Metaverse)
One of the hands-down wildest things I heard coming out of NFT land in the backend of 2021. This video breaks down my thoughts on how Gary Vee made 90 million with his VEEFRIENDS NFTS
Hey friends I going try and put out a video a day, so enjoy the new stream of me documenting my journey! So here is today's video explaining Web 1,2 and 3! Still figuring this space out and soaking up as much info as possible, let me know in the comments your thoughts and feelings on WEB3 and the new format!
Just a quick video to explain why I took some time off my personal youtube and the podcast but to say wholeheartedly: IM BACK
On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Ocean, (IG: @oceanstherapy). Viraj picks her brain on what the Baháʼà Faith is, and we have a candid discussion about religion; changing gears slightly to talk about Ocean's profession that is hypnotherapy and life coaching, while also touching on managing mental health. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Growing up in the Ba Hai Faith & explaining how it's structured, with a short discussion around god. 18:47 - How Ocean's Therapy came about, why she decided to do an IG Live every single day! 26:00 - The thought process behind Viraj starting the extraordinary experience, how depression opened my eyes to the world I wanted to live in and why I simply do my 9-5 to sustain my other businesses. 35:57 - Ocean explains the Life coaching and Hypnotherapy side of her business 50:34 - How he manages her mental health as a therapist & we have a chat about being honest with our emotions. 1:02:30 - Ocean explains why bringing children into the world for her at this moment in time wouldn't be right. 1:06:35 - Outro
On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tina Sharma, (IG: @iamtinasharma). We have a candid chat about all the pies she has her fingers in, what the world of acting is really like. We touch on Hustle culture and how she stays so motivated and why inspiring others brings her so much joy. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:51 - An inside look into the world of Acting and producing 20:55 - Hustle culture, Karma 35:00 - Inspiring others and Growth mindset 52:19 - Legacy, the bigger picture and advice on getting into a similar position to Tina 1:00:15 - Outro
In this episode, Nishma chats with Amee Shukla Kotecha, about training as a nurse to becoming a midwife, pregnancy, and giving birth. We also touch on the era of growing up in an extended family to the modern-day family structure and how motherhood is different for her compared to how it was for her mother. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Amee & Nishma reminisce on their childhood. 05:00 - Amee talks about what it's like to be a midwife but not have a child of her own. 8:36 - The full story of Amee's not so ordinary pregnancy, labour and aftercare. 23:57 - Are birth plans still a thing ? 31:45 - The trauma of Breastfeeding (& postnatal depression) 40:00 - The moment Amee realised she was a mom! 46:00 - Amee's parenting vs how she was brought up. 58:47 - Amee's 3 golden nuggets
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Teresa, (IG: @teresa.ag). It's a fireside chat about a range of topics, they both discuss the impact of EGO, maintaining relationships in a covid world; and the concept of self. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Why Teresa is nervous about coming on a podcast, and how she feels about being on one! 05:47 - We discuss how people in the media & the ordinary individual impact our lives. 13:58 - Teresa's experience solo travelling and couch surfing. 24:29 - Dry DM's and feeling alone with people around us. 29:00 - What is the concept of self and our thoughts on it. 35:13 - Fashion & Self + Identity (Opting out of fashion) 43:16 - Maintaining relationships in a COVID world 52:46 - The impact of Ego & seeking out new perspectives. 1:06:10 - Outro & who Teresa thinks should feature on the ordinary experience
In this episode of The Modern Mumma, Nishma chats with Devi Raval mother to a 1-year-old. They talk about her first year of motherhood & the challenges that go with it. Also discussing how motherhood teaches you so much about yourself & the person that you are evolving into.
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, Viraj dives into a conversation with Sasha, (IG: @thenotecook_). It's an amazing conversation about being diagnosed with an auto immune condition and what life has been like living with it. She also explains how this has resulted in her cultivate an incredibly strong mental drive/mindset and we of course talk about the notecook, what Viraj describes as high-end home cooking. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro. 02:05 - Explaining IBD, when Sasha was diagnosed & Living with the condition. 07:29 - Sasha's experience at an ayurvedic retreat in India. 16:50- Discussing what it's like to be in solitude. 22:50 - The origins of the Notecook and what it stands for. 32:36 - How Sasha's mum essentially saved her life, & a mother's love. 38:44 - How IBD has shaped Sasha as a person. 50:06 - We discuss affirmations & social media. 1:12:37 - Outro & who Sasha thinks should share their story.
On this episode of The Modern Mumma, I chat with an friend of over 25 years & mother of 3 Ineke Henson We talk about her childhood in The Netherlands, accidentally finding her way to The UK; bringing up her children with the influence of 3 different cultures and being a Tiger mum
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Kunal, (IG: @kmakfitness). It's a super relaxed conversation about his fitness journey from his father passing at a young age, the spirituality of fitness, to starting his own transformation company; How athletes, businessmen & sport are intertwined with his drive. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Kobe, & his trip in the USA 08:40 - How Lebron is Pass first in life as well as an athlete 12:45 - Rich Paul messaging him back, and how he inspired him to go solo. 15:00 - Kunal's fitness origins 20:20 - Kunal's Journey to the GYM, why dumbells hold a place in his heart & his first client 23:00 - The moment the gym and fitness became spiritual for him. 24:00 - How Kunal got his first shot in a fitness training role. 25:40 - Online training vs 1-2-1 training. 27:30 - Did Kunal ever have doubt in his decision to go solo? 35:40 - More on the spirituality lens of the fitness 42:40 - Is Kunal new school or old school & why. 45:50 - Viraj's fitness experience with dirty bulking and becoming a yoga teacher 50:30 - What was it like for Kunal not having South Asian fitness people to aspire to. 59:53 - We discuss why there aren't more south Asian athletes. 1:02:00 - How sport is the closest thing to war, & how you literally watch greatness. 1:05:20 - The different types of music we listen to at the gym. 1:07:29 - Why Jay-Z is Kunal's fav artist of all time and how music inspires him. 1:14:10 - We digress slightly onto street smarts vs book smarts and the learning from the drug game. 1:18:30 - The British Identity in music, & business. 1:20:30 - Our thoughts on the last dance. 1:29:50 - Outro
On this episode of The Modern Mumma, I chat with an old friend & mother of 3 Ruwani Ratwatte. We talk about having twins, moving to Sri Lanka to educate her children initially for 2 years which became 10 years, and being a single mum during term time.
On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tanvi Jain, (IG: @_tanviji_). It's a deep, conversation about some of the more difficult topics we navigate in our lives, we discuss how we are putting in our self work for our mental health; perspective of thought and image; as well as chatting about how success is currently portrayed online. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro. 03:40 - Tanvi explaining where the idea Creative Consultancy business & how her degree didn't actually help her in any way. 08:00 - We discuss the foundations of Tanvi's Mental health. 12:00 - How Tanvi is dealing with her self work. 15:21 - Tanvi talks to me about a close loss she experienced and we chat about death. 22:12 - I ask Tanvi who she thinks she is in her head. 24:36 - Our thoughts on Success. 28:00 - Journalling and our experiences with it. 32:32 - Tanvi speaking truths on Perspectives and understanding ourselves. 42:53 - We discuss how we try to align ourselves with our families. 51:15 - A realisation Tanvi's had about her constant need to prove herself to others. 1:03:37 - Discussing self, perspectives and ultimately how we are navigating life. 1:29:40 - Wrapping up.
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