About Vivan MarwahaVivan Marwaha is a user researcher who works on technology projects in emerging markets. A millennial himself, he cares deeply about understanding India and its future through its youth. He has lived and worked in New Delhi, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Buenos Aires, and has written for the Washington Post, New Statesman, Mint, and Times of India, among other publications.Instagram , TwitterBuy: What Millennials Want: Decoding the Largest Generation in the World | A must-read to understand the largest generation of people in the world by Vivan Marwaha

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#57: Vivan Marwaha On What Millennials Want

About Shridhar Venkat: He has over 25 years of work experience and has been associated with leading multinationals like Philips, ABB, Webex Communications (now CISCO), etc. Prior to joining Akshaya Patra, he was Vice President – Sales, Webex Communications. He joined Akshayapatra in search of existential purpose in life.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Management. He has been inducted into the hall of distinguished alumni leaders by NMIMS. Shridhar is an Eisenhower Fellow for Innovation and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School. He is a recipient of the Mother Teresa Social Leadership Scholarship. In Akshaya Patra, he brings to the table strong people management and organization skills. He believes that it is important to blend missionary spirit and professionalism to deliver value.Resources Mentioned:If you are a beginner in spirituality – Perfect Questions, Perfect answers; If you are advanced – Science of self-realisation. God’s own kitchen – Rashmi BansalBijay Gautam's The Inspiring Talk's 120th episode - Connect with Shridhar:  info@akshayapatra.org 

#56: Shridhar Venkat on How He’s Building An Empire for Krishna, Kaizen Thunders, Being Assertively Honest, Akshaya Patra’s War On Hunger

Episode Notes:Touch it once - only when you are ready to deal with it.if needed tilt the phone and read further to decide but touch only when ready to act upon it.Schedule WhatsApp time in your daily planner/agenda and use it ONLY then.Allow your messages to stack! Silent all notifications, sounds except for WhatsApp calls.No to WhatsApp first thing in the morning, the last thing in the night, seeing stories during lunch and check in every 3rd minute.Organize to make Whatapp work for you.Name saving tip - Add things you can recall. Like:W1- Shree Balaji - Xprof Pes, Made Cement clock, Met at Sheraton night market.W2- Priyanka Ref: Ankit's Aunt that makes yum chocolate stuffW3 - Curious cat Rishabh - Mandya SanghBroadcast list Prefix - W1, W2, W3Use label feature - A, B, C, D, Followup. - Create more and experiment based on your business.Go to the most important labels FIRST during the scheduled time. NOT the recent messages stacked on top.Exit toxic, distracting, directionless groups - will it hurt to exit this group? almost always the answer is NO. so, let go and exit.Archive random forwards, unimportant messages or anything that isn’t relevant to you.block persistent broadcasters.Communication chain for productivity - Text > audio note > Call > Physical meetFor smarter texting: Anticipate a person's questions/ concerns/ objections and address them in a single message.Reinforce your systems using forward slash shortcuts. Here's a sample to ensure every call I get has a clear agenda:/agenda1 That sounds doable. So I can best prepare for our interaction, can you send me a note with an agenda? That is, the topics and questions we’ll need to address? That would be great. Thanks in advance./agenda2 To make the best use of everyone’s time I like to have a well-defined agenda with objectives for a call before jumping on the phone. Can you please send over some bullet points with what you’d like to cover and decide on the call? Thanks in advance.Marketing to your HOT market: Use the status feature strategically and consistently to become a part of your hot market's routine.Create a separate status for links and use a green background (converts better)Limit statuses of your products to 5. followed by a link to your catalogue on WB.Ask for support (even to test your network's willingness to help)Few more hacks:Back up all devices to another system on the first of every month.Build a catalogue slowly and consistently of any service or product you provide.Turn off the auto-download of photos and videos.P.S.: Galata's new website is on its way.

#55: 5 Powerful WhatsApp Hacks To 10X Your Productivity!

Harsh Pokharna and I discuss how to make apps for Bharath, unusual influencers, cracking Y Combinator, building Trust, killing idea babies and so much more!Resources Mentioned:Lean Startup - How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.Y CombinatorPS: Proceeds from the Amazon link above go to my Thick Chocolate Shake Fund. Thanks In advance.About our sponsor: Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.To know more about Kaleyra's offerings, visit http://bit.ly/38KcPJ5Stay in touch:LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3cGxUFpTwitter - https://bit.ly/3vtjBN7Facebook - http://bit.ly/3rX46LdInstagram - https://bit.ly/38OLo0IReach out to Harsh:Instagram: elpsykongroo_Linkedin: Harsh PokharnaOkCredit: https://okcredit.in/  

#54: Harsh Pokharna On How To Make Apps For Bharath, Unusual Influencers, Cracking Y Combinator

Vanitha Vr is an India Cricketer. In this interaction, she open's up about speaking the truth, being bullied, developing high pain tolerance, obsessing over sugar, making money as a cricketer and more!  

#53: Vanitha VR On The Truth About Women’s Cricket

  About Bijay Gautam:Bijay,is a podcasting mentor, co-founder of WYN Studio and Host of one of the top podcasts in India, The Inspiring TalkHe empowers coaches, trainers, speakers experts and entrepreneurs to build their influence, authority and business using the power of podcasting.Resources mentioned:Books:Naked by Papa CJThe Alabaster Girl by Zan PerrionBlogsBijay's complete blog: Why Listening To News Sucks!Robin Sharma's blog Steve Pavlina's blog App's mentioned: Insight Timer,The Inspiring Talk episodes mentioned: Davidji, Suren His other podcast: Podcast unfiltered

#52: Bijay Gautam On Being Really Vulnerable, Accepting A Broken Accent, Your Unique Success Template

Vaibhav Khandelwal On How He Co-founded Shadowfax, Gig Economy, LOTR, Reliable Last-Mile Delivery, Power Of Tech, Engineering Pleasant Experiences, Forgotten Frontline Warriors And More!About Vaibhav Khandelwal:He was an all-time school topper. Bagging 100% scholarships throughout his schooling! He pursued his Engineering from IIT Delhi where a chance internship at Adobe changed the course of his career. He enjoys solving Kakuro (a Japanese crossword puzzle), learning tabla and unwinds with Premchand’s stories and listening to upbeat songs. In 2015 along with an IIT Delhi batchmate he founded a company that is today India’s fastest and most reliable new-age logistics company empowering over 1,00,000 individuals and presently delivering 5 lakh+ orders a day! But more than anything else he is engineering pleasant experiences! He is the co-founder and CTO of Shadowfax.Linkedin: Vaibhav KhandelwalSangatkar by Manglesh Dabral is sourced from: LyriklineAbout our sponsor: Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.To know more about Kaleyra's offerings, visit http://bit.ly/38KcPJ5Stay in touch:LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3cGxUFpTwitter - https://bit.ly/3vtjBN7Facebook - http://bit.ly/3rX46LdInstagram - https://bit.ly/38OLo0ISign up for free on Kaleyra and start communicating with your business customers: http://bit.ly/3tttSXQ

#51: Vaibhav Khandelwal On How He Co-founded Shadowfax, Gig Economy, LOTR, Reliable Last-Mile Delivery.

#50: Shweta Sastri - How A Successfully Mobilized Donation Drive Will Now Launch A Life Saving 120-bed Oxygen Facility At Canadian International School And MORE!If you can, contribute to the fundraiser here.About Shweta Sastri:She took over a failing international school at 23 and made it completely eco-friendly and truly international.She pursued her BBM from christ College, MSC in investment banking from the University of Reading, UK. She is passionate about golf, classical dance and travel. A board member of Entrepreneur Organisation's Bengaluru chapter and Sterling Developers, She is the Managing Director of Canadian International School.But, More than anything else, she’s a resourceful entrepreneur stepping up to save Namma Bengaluru.Contact  Shweta Sastri:LinkedIn

#50: Shweta Sastri - How A Successfully Mobilized Donation Drive Will Now Launch A Life Saving 120-bed Oxygen Facility

Chakradhar and I discuss consumer first insights, a milk testing palette, delivering on a brand promise, iterating endlessly, revolutionising milk and much more!Resources discussed during the interaction:Movies/Series mentioned: American History X, Matrix, Forbidden Planet, 24,Schindler's List,  Marvel movies, Paths of Glory, Gangs of Wasseypur, Top 500 - Greatest Movies of All Time! by IMDB.Directors whose work was recommended: Stanley Kubrick, James CameronMatrix Partner's Interview: The journey of building Country DelightAbout Chakradhar Gade:Chakradhar is a movie buff, a tech geek and is driven to revolutionise natural living.He is a  software engineer and a graduate of IIM Indore. A financial professional turned Milkman. He is the founder of Country Delight, which promises natural, fresh and unadulterated milk directly to the doorstep of the consumer.Reach out to him here.About our sponsor: Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.To know more about Kaleyra's offerings, visit http://bit.ly/38KcPJ5Stay in touch:LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3cGxUFpTwitter - https://bit.ly/3vtjBN7Facebook - http://bit.ly/3rX46LdInstagram - https://bit.ly/38OLo0ISign up for free on Kaleyra and start communicating with your business customers: http://bit.ly/3tttSXQ

How to build a 1000 crore company from 2 crore capital! Ft. Country Delight's Chakradhar Gade

Manjit Kolekar is India's leading mixed martial artist, She is the first Indian female fighter to fight with Brave FC and The Invicta FC, She has also won the reality show SFL Challengers.Instagram: @manjit_s_kolekar21Facebook This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.About our sponsor:Sirona HygieneSirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country.Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups.PeebuddyPeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2sPeeBuddy PregRxWorld's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi_3KJMtkcSirona Menstrual Cuphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72sTheir solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category:Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills)Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo-degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags)Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat)Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colours to follow, eco friendly!)They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce:• Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners• Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes• Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash•Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products)They’ve been featured on BBC, Yahoo, HT, Fortune and have won many awards (National Entrepreneurship award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40, Fortune 40 under 40, ET Innovation award, ET start-up of the year - Social Enterprise)Links:www.peebuddy.inhttps://thesirona.comAbout The Galata Podcast:Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.Links:Puneeth’s blogInstagram, Facebook, LinkedinMail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Uncaged: From daddy's cute boxer to the BADDEST Indian female fighter! ft. Manjit Kolekar

Jwala Gutta is an Indian professional badminton player.

Firecracker : How Jwala Gutta is breaking the badminton monopoly

About BrishtiBrishti Bagchi is en route to becoming the first Indian female footballer to play in Spain.Having her roots from Bangalore, she has played for S.A.I and represented Bangalore United FC in the Indian Women's' League.Also, it is noteworthy that she has graduated from the University of North Texas in the field of Kinesiology and has managed to integrate her learnings into football.Resources mentioned during the interview:The super cool black hole explanation (Begins at 08:10) - Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in PhysicsFund Raiser: Help Brishti Play Football In The Division 1 La Liga (Spanish League)When Sachin wasn’t a cricketerUNDER ARMOUR | RULE YOURSELF | MICHAEL PHELPSBeyond Breaking Point - A Documentary of Brishti Special Mention: Invictus Performance Lab, VilaysportsThis is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.About our sponsor:Sirona HygieneSirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country.Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups.PeebuddyPeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2sPeeBuddy PregRxWorld's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi_3KJMtkcSirona Menstrual Cuphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72sTheir solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category:Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills)Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo-degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags)Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat)Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colours to follow, eco friendly!)They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce:• Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners• Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes• Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash•Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products)They’ve been featured on BBC, Yahoo, HT, Fortune and have won many awards (National Entrepreneurship award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40, Fortune 40 under 40, ET Innovation award, ET start-up of the year - Social Enterprise)Links:www.peebuddy.inhttps://thesirona.comAbout The Galata Podcast:Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.Links:Puneeth’s blogInstagram, Facebook, LinkedinMail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

The 21 year drill: What it takes for an Indian woman to pursue football

Mahaveer Shiyal is the founder of Megawatts Electric company. He is an ardent follower of the principles of Lord Mahaveer. Has overcome a lot of challenges in his life by following the simple principles of Jainism. For him any religion is not just words or scriptures, It is a way of life. How one lives 24 hours is religion. He has always given top priority to living a life of values and following those values no matter what the situation is. He is humble, thought-provoking and a respected individual in the business fraternity and the Marwadi community. This episode is a blend of English, Hindi and a bit of Marwadi.We speak about how to ethically build a lasting business, Jain principles that you can use, reducing your ego, why our staffs are our sahayogis, better negotiating, encashing goodwill, big fat Marwadi weddings, handling money, the surprising benefit of sacrifice and much more! More about Megawatts Electrical Co. - https://megawattselectrica.wixsite.com/megawatts***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.meSign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.comInterested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.comFollow Puneeth: Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraanaFacebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana

#45: Mahaveer Shiyal: Money Is Something, Ethics Is Everything, Why Staffs Are Sahayogis, Big Fat Marwadi Weddings

This is a new variation on the podcast - a short experiment. This episode is less than 20 minutes long and just me riffing on starting up, making some galata, shipping work. It's intended to give you ideas for the week or weekend ahead. Please let me know what you think by pinging me on IG/FB/IN (@Puneethsuraana) using #GalatashotsWhat do you like and what don't you like? Would you like more of these or something else? Thank you, Puneeth***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.meSign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.comInterested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.comFollow Puneeth: Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraanaFacebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana 

Get after it! : 3 ways to face resistance and ship work.

Nikhil Kamath Co-founder, Zerodha, and I discuss markets, luck, greek philosophy, helpers high, renaissance paintings and so much more!Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction:Books:Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Updated (Indian Reprint)The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happinessMichelangelo: A Life in Six MasterpiecesOn the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) By SenecaKochland - The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in AmericaMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkshopPS If enough of you buy from these links, Amazon India will treat me with a Thick Chocolate Shake.from Corner House!Other ResourcesBeing ethical is long term greedy- Naval RavikantKasparov's classic quote in this NewYorker articleGod Friended Me episode.Investing advise for beginners by Nikhil on Shradha Sharma's Money MattersCorrection: The quote was not by Barkha Dutt, it was by Shoba De, Link to the article***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.meSign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.comInterested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.comFollow Puneeth: Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraanaFacebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana 

Organised Chaos: From Zero To A Billion And Beyond!

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus. This podcast is about starting up while we are still in college. Testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Join us as we discuss the thrill of earning your first buck, tackling uncertainties, overcoming obstacles and delighting others. Most of all, The Galata podcast is about seeing, understanding and implementing so you can deliver on your audacious promise.

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