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Episodes
96 episodes
Store your gold with zero worries with Aurm's new age lockers built for gated-communities
In this episode we talk to Vijay Arisetty, the founder of Aurm, who went from being in the Airforce to becoming the co-founder of MyGate. Aurm is a special project with a special purpose because a majority of urban Indians are living in a gated...
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Okulo Aerospace, a use case for made-in-India HAPS drones - in-conversation with Ideaspring Capital
In this episode we have Naganand Doraswamy, the founder of Ideaspring Capital who interviews Parithi Govindaraju about the future of made-in-India drones and the technology that powers them. Parithi comes from the field of deep sci...
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Transformation of the C-Suite's IT buying habits, mapping old & new technologies with Apexon
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we have Sriniketh Chakravarthi, the CEO of Apexon who talks about new age IT Services and how the world of industry is changing with technology.00:00 - Introduction02:00 - Engineering, data and...
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Into the future in 2025: Padmashree of Capgemini talks ethical AI & the need for it in Corporations
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk about AI and ethics. The conversation is led by Padmashree Shagrithaya, one of the leading proponents of ethical AI from India. As EVP and MD of Insights & Data GBL at Capgemini, she is prepari...
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Jobs that empower intelligence will increase with AI: Abhimanyu Saxena on the business of Scaler.
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk with Abhimanyu Saxena, the co-founder of Scaler about how corporations and nations will manage the future of productivity. This episode focuses how organisations in India, Global Capability C...
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Employee and Customer identity that is omnipresent: Okta's India story for corporations and startups
In this episode of theUpStreamLife we talk with Ben Goodman, SVP and GM APJ, at Okta. He talks about identity management and security in the era of collaboration where corporations work with thousands of vendors or freelancers. We ...
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"OG" Jagdish Patankar says Indian cities are now gearing up for bigger, better industry events.
In this episode we talk to Jagdish, the founder of MM-Activ, who is the OG of the Indian events and exhibitions industry. He talks about how India is changing with events.00:00 - Introduction01:29 - Waking up to mega events05:32...
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Anup Jain's journey from running a fund to starting up a new fund: the story of Indian-VC 2.0
In this episode we talk to Anup Jain, an ace early stage investor and believer in the next billion story. He is a VC investor who wants to work with 12 startups a year, and runs a startup knowledge series called the "LP Series" on LinkedIn....
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All roads lead to Bengaluru: Madan Padaki discusses TiE Global Summit, rise of nanopreneurs
In this episode we bring you Madan Padaki, veteran entrepreneur and TiE Bangalore - President. He talks about why the TiE Global Summit is not just going to be an event, but a large networking session where ideas such as deep tech, hard tech an...
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Solving problems for customers: Brillio India MD's take on digital transformation in the AI era
In this episode I talk with Chander Damodraran, the MD and CTO of Brillio about how AI led transformation is possible at scale.00:00 - What is Brillio?03:35 - Matching the old with the new.11:41 - Tech transitions for customers....
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Pain & joy of an "Empire" - Shakir Haq's take on operating a restaurant chain & being tech ready
In this episode we bring you a piece of Bengaluru's modern history. No other restaurant chain is so well known as Empire. Its young CEO, Shakir Haq talks about all the decisions that he took to make this multi-million dollar business remain fam...
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Democratically enabled "Reviews" guide you to the right software: the story of G2 & Godard Abel
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk Godard Abel, the CEO and co-founder of G2 who talks about why the G2.com platform is far better, and trusted, than Gartner in guiding people towards buying software. Gartner serves Fortune500 CIOs/...
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The tech that powers travel: how Sabre's engineering enables startups, OTAs, airlines & travellers
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com, we speak with Sabre India's managing director Sriram Gopalswamy. Sriram talks about the evolution of the travel industry from mainframes to Saas; powering online travel agents, and customer experiences.
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Light Box and its bets on the India story: consumption, supply chains & an evolving customer
In this episode we bring you Sandeep Murthy of Light Box. The venture fund has only invested in a dozen plus Indian startups and has been a partner to several startups by enabling their operations to scale. Sandeep talks about the growth of the...
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An investor, a CA & a journalist discuss markets, economy, transparency and transformation in India
How should corporations & aspiring youth look at Indian markets and its political economy. Look no further than this podcast with Pavan Sharma, partner at BCL India, Saketh R, founder of QuickAlpha and senior journalist Vishal Krishna. ...
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"Matter": why Steerworld is a made-in-India manufacturing success in construction, pharma & food
In this episode we host Dr Babu Padmanabhan, who is a first generation entrepreneur who went from being a scientist to becoming a businessman. He has built a sizeable organisation around manufacturing machines and digitising manufacturing for t...
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Make learning relevant in the AI era: Simplilearn's Krishna Kumar on future of training & education
In this episode I speak with a founder whose business I have tracked for over 12 years. Krishna Kumar, the founder of Simplilearn was one of the early proponents of digital learning with curated programs specific to individual career needs. His...
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NuVentures & its new thesis: founder Venk Krishnan talks Saas, AI & enabling startups with customers
In this episode of theUpStreamLife we bring you a series that defines the veteran venture capitalist, Venk Krishnan. In the past, Venk, has backed the likes of MuSigma, Daily Ninja, Acko, Pocket Aces, Third Wave Coffee & Geist.NuVen...
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A platform that enables and nurtures brands in their distribution: the story of Oxbow Brands
In this episode I talk with Rahul Johar who has literally scaled brands in India across several retail formats. What is true is that Indian e-commerce brands are now moving offline and they need all the nurturing to understand how distribution ...
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Moorings from Akshayakalpa & its founder Shashi Kumar: making Indian farming lucrative
In this episode we explore the many facets of Shashi Kumar and his wonderful journey to make farming viable. He is an engineer who stepped into the world of business without a business plan and he tried blendingancient and modern techniques...
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Enabling transparency with digital transformation: Srividya Kannan's journey of building Avaali
In this episode we speak with Srividya, the founder of Avaali. Her company reduces procurement cycle times using digital practices. She talks about how her company has scaled over the years and how digital services are so important for companie...
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Building a CRM "Unicorn", love for Hindi literature: conversation with Prashant Singh of LeadSquared
In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk about how an enterprise grade CRM can be built from India. LeadSquared as you all know is well known for its story of going from India to the world. The founders are IT professionals who sold that ...
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Building an AI led transformation business: in-conversation with Deepthi Muthuraman of Ascendion
In this interview we talk to Deepthi Muthuraman who is a senior brand manager at Ascendion, a company that transforms businesses in the digital age. She paints a wonderful story of how Ascendion was able to scale up fast and win clients. She ta...
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Economic Survey & the Indian Budget2024: buyback tax, jobs, food inflation, AI & toxic smartphones
In this episode with Pavan Sharma, partner at BCL India, a compliance and tax advisory firm, we compare why the #Budget2024 has to be looked at along with the Economic Survey of India. The economic survey showcases the challenges of India with ...
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Startups in the early stage will continue to be sought after: in-conversation with IPV's Mitesh Shah
In this episode we talk to Mitesh Shah, co-founder of Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), about how investing is shaping up in the Indian startup ecosystem in 2024, and in the context of the next 18-months.
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