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In August 2002, two ten-year-old best friends left their homes in the quiet Cambridgeshire town of Soham to buy some sweets. It was a warm summer evening during the school holidays, and the sort of trip they'd made plenty of times before. But when Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman didn't return home, a simple errand quickly turned into one of the biggest missing persons searches Britain had ever seen. Two little girls had seemingly vanished without a trace.Holly and Jessica had grown up side by side. They went to school together, played together, and spent most days wandering around with the kind of freedom kids in tight knit communities often have. But one evening, something went terribly wrong. Within days, the entire country was watching as the search unfolded, and at the centre of it all stood a local school caretaker who claimed he might have been the last person to see the girls alive.Exclusive content:Patreon - Ad Free, Early Access, Exclusive EpisodesFollow the show:British Murders with Stuart BluesDisclaimer:The case discussed in this podcast episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. I aim to cover such stories with a victim-focused approach, using information from publicly available sources. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. You can find the sources for each episode on my website. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. Thank you for your understanding and support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv An epidemic of violence The women and girls killed by men last year Five Iranian women footballers in Australian safe house after Asian Cup protest Man charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley First new V Level subjects announced from 2027 Keith Flints devil horned bench defended by Braintree reverend Glasgow Central Station remains closed in aftermath of fire Death Valley blanketed in wildflowers in best bloom since 2016 How the red v blue school wars exposed the social media gap between children and parents Like Brooklyn Beckham, Im estranged from my family Bridgend man Has Hollywood golden boy Timoth e Chalamet lost his shine
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Has Hollywood golden boy Timoth e Chalamet lost his shine Like Brooklyn Beckham, Im estranged from my family Bridgend man Death Valley blanketed in wildflowers in best bloom since 2016 How the red v blue school wars exposed the social media gap between children and parents First new V Level subjects announced from 2027 An epidemic of violence The women and girls killed by men last year Five Iranian women footballers in Australian safe house after Asian Cup protest Glasgow Central Station remains closed in aftermath of fire Keith Flints devil horned bench defended by Braintree reverend Man charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv How the red v blue school wars exposed the social media gap between children and parents Has Hollywood golden boy Timoth e Chalamet lost his shine Man charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley First new V Level subjects announced from 2027 Five Iranian women footballers in Australian safe house after Asian Cup protest Like Brooklyn Beckham, Im estranged from my family Bridgend man An epidemic of violence The women and girls killed by men last year Glasgow Central Station remains closed in aftermath of fire Death Valley blanketed in wildflowers in best bloom since 2016 Keith Flints devil horned bench defended by Braintree reverend
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Like Brooklyn Beckham, Im estranged from my family Bridgend man First new V Level subjects announced from 2027 Man charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley How the red v blue school wars exposed the social media gap between children and parents Death Valley blanketed in wildflowers in best bloom since 2016 Glasgow Central Station remains closed in aftermath of fire Keith Flints devil horned bench defended by Braintree reverend An epidemic of violence The women and girls killed by men last year Has Hollywood golden boy Timoth e Chalamet lost his shine Five Iranian women footballers in Australian safe house after Asian Cup protest
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham Theres an inflation wave coming. How worried should we be Australia Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydneys wealthy beach suburbs US Israel war with Iran B 1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford Bridgerton actor was told her disability would hold her back before Netflix role Canadas PM calls for Andrew to be removed from line of succession Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv UK government to charter flight out of Dubai King reflects on pressures of conflict in Commonwealth message Iran ambassador warns UK to be very careful about involvement in war British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales prepped to set sail Timoth e Chalamet triggers backlash over ballet and opera remarks Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40 year old remains Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks Why did Irans president apologise
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv US Israel war with Iran B 1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham Canadas PM calls for Andrew to be removed from line of succession Theres an inflation wave coming. How worried should we be Australia Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydneys wealthy beach suburbs Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Bridgerton actor was told her disability would hold her back before Netflix role Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Why did Irans president apologise Iran ambassador warns UK to be very careful about involvement in war King reflects on pressures of conflict in Commonwealth message From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks UK government to charter flight out of Dubai Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40 year old remains Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales prepped to set sail Timoth e Chalamet triggers backlash over ballet and opera remarks
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv King reflects on pressures of conflict in Commonwealth message From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks Timoth e Chalamet triggers backlash over ballet and opera remarks Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40 year old remains Why did Irans president apologise Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham UK government to charter flight out of Dubai British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales prepped to set sail Iran ambassador warns UK to be very careful about involvement in war Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks Canadas PM calls for Andrew to be removed from line of succession US Israel war with Iran B 1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford Theres an inflation wave coming. How worried should we be Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war Australia Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydneys wealthy beach suburbs Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham Bridgerton actor was told her disability would hold her back before Netflix role
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks King reflects on pressures of conflict in Commonwealth message Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales prepped to set sail Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40 year old remains UK government to charter flight out of Dubai Why did Irans president apologise Timoth e Chalamet triggers backlash over ballet and opera remarks Iran ambassador warns UK to be very careful about involvement in war
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Canadas PM calls for Andrew to be removed from line of succession Ian Huntley not worth the breath of the people of Soham Bridgerton actor was told her disability would hold her back before Netflix role Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war Theres an inflation wave coming. How worried should we be Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department Australia Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydneys wealthy beach suburbs US Israel war with Iran B 1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford From a 1bn dream to a brutal collapse How Brewdog hit the rocks Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack
pWotD Episode 3231: Soham murders Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 701,993 views on Saturday, 7 March 2026 our article of the day is Soham murders.The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a local resident and school caretaker, Ian Huntley, who murdered them – likely via asphyxiation – and disposed of their bodies in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The bodies were discovered on 17 August 2002.Huntley was convicted of the murder of both girls on 17 December 2003 and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with the High Court later imposing a minimum term of 40 years. His girlfriend, Maxine Ann Carr – the girls' teaching assistant – had knowingly provided Huntley with a false alibi. She received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice. Huntley died in March 2026, after sustaining severe head injuries inflicted in an attack by another inmate at HMP Frankland.The search for Holly and Jessica in the thirteen days of their disappearance has been described as one of the most intense and extensive in British criminal history.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:00 UTC on Sunday, 8 March 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Soham murders on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Russell.
Convicted child killer Ian Huntley is recovering in hospital following an assault by a fellow inmate at HMP Frankland. Huntley, who is currently serving a life sentence for the 2002 killing of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, has previously been a target of prison violence. On this episode of The Indo Daily, we look back at the horrifying case of the Soham murders. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Martin BluntSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Few people will feel sympathy for Ian Huntley, who this week was seriously attacked inside prison. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham remain among the most abhorrent crimes in modern British history - acts so senseless they are almost impossible to comprehend.The man reported to have carried out the attack was Anthony Russell.Back in October 2024, I covered Russell's own crimes - a week of shocking violence that left three people dead and exposed just how dangerous he is.In light of this latest development, I've decided to re-release that episode today - to revisit who Anthony Russell is, what he did, and how his name has once again returned to the headlines.Buy My New True Crime Content Creators Online Coursehttps://adam-s-site-be58.thinkific.com/products/courses/true-crime-content-creation-courseWatch my YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videosListen/Watch the True Crime Catch Uphttps://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUpFind Our More About Mehttps://uktruecrime.comJoin UK True Crime Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Chloe Haymans mum hugs her drug driver killer in jail Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case Planetary parade 2026 Six planets visible in night sky Chris Mason Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for Starmer Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Parliament Square Winston Churchill statue defaced with graffiti Gregg Wallace and BBC settle damages claim Hannah Spencer Plumber becomes Green Partys new MP
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Gang bullied us for years before our son Ibrahima Seck was killed Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86 I Swear director says Baftas let down Tourettes campaigner John Davidson Trump not thrilled with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes Tony Hudgell wins his campaign for new UK child cruelty register Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Gorton and Denton by election defeat to Greens Cruz Beckham launches music career, having fun amid family drama Green by election victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover Parliament Square Winston Churchill statue defaced with graffiti Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest Chloe Haymans mum hugs her drug driver killer in jail Planetary parade 2026 Six planets visible in night sky Chris Mason Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for Starmer Gregg Wallace and BBC settle damages claim Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Hannah Spencer Plumber becomes Green Partys new MP
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Gang bullied us for years before our son Ibrahima Seck was killed I Swear director says Baftas let down Tourettes campaigner John Davidson Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Cruz Beckham launches music career, having fun amid family drama Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86 Green by election victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay Tony Hudgell wins his campaign for new UK child cruelty register Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Gorton and Denton by election defeat to Greens Trump not thrilled with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover Hannah Spencer Plumber becomes Green Partys new MP Gregg Wallace and BBC settle damages claim Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case Planetary parade 2026 Six planets visible in night sky Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Parliament Square Winston Churchill statue defaced with graffiti Chloe Haymans mum hugs her drug driver killer in jail Chris Mason Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for Starmer
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes Gang bullied us for years before our son Ibrahima Seck was killed Cruz Beckham launches music career, having fun amid family drama Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Tony Hudgell wins his campaign for new UK child cruelty register Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Gorton and Denton by election defeat to Greens Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86 Green by election victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay Trump not thrilled with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme I Swear director says Baftas let down Tourettes campaigner John Davidson
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Planetary parade 2026 Six planets visible in night sky Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case Hannah Spencer Plumber becomes Green Partys new MP Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover Parliament Square Winston Churchill statue defaced with graffiti Gregg Wallace and BBC settle damages claim Chloe Haymans mum hugs her drug driver killer in jail Chris Mason Green Party win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for Starmer Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes I Swear director says Baftas let down Tourettes campaigner John Davidson Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86 Tony Hudgell wins his campaign for new UK child cruelty register Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Gorton and Denton by election defeat to Greens Cruz Beckham launches music career, having fun amid family drama Trump not thrilled with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme Green by election victory shows insurgent parties are here to stay Gang bullied us for years before our son Ibrahima Seck was killed
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post Brexit border deal Chris Mason Drama has swirled ahead of Gorton and Denton by election test Nottingham Inquiry Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer Is Beadnells ban the solution for villages with too many holiday homes American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epsteins orbit Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases Russia says it has handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers bodies Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be tidy, clean and boring if she made it today
Greens win Gorton & Denton by-election, Soham murderer seriously injured in prison attack, and Oxford Street to be pedestrianised.
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases Russia says it has handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers bodies How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epsteins orbit Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be tidy, clean and boring if she made it today Chris Mason Drama has swirled ahead of Gorton and Denton by election test Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack Nottingham Inquiry Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post Brexit border deal American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says Is Beadnells ban the solution for villages with too many holiday homes
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases Chris Mason Drama has swirled ahead of Gorton and Denton by election test Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post Brexit border deal How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epsteins orbit Is Beadnells ban the solution for villages with too many holiday homes American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be tidy, clean and boring if she made it today Russia says it has handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers bodies Nottingham Inquiry Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Is Beadnells ban the solution for villages with too many holiday homes Chris Mason Drama has swirled ahead of Gorton and Denton by election test MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post Brexit border deal American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says Nottingham Inquiry Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be tidy, clean and boring if she made it today Russia says it has handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers bodies Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epsteins orbit
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 2 : AI Bhajan
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 1 : AI Bhajan
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 2 : AI Bhajan
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 1 : AI Bhajan
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 2 : AI Bhajan
Sadho Soham Soham Bolo 1 : AI Bhajan
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Dr. Vivek Soham shares the unfiltered reality of building an upper cervical chiropractic practice through personal hardship, financial pressure, COVID, and profound self-doubt. From commuting hours to see a single patient, to living on a 30-day survival clock, Dr. Soham reflects on the mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges that nearly pushed him to quit—and the mindset shifts that helped him persevere. This episode goes beyond tactics, exploring faith, gratitude, collaboration, and purpose, while highlighting how service, community impact, and staying anchored to one's mission can turn years of struggle into meaningful wins. It's a must-listen for students and doctors who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or questioning whether they're cut out for this path.
When one tech founder tweets a warning about a seemingly prolific engineer named Soham Parekh, it sets off an avalanche. Turns out, Soham has been hired and paid by dozens of start-ups, sometimes working at several at once. He dazzled founders with coding tests, then vanished into a fog of excuses.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Iszi Lawrence, Abby Cox and Matt Gray face questions about rhythmic rumbles, solo Soviets and nonsense navigation. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at The Podcast Studios, Dublin. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Sid, Emily, Hellen, Soham, Daniel Bohrer, Natalie, Iiris. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Song Of Will – Soham Lausche demSong Of Will – Soham gesungen von neuen Yogalehrer:innen von Yoga Vidya Münster und Schwerte während eines Samstagabend Satsangs bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. So ham wird als Ajapa Japa Mantra bezeichnet, als natürliches Mantra, als Klang des Atems. Soham ist ein Dhyana Moksha Mantra, ein Mantra für die Meditation. Soham ist ein Vedanta Mantra, also ein Mantra, das zum höchsten Wissen führt und aus dem höchsten Wissen kommt. Der Text Bhajo Radhe Krishna,Bhajo Radhe Shyam(a) (4x) // 1 // Om Om Om Om Om,Om Om Om Om Om (4x) // Der Beitrag Song Of Will – Soham mit Yogalehrer:innen von Yoga Vidya Münster und Schwerte erschien zuerst auf Yoga Vidya Blog - Yoga, Meditation und Ayurveda.
This week is a Patreon Peek! We opened up the vault to give us some time to recover from some colds that can take down a host for a bit. But we love this episode, two very different takes on forensics, first a crimes solved with some, and then a teaching tool to solve killings with a unique twist. So Kelsey covers the Soham murders, so-called for the area of the crimes, and trigger warning for child violence. But Forensic science and botany would play a big role in the evidence in this case, key to solving it. Finally Alanna tells the tale of Frances Lee Glessner, A very smart woman who put her talents into re-creating crime scenes on a small scale for learning and training purposes. Her mini murder and unclassified death sequences were done to the most precise detail and the cases still kept secret for officers to learn from today. Thanks for your patience and we should be back next week, so Keep it Cryptic! Much love!
Wisdom AI sells to enterprise data teams, empowering them to deploy AI data analysts that automate analytics functions traditionally handled by human analysts. As a former Rubrik co-founder and Google search ranking engineer, Soham identified the analytics problem firsthand while scaling Rubrik from intuition-driven to data-driven operations. In this episode of Category Visionaries, Soham shares how four Rubrik alumni are building a category-defining solution in the data analytics space, the tactical insights from targeting mid-market accounts to optimize deal velocity and onboarding experience, and how AI buying committees shifted from experimental budgets in 2024 to gatekeepers requiring departmental champions in 2025. Topics Discussed: Leveraging mid-market focus to compress sales cycles while refining onboarding as core product differentiation The transition from gut-based decisions to data-driven operations and why analytics remains unsolved Taming LLMs for precision and explainability requirements in enterprise analytics contexts Strategic navigation of the data ecosystem following the FiveTran-DBT merger and positioning against Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud providers Overlaying product-led trial motions on enterprise sales to maintain momentum during extended procurement cycles AI committee evolution from 2024's experimental phase to 2025's security-focused consolidation mandate Pursuing 10x productivity gains versus incremental improvement in established analytics markets GTM Lessons For B2B Founders: Use mid-market to build onboarding velocity as moat: Rubrik deliberately targeted mid-market accounts despite being an enterprise product that closed eight-figure deals. This served two strategic purposes: compressed sales cycles enabled faster learning loops, and the necessity of quick onboarding forced the team to build exceptional admin experiences that became their primary differentiation. For B2B founders, mid-market isn't just easier logos—it's a forcing function for product refinement that creates competitive advantages when moving upmarket. Find problems through operational scar tissue, not market research: Wisdom AI originated when Soham tried moonlighting as engineering's data analyst during Rubrik's scaling phase and discovered he couldn't do it effectively. This wasn't a customer interview insight—it was firsthand recognition that even sophisticated technical leaders with dedicated focus couldn't wrangle data for operational decisions. The problem proved ubiquitous across every business leader optimizing top line, bottom line, and operations. B2B founders building for enterprises should prioritize pain points they've personally hit in operational contexts where existing solutions demonstrably failed them. Engineer time-to-value in minutes for PLG overlay on enterprise sales: Wisdom AI's experiential quality—users get excited when they try it, not when they see slides—creates PLG opportunity despite enterprise positioning. The critical difference: sales-led motions tolerate weeks to first value and build confidence through process, but self-serve requires hook-to-value in minutes with zero support. Soham's insight is using PLG not for credit card swipes but to maintain champion enthusiasm during lengthy procurement processes. B2B founders should architect trial experiences that deliver standalone value pre-data connection, creating internal advocates who sustain momentum through AI committee reviews. Treat ecosystem navigation as first-class GTM workstream: Wisdom AI's success depends on partnership execution with Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud providers—all potential competitors with their own AI initiatives. The FiveTran-DBT merger created immediate dynamic shifts requiring repositioning. Rather than viewing partnerships as business development, Soham frames ecosystem navigation as core GTM infrastructure requiring dedicated strategy and repeatable playbooks. B2B founders in platform-adjacent spaces should staff for partnership complexity early, recognizing that integration points and co-selling motions often determine market access more than direct sales capacity. Architect for AI committee gatekeepers with departmental executive sponsorship: The market fundamentally shifted from mid-2024's "experimental AI budgets, try everything" to 2025's centralized AI committees focused on security, tool consolidation, and preventing organizational wild west scenarios. Soham's tactical response: secure champions owning specific important departments who can navigate approval hierarchies while trial experiences maintain grassroots excitement. The implication for B2B AI founders—assumption of longer cycles, security scrutiny as table stakes, and explicit strategies for climbing from individual enthusiast to organizational deployment become non-negotiable enterprise sales requirements. // Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co // Don't Miss: New Podcast Series — How I Hire Senior GTM leaders share the tactical hiring frameworks they use to build winning revenue teams. Hosted by Andy Mowat, who scaled 4 unicorns from $10M to $100M+ ARR and launched Whispered to help executives find their next role. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/53yCHlPfLSMFimtv0riPyM
Soham Mazumdar, CEO and Co-Founder of WisdomAI, discusses how organizations can break free from the "drowning in data but starving for insights" paradox that plagues modern enterprises. We explore his journey from Google's TeraGoogle project to co-founding and scaling Rubrik through its $5.6 billion IPO, and why he left that success to build an agentic AI approach to Business Intelligence (BI) that transforms how businesses extract value from their data investments.SHOW: 971SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #963 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS:[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.[TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcastSHOW NOTES:WisdomAI websiteTopic 1 - Welcome to the show, Soham. We overlapped briefly at Rubrik. Give everyone a quick introduction and tell everyone a bit about your time at Google prior to RubrikTopic 2 - You helped scale Rubrik from inception to a $5.6 billion IPO in 2024. What was the "aha moment" that made you leave that success to tackle the enterprise data analytics problem with WisdomAI?Topic 3 - Let's define the core problem. Organizations invest heavily in modern data platforms - Snowflake, Databricks, etc. - but there is the term "drowning in data but starving for insights." What's broken in the traditional BI stack that prevents business users from getting answers?Topic 4 - How do agentic AI and BI fit together? WisdomAI introduces the concept of "Knowledge Fabric" and agentic data insights. Break this down for us - how does this fundamentally differ from traditional dashboards and BI tools?Topic 5 - One of the biggest challenges with GenAI in enterprise settings is hallucination. You've emphasized that WisdomAI separates GenAI from answer generation. How does your approach tackle this critical trust issue?Topic 6 - Let's talk about data integration complexity. Your platform works with both structured and unstructured data - Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, but also Excel, PDFs, PowerPoints. How do you handle this "dirty" data reality that most enterprises face?Topic 6a - With so much data, how do most organizations get started? What's a typical use case for adoption?Topic 7 - If anyone is interested, what's the best way to get started?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
It was every parent's worst nightmare. In the summer of 2002, two bright, happy ten-year-old girls — Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman — vanished without a trace from the quiet village of Soham. Overnight, their faces were on every front page, every television screen, as a frantic nation prayed for their safe return.But behind the search and the heartbreak lay a chilling betrayal. Ian Huntley, the local school caretaker, the man trusted around children, would be unmasked as a calculating killer. His crime not only devastated two families but shattered Britain's sense of safety.In Blood Ties, we revisit the case that gripped the country, uncovering how Huntley was able to slip through the system, and asking the uncomfortable questions: How did this happen? Who failed? And what lessons were learned from the murders that shook Britain to its core?This isn't just a story of a crime. It's a story of innocence lost, of evil hiding in plain sight, and of a community forever scarred.CREDITS: Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly WansellProducer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/Artwork: George LeighMusic: Dan WansellCONTACT: Twitter: @BloodTies_PodInstagram: bloodties_podEmail: bloodties.podcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloodtiespodcastSupport: patreon.com/bloodtiespodcastPlease complete our survey if you have time: http://bit.ly/bloodtiespodcast-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Soham spent 6 months building AI that would auto-generate integrations between any software. He locked down Glean as an early customer because he had friends there. And it failed completely.So he pivoted. This time, he refused to work with friendly customers who knew him. Instead, he did 10-20 calls per day with strangers who would tell him his product sucked. He posted on Discord communities at 3am, wrote technical blogs that went viral on Reddit, and created fake landing pages to see what integrations people actually wanted. In one year, Composio grew to 100,000 developers and raised $30M from Lightspeed in just 3 weeks. His contrarian take: in AI, asking users what they want will just get you faster horses. Built it instead, and watch their eyes light up.Why You Should Listen:Why friendly customers will kill your startup.The 20 calls per day strategy that scaled Composio to 100,000 users.Why you can't validate AI products by asking.The exact Discord and SEO tactics that got their first thousand users without spending on adsKeywords (comma-separated):The PMF Show is a startup podcast. The Product Market Fit Show is a startup podcast. Startup Podcast, Composio, Soham Ganatra, AI agents, developer tools, pivot, Series A, Lightspeed, integrations, API, tool calling00:00:00 Intro00:06:44 Playing with GPT-2 before ChatGPT00:12:37 Leaving his job to start Composio00:21:16 Pivoting to integrations for AI agents00:28:42 Why friendly customers are dangerous00:31:01 Getting first users through viral content00:36:01 Taking 10-20 customer calls per day00:40:58 Scaling from 1,000 to 100,000 developers00:43:58 MCP and the explosion of growth00:48:59 Raising $30M from Lightspeed in 3 weeksSend me a message to let me know what you think!
Soham co-founded Rubrik by taking what he learned from building Google's data center tech to enterprises desperate for cloud migration. Two quarters later, he hit $1M ARR. And a few years later, a $16B IPO. Soham breaks down why paid pilots beat free trials, how to sell enterprise hardware before it works, and why early customers become your biggest champions when you solve real pain. Now building WisdomAI after watching the ChatGPT moment unfold, he shares what's different about competing in AI's gold rush versus owning an ignored category.Why You Should Listen:Why early customers endure broken productsHow he hit $1M ARR in 2 quarters selling enterprise hardwareWhy you should always charge for pilotsCustomer feedback is the only PMF signal that mattersKeywords:Rubrik, Soham Mazumdar, enterprise sales, data backup, IPO, product market fit, B2B SaaS, cloud migration, WisdomAI, data centers00:00:00 Intro00:04:26 Leaving Google to start a company00:11:00 Building the founding team00:14:27 Landing the first customer in Australia00:22:30 Hitting $1M ARR in two quarters00:25:42 Go-to-market strategy and the DeLorean stunt00:30:30 When Arvind left to start Glean00:34:10 Starting WisdomAI after the ChatGPT moment00:51:22 Advice for early stage foundersRetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.Send me a message to let me know what you think!
Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishThis week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into the latest round of tech layoffs, questioning why job cuts continue despite record profits. They chat about how AI is changing roles, the value of networking, and staying financially ready in shaky times. Plus, tips on job hunting, social media's influence on spending, and a reminder to take charge of your career.Chapters00:24 Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs: What's Really Going On?09:39 Layoff Prep + Recovery 10120:43 The Overemployed Engineer: Soham Parekh Was Onto Something? [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesMicrosoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs [TechCrunch] Microsoft Is Firing About 9,000 People Because Business Is Great [Gizmodo]Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value [The Guardian] A Guide To Surviving Layoffs [Techish Podcast]Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at techishpod@gmail.com
The trendiest song over the weekend was by a fake band… Spotify's 1st AI band has gone viral.The only major beer growing in America? Michelob Ultra… thanks to plagiarizing Gatorade.One tech guy is collecting 4 different full-time tech salaries… all at once.The untold origin story of… the Frisbee.$SPOT $BUD $METAWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… “Frisbee
Soham Parekh made headlines for juggling four full-time startup jobs at once — without telling anyone. Fraud? Maybe. Genius? Possibly. Turns out, his work was solid, his employers were Y Combinator darlings, and the internet couldn't decide whether to hate or love him. In this episode, we unpack Soham's viral saga, question whether “overemployment” is really that bad, and revisit another jaw-dropping story about a paralegal's double life, exposed during one unforgettable Zoom call.
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta's reported $100 million offers to AI engineers 2) If those reports are false, who planted the rumor? 3) Why talent might be all that matters in AI right now 4) Will Meta's bet work? 5) Anthropic's project vend 6) If AI can't stock a fridge, will it take your job? 7) Claudius' identity crisis 8) ChatGPT's hilarious Wealthfront hallucination 9) The Legend of Soham 10) Happy July 4th! --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here's 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com