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Ancient India's temples continue to challenge our understanding of history. Researcher Praveen Mohan explores some of the world's most extraordinary ancient sites, from the mirror-polished Barabar Caves and the remarkable Ajanta Caves to Krishna's Butterball and the hidden temples ofCambodia's Phnom Kulen. Could these monuments have been engineered for purposesbeyond what mainstream archaeology proposes? This conversation examines precision stonework, unusual acoustics, ancient symbolism, and the possibility that some of these structures are far older than conventional timelines suggest. Follow Matt Beall Podcast: https://twitter.com/MattBeallPodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mattbeallpodhttps://www.instagram.com/mattbeallpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556879741320 Check out our Shorts & ClipsShorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallShortsClip Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallClips Listen Everywhere: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallPodcastApple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-beall-limitless/id1712917413  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6727221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MattBeallPodcast  Check out Praveen Mohan:https://www.youtube.com/@RealPraveenMohanhttps://x.com/IamPraveenMohanhttps://tours.praveenmohanglobal.com/ Timeline:00:00:00              Introductions00:01:14              Barabar Caves00:23:01              Ajanta Caves00:32:00              Buddhism00:43:22              Cambodia00:55:27              Things are much older01:19:53              Mamallapuram01:40:18              Carbon Dating01:42:46              Angkor Wat01:53:58              Nilesh Oak01:55:24              What's Next?01:59:48              ClosingThe views and opinions expressed on this podcast are notnecessarily the views of the host or of any business related to the host.

It's the middle of 2026 and the best AI models on the planet are ones you can't use. Anthropic built Mythos, decided it was too dangerous to ship, watered it down into Fable, and cut off paying customers. OpenAI's newest model went to a handful of approved American companies. The chips arrive in India on a quota that moves with the mood in the White House. And in July, Beijing convened Alibaba, ByteDance and Z.ai to weigh restrictions on overseas access to its own best models, open weights included.Every serious enterprise on Earth now has to build for a world where the model it depends on can be switched off overnight by an export order it had no say in.Praveen's argument, first made in The Ken's AI column Zero Shot: that's the opening Indian IT services has waited half a decade for. When models can be turned off, when a Chinese model is brilliant but you can't be sure what's inside it, most enterprises need someone who can run all of them inside its own walls and keep the lights on when one goes dark. That's an integration and governance problem, and integration is the one muscle India has been building for thirty years. India has no frontier model of its own, which everyone treats as the reason it lost the race. Praveen argues that this is specifically India's qualification for the job, because you can't be the neutral broker if you're also a competitor.Pranay Kotasthane of the Takshashila Institution tackles the geopolitics side. He argues whether India's non-alignment position is credible, and whether it can even hold this in the face of significant complicated interests globally around technology, chips and models.Brady Ng, Deputy Editor of The Ken, and Zero Shot co-host, provides the US-China perspective. Chinese open weights grew out of a two-decade open-source culture formed behind the Great Firewall, and TikTok and Douyin already show what a dual-track export model looks like coming from one company. Brady shares the background and the factors that make this future viable for everyone. Links* Pranay Kotasthane, "Should the US Sell Advanced GPUs to China? An Indian Perspective" — Takshashila Issue Brief 2026-15, 29 April 2026 · https://takshashila.org.in* Zero Shot episode with Kendra Schaefer on Chinese tech policy — https://the-ken.com/podcasts/zero-shot/china-let-its-ai-industry-run-wild-to-build-the-best-models-now-it-wants-control/* Praveen's Zero Shot column on the non-aligned layer — https://the-ken.com/columns/zero-shot/the-non-aligned-layer/* Reuters via Quartz — Beijing weighs curbs on overseas access to its top AI models, 7 July 2026 · https://qz.com/beijing-china-ai-model-export-restrictions-070726* 2x2 EP50, "In an AI age, India does not have an open source strategy" — Pranay's first appearance, with Kailash Nadh, 10 July 2025* 2x2 EP63, "India risks losing cultural relevance in the AI era" — 16 October 2025

But there's one company in India with every piece of it refuses to spin itIn 2017, Disney walked away from a fortune. It pulled Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar off Netflix, ate the lost licensing cheques, and poured the money into a platform it was building from scratch. The logic was the logic of every integrated media company since — if you own the content and you own the pipe, you don't rent your crown jewels to a rival. Content feeds the platform, the platform feeds subscriptions, subscriptions fund the next film. Apple runs it, Amazon runs it, and the entire point of owning both a studio and a streamer is that each is supposed to feed the other.Reliance has every piece of that machine. Jio Studios is the biggest film studio in India — it made Dhurandhar, the highest-grossing Indian film ever. JioStar is the biggest streaming platform in the country, half a billion users, assembled partly from the Disney+ Hotstar business Disney handed over on its way out. Everything Disney took decades to build, Reliance already has under one roof.And roughly 98% of what Jio Studios makes goes to the platforms Reliance is meant to be fighting. When it made the biggest film in the country's history, it gave it away to Netflix.So what does Reliance know something the rest of us don't? Praveen argues for the platform-and-synergy side of the table: the Disney playbook, the flywheel, the studio you own and can brief at will. His two guests have run the platforms he's describing and now produce films for a living fight back against his position by explaining why you can't monopolise storytelling, why your own studio becomes the 301st vendor on your list, and why a franchise is a decade of work no amount of vertical integration can shortcut.Vijay Subramaniam — founder of 29th September Works. Spent 11 years at Walt Disney India as VP of Media Networks, then built Amazon Prime Video India's content engine as Head of Content. Now also a movie producer (Padakalam).Srishti Behl  — founder of Starfish Stories, working on IP and international co-productions. Former Director of Original Films at Netflix India (Bulbbul, Serious Men, AK vs AK) and former CEO of Phantom Studios, from a family with a long lineage in Hindi cinema.

Centamil AI is building AI-embedded microreactors that enable process industries to transform their facilities for higher-intensity workloads. The company recently launched its Hayagreeva HEx, a cold plate that enables data centers to accommodate higher density GPUs driven by the AI revolution. Centamil offers a robust AI layer on top of its physical infrastructure, which optimizes cooling parameters in real time to adapt to the conditions at a facility. We spoke with Praveen Gorakavi, Founder and CEO of Centamil AI, to learn more about why he sees cooling as a critical bottleneck to AI infrastructure deployments. We discuss how the Hayagreeva cold plate is improving the energy efficiency of data centers by relieving the burden placed on energy intensive air cooling systems. Praveen also shares what inspires him as an entrepreneur and how he balances his roles as both an inventor and a businessman. And follow us on: Newsletter: https://www.energy-terminal.com/newsletter-signup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-terminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyterminal/

In the 48 hours since Meta announced it was putting $900 million into Cred and taking Kunal Shah to run WhatsApp globally, you've probably read a dozen confident explanations of what it all means. Praveen and Rohin don't have one. That's the point of this episode.Because the people who actually know aren't talking, investors have liquidation preferences to protect. Operators have relationships on both sides. Insiders have NDAs. So instead of adding a 13th theory, this episode refuses to start with one.The only tool is Occam's Razor: when explanations compete, take the one that needs the fewest new assumptions, and make the grander stories earn their place. And Praveen and Rohin come into this episode, both having done their own reporting first calls to investors, operators, and ex-Cred and ex-Meta people — and try to figure out the most commonsensical answer to the calculation between Meta, Cred and Kunal Shah.Then they work through their questions, one at a time: What is Meta actually paying for? The headline says an investment in Cred. But strip away the press-release language and ask what the $900 million is really doing — buying a fast-growing fintech, or buying one founder and giving his backers a graceful exit?Is this about Indian payments? The dominant read is that Meta has finally woken up to UPI. But WhatsApp already has the licences, Cred has almost no UPI share, and even the market leaders can't monetise it. So is India the prize here, or are we just assuming it because we're sitting in it?What happens to Cred now? Kunal Shah stays a shareholder, but he's no longer driving it. Once the founder who gave the company its aura — and its valuation — steps away, what's left? A profitable, regulated, lending-first fintech spoken of in the same breath as everyone else? Why would Kunal Shah take this job? And finally, who actually wins and loses from this deal?Every answer gets tested and countered. Then, at the very end, they break their own rule and tell you exactly what they think. References* The Ken — “Where is Kunal Shah? Ask most Cred employees” (July 2024) — https://the-ken.com/story/where-is-kunal-shah-ask-most-cred-employees/* The Ken — Two by Two: Why Stripe could not become the Stripe of India: https://the-ken.com/podcasts/two-by-two/why-couldnt-stripe-become-the-stripe-of-india/ * Bloomberg — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/meta-s-cox-sought-shah-s-whatsapp-advice-then-made-him-leader 

The newest way to build a new AI product is to say, “X is broken, and we fixed it using AI”. Well, hiring was probably broken, but AI didn't change the outcome. Instead, it made it into an arms race where candidates are sold AI tools which help them apply to companies and roles en masse in an automated way. On the other side, recruiters who have increasingly gotten tired of the same AI-generated answers, resumes and artefacts that have been generated by AI have resorted to deploying AI systems to filter out candidates and get what they are looking for. And AI companies sit on both sides of the transaction, billing tokens while hiring outcomes come back to exactly where they were.The answer to fix hiring isn't in deploying AI better, but in creating processes that abandon it altogether, or at the very least use it sparingly. Hiring needs to be more like a “love-marriage” with the candidate working with you as a live-in relationship. Instead, agents have made it more like an “arranged marriage”, where candidates have agents who create their profile, and agents who evaluate other profiles, before humans even meet each other. Instead of relatives and parents, the machines are doing the role and getting paid for it.Praveen takes this position and argues it against two founders who have gone all-in on incorporating machines and agents to "solve" for hiring. On the company side, Aakash Dharmadhikari, Co-founder of Realfast.ai, has adopted the approach where every candidate must spin up an agent and apply using it on their MCP for all technical and non-technical roles. On the candidate side, Saumil Tripathi, CEO of Grapevine, has created an agentic product called TAL, which helps candidates match and apply for jobs en masse.In this episode, both of these founders defend their approaches and argue that they have, in fact, solved hiring in their own ways, with better outcomes for companies and candidates.Guests: Aakash Dharmadhikari, Co-founder, Realfast.ai · Saumil Tripathi, CEO, Grapevine

Praveen Benedict - Co-Founder and CEO @ Authenta & Robo discuss a very pressing problem in India's AI ecosystem.India wants to be an AI superpower. But we can't find engineers to cool the servers. That's not a joke — that's the actual crisis.In this Tea Kadai Benchu episode, we break down the massive gap between what India's AI ambition demands and what our colleges are producing. From broken syllabuses to missing faculty incentives to careers most students have never even heard of.Here's Praveen's Linkedin Profile & Instagram Profile - Reach out to him directly for your feedback and commentsBinge Listen to all Tea Kada Benchu episodes with this

Everything around the Indian economy looks shaky, i.e., a months-long conflict, a sliding rupee, and a government telling people to stop buying gold. Except for one important caveat: India's market continues to hold on. The Sensex and Nifty have barely moved. The reason why that seems to be happening is pretty simple — every month, Indian households pour ₹31,000 crore into equity through SIP (Systematic Investment Plans), and that steady flow is exactly the liquidity foreign investors are using to sell down and leave without crashing anything. So the rupee slides, the RBI burns reserves to slow the fall, and the saver gets squeezed from both ends. Eventually, they are told to stay in the market and to stop buying gold. Essentially, the Indian saver is not just holding the market up - they may be funding the exit.Praveen puts that thesis to two of the sharpest minds in Indian markets, and they spend the next ninety minutes taking it apart. Anupam Manur argues that foreigners are leaving for real, structural reasons and puts forward a “triple loss” argument, which says that propping up an overvalued market is the way because the Indian saver has nowhere else to go. Deepak Shenoy, on the other hand, argues we're worried about the wrong thing entirely: foreigners still hold most of their money here, we've seen this exact exit before, and the SIP saver isn't going anywhere. Where they land together is stranger than where they started, with specific fixes and policy changes that they'd do in this current situation. The most provocative one is the one that Deepak puts across - "Free the rupee. Let it go. It'll come back."This episode is a conversation about who really owns the Indian market, whether the SIP saver is a floor, and what India would actually have to do to break the loop.GuestsAnupam Manur — Professor of Economics, Takshashila InstitutionDeepak Shenoy — Founder & CEO, CapitalmindReferencesAnupam's piece: Taxing Mobile Capital and the Limits of Domestic Absorption (Takshashila)Deepak on X: @DeepakShenoy

Praveen Mohan is an explorer of ancient megalithic sites and appeared on History Channel's Ancient Aliens TV show in September 2016. He has traveled to several countries documenting his findings on YouTube, and his videos have received tens of millions of views. His content has also appeared on TV shows, magazines and other media. Praveen has researched several historic mysteries including ancient Mounds in Ohio, Ellora Caves in India and Machu Picchu in Peru. He has also discovered Out of Place Artifacts which prove the existence of ancient European and even African presence in India. Praveen initially started posting his findings about Coral Castle on YouTube in early 2015. His videos on the uniqueness of Edward Leedskalnin's telescope, revolving gate and sundial received high ratings and his subscribers encouraged him to write a book about Coral Castle. Praveen Mohan is also scheduled to appear on BBC in December 2016.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe3OmUXohXrXnNZSRl5Z9kAhttps://www.facebook.com/praveenmohanfansBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

What happens when a 17-year-old decides STEM should work for everyone—not just some students? In Episode 191, Dr. Diane talks with Amritha Praveen, founder of Amethyst Changemakers, about creating inclusive STEM kits using Universal Design for Learning, distributing over 250 kits to Title 1 schools, placing third at the International Science and Engineering Fair, and why resilience and empathy drive real change.Summary:In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Diane welcomes Amritha Praveen, a rising high school senior and founder of Amethyst Changemakers, an organization creating accessible STEM kits for learners of all abilities. Amritha explains how her volunteer work in special education revealed that many students interested in STEM couldn't fully participate because resources weren't designed for them. She shares how competition math in fifth grade sparked her STEM journey, leading to science fair projects on autism prediction, music therapy frameworks, and genetics research that earned her third place at ISEF and a scholarship to ASU. Amritha discusses the Universal Design for Learning framework that guides her STEM kits, embedding accessibility from the start rather than retrofitting later, and how her team of high school students, mentors, and volunteers has distributed over 250 kits to Chicago Public Schools and Peoria classrooms. She reflects on resilience as the foundation of good science, why STEM teaching needs more hands-on variety, and what brings her hope: watching young students discover their passion for STEM.Chapters & Timestamps:[00:00] Meet Teen Trailblazer Amritha Praveen – High school senior making STEM accessible for all[01:23] Amethyst Changemakers and Universal Design for Learning – STEM kits built with accessibility from the start[02:16] What's in the Kits? – Ice cream chemistry, catapults, magnets, math bingo, and more04:16] Why Inclusive STEM Matters – Seeing passionate students without equal access[05:29] Competition Math to Autism Research – Amritha's STEM journey from fifth grade to ISEF[06:38] Third Place at International Science Fair – Autism genetics, phenotypes, and an ASU scholarship[08:49] Building the Team – Student designers, mentors, and 30 volunteers assembling kits[11:46] Applied Math and Expanding the Mission – College plans and beyond[13:03] Advice for Young Scientists – Keep pushing through—resilience matters more than perfection[16:21] What Schools Get Wrong About STEM – Moving beyond lectures to differentiated, hands-on learning[17:22] What Brings You Hope? – Students discovering their passion for STEMLinks & Resources:Amethyst ChangemakersPIE (Peer Inclusion Empowerment) AppSociety for ScienceiBio ChampionIllinois Junior Academy of ScienceCall to Action:Inspired by Amritha's work? Listen to Episode 191 of Adventures in Learning with Dr. Diane, then visit amethystchangemakers.org to support inclusive STEM kits, donate to Title 1 schools, or bring these resources into your classroom. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or student, join the movement to make STEM accessible for everyone.Hashtags:Support the showShare this episodeIf this conversation sparked wonder, gave you a helpful strategy, or offered a needed reminder of hope, please share it with a friend or colleague.Subscribe • Download • Review • Tell a friendStay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

These days it's fashionable to have an AI story, no matter what you do. But in December 2024, Bajaj Finance took it a few steps further. Instead of calling itself "a lender investing in AI," it started to describe itself as a "FinAI company" - a category of one, which it committed to in a five-year plan to FY29. Eighteen months in, no other Indian lender is putting AI on their slides the way Bajaj Finance is. Here are some of them : 31 million voice interactions converted into data last quarter. 27 autonomous agents live, 118 more planned. 600,000 loans on a single Diwali day, up from a pre-AI ceiling of 100,000. And next Diwali, they're aiming for a million.A few years ago, the obvious answer to who would win Indian finance's AI era was the digital natives — PhonePe, CRED, the cloud-born fintechs with no call centres and zero baggage. Instead, the company that started financing two-wheelers and still runs one of India's largest outbound calling operations is out in front. The thing that looked like Bajaj's archaic legacy is turning out to be its moat.What else did Bajaj Finance have that got it here? And how long before the others get there too?Praveen is joined by Seetharaman G, Deputy Editor at The Ken, who just spent 5.5 hours on Bajaj's history for Intermission, The Ken's new longform video podcast — and Vasuta Agarwal, Chief Revenue Officer at Gnani.ai, which which provides Voice AI to enterprises.The episode works through four pieces of Bajaj's edge: the data it built around its consumer-durables network, the incentive of being a publicly listed NBFC without access to cheap deposits, the leverage of buying from a voice AI market with dozens of competing vendors, and the DNA that may not be replicable i.e the willingness to fight for every inch, sustained under one CEO since 2007.References: Intermission Ep 2 on Bajaj Finance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhgvdo9rb0wBajaj Finance is the AI bar-raiser, not Indian fintechs:https://the-ken.com/kaching/bajaj-finance-is-the-ai-bar-raiser-not-indian-fintechs/

On this episode Gil and Gregg welcome Dr. Sai Praveen Haranath, Senior Vice President for Medical and Strategy at Apollo HealthAxis and Senior Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad. Their conversation picks up where a chance green-room meeting at BioAsia 2026 left off. What follows is a candid, wide-ranging dialogue on the future of medicine: tele-critical care delivered from a command center in India to hospitals in rural America and the island of Fiji; AI tools that could restore empathy to time-starved clinicians; a 4.5-billion-person global access gap that demands urgent innovation; and Apollo's four-decade bet that prevention, technology, and human connection belong together. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

In 2017, four ex-Flipkart engineers made a bet to build a company that let anyone buy mutual funds directly, with no commissions or hidden fees.Nine years later, Groww is India's largest stockbroker by active clients, its most profitable consumer fintech, and the first major Y Combinator portfolio company in India to go public.Rs 1,824 crore net profit in FY25. 83% organic customer acquisition. It even paid Rs 1,340 crore in taxes to move its holding company back from Delaware to India, then listed on Indian public markets at an IPO subscribed 17 times over.Every decision looked risky at the time and obvious in retrospect.But Groww in 2026 is not Groww in 2017. The company that built trust by doing one thing exceptionally well is now building lending, wealth management, insurance, and its own AMC.Praveen sits down with Anand Kalyanaraman, finance editor of The Ken, who has tracked Groww since its earliest days, and Avinash Luthria, founder of Fiduciaries and one of eight SEBI-registered investment advisors who charges only an hourly fee. Praveen comes in with a strong prior—that Groww is one of the most consequential Indian companies of the last decade. His guests are here to disagree and add context to his claim. Anand comes in with the perspective of whether the valuation is justified, and Avinash on whether the business models and incentives that brokerage companies have so far can help them go ahead.And the question everyone discusses: can the company that won by being simple stay trusted as it becomes everything?Additional reading: https://the-ken.com/podcasts/first-principles/lalit-keshre-groww/https://the-ken.com/story/growws-ipo-pitch-we-are-more-than-a-discount-broker-investors-really-show-us/

Send us Fan MailWe've all learned about the Hantavirus this week, with a cruise ship struck and at least three people dead, harkening back to the days of the pandemic. War is still up in the air, with the possibility of peace in Iran, although it's hard to know if you're only following President Trump's Truth Social posts. Can someone take his phone off him? Meanwhile, the stock markets are up and down, with energy and food experts screaming disaster is on the doorstep, but you wouldn't believe that if you only followed Wall Street, right? In Karachi, Pakistan, at least 10 people have died of heatstroke, while India continues to experience shocking temperatures, and finally, the great man, Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this week. We'll be discussing all of that and more, but first, we're going to look at the state of the insurance industry and what the actuaries are saying. We'll discuss this within the context of the Nine Planetary Boundaries, and assess the current state of the insurance sector, including how far until it collapses, why it will collapse, and what that means to all of us. Because if it does go down, the global economy is next, and well, that won't be pretty. It's a big, wide discussion, and we are delighted to welcome Praveen Gupta to share his wisdom. Praveen started in insurance back in the late 70s with The New India Assurance Co, followed by CGU, Allianz, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, and finished his illustrious career as Managing Director and CEO of Raheja QBE General Insurance Company. Today he is a blogger, writer and thinker, with articles regularly featured in Illuminem, and he is also an Advisory Board Member for Sanctuary Asia. Praveen has a terrific amount of experience, is a wonderful human being, and most importantly, he's sitting in Mumbai, India, where he will give us a lived experience of living in one of the hottest cities on earth right now. Come and join us as we step back and look at the state of the insurance industry, this Friday, 8th May 2026. The livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 1.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we'd love your support. The Sh*t Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world's most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sh*t show. #TheShitShow #UncommonCourage You can find me Andrea T Edwards | The Digital Conversationalist and Welcome - Uncommon Courage - An Invitation. My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar 

The old way to grow as a product designer meant doing the grunt work (button variants, banner sizes, edges cases) until your instincts calibrated.In the new world, AI does the grunt work, faster and cheaper than any junior designer ever could.And the numbers reveal this crisis : UX job postings fell 73% between 2022 and 2023. Less than 5% of tech companies hire entry-level design talent.Rapid changes are afoot and we need some reorientationSo, Praveen met Jay Datta—founder of Designup, Southeast Asia's largest design conference, and 25 years in design at Deutsche Bank, Adobe, Flipkart, and Makemytrip—and Shreyas Satish, founder of Ownpath, who has spent years trying to rebuild the apprenticeship model from outside the system to discuss that question to answer a big question: how does a 22-year-old build judgement now?

“There is no pride in this. Kya karoon (what can I do), I'm just a delivery boy.”Every time someone raises the topic of gig economy in India, the conversation follows the same script. Side A: this is exploitation. Side B: but employment. And then everyone moves on, nothing changes, and 12 million people keep showing up every morning to deliver your groceries.This episode tries to push past that script. Sid Pai, co-founder of Bengaluru-based consulting firm UK & Co., joins Praveen and Rahel to go through a new report—India's Gig Economy: The Promise and the Paradox—based on conversations with 1,355 gig workers across Karnataka. The numbers are granular in ways you don't usually see: working hours, screen time, savings rates, and one metric borrowed from product management that turns out to be damning. You can guess which one.The question they start with i.e. “what breaks first if things continue this way?” doesn't have a clean answer. The more unsettling finding might be that 95% of gig workers report being satisfied with their income even when 52% of them have zero savings. Understanding why that contradiction exists, and what it's actually holding together, is what this episode is really about.You can see the report here.-----This episode was mixed and mastered by Rajiv CN, our resident sound engineer.If you liked this episode, share it with your friends, family and colleagues. And if you have thoughts on the discussion, write to us at twobytwo@the-ken.com.

In this podcast, Praveen Goday discusses his paper 'Weight measurements and disease-specific growth charts to predict clinical outcomes in children with cerebral palsy'. The paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70204 Follow DMCN on Podbean for more: https://dmcn.podbean.com/ ___ Watch DMCN Podcasts on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2ONCYiC __ DMCN Journal: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (DMCN) has defined the field of paediatric neurology and childhood-onset neurodisability for over 60 years. DMCN disseminates the latest clinical research results globally to enhance the care and improve the lives of disabled children and their families. DMCN Journal - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14698749 ___ Find us on Twitter! @mackeithpress - https://twitter.com/mackeithpress

In this podcast, Judy-April Murayi & Praveen Goday discuss their paper 'Weight measurements and disease-specific growth charts to predict clinical outcomes in children with cerebral palsy'. The paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70204 Follow DMCN on Podbean for more: https://dmcn.podbean.com/ ___ Watch DMCN Podcasts on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2ONCYiC __ DMCN Journal: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (DMCN) has defined the field of paediatric neurology and childhood-onset neurodisability for over 60 years. DMCN disseminates the latest clinical research results globally to enhance the care and improve the lives of disabled children and their families. DMCN Journal - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14698749 ___ Find us on Twitter! @mackeithpress - https://twitter.com/mackeithpress

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In this insightful episode of The Brand Called You (TBCY) podcast, host Ashutosh Garg sits down with Praveen Kakulte, Founder & CEO of The POWERCON Group, to explore how India's renewable energy future depends not just on asset creation—but on asset performance, longevity, and engineering excellence.Praveen shares his journey as a first-generation entrepreneur who built a 100% bootstrapped renewable energy company in a highly capital-intensive industry. He explains why intellectual capital matters more than financial capital, and how transparency, data, and technology can unlock long-term value in wind and solar assets.The conversation dives deep into the Energy Studio, Asia's first centralized renewable energy diagnostics platform, the role of the Center for Engineering Excellence in tackling technology obsolescence, and how predictive analytics, AI, digital twins, and storage solutions are shaping the next wave of renewable transformation.

Podcasting has been revolutionized with the integration of AI technologies. Podcasters can now save time and produce better content with the help of AI tools. In this episode, we discover how AI can be used to enhance audio quality, generate show notes, and provide personalized content recommendations. We also explore Descript , an editing tool that uses AI-powered tools to generate voiceovers and speaker labels, and otter.ai, a transcription tool with keyword search highlighting and collaboration tools.Chat GPT can even suggest fresh content ideas that spark creativity. We learn about OpenAI's more predictable and cheaper usage, the important role of visuals, and the benefit of using AI in social media marketing.However, we also acknowledge that AI tools should not replace human creativity or authenticity, and it's vital to strike a balance between using these tools effectively and making content unique.Join us in discovering the future of AI in podcasting through experimentation and find out how it can help you create more engaging and accessible content.Topics discussed in this episode:- The benefits of AI in podcasting- Descript Studio editing tool- Chat GPT content idea generation- PodcastMarketing.AI for show notes, descriptions, and social media posts- Sourcing guests, finding topics, and creating episode outlines through AI- Advancements in AI, such as the use of voice assistants- The importance of balancing AI with personal touch and authenticityEntities mentioned:- Descript - PodcastMarketing.AI- Chat GPT- Dubb- Capsho- Canva- OpenAISave Frustration. And time!Let my team and I save you the time and frustration it takes to edit a podcast. From start to finish, we can help you share your story with the world with minimum fuss and cost. – Niall Mackay, The Podcast GuyFor my Audience Only: Audio Episodes Edited for ONLY $27! Save $127!!Book a FREE consultation now!Need a stunning new logo for your brand? Or maybe a short animation?Whatever you need, you can find it on Fiverr.I've been using Fiverr for years for everything from ordering YouTube thumbnails, translation services, keyword research, writing SEO articles to Canva designs and more!These are the programs the Seven Million Bikes Podcasts uses. These are affiliate links so they will give us a small commission, only if you sign up , and at no extra cost to you! You'll be directly supporting Seven Million Bikes PodcSend us a textEmail me (niall@sevenmillionbikes.com) or contact me on Seven Million Bikes Podcasts Facebook or Instagram to book your free Podcast Audit!Thanks to James Mastroianni from The Wrong Side Of Hollywood for the endorsement! Sign up for Descript now! Need a stunning new logo for your brand? Or maybe a short animation?Whatever you need, you can find it on Fiverr.I've been using Fiverr for years for everything from ordering YouTube thumbnails, translation services, keyword research, writing SEO articles to Canva designs and more!

"My problem with the core side has been what we talked about with the people that are technical and don't have the empathy or understand what it was like before you were [technical]. The core people are so dismissive and the hubris is so high that they dismiss these people that are not technical but understand Bitcoin as money right. "I always say, like my Twitter phrase, Bitcoin is not open source software. Obviously that doesn't mean it's not open source, it's just so much more than that. It's not just a piece of software, it is money." ~ Praveen Perera Managing private keys remains one of the steepest learning curves for new Bitcoiners. How do we get people off exchanges and into self-custody without the terrifying risk of user error? I sit down with Praveen Perera, the builder behind Cove Wallet, to talk about his unique approach to simplified backups using Passkeys and encrypted cloud storage. We discuss the philosophy of building focused, single-purpose tools versus the 'super app' trend, and dig into the technical trade-offs of his architecture. We also wander into the implications of 'vibe coding' with AI, the contentious debates around network spam, and why maintaining a diverse ecosystem of wallet implementations might be crucial for Bitcoin's resilience. Check out our awesome sponsors! Ledn: Need fiat but don't want to sell your Bitcoin? Ledn offers secure, Bitcoin-backed loans with no credit checks, flexible repayment, and fast turnaround—often within 24 hours. With $10B+ in loans across 100+ countries and transparent Proof of Reserves, Ledn is a trusted option for unlocking liquidity without giving up your Bitcoin. (Link: https://learn.ledn.io/audible) HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum is a global human rights event by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), uniting voices from activism, journalism, tech, and beyond. Through powerful stories and collaboration, OFF advances freedom and human potential worldwide. Join us next June. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. Don't forget to find me on my Pubky ID here: pk:5d7thwzkxx5mz6gk1f19wfyykr6nrwzaxri3io7ahejg1z74qngo. (Link: https://pubky.org) Chroma: Chroma is dedicated to advancing human performance and well-being through cutting-edge light therapy devices and performance eyewear. Their mission is to enhance physical and mental health, unlocking peak human health, cognitive function, and physical performance. Get 10% off your order with the code BITCOINAUDIBLE. (Link: https://getchroma.co/?ref=BitcoinAudible) Guest Links Praveen on X (Link: https://x.com/PraveenPerera) Cove Wallet on X (Link: https://x.com/covewallet) Cove Wallet Website (Link: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/) Cove Wallet on Github (Link: https://github.com/bit...

2025 is done. Forty-eight episodes. Hundreds of guests. Endless banter between Rohin and Praveen.This year, Two by Two covered stories from Bengaluru to the world including business, tech, and everything in between. We didn't just stick to the usual. We asked about people, trends, and the things others weren't paying attention to. We brought on guests who didn't rehearse their answers and tried to make sense of things as they happened.Some episodes turned out to be prescient. Some were messy. Some sparked arguments in our inbox. All of them tried to do what we set out to do: spot hidden connections, ask unasked questions, and figure out what's really going on.This final episode is Rohin looking back at six moments from the year with clips from conversations that stood out. Between each one, he adds context and some behind-the-scenes perspective on why it mattered.Here are the episodes featured:Episode 26: Zomato, Swiggy, and the rise of the 10-minute "dark" caféEpisode 31: Airtel fights spammers. And Truecaller's business modelEpisode 47: Who broke Bengaluru, and how do we fix our cities?Episode 50: In an AI age, India does not have an open source strategyEpisode 51: The invisible whale that capsized India's leaky options boatsEpisode 66: What will bring ambition back from the dead?To everyone who listened, argued with us, sent guest suggestions, or just stuck around, thank you. Next year, we're coming back with everything that makes Two by Two what it is, but bigger and better. Maybe even a few surprises. Stay tuned.There won't be an episode next Thursday. We will return on January 8th, 2026.See you in the new year.________This episode was produced by Uddantika Kashyap and mixed and mastered by Rajiv CN, our resident sound engineer.If you liked this episode of Two by Two, please share it with your friends, family and colleagues who would be interested in listening. If you have suggestions for guests, episodes or even changes we could make. Please write to us at twobytwo@the-ken.com or comment below.

Praveen Mohan has extensively traveled around the world to study ancient glyphs found on Vedic Temples that tell an incredible story of advanced flying technologies known as Vimanas that were piloted by extraterrestrial visitors who were worshipped as gods. He describes the different type of Vimanas used in Vedic India and how these were depicted both in the design of ancient temples and in the glyphs used to illustrate the powers and exploits of the many gods widely worshipped in Vedic India and other ancient civilizations.Praveen asserts that the Return of the Gods is a fundamental belief found in different religious traditions where the gods return to solve humanity's problems. This contrasts with traditional introspective meditation practices wherein one focuses on the Infinite Source Intelligence within to deal with the problems faced in one's external reality. Praveen Mohan's websites:https://tours.praveenmohanglobal.com/https://www.youtube.com/@RealPraveenMohanJoin Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/

As we try to wind down this year, Rohin and Praveen do something they've never done before: go through every single episode they recorded this year. All 48 of them. In 60 minutes.The rules were simple. Each host had 10 points to build their personal top 10 list for the year. No take-backs, and no pre-discussion. It was a completely live, vibe-based recording where they figured it out as they went.What follows is a rapid-fire sprint through the year. From Amazon India's struggles to the electric car slowdown, from B-school placements to the rise of quick commerce dark stores, and from Razorpay versus Juspay to the chaos of concert infrastructure in India. They cover it all—the hits, the misses, the prescient calls, and the episodes they wish had gone differently.Along the way, they debate whether episodes were too speculative, too early, or just not memorable enough. By the end, they're locked in a tight race with only five episodes left and one point each remaining.Because it wouldn't be Two by Two without a matrix, we plotted the results of their debate. Take a look at the graphic to see which episodes they both loved (the green zone) versus their personal favourites.It is chaotic, nostalgic, and a perfect preview of what 2025 looked like through the lens of Two by Two.______This episode was produced by Uddantika Kashyap and mixed and mastered by Rajiv CN, our resident sound engineer.With 48 episodes in the books, this is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to catch up on the defining business stories of 2025. If you liked this sprint through the year, please share it with someone who loves a good deep dive.Have your own "vibe-based" arguments about our list? We're all ears. Reach out at twobytwo@the-ken.com or leave a comment.

Discover the hidden knowledge of ancient civilizations with this deep conversation featuring Praveen Mohan.We explore the global pyramid network, ancient portals, vimanas, time dilation, monoatomic gold traditions, and the possibility of an advanced global civilization thousands of years ago.From Thailand to India, Cambodia, Mexico, Egypt, and Sri Lanka—cultures across the world shared the same architecture, the same science, and in many cases the same rituals involving gold, energy, and interplanetary travel described in ancient texts.✔ Global civilization connections✔ Pyramids around the world✔ Gold ingestion in Ayurveda (historical, cultural)✔ Vimana technology & ancient rockets✔ Time dilation described in the Puranas✔ Portal locations in India & Sri Lanka✔ Ancient scientific knowledge modern physics now confirms✔ Praveen Mohan's Thailand Temple Tour infoThis documentary-style interview breaks down ideas that challenge conventional history and expand our understanding of ancient science.Disclaimer: This video is for historical and cultural discussion only.Nothing here is medical advice.00:00 Global pyramid civilizations01:22 Were they part of one global culture?02:40 Sacred geometry & gold03:06 Ingesting gold in ancient India04:13 Ayurveda & gold rituals today05:43 Portal locations in India & Sri Lanka07:34 Vimanas & ancient rockets08:37 Time warp & time dilation in ancient texts09:48 Modern physics aligns with ancient stories12:17 Lost technologies rediscovered14:46 Ancient knowledge suppression15:07 Praveen's Thailand tour17:04 Healing power of temples18:45 Chanting inside sacred chambers19:37 Holy of Holies comparison21:13 Global collaboration plans30 Day Free Trial Of 4biddenknowledge.TV 30 Day Free Trial On 4biddenknowledge.TVSupport the show

Discover the hidden knowledge of ancient civilizations with this deep conversation featuring Praveen Mohan.We explore the global pyramid network, ancient portals, vimanas, time dilation, monoatomic gold traditions, and the possibility of an advanced global civilization thousands of years ago.From Thailand to India, Cambodia, Mexico, Egypt, and Sri Lanka—cultures across the world shared the same architecture, the same science, and in many cases the same rituals involving gold, energy, and interplanetary travel described in ancient texts.✔ Global civilization connections✔ Pyramids around the world✔ Gold ingestion in Ayurveda (historical, cultural)✔ Vimana technology & ancient rockets✔ Time dilation described in the Puranas✔ Portal locations in India & Sri Lanka✔ Ancient scientific knowledge modern physics now confirms✔ Praveen Mohan's Thailand Temple Tour infoThis documentary-style interview breaks down ideas that challenge conventional history and expand our understanding of ancient science.Disclaimer: This video is for historical and cultural discussion only.Nothing here is medical advice.00:00 Global pyramid civilizations01:22 Were they part of one global culture?02:40 Sacred geometry & gold03:06 Ingesting gold in ancient India04:13 Ayurveda & gold rituals today05:43 Portal locations in India & Sri Lanka07:34 Vimanas & ancient rockets08:37 Time warp & time dilation in ancient texts09:48 Modern physics aligns with ancient stories12:17 Lost technologies rediscovered14:46 Ancient knowledge suppression15:07 Praveen's Thailand tour17:04 Healing power of temples18:45 Chanting inside sacred chambers19:37 Holy of Holies comparison21:13 Global collaboration plans

It's the last broadcast on Sauga 960 AM before Greg moves up the dial to CFRB 1010! Slacker Nation continues to congratulate Greg, including a bunch of friends of the show! Money Mike, Todd Bourgon, David Menzies, and the bosses, Praveen and Joty call in and drop in for more Slacker fun!

Digital innovations have caused a big shift in the primary touchpoint for homebuyers – not project sites but the online sphere. In this episode of Unusual Suspects, Praveen Sharma, CEO, REA India (which owns Housing.com), reveals how PropTech has transformed the house hunting experience, helping consumers compare, verify, and shortlist options online before even embarking on physical site visits. In conversation with Gaurav Choudhury, Sharma talks about what the future of PropTech innovation holds and how online property browsing is vital to decision-making. 

Praveen Ghanta recently turned 47 and started to look at the things he wanted to do - but potentially couldn't do in the future. He's married with 3 teenage kids, and has been into running for quite some time. So much so, that he attempted to run a 5 minute mile... and almost made it. Also, he recently signed up for soccer classes, after having been beat by some eighth grade kids, who helped him realize he needed training in his ball handling skills.In his prior startup, Praveen and his team stumbled upon a new approach to hiring that fueled the building of this startup, all the way through exit. After that success, he decided to make this approach available to others, and form a business around this very thing - fractional talent for your startup.This is the creation story of Fraction and DevHawk.SponsorsVentionCodeCrafters helps you become a better engineer by building real-world, production-grade projects. Learn hands-on by creating your own Git, Redis, HTTP server, SQLite, or DNS server from scratch. Sign up for free today using this link and enjoy 40% off.Full ScalePaddle.comSema SoftwarePropelAuthPostmanMeilisearchLinkshttps://www.hirefraction.com/https://www.devhawk.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/pghanta/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story-insights-from-startup-tech-leaders/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FRIENDS AND ENEMIESThis week I will sit down with Praveen Perera & HodlDee, to discuss the latest in Bitcoin, including the saga involving Bitcoin Core V30, Knots, increasing the size of OP_RETURN, spam on Bitcoin, and so much more. It seems like there may be a potential fork coming up, and it is a good time to discuss all the angles to see how we should approach this subject.HodlDee: https://x.com/HodlDeePraveen Perera: https://x.com/PraveenPerera____Join us for some QUALITY Bitcoin and economics talk, with a Canadian focus, every Monday at 7 PM EST. From a couple of Canucks who like to talk about how Bitcoin will impact Canada. As always, none of the info is financial advice. Website: ⁠www.CanadianBitcoiners.com⁠Discord:   / discord   A part of the CBP Media Network: ⁠www.twitter.com/CBPMediaNetworkThis show is sponsored by: easyDNS - https://easydns.com EasyDNS is the best spot for Anycast DNS, domain name registrations, web and email services. They are fast, reliable and privacy focused. With DomainSure and EasyMail, you'll sleep soundly knowing your domain, email and information are private and protected. You can even pay for your services with Bitcoin! Apply coupon code 'CBPMEDIA' for 50% off initial purchase Bull Bitcoin - ⁠⁠https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/cbp⁠⁠ The CBP recommends Bull Bitcoin for all your BTC needs. There's never been a quicker, simpler, way to acquire Bitcoin. Use the link above for 25% off fees FOR LIFE, and start stacking today.256Heat -⁠ https://256heat.com/ ⁠ GET PAID TO HEAT YOUR HOUSE with 256 Heat. Whether you're heating your home, garage, office or rental, use a 256Heat unit and get paid MORE BITCOIN than it costs to run the unit. Book a call with a hashrate heating consultant today.

Generation Justice is joined by chemist, environmentalist, and retired APS STEM teacher Dr. Raji Sinha and her son, Praveen, to talk about her battle through the US Healthcare system after exposure to cold war era chemicals. Tune in every Sunday at 7 PM on 89.9 FM KUNM.org!

In this powerful conversation, Billy Carson sits down with Praveen Mohan, the viral researcher known for decoding the secrets of ancient temples, lost civilizations, and Anunnaki technology. Together, they explore how India, Thailand, and Egypt share a mysterious ancient connection — one that points to advanced science and interplanetary contact thousands of years ago.Register For the Thailand tour with Praveen Mohan: https://tours.praveenmohanglobal.com

In this powerful conversation, Billy Carson sits down with Praveen Mohan, the viral researcher known for decoding the secrets of ancient temples, lost civilizations, and Anunnaki technology. Together, they explore how India, Thailand, and Egypt share a mysterious ancient connection — one that points to advanced science and interplanetary contact thousands of years ago.Register For the Thailand tour with Praveen Mohan: https://tours.praveenmohanglobal.com

Today, we're sharing a special episode honouring a true explorer who we lost last week.  Dr. Jane Goodall was a pioneering primatologist, and conservationist best known for her groundbreaking work with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. With no formal scientific training at the time, she began observing chimpanzees in 1960 and soon made discoveries that redefined our understanding of animals — including tool use, emotional depth, and complex social behavior. Over her lifetime, she became a global icon for wildlife conservation and animal welfare, and her work continues to inspire millions to protect the planet and live in harmony with nature. Unfortunately, we were never able to get Jane on the show – that would have been a dream come true! So, it's not an episode directly about her. But it does raise some themes that were inspired and borne from the work she did … and it does feature chimpanzees, as well as Mountain Gorillas, who as primates are our distant ancestors too.  Today, we're going to follow Praveen Moman, one of the world's leading primate conservationists, into the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in search of the critically endangered mountain gorilla, and to the Kyambura Gorge, in Uganda, in search of a lost troop of Chimpanzees. Seeing mountain gorillas, or chimpanzees in the wild is one of the rarest and most inspiring wildlife experiences on the planet. There is an immediate bond, a sense of connection. And what we'll discover is, when you look a mountain gorilla in the eye, you see yourself reflected back. Highlights include: - Trekking in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in search of the critically endangered mountain gorilla - Hearing what it feels like to sit quietly among the troop, as babies come curiously up to explore, and the 400lb male silverback brushes past  - Walking into the Kyambura Gorge as the lost troop of Chimpanzees comes down from the canopy and surrounds you on all side- Being inspired by Praveen's story, a refugee of Uganda who returned to his beloved homeland to help rebuild one of the most war-torn regions on the planet   FIND OUT MORE Janegoodall.org volcanoessafaris.com  gorillafund.org   FOLLOW US: Instagram: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Facebook: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Newsletter: ⁠armchair-explorer.com⁠ PODCAST RECOMMENDATION Check out the Smart Travel Podcast: This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel here.  CREDITS Armchair Explorer is produced by ⁠Armchair Productions⁠. Aaron Millar wrote and presented the show, Charles Tyrie did the audio editing and sound design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠.

Today, we're sharing a special episode honouring a true explorer who we lost last week.  Dr. Jane Goodall was a pioneering primatologist, and conservationist best known for her groundbreaking work with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. With no formal scientific training at the time, she began observing chimpanzees in 1960 and soon made discoveries that redefined our understanding of animals — including tool use, emotional depth, and complex social behavior. Over her lifetime, she became a global icon for wildlife conservation and animal welfare, and her work continues to inspire millions to protect the planet and live in harmony with nature. Unfortunately, we were never able to get Jane on the show – that would have been a dream come true! So, it's not an episode directly about her. But it does raise some themes that were inspired and borne from the work she did … and it does feature chimpanzees, as well as Mountain Gorillas, who as primates are our distant ancestors too.  Today, we're going to follow Praveen Moman, one of the world's leading primate conservationists, into the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in search of the critically endangered mountain gorilla, and to the Kyambura Gorge, in Uganda, in search of a lost troop of Chimpanzees. Seeing mountain gorillas, or chimpanzees in the wild is one of the rarest and most inspiring wildlife experiences on the planet. There is an immediate bond, a sense of connection. And what we'll discover is, when you look a mountain gorilla in the eye, you see yourself reflected back. Highlights include: - Trekking in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in search of the critically endangered mountain gorilla - Hearing what it feels like to sit quietly among the troop, as babies come curiously up to explore, and the 400lb male silverback brushes past   - Walking into the Kyambura Gorge as the lost troop of Chimpanzees comes down from the canopy and surrounds you on all sides - Being inspired by Praveen's story, a refugee of Uganda who returned to his beloved homeland to help rebuild one of the most war-torn regions on the planet   FIND OUT MORE Janegoodall.org volcanoessafaris.com  gorillafund.org   FOLLOW US: Instagram: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Facebook: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Newsletter: ⁠armchair-explorer.com⁠ PODCAST RECOMMENDATION Check out the Smart Travel Podcast: This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel here.  CREDITS Armchair Explorer is produced by ⁠Armchair Productions⁠. Aaron Millar wrote and presented the show, Charles Tyrie did the audio editing and sound design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Praveen Ghanta, founder of Fraction and former CEO of HiddenLevers, shares how he turned his experience scaling a bootstrapped SaaS company into a fast-growing fractional talent marketplace. After HiddenLevers reached $8M in ARR and sold for over $100M, he realized that senior fractional engineers were the secret to delivering efficiently without expensive full-time hires. Fraction now serves over 100 SaaS clients with a vetted pool of 500 senior U.S.-based engineers and CTOs. Typical engagements run 10–30 hours a week, helping founders tackle scaling challenges in vertical SaaS, AI engineering, DevOps, and legacy system conversions. The company has reached $10M ARR in just three years while keeping half its own team fractional. Praveen explains how clients use Fraction to save costs, speed development, and even prepare for M&A due diligence with fractional CTOs. He also highlights how AI has boosted senior developer productivity by 4x, why U.S.-only context matters, and how fractional-to-full-time hiring often becomes a win-win path. This interview is perfect for SaaS founders at $1M–10M ARR, hitting scaling issues, vertical SaaS leaders needing senior engineers without VC funding, and founders considering AI-powered product features and engineering talent. Key Takeaways Fractional Individual Contributors: Not just execs—senior engineers deliver hands-on code, marketing, and DevOps part-time. AI Productivity Boost: Senior developers using AI tools are delivering 2–4x more than peers without them. Cost Advantage: Starting at $5K/month, founders access senior dev talent without $200K+ full-time salaries. Best ICP Fit: Vertical SaaS companies at $1–10M ARR facing scaling issues or legacy migrations. Developer Productivity: Fraction leveraged its experience with over 100 clients to build DevHawk.ai, a tool that manages fractional talent and delivers results even more efficiently. This Interview Is Perfect For SaaS founders stuck at scaling challenges without a budget for big teams Bootstrappers and practical founders looking for senior engineering firepower Founders facing legacy code, scaling issues, or AI feature rollouts Non-technical founders struggling to manage offshore or junior dev teams Quote from Praveen Ghanta, founder of Fraction “There are a lot of very experienced engineers who get into a senior developer role, but if they're not going to become the manager of the team, there's not a really good and obvious career path for them. “They start to get bored because they know their job inside and out and it's relatively easy for them to keep delivering.  “So working on a startup on the side is actually a way for both for them to sort of enrich their career and see new things and have that creative satisfaction, but at the same time, not take the risk. There are plenty of folks that want to be full-time at the startup, but there's risk in being at a startup.”  Links Praveen Ghanta on LinkedIn Fraction on LinkedIn Fraction website (fraction.work) DevHawk website Podcast Sponsor – Fraction This podcast is sponsored by Fraction. Fraction gives you access to senior US-based engineers and CTOs — without full-time costs or hiring risks. Get 10 to 30 hours per week from vetted and experienced US-based talent. Find your next fractional senior engineer or CTO at fraction.work. You can start with a one-week, risk-free trial to test it out. The Practical Founders Podcast Tune into the Practical Founders Podcast for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies without big funding. Subscribe to the Practical Founders Podcast using your favorite podcast app or view on our YouTube channel. Get the weekly Practical Founders newsletter and podcast updates at practicalfounders.com. Practical Founders CEO Peer Groups Be part of a committed and confidential group of practical founders creating valuable software companies without big VC funding.  A Practical Founders Peer Group is a committed and confidential group of founders/CEOs who want to help you succeed on your terms. Each Practical Founders Peer Group is personally curated and moderated by Greg Head.

How AI Is Reshaping Leadership: The 4 L's Framework Explained with Praveen Kamsetti #aileadership #empatheticleadership #futureofworkIn this episode, Praveen Kamsetti breaks down how AI is transforming leadership, accountability, and business decisions. With over 20 years of experience in IT, Praveen shares practical insights on applying empathy in an automated world. Please visit our website to get more information: https://swangroup.net/ He explains his Four L's of leadership, a model he's used to help teams navigate uncertainty and transformation. From human-in-the-loop systems to real challenges like poor data quality, this conversation focuses on what it takes to lead in a tech-driven world while keeping the human element alive.We also cover key themes like leadership in AI, data governance, ethical implementation, and why some AI projects fail. If you care about the future of responsible AI and leading with empathy, this is for you.

Podcasting has been revolutionized with the integration of AI technologies. Podcasters can now save time and produce better content with the help of AI tools. In this episode, we discover how AI can be used to enhance audio quality, generate show notes, and provide personalized content recommendations. We also explore Descript , an editing tool that uses AI-powered tools to generate voiceovers and speaker labels, and otter.ai, a transcription tool with keyword search highlighting and collaboration tools.Chat GPT can even suggest fresh content ideas that spark creativity. We learn about OpenAI's more predictable and cheaper usage, the important role of visuals, and the benefit of using AI in social media marketing.However, we also acknowledge that AI tools should not replace human creativity or authenticity, and it's vital to strike a balance between using these tools effectively and making content unique.Join us in discovering the future of AI in podcasting through experimentation and find out how it can help you create more engaging and accessible content.Topics discussed in this episode:- The benefits of AI in podcasting- Descript Studio editing tool- Chat GPT content idea generation- PodcastMarketing.AI for show notes, descriptions, and social media posts- Sourcing guests, finding topics, and creating episode outlines through AI- Advancements in AI, such as the use of voice assistants- The importance of balancing AI with personal touch and authenticityEntities mentioned:- Descript - PodcastMarketing.AI- Chat GPT- Dubb- Capsho- Canva- OpenAISave Frustration. And time!Let my team and I save you the time and frustration it takes to edit a podcast. From start to finish, we can help you share your story with the world with minimum fuss and cost. – Niall Mackay, The Podcast GuyFor my Audience Only: Audio Episodes Edited for ONLY $27! Save $127!!Book a FREE consultation now!Send us a textBook a Discovery Call with me! Sign up for Descript now! Need a stunning new logo for your brand? Or maybe a short animation?Whatever you need, you can find it on Fiverr.I've been using Fiverr for years for everything from ordering YouTube thumbnails, translation services, keyword research, writing SEO articles to Canva designs and more!

Join Rohin and Praveen as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2x2 podcast, reflecting on 52 episodes of business and strategy discussions. This special ‘vibes' episode looks back at their journey creating Two by Two, the evolution of the show, and future plans, deviating from their usual topic-focused format.Praveen shares key meta-narratives he picked from the past year, including a "desperation-driven convergence" where companies like Flipkart and Phonepe try to become each other. He also highlights themes such as the government shaping markets as a "competitor" or through "artificial constraints", and a "great career existential crisis" impacting roles from engineers to marketers. Other themes include the "destruction and retreat of big tech in India", the podcast's contrarian framing of topics, and a focus on India's "livability crisis", addressing issues like urban infrastructure and air pollution.We'd love to hear what you think about Two by Two as well. You can write to us at twobytwo@the-ken.com.

Praveen discusses the user experience of setting up a Bitcoin wallet, emphasizing the need for improved onboarding for new users. He explains the flow for both hardware and hot wallets, highlighting the importance of personal responsibility in Bitcoin custody. The discussion also covers the concept of graduated wallets, the role of layer 2 solutions, and the ongoing debate about filters and mining centralization. Praveen shares his vision for Cove wallet, including future features and the importance of catering to users who prioritize self-sovereignty in their Bitcoin journey.Takeaways

Praveen is the creator and maintainer of Cove Wallet. An open source mobile wallet focused on easy and powerful self custody. We discuss the current features of Cove, future roadmap, and his perspective on balancing tradeoffs when using bitcoin.Praveen on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsy8us3d6u5ynddk7lq7yz365hqqsptzd2923fvkgj4eepsady08uszccr0l Praveen on X: https://x.com/PraveenPereraCove Wallet: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/EPISODE: 165BLOCK: 903685PRICE: 923 sats per dollar(00:00:01) Jack Mallers Intro(00:03:14) Happy Bitcoin Wednesday(00:05:56) Cove Wallet Features and Goals(00:08:22) Technical Aspects of Cove Wallet(00:13:32) Future Plans for Cove Wallet(00:19:05) Node Connectivity and Privacy Features(00:29:01) Cove Wallet and Hardware Wallet Integration(00:36:00) Onboarding and User Experience(00:45:07) Seed Words and Alternative Backups(01:02:02) Collaborative Custody and Security(01:14:45) Future Features and Feedback for Cove Wallet(01:19:03) Bitcoin Industry and Market Thoughts(01:28:08) Custodial vs Self-Custodial Solutions(01:31:56) Closing Remarks and Future PlansVideo: https://primal.net/citadel support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donatenostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/streamodell nostr account: https://primal.net/odelldispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadelyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatchpodcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatchstream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shopjoin the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chatlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz

From 200 mph electric cars to 20 mph electric tractors, Praveen Penmetsa, CEO of Monarch Tractor, leveraged his passion and expertise in vehicles, robotics, and batteries to develop the first smart, electric tractor. Making farmers more profitable and efficient first, and then sustainable, are the core tenets that drive Monarch's business. Praveen discusses the core benefits of using an electric tractor and how it works with farmers to take advantage of government incentives, making farming more efficient and cost-effective.  Detailed Show Notes: Praveen's background: mechanical engineering, loves fast cars, worked on electric vehicles, robots, and battery systemsFounded Monarch in 2018, the company is currently the only company selling smart, electric tractorsNow on four continents, with most sales in the US, pilots internationallySolution is a smart electric tractor with an app and piloting autonomous drivingFits in 5' rowsRuntime 10-14 hrs for pushing, 8-11 hrs for mowing, 4-6 hrs for heavy operations; takes ~6 hours to chargeCore markets - vineyards #1, dairy #2, orchards, horse ranchesCore benefitsSave $7-12/hr on diesel savingsRemote service and support, day and night - can submit a service ticket on the machine and get help remotelyProduct gets better over time with SW updates (e.g., released the ‘row follow' feature)Can power other things, be used like a generator (e.g., night lights for harvest)Easier to train operators (smart screen vs 20 manual controls)Environmental impacts - reduces carbon emissionsWith increasing automation (mowing is 1st operation), more labor savingsAutonomous driving has guidelines by CA OSHA (need signs that the autonomous tractor is running and no people in the block), but there are no legal guidelines in other placesPricing$90k baseline price + options + subscriptionsGov't incentives can make it cheaper than a diesel tractor, 20-70% savingsMonarch helps apply for subsidies, including charging infrastructure and solar installationSubscription charge for connectivity and SW has various levels; some charges can be offset by incentives with carbon offset reporting (e.g., Dannon gives dairy farmers incentive payments for the carbon offsets)ROI driven by tractor usage, payback ~2 years; has an ROI calculator on the website; needs to be cheaper and more efficient before sustainability elements come into playMost farmers want autonomy to reduce labor costsSells through a direct sales team and dealersMarketing driven by non-electric tractors today, podcasts are helpful, social media, and demos have been very effectiveSocial media, primarily Facebook and LinkedIn for owners, Google SEO, and local dealer supportDemos are essential; most farmers want to try before they buyPartnering with other companies to use their technology inside, also partnered with AgScout to leverage AI for vineyardsBarriers to purchase primarily worry about service and support, and wanting more autonomy for labor savingsContinuously update both HW and SW on machines, some tractors now close to 4,000 hours of operation (vs. standard tractors need to be replaced after 4-6k hours) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, thanks for landing here! This channel was previously known as 'Phenomenal Travel Videos'. I am Praveen Mohan and I like to travel to ancient sites around the world. My subscribers are awesome and they have helped me appear on TV shows (yes, Ancient Aliens on History Channel also) , magazines, podcasts, etc, etc. I am deeply interested in Ancient Technology and specifically love to research ancient Hindu temples. I appreciate your support for helping me unlock the secret science hidden in temples of India. I love exploring the concepts of Ancient Machining, Vimanas, UFO, extraterrestrials, and recreating the wisdom of our ancestors. Thank you for watching my videos and have a great day!Thailand tour: https://tours.praveenmohanglobal.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

How to lead winsomely when your vocation is under attack, how the cross can “disabuse you of any sense of power” at work, and how Dr. Sethupathy practically elevates the marginalized in his office.Links Mentioned:Dr. Praveen SethupathyDr. Praveen Sethupathy on LinkedInEpisode 200: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health)Episode 272: Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)Timothy KellerThe Human Genome Project‘Science as a Christian Vocation'Johannes KeplerMadeleine L'EngleFred RogersNational Academy of SciencesThe Myth of CertaintyWhat's So Amazing About Grace?The Genius of Their AgeDr. Ard LouisDr. Katharine HayhoeEpisode 48: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (Climate Scientist)BioLogosVeritasJordan Raynor

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Praveen Donthi, Samina Ahmed, and Pierre Prakash about the India-Pakistan ceasefire after days of clashes sparked by militant attacks in Kashmir and how to prevent the next crisis from spiralling out of control.In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group's India expert Praveen Donthi, South Asia Project Director Samina Ahmed, and Asia Program Director Pierre Prakash to discuss the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, which followed days of intense clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Richard first speaks with Praveen about the mood in India following the ceasefire and its investigation into the late-April attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists – an assault India blames on Pakistan-sponsored militants and which triggered last week's brief war. With Samina, they unpack the view from Pakistan, the toll the fighting took across the country, and safeguards the two sides can put in place to prevent future crises from escalating. Finally, Richard talks with Pierre about what diplomacy over Kashmir and tensions between India and Pakistan might entail and why South Asia deserves greater outside attention.Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more, check out our India-Pakistan (Kashmir) page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textKathy and Burk react to the trailer for Subham, a 2025 Telugu film,produced by Tralala Moving Pictures, written by Vasanth Maringanti, and directed by Praveen Kandregula.Support the show

In this episode, Praveen Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Emplify Health, shares how the organization is empowering staff through responsible AI use, driving innovation with agile teams, and cultivating a “huggable” culture that keeps people at the heart of healthcare transformation.

In this episode, Dr. Praveen Reddy, CEO of the Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, shares insights on the future of spine surgery. He discusses the impact of robotic and endoscopic techniques, the shift to ambulatory surgery centers, and the role of value-based care in reducing healthcare costs while maintaining quality outcomes.