The UpStream Life offers an editorial approach to content creation that focuses on capturing the intellectual foundations of an organization. While social media and marketing content are important, our approach prioritizes storytelling that resonates with stakeholders. Our experienced team of writers, filmmakers, and editors works closely with clients to create narratives that capture the essence of their organization. By emphasizing conversations that truly matter, we believe our approach c ...
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Algorithms, AI & technology buying in Indian banks: in conversation with Scienaptic Systems
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58:44In this episode we speak with Joydip Gupta who is the APAC head of Scienaptic Systems. Joydip talks about the evolution of the business rule engine in banking and how algorithms today are intelligent to understand an individual's banking needs faster than in the past. Algorithms today allow a risk officer's team to look at the credit history of an …
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NASA to hedge funds want Ambee's climate data to predict wildfires & pollen incidents, discover why
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36:1200:00 - Introduction to Ambee. 00:30 - Maddy’s vision of starting Ambee. 05:00 - The early days: air quality monitoring and scaling the solution. 07:41 - Building a data first climate intelligence platform. 09:20 - The NASA moment. 10:00 - The science of Ambee and its impact. 16:00 - The business of Ambee - sales, product market fit. 20:30 - The sh…
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Decoding AI security for enterprises with ManageEngine's head of AI security
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46:26In this episode I talk with Sujatha S Iyer, the head of AI Security @manageengine . ManageEngine enables enterprises to be future ready when it comes to their critical IT, where security is a critical aspect while scaling an organisation. Sujatha paints a wonderful story on how CIOs and CTOs should look at security in the era of AI and the evolutio…
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Store your gold with zero worries with Aurm's new age lockers built for gated-communities
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50:15In 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 community and these communities don't have access to safe-deposit lockers. Aurm is a new age safe deposit…
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Okulo Aerospace, a use case for made-in-India HAPS drones - in-conversation with Ideaspring Capital
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27:52In 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 science and his interest in aerospace has enabled him to build Okulo Aerospace to capture the High Altitude Pseudo-Satelli…
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Transformation of the C-Suite's IT buying habits, mapping old & new technologies with Apexon
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1:00:30In 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 - Introduction 02:00 - Engineering, data and experience. 07:00 - Managing the entire cycle of technology. 10:27 - Mapping the old and new. 20:00 - Complete tran…
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Into the future in 2025: Padmashree of Capgemini talks ethical AI & the need for it in Corporations
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54:47In 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 preparing organisations to understand how AI should be built around the foundation of ethical principles. Listen to t…
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Jobs that empower intelligence will increase with AI: Abhimanyu Saxena on the business of Scaler.
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48:19In 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 Centres, are focusing on building transformative talent. 02:00 - Being in a nervous planet: people and technology…
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Employee and Customer identity that is omnipresent: Okta's India story for corporations and startups
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31:13In 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 also talk about cricket and sports as an enabler to being resilient to daily challenges. 00:00 - Introduction 01:33 - W…
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"OG" Jagdish Patankar says Indian cities are now gearing up for bigger, better industry events.
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44:43In 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 - Introduction 01:29 - Waking up to mega events 05:32 - What does a mega-event do to a city? 11:16 - Organising the event industry. 15:50 - Every Indian who went to America…
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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
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48:56In 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. 00:00 - Introduction 04:10 - India's 2.0 story of VCs 09:00 - LPs are asking for returns from the startup wor…
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All roads lead to Bengaluru: Madan Padaki discusses TiE Global Summit, rise of nanopreneurs
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39:52In 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 and sustainability will play a major role in the future of business. 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - India has …
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Solving problems for customers: Brillio India MD's take on digital transformation in the AI era
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44:08In 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. 21:05 - New age technology in retail. 25:15 - Why customers want Indian talent. 29:23 - The future of enhancing talent…
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Pain & joy of an "Empire" - Shakir Haq's take on operating a restaurant chain & being tech ready
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1:13:44In 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 family first and still be a company that runs on sound management principles. It's a fascinating journey of t…
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Democratically enabled "Reviews" guide you to the right software: the story of G2 & Godard Abel
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42:51In 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/CTOs, but what about an entire universe of business; this is where G2 enables small companies and SMBs, or…
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The tech that powers travel: how Sabre's engineering enables startups, OTAs, airlines & travellers
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58:11In 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. 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Sriram talks about what happens at Sabre worldwide. 11:15 - Creating a seamles…
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Light Box and its bets on the India story: consumption, supply chains & an evolving customer
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1:01:46In 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 India story and beyond in this podcast. 00:00 - Introduction to Light Box and the Indian venture opportun…
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An investor, a CA & a journalist discuss markets, economy, transparency and transformation in India
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1:00:57How 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. 00:00 - Introduction to the guests, setting the context of discussing India’s economic future & aspirations of you…
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"Matter": why Steerworld is a made-in-India manufacturing success in construction, pharma & food
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1:01:46In 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 three industries. Steerworld is a bonafide made-in-India success story with plants all over the world. Babu…
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Make learning relevant in the AI era: Simplilearn's Krishna Kumar on future of training & education
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53:55In 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 company has grown while many learning companies have slowed. He has now moved to the USA to build a new l…
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NuVentures & its new thesis: founder Venk Krishnan talks Saas, AI & enabling startups with customers
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57:26In 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. NuVentures is now renewing its India strategy, the startups that the fund will bet on will have to have a global thesis wi…
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A platform that enables and nurtures brands in their distribution: the story of Oxbow Brands
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47:47In 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 works. Distribution is hard, it eats into margins and is a question of having the right eye-balls at retai…
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Moorings from Akshayakalpa & its founder Shashi Kumar: making Indian farming lucrative
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1:01:32In 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 blending ancient and modern techniques that could save the soil, and bring money to the farmer by organising the supply chain with the food value c…
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Enabling transparency with digital transformation: Srividya Kannan's journey of building Avaali
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50:36In 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 companies going through transformation into the era of generative-AI. Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook,…
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Building a CRM "Unicorn", love for Hindi literature: conversation with Prashant Singh of LeadSquared
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57:29In 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 business before delving into building a product for India. As opportunity would have it, they have scaled …
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Building an AI led transformation business: in-conversation with Deepthi Muthuraman of Ascendion
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34:08In 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 talks about the impact of Generative AI and why a services businesses that is AI led can transform several b…
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Economic Survey & the Indian Budget2024: buyback tax, jobs, food inflation, AI & toxic smartphones
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1:00:47In 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 AI, the end of globalisation and menace of climate change. The first thirty minutes we analyse the survey …
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Startups in the early stage will continue to be sought after: in-conversation with IPV's Mitesh Shah
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40:56In 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. Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTubeBy Vishal Krishna
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Kumaar Bagrodia speaks on upgrading the subconscious: the science & business of brain enhancement
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1:33:05In this episode I talk with India's brain-enhancer Kumaar Bagrodia who is also the founder of Neuroleap and Arkni PhotoBioLife. Many of you listening to or watching this podcast would have pondered over the question "how does one punch above your weight mentally?" As science proves it, you need to understand the subconscious mind before you want to…
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From bug bounties to enabling security for brands, the AppSecure.Security whitehat story
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51:05In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we will talk with Sandeep Hodkasia the founder of AppSecure.Security tells us about how modern brands can secure themselves at very low cost and how Corporations can use white-hats to build new age security. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:30 - Sandeep's love for security. 06:00 - AppSecure's view of security in mode…
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Interoperability of loyalty points, use cases, opportunity & tech - Abhay Tandon of Monet explains
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58:43In this episode of theUpStreamLife we speak with veteran startup enabler and co-founder of Monet, Abhay Tandon. He talks about why blockchain works for interoperability of loyalty points and the opportunities to get brands to work together in order to win loyal customers in the long run. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:26 - Abhay making the transition bac…
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Talking tech, compliance & AI in an era of transformation: in-conversation with Ragu Rajaram of EY
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43:59In this episode we talk with Ragu Rajaram, EY’s Global Cloud Consulting Leader. Ragu talks about how EY GDS is helping organisations transform in the era of data and AI. 00:00 - Introduction to EY GDS 01:18 - What does EY GDS do? 02:56 - Board room to server conversations. 04:56 - Compliances and technology: blending the two 10:16 - Transformative …
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Journey of product innovation in India through the eyes of Naganand Doraswamy of Ideaspring Capital
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55:47In this episode we talk with Naganand Doraswamy the founder of Ideaspring Capital. He has been a champion of product innovation and deep tech in India for over eight years now. He talks about his journey and learning. He also believes that the deep tech India story has just begun and tells every founder to focus on the sales for success. 00:00 - In…
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Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments
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50:35In this episode we speak with Akash Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of Cashfree Payments. We discover how India is changing with digital payments and how the smart phone generation loves easy checkout experiences. 00:00 - Introduction of Cashfree Payments. 01:05 - The early journey as a developer. 04:42 - Scaling up a company and a product. 05:50 - T…
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In-conversation with Anil Achyuta of TDK Ventures: deep tech's impact & ideas from India
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59:42In this episode of the India Deep Tech Series, we host the MD of TDK Ventures, Anil Achyuta. Born and raised in Bengaluru, Anil went from being a sportsman to falling in love with deep tech - firstly as an academic and then as an investor. In this podcast he talks about an ever changing world with deep technology, what are the risks and rewards for…
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Healthy or unhealthy India: taxes, freebies, the rise of packaged food, new rich & new age politics
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1:01:40In this episode with Pavan Sharma, the partner of BCL India, an advisory and audit firm, we decode India by the numbers just as the elections are underway. Please download the report (https://tinyurl.com/yxykv3pv) for you to understand what Pavan is analyzing. All data sources mentioned in the PDF. We analyze the Centre versus State tax conflicts, …
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MNCs love India & Zinnov has helped them tap India's capabilities in technology & leadership
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42:56In this episode theUpStreamLife.com's speak with Zinnov's President, Globalisation Excellence, Nilesh Thakker who talks about how India has become the place for setting global capability centres or some may even call it excellence centres or innovation centres. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:20 - Globalisation is about innovation and leveraging talent. 0…
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Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story
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52:21In this episode we speak to Gagan Agarwal, the co-founder of Planet Electric. Their speciality is to work modular but create a centralised IP for vehicle manufacturing. As an EV OEM in the commercial vehicle industry they have to take on the Mahindras and the Tatas. Check out the podcast to know their aspirations. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:35 - From…
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All about India's transformation in HR services: in-conversation with Aditya Mishra of CIEL-HR
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43:36In this podcast we talk about how CIEL-HR became a large business in nine years and is preparing for an IPO. 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - The business of CIEL-HR 10:25 - Building end to end solutions for modern organisations. 15:55 - Early customers and value propositions. 23:40 - Managing the business in the early days. 27:00 - Going after the EV …
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Building autonomous vehicle & safety technology from India for the world, get to know Minus Zero
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48:05In this episode you will discover the skill of the Minus Zero engineering team in building world class software for the automotive world. If the world of AI led driving is real, then Minus Zero is building such technologies from India to the world's best automotive companies. They have already signed a couple of large commercial vehicle companies t…
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Fast-charging CVs: Exponent's 15-min bet with battery tech, in-conversation with TDK Ventures
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36:32In this episode Anil Achyuta, Managing Director of TDK Ventures, speaks with Arun Vinayak, the founder of Exponent Energy, a company whose tech has enhanced fast charging capabilities to increase value for commercial vehicle fleets in India. Their 15-mins fast charge technology has allowed them to create an ecosystem for fleet operators exclusive t…
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Making you believe: how Zveta is working with certified "traditional" experts in treating arthritis
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43:06In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com you will discover Indian tradition or "traditional" certified methods of treating musculoskeletal conditions and the impact of nutrition in making one return to form. It's all about the diet and lifestyle. I speak with an experienced nutritionist, Arti Balse, and an experienced medical doctor, Deepa, from the …
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Fasal's story of Indian farmers, the future of tech & the business of Indian agriculture
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44:15Think about this - Indian farmers were struggling with low yields for generations so much so that a country like Netherlands had more yield per acre. India has the technology skills to enable farmers to improve the yield, predict the yield and plan the supply. You would wonder why this change is yet to happen at scale. Fasal, a startup in agritech,…
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The "OG" of HR services: K Pandiarjan's bets big on CIEL HR to capture India's booming HR business
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47:45In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com you will discover the internal values that are necessary to inculcate and execute in order to build a long term business. You will hear the story of K Pandiarajan, the founder of MaFoi who sold the business in 2008. MaFoi was one of the top HR firms in India at the time. After a decade long break and a long st…
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"Grab Me" stories of brownies & more: Gagana Ganesh scaling a youthful brand in modern retail
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42:47In this episode meet Gagana Ganesh, the founder of Grab Me, who has defied conventional wisdom. She has expanded to modern retail first even while others go for a D2C concept. Don't get us wrong she has also built a "brand".com D2C store, but has expanded to over 100-retail stores. This podcast covers her journey and her efforts to build India's fi…
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Incentives in the world of Web3: Ketan Jog of Absinthe Labs bets on a new age of loyalty management
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15:00Incentives in the world of Web3: Ketan Jog of Absinthe Labs bets on a new age of loyalty management Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTubeBy Vishal Krishna
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A proprietary discovery platform for new age brands: in-conversation with Esha Tiwary of Furrl
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45:15In this episode we talk with Esha Tiwary, the founder of Furrl, a proprietary platform to discover new age brands. She has in the past worked with Entrepreneur First, Myntra, CloudNine and ITC. She is a graduate of IIT-Kanpur and Harvard Business School. Her marketing techniques along with blending technology and data has led her to scale up Furrl,…
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The South-East Asia & the Indian startup influence: meet Shauraya Bhutani from Breathe Capital
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47:42In this episode of theUpStreamLife.com we talk to Shauraya Bhutani, the co-founder of Breathe Capital and Capital Connect Advisors. Shauraya has been the bridge in the movement of capital betweenIndia and South-East Asia. In this podcast he talks about the new age of Indian business and what they are going to do in South East Asia. 00:00 - Introduc…
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The TDK Ventures "Goodness" & its deeptech mission in India: in-conversation with Nicolas Sauvage
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36:36In this episode we talk with the President of TDK Ventures, Nicolas Sauvage, who has been at the forefront of discovering entrepreneurs making impact in the climate-tech industry with the power of hardtech and deeptech. In this episode discover what TDK Ventures intends to do for India's deeptech community. Deeptech is combining the hard work at th…
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Analysing 10 years of govt performance & the interim Budget 2024: Startups, tech, taxes & innovation
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48:33In this episode we bring you BCL India's partner Pavan Sharma who will talk about the interim #Budget2024. He will tell us about taxes, money, tech and the performance of the economy while we balance to support the poor and support the exuberance of a youthful nation. BCL India is an audit, compliance and financial transformation firm based in Beng…
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