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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Anshuman Singh, the Co-Founder of Scaler about their story. Anshuman graduated with a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad in 2010. As a college student, he excelled as a two-time ACM ICPC World Finalist. He began his career as an intern at Directi before joining Facebook's US office. Later, he moved to Facebook's London office, contributing significantly to tech recruitment. In 2015, he co-founded InterviewBit, followed by Scaler in 2019.

In this episode I talk to @gkcs on the Practical system design for Senior Engineers. Gaurav brings in a ton of experience in Competitive Programming, Teaching System Design and working on real world problems at companies like @Uber and Directi. Currently he is running his startup called @interviewready_ that helps folks perform better at Interviews. Do check him out if you haven't. I truly believe System Design in the real world requires ton of other skills along with great technical skills. It becomes even more critical at Senior levels. So in this episode we discuss our view and experience on the same while providing some concrete examples from our real world experience. I hope this episode brings in some clarity and adds some value to folks at all levels. At junior level, you would know what to expect and how to approach, At senior level, you would know what you might be missing or can do more to get to the next level. Chapters: 00:00 System Design as Senior Engineers - Things that no one talks about about. 04:11 Fundamentals 08:32 Do you get to choose the Tech stack? 16:47 Thinking about the future while being fast 21:18 Real world vs Interviews 23:45 Importance of Communication Skills 30:50 IC does not mean Isolated Contributor 35:20 Senior Engineering is a journey not a Certificate. 39:17 Volatility, Uncertainity, Complexity, Ambiguity 42:18 Importance of Decision Making 47:49 Reducing the blast radius 53:10 Leading by example Give it a watch and share with your network. Hit the like button and don't forget to subscribe to the channel. Cheers, The GeekNarrator

This episode traces almost a three-decade evolution of India's startup landscape. Bhavin Turakhia is a serial entrepreneur who has been honored as a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has been ranked as the 95th richest person in India in 2016, according to Forbes. His largest venture is Zeta, a unicorn in the banking tech which is a next-gen credit card processing platform.Know about:- Select the right problem from the right space Ideation of Zeta Partnering with HDFC Organization building

'When you have L&D as one of your top objectives, it signals that everyone in your organization (from the founders, executives to teams across various functions) is invested in making sure that they truly create a culture where employees can charter their own career growth'Margaret Dsouza, Head of People Success at Zeta has been working in the People Practice domain for over 15 years.Her journey so far is an important lesson on having the courage to choose the road less travelled, constantly trying to find what fits, and making choices.Margaret brings a wealth of wisdom from companies like Radix, Flock, Directi and Essar group, in addition to the numerous startups she has advised over the years. In this far-ranging conversation with her, we uncover a litany of insights:Where companies go wrong with Learning and Development: Making L&D your EVP and not just a part of an initiative or a toolThoughts on investing in employees: what if we train them and they leave?How to help every employee achieve their distinct goals, milestones and encourage their hobbiesFirst-time manager training framework: how to prepare for a leadership roleA peek into the Future of Work and how is it shaping up: 'Back to work', Hybrid vs Remote and polygamous careersFollow Margaret on LinkedInProduced by: Priya BhattPodcast host: Abhash Kumar

“I strongly believe that no human being is spared of unconscious biases. An awareness of it and working consciously to remove those biases would be a way forward to a successful execution of any D&I initiatives in an organization.”In this episode, we welcome Saurabh Kale, Global Director - People & Culture at Talent500. He is best known as a talent developer, explorer, learning & organization development leader.Having spent 15+ years in the Human Resources space, Saurabh has worked with renowned organizations such as Wipro, McAfee, Practo, Grab, and Directi.Episode Highlights:Best tool to attract and retain customers - storytelling vs story-sellingMost important perks to consider in the modern workspaceRole of an organization in up-skilling the modern workforceMaking DEI more sustainable - daily routine vs occasional awareness programsBiggest challenges hindering sustainable DEI and how organizations can overcome theseFollow Saurabh on LinkedIn Produced by: Priya BhattPodcast Host: Shwetha ParshiAbout Springworks:Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organization that is building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:SpringVerify — B2B verification platformEngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company cultureTrivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-buildingSpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, andSpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.Springworks prides itself on being an organization focused on employee well-being and workplace culture leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

In this episode, Naresh Jain, Developer, Consultant, Conference Producer and Startup Founder of Xnsio  shares his insights and experiences related to -  Starting his career 20 years back building Neural networks for ISRO, and how he got into corporate life-  His experience reading the paper “Test infected” by Kent. How it helped him see the value behind extreme programming-  How he and his friends put together the first Agile India conference from 2004-  Challenges that comes across while organising different community- based conferences-  How to build communities using conferences-  His approach to put a good program/conference together-  How to balance the aspiring and the experienced speakers, which gives equal opportunities to both-  How he landed up as a coach/mentor and influence people while working in Thoughtworks-  Differences between roles of coach, mentor, trainer and a captain-  His love for coding and difference between code room (one step at a time) and board room (quantum leap)-  How he handles a board room coming with expectations and big transformations-  How to unlearn what you think is the best practice and how it helped him. Re-evaluate yourself-  What you can expect in the upcoming “Agile India conference” -  How Ward inspires him as a great speaker -  His view on full stack -  His advice for aspiring coaches/Mentors-  Agile India conference to be held : Nov 18th-20th a 3 day conference  More details at: https://2021.agileindia.org/ Naresh Jain is an award-winning, internationally recognized Technology & Product Development Expert. Over the last 15 years, he has helped many Unicorns and fortune 500 companies like Jio, Google, Amazon, JP Morgan, Hike, Directi, HP, Siemens Medical, GE Energy, Schlumberger, Shell, Dell, EMC, CA Technologies, etc. to streamline their product development. His hands-on approach of coaching teams by focusing on product discovery and engineering excellence is a key differentiator.  In 2004, Naresh started the Agile movement in India by creating the Agile Software community of India, a registered non-profit society to evangelize Agile, Lean and other Leading-Edge Software Development methods. He is responsible for creating and organizing 100+ international conferences. In recognition of his accomplishments, in 2007 the Agile Alliance awarded Naresh with the Gordon Pask Award for contributions to the Agile Community.You can find more about him here: https://confengine.com/user/naresh-jain Contact handles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/nashjainLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nareshjain/Website: https://nareshjain.com/

 About Tarun Davda: He is the Managing Director of Matrix, India. Prior to joining Matrix, Tarun was the Co-founder, India CEO and Board Member at StepOut.com, a venture-backed startup. StepOut became India's #1 online dating site with over 5 Million users. Before that, Tarun established BigRock.com (incubated by the Directi group) - India's #1 provider of domain name registration and other web services. Tarun started his career at Infosys as an IT consultant. He has an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and an Engineer from VJTI, Bombay. 

About Tarun Davda:My next guest on The One Percent Project is Tarun Davda. He is the Managing Director of Matrix, India. Prior to joining Matrix, Tarun was the Co-founder, India CEO and Board Member at StepOut.com, a venture-backed startup. StepOut became India's #1 online dating site with over 5 Million users. Before that, Tarun established BigRock.com (incubated by the Directi group) - India's #1 provider of domain name registration and other web services. Tarun started his career at Infosys as an IT consultant. He has an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and an Engineer from VJTI, Bombay.Join our No-Spam WhatsApp groupIn this conversation he talks about:His journey building Matrix India, or rather, reviving and strengthening a brand that was established when venture capital was still in its infancy in the nation. He discusses the opportunities and problems that he confronted while also delivering relatable anecdotes making the conversation all the more captivating.His perspective on how to define disruptive ideas/pitches & highlights how the way venture capitalists think and analyse has changed over time. With a deeper understanding of the matter, he now believes that the most disruptive ideas are the ones that are easiest to dismiss, and that it is only right to hold onto them.How the Indian Founder has evolved over the last decade, and how the crowd has changed radically. Says it's one of the best things that's happened in the last decade; people are more prepared and aware, and Tarun thinks it's just going uphill from here.His thoughts on improvisation and innovation. He believes it is subjective to each individual's interpretation of the terms, but in his opinion, no two marketplaces are the same because innovation is always breaking grounds.What VCs look for in a pitch/ deck: Product, Team, and Market. He believes in a country like India, where everything appears to be a vast market on the surface; coursing through it just serves to highlight how narrow the market is in fact.He discusses the influence of Chinese investments on the progression of entrepreneurship in India. He stresses on how the Chinese have been able to open our minds to accommodate the nuances in the market place. This is because they are benefitted from hindsight and a better outlook on what has worked for the companies in their nations.Key Take-AwayEvery investment is a learning opportunity.The most disruptive ideas are the ones that are the easiest to dismiss.An entrepreneur that can change your predisposed view in one, single meeting is the one you need to back.Rapid Fire:The hardest thing about your job? the toughest one is to be proven wrong.One book or a blog that has influenced you personally and professionally?Super Forecasting and 5 AM ClubYour most favourite superhero?Spider-Man.Three ways to support the podcast:#1 Share the episode with family and friends on social media with #OnePercentProj using the share button on the site.#2 Take a few seconds to give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. This helps new folks find us organically. Rate#3 Leave a review if you feel inclined. We read every single message and love feedback. Review

In this episode, Vindhya C, Founder @OnThatJob / Product @Pexels, joins our host Digjay, to talk about her experience as a product consultant with early stage startups, the typical lifecycle of a product & how modern no-code creator tools are changing that, building ‘customer-centric' products, common missteps by founders at the MVP & product-market-fit stage of a startup, identifying and hiring good product managers & Founder-PM dynamics. ‘OnThatJob' is a cohort-based learning program that helps people understand the scope of a specific job, especially in the early stages of a startup. Vindhya, popular on Product Twitter as Vindytalks, is known for her blogs on Product Management & consulting early stage startups. She also won Hacker Noon's PM of the year award in 2019. Prior to joining Pexels, Vindhya worked in various product roles at startups like Loco (Pocket Aces) & Directi. You can connect with her here on Linkedin / Twitter ---- Show notes – 1. (03:30) Typical lifecycle of a product; How ‘No-code' tools have inverted that lifecycle – sharing the end-product first & working backwards to build the product 2. (07:19) Different approaches to build a ‘customer-centric' product 3. (09:26) Founder missteps at the MVP & PMF stage 4. (12:45) Different roles of a Product Manager; Org structures within startups that can empower product managers 5. (18:57) Strategizing vs actually building the product; When to adopt an experiment & fail fast approach 6. (25:46) When should a founder hire a product manager? Identifying & hiring good product managers 7. (33:10) Founder-PM dynamics; passing over responsibilities 8. (36:53) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like Spotify & Apple iTunes. We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This will help others discover the podcast. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on Linkedin & Twitter

Vikrama Dhiman is presently the Head of Mobility Products at Gojek and has been a builder for more than a decade across firms like Bharti Softbank, WizIQ, and Zeta- a Directi company. Vikrama says that having such becoming a Product Leader today has come at the expense of making several mistakes. He’s grown from making them, and gained an almost anticipatory sixth sense in prioritizing and responding to challenges - a critical skill for all founders, PMs and builders alike.Here’s what we talk about on this short yet insightful episode:1:07- Launching Gojek in Singapore, the challenge of localization 7:15- Hiring strategies and measuring PM competence 14:50- Shift from glorified Project Managers as Product Managers16:40- Anticipation vs adaptation - being agile19:20- Mistaking features for product strategy22:30- A politically incorrect rapid fire Get on the email list at turnaround.substack.com

In this episode, we hosted Vartika Verma, VP of Global Marketing at Yellow Messenger. It's a conversational AI platform that helps enterprises automate their core business functions - Sales, Marketing, ITSM, Customer Support, Procurement, and more. With over 14 years of experience, she’s previously worked with companies like Payoneer, Hike Messenger, DirectI, and more. We talked about the current state of customer service in India and how can you supercharge it with AI Chatbots? She also shares how different brands are using AI chatbots for customer service differently. Are AI bots replacing humans or aiding humans at their job? Listen to what Vartika has to say in this episode. Connect with Vartika on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vartikaverma/ Check our Yellow Messenger - https://yellowmessenger.com/

Enjoy this special interview with Gio Lester and Ewandro Magalhaes as they discuss the impact of technology on the language field and this year's upcoming virtual conferences for interpreters and translators. Learn more about ConVTI here: https://delamorainstitute.com/convti2019/Learn more about DIRECTI 2019 here: https://www.descomplicandoinglesjuridico.com/directiEnroll in our last 50 Hour Court Interpreter Program of 2019 here:https://delamorainstitute.com/signature-court-interpreter-program/

Neste 31º episódio, conversei com a Bruna Marchi, do Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico, especializado no ensino de inglês jurídico e de direito comparado, e do DIRECTI, Simpósio de Direito Comparado, Tradução e Interpretação. O 2º Simpósio de Direito Comparado, Tradução e Interpretação (DIRECTI 2019), será realizado no dia 21 de setembro de 2019, em São Paulo, mas também será transmitido ao vivo. As inscrições estão no primeiro lote, que vai até 26 de julho. Os assinantes da minha newsletter têm 10% de desconto na inscrição presencial e 50% de desconto na inscrição online. Além disso, os assinantes da newsletter podem concorrer a uma inscrição online para o evento da Bruna. O sorteio será realizado no dia 12 de julho. Assine-a para aproveitar esses e outros benefícios exclusivos: bit.ly/AlbNewspt. Podcast: bit.ly/TTDescomp Conecte-se ao Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico: Site: bit.ly/DescSite DIRECTI 2019: Directi19 Página do Facebook: bit.ly/FBDIJ Evento no Facebook: bit.ly/FBDirecti LinkedIn: bit.ly/DescLI YouTube: bit.ly/DescYT Episódio gravado no dia 31 de maio de 2019 durante o 10º Congresso Internacional de Tradução e Interpretação da Abrates, realizado em São Paulo. Agradecimento especial à Abrates e à Quest Eventos por gentilmente conceder o espaço para a gravação. Vídeo/Áudio: iPhone 8 Edição: Vontobel Filmes (bit.ly/VontobelF)

After selling several of his domain name registration businesses for over $100 million, Bhavin Turakhia is at it again with Radix. Bhavin Turakhia founded Directi with his brother Divyank and sold part of the domain name company for over $100 million last year. But neither Turakhia brother is heading into retirement. This week on the […] Post link: Bhavin Turakhia is Not Retiring Yet… DNW Podcast #50 © DomainNameWire.com 2020. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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