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The Effortless Podcast

Dheeraj Pandey, Amit Prakash

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Join longtime friends and entrepreneurs Dheeraj Pandey, founder of DevRev, and Amit Prakash, co-founder of ThoughtSpot, on The Effortless Podcast as they explore the art of building, innovating, and thriving in tech—without losing sight of what really matters. With decades of experience scaling companies and navigating risk, Dheeraj and Amit tackle tough questions for modern entrepreneurs: How can startups feel effortless in the face of endless challenges? What does “long-term greedy” mean w ...
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Instigators of Change

Khosla Ventures

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Instigators of Change is a Khosla Ventures podcast that explores innovative ideas, the people who come up with them, and those who invest in them. Our guests are the outliers, creators, mavericks — those who imagine differently. They build companies that alter transportation, retail, food, energy, entertainment, space. And when they succeed, we cannot imagine life without them. Tune in to hear about non-obvious ideas from inspiring people. The podcast is hosted by Kara Miller, former host of ...
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In this episode of The Effortless Podcast, host Amit Prakash sits down with Professor Debdeep Jena, a leading expert in semiconductors, superconductors, and quantum devices at Cornell University. They explore the fascinating world of quantum computing, from its early 20th-century origins to its transformative potential in modern technology. Profess…
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New Pulse of AI Podcast: Season 7, Episode 152 Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined in conversation by Jeff Seibert, the co-founder and CEO of Digits, the first end-to-end accounting platform built for the AI era. Jeff was previously Head of Consumer Products at Twitter, founder of Crashlytic’s which was acquired by Twitter and then re-acquired b…
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Episode 14 | The Effortless Podcast In this episode of The Effortless Podcast, hosts Dheeraj Pandey and Amit Prakash sit down with Harpinder "Happy" Singh, AI/ML Engineer at DevRev, to explore the future of AI and machine learning in business automation. Happy, who joined DevRev in 2021, shares his journey from computer science to AI, discussing ho…
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Pulse of AI Podcast, Episode 151 Season 7 Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined by CEO and Founder, Jay Madhewaran, of Eve. Eve is the only legal AI designed to work with lawyers through every stage of your case - with smart document review, efficient base analysis, and on-demand drafting with unlimited iterations. Eve's approachable A…
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Pulse of AI Podcast Episode 150 Season 7 Pulse of AI podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined in conversation on this episode by Arshan Prisohi, CEO and Co-Founder of Third Wave Automation. Third Wave was founded to alleviate increasing supply chain stress using intelligent automation products and services. Levereaging machine learning and artificial…
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NEW PODCAST! The Pulse of AI Podcast: Season 7 Episode 149 Jason Stoughton, the Host of The Pulse of AI Podcast, is joined on this episode with distinguished technologist Lutz Finger to discuss the current and future state of AI. Lutz has over 20 years of experience building AI driven products at companies like google, Linkedin and Snap. He is curr…
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Episode 13 | The Effortless Podcast In this episode of The Effortless Podcast, hosts Dheeraj Pandey and Amit Prakash sit down with Dr. Sonika Johri, Founder and CEO of Coherent Computing, to dive deep into the revolutionary world of quantum computing. Dr. Johri, a physicist with a PhD in condensed matter physics from Princeton University, takes us …
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In this episode of The Effortless Podcast, host Dheeraj Pandey sits down with Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO of Rubrik, to explore the power of relentless innovation, first-principles thinking, and continuous reinvention. Bipul shares his journey from Oracle to venture capital, his transition from investor to entrepreneur, and the bold thinking be…
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In this episode, Amit and Dheeraj dive deep into the world of AI reasoning models with Alex, an AI researcher involved in OpenThinker and OpenThoughts. They explore two recent groundbreaking papers—SkyT1 and S1 (Simple Test Time Scaling)—that showcase new insights into how large language models (LLMs) develop reasoning capabilities. From structured…
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This is the second part of episode 10 of Effortless Podcast, hosts Dheeraj Pandey and Amit Prakash sit down with Alex Dimakis, a renowned AI researcher and professor, to discuss one of the biggest breakthroughs in open AI models—DeepSeek R1. They explore how DeepSeek’s innovations in reasoning, reinforcement learning, and efficiency optimizations a…
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In this episode of the Effortless Podcast, hosts Dheeraj Pandey and Amit Prakash sit down with Alex Dimakis, a renowned AI researcher and professor at UC Berkeley. With a background in deep learning, graphical models, and foundational AI frameworks, Alex provides unparalleled insights into the evolving landscape of AI. The discussion delves into th…
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In this special guest episode of the Effortless Podcast, Amit Prakash sits down with Rajat Monga, the creator of TensorFlow and current Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft. With a career spanning Google Brain, founding Inference, and leading AI inferencing at Microsoft, Rajat offers a unique perspective on the evolution of AI. The …
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New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 6, Ep. 147 Pulse of AI host Jason Stoughton is joined by Dheeraj Pandey for a lively discussion about Dheeraj’s new AI unicorn and all things AI, AI Agents and the importance of design in the deployment and implementation process of AI Agents. Dheeraj Pandey is the CEO and co-founder of DevRev, a unicorn startup back…
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In this episode, Amit and Dheeraj dive deep into the transformative world of AI agents and enterprise workflows. They explore the concept of “AgentOS”—a platform enabling modular agents, each equipped with specific skills to tackle distinct challenges within workflows. Drawing parallels between AI advancements and real-world enterprise needs, Amit …
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In Episode 07 of The Effortless Podcast, Amit and Dheeraj embark on a deep dive into the world of analytics, unpacking its evolution, present state, and future in a tech landscape transformed by AI and cloud computing. The episode explores how analytics has grown from complex, on-premise systems to dynamic, cloud-powered solutions, accessible to an…
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Great news - Season 6 Episode 146 Pulse of AI Podcast is live! Luma AI’s founding team member Sam Sinha joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about Luma AI’s growth from a team of 5 to the juggernaut behind the Dream Machine video creativity tool, the essence and future of creativity in an AI powered and co-piloted world, the types of people t…
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New Pulse of AI podcast is live! Season 6, episode 145. To be notified about future conversations with the leaders of the AI revolution sign up for our newsletter at www.thepulseofai.com AI Pioneers: Andrew Maas on Pioneering Retrieval Systems and Deep Learning Join host Jason Stoughton in this exciting episode as he welcomes Andrew Maas, the visio…
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In Season 6, Episode 144, our host Jason Stoughton is thrilled to welcome Vu Tran, Co-Founder and CEO of Butterflies AI. 🌟 Butterflies AI is revolutionizing how we connect with technology by allowing us to create and interact with AI friends on their innovative social media platform. Imagine having AI companions with unique profiles, backstories, a…
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This episode continues the journey from Part 1, where hosts Amit Prakash and Dheeraj Pandey mapped out AI’s evolution from its inception in the 1950s to the transformative hardware advancements that laid the groundwork for modern machine learning. In Part 2, Amit and Dheeraj pick up the thread to explore the key concepts that have defined AI’s deve…
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New The Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 6, Episode 143. Sign up for my newsletter at www.thepulseofai.com Join podcast host Jason Stoughton and special guest Ben Lerner, Co-Founder and CEO of Espresso AI, as they talk about key trends in the AI industry, how Espresso AI helps companies save serious money by using AI to optimize their Snowflake data war…
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In Part 1 of Episode 6, Amit Prakash and Dheeraj Pandey dive into the intriguing evolution of artificial intelligence, mapping its progress over the decades. This episode takes listeners through the origins of AI in the 1950s, where concepts initially stemmed from biological brain studies, to the major breakthroughs in computer science that have sh…
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In Episode 5 of The Effortless Podcast, hosts Amit and Dheeraj delve into the critical role of "depth" in building resilient, high-impact companies. Through reflections on lessons from Google, Amazon, ThoughtSpot, and past challenges faced by Yahoo and Microsoft, they explore the importance of deep engineering, disciplined product management, and f…
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In episode 4 of The Effortless Podcast, Amit and Dheeraj explore the intricacies of product management in startups, drawing from their firsthand experiences building companies like ThoughtSpot, Nutanix, and DevRev. They share how product management shapes the trajectory of a company, impacts customer experience, and intersects with engineering, sal…
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New The Pulse of AI podcast, Season 6, Episode 142! Sign-up for our newsletter at www.thepulseofai.com Podcast host Jason Stoughton is joined by Vice President of Intelligent Applications at Elemental Cognition, Erdem Ozcan. With a Phd in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience, including as co-founder of Automat.ai, which developed Conver…
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In Episode 3 of The Effortless Podcast, hosts Amit and Dheeraj dive into the complexities of building teams across geographies. Against the tranquil backdrop of Saratoga, they discuss the value of sustainable growth, “stretching the dollar,” and building diverse, globally distributed teams in an era where remote work is more feasible than ever. Ami…
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New Pulse of AI podcast, Season 6, Episode 141. On this podcast I am joined by Gaurab Bansal, executive director of Responsible Innovation Labs, an industry coalition making it easy for founders to lead and win with responsible innovation. I wanted to have him on the podcast because as AI accelerates it is important for founders, and all of us in t…
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In Episode 2 of The Effortless Podcast, Amit and Dheeraj delve into the challenging questions behind jumping into entrepreneurship or joining a fast-paced startup. They discuss the psychological, financial, and practical factors that anyone considering a startup career should evaluate to avoid common pitfalls. Touching on themes of resilience, adap…
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Pulse of AI Podcast Season 6 Episode 140 On this podcast, one of the last episodes of season 6, I am joined by Subutai Ahmad, CEO of Numenta. Numenta is in many ways a uniquely Silicon Valley company. It was founded by tech luminaries and has spent the last 17 years doing deep neuroscience research with the goal of better understanding the brain so…
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In the very first episode of The Effortless Podcast, Amit and Dheeraj launch into a candid discussion on what it truly takes to "jump off the cliff" into entrepreneurship. They reminisce about their 30-year friendship, early career decisions, and the pivotal moments that fueled their drive to build impactful tech companies. Amit and Dheeraj delve i…
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The Pulse of AI New Podcast Episode, Season 6, Episode 139. Follow at www.thepulseofai.com. Podcast host Jason Stoughton is joined by Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Akkio, Jon Reilly, to talk about how Artificial Intelligence is changing the digital marketing landscape and how AKKIO empowers digital marketers. Using GPT-4 Akkio allows teams to clean data…
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The Pulse of AI New Podcast Season 6 Episode 138 Jason Stoughton is joined by Founder and CEO Will Falcon of Lightning AI to talk about their new flagship product called Lightning AI Studios. Lightning AI is the company behind popular PyTorch Lightning and they describe their new flagship product as an "operating system" for AI development and is a…
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Season 6 Episode 137 CEO of Revsure AI, Deepinder Singh Dhingra, joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about how Revsure AI is applying AI to help companies accelerate and improve pipeline generation to both increase revenue and to deliver better revenue predictability. Revsure AI has raised a seed round and is growing fast. To get the latest …
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Season 6 Episode 136 Voiceflow CEO Braden Ream joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about the current state of AI Agents and how Voiceflow is challenging the status quo and upending the industry. Recently off a Series A Voiceflow is doing some really work in the space. Follow Jason Stoughton as he talks to leaders in the AI industry, start-up founder…
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Season 6 Ep: 135 Join Jason Stoughton as he sits down with exciting start-up Axelera AI's CEO and Co-Founder Fabrizio Del Maffeo and talk about why Edge AI is so hot, what the future looks like and why the industry loves Axelera's Metis™ AI platform – a holistic hardware and software solution for AI interference at the edge – enables computer visio…
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New Podcast Season Six Episode 134! Scale by the Bay is a conference for developers and a place to network with industry leaders and AI insiders and to roll up your sleeves and dig deep into topics. Dr. Alexy Khrabrov joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about this years event, the state of AI, some of the cutting edge workshops they will host (i.e. …
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New Podcast Episode Season 6 #133! Rochan Sankar, Founder, CEO and President of Enfabrica joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about their Accelerated Compute Fabric Solutions, the challenges and opportunities in the AI market today and why they were able to raise $125 million in a Series B with Nvidia as part of the investment group. Sign up…
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New podcast Season 6 EP. 132 Nina Schuyler, author of Afterword, joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about her new book and how AI is impacting the the writing process today and how it might impact writing in the future. With Hollywood writers on strike, in large part due to their concern that AI might replace them, there is no better time to cut th…
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New Podcast Episode, Season 6, Episode 131 Mark Gorenberg, Founder and Managing Director of Zetta Venture Partners and current Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and a member of the MIT Executive Committee, joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about his path to becoming a VC almost 30 years ago and…
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New podcast episode season six episode 131. Jason Stoughton is joined by Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Department Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at Mt. Sinai and Founder of Paige, to talk about AI in medicine and healthcare and the amazing things Paige is doing to empower pathologists and transform oncology. AI holds the promise of transform…
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Latest Season Six Pulse of AI Podcast Episode 130. On this podcast I am joined by Paul Allen. Paul has founded 8 companies in his career, including Ancestry.com. Paul’s current company, Soar.com is building a personal AI assistant for each person who wants to make more good decisions and maximize their time on earth. The foundation for this AI syst…
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New Pulse of AI Season Six Podcast Episode! On this podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined by hot AI start-up Crossing Minds founder and CEO Alexandre Robicquet to talk about their breakthrough in behavior-based recommendations, which enable businesses to provide highly relevant recommendations to each user within a couple of clicks - all without u…
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Podcast Season 6 Episode 126 with Augment AI. Twitter @thepulseofai Many would agree that the holy grail of AI is to build a truly amazing personal assistant that acts as our highly competent Chief of Staff and that supercharges our output and eases the pain points across our entire personal and professional ecosystem. And because it is the holy gr…
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Podcast: Jason Stoughton speaks with Yash Sheth, Co-Founder of hot AI start-up Galileo. Galileo is building the first ML data intelligence platform for data scientists working with unstructured data. If you are working with unstructured data, or want to join a company that is seeking to define and own the space, then check out Galileo. They have a …
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Latest Season 6 Pulse of AI Podcast = Full Length version Udi Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO, of hot AI start-up Vendict joins Jason Stoughton to talk about his start-up, the new buzz around AI, why regulation is important and how we should approach it, and much more. To keep up with the latest subscribe to the podcast and follow Jason Stoughton @thepul…
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New Pulse of AI Podcast (season 6)! Ashray Malhotra, Co-Founder and CEO, of hot AI start-up Rephrase AI joins Pulse of AI podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about his start-up. Rephrase AI creates avatars and hyper-personalized videos at scale to businesses. The Pulse of AI is in its 6th season and host Jason Stoughton interviews insiders in the …
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Astrophysicist, Wall Street quant, data scientist and now Founder and CEO of Seek AI, Sarah Nagy founded Seek AI to solve the core pain point that she, and thousands of other data scientists, experience everyday and is now focused on revolutionizing how employees across the organization interact with, and benefit from, data. Seek AI is a hot early …
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Podcast Season 6! Josh Tobin joins me on this podcast to talk about the really interesting stuff they are doing at Gantry. In addition, as on every Pulse of AI podcast, we talk about numerous topics in AI and especially Generative AI since it is the topic de jour, but mostly because Josh spent critical time working at OpenAI so he has some interest…
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Shellye Archambeau has encountered a lot of obstacles in life, but her ability to navigate around them has proved almost superhuman. Archambeau talks about deciding - as a teenager - that she wanted to be a CEO, and how she navigated the business world to make that happen. How do you deal with a company that’s not paying you enough? That won’t prom…
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When Dheeraj Pandey co-founded the cloud computing company Nutanix in 2009, the economy was shaky. Housing was turbulent. And interest rates had moved dramatically. Sound familiar? Nutanix would grow into a multibillion dollar company, and now, Pandey is back at the start-up game. He’s trying to change CRM, though it’s a tough time to be challengin…
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Dr. Yoav Shoham, computere scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford and Co-founder of AI21 Labs, joins host Jason Stoughton on The Pulse of AI podcast to talk about his career journey, the really powerful and neat things that his company AI21 is going using NLP, and a wide range of topics around AI and philosophy and ethics and much more. Yoav's r…
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