Make informed career moves by listening to experienced people talk about their own career choices! From Engineers, Managers, Designers, Entrepreneurs and other professionals - you'll learn about key decisions they made, the skills they invest in and the mindset which helps them succeed. We are four working professionals - Ashwini, Deepa, Dilip and Pramod - with many years of experience in technology, consulting and product management between us. Our each episode is a crisp 25-30 minutes of t ...
Strategy - It can mean many things to people. It can be used in a personal context or professional context. As we think about our own careers, it becomes important to understand how all of these come together. How do we tie what we do with the organization's strategy? We talk about this with Kostubh Vashishth, VP Product Management - Customer Engag…
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55. How Open Source Development can shape careers
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What role can open source play in career development? How does one contribute to and create new open source projects? How do you build a community around an open source project? We chat with Ben Pfaff, Principal Researcher at VMware Research to explore these questions. Ben is a systems researcher focusing on Software Define Networking.. He was one …
What does it mean to work on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning? Are there multiple roles and ways to contribute in the field? How does one assess interest, aptitude and garner the required skills? To answer this and share his incredible journey, we talk to Nimar Arora, AI/ML lead at Devrev.Nimar Arora did his BTech in Computer Science from I…
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53. Taking a career break - How and Why?
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Taking a break in your career can help you find balance and motivation. It can help build fresh perspectives and set you on a new path. What can help you make these decisions? How do you stay focussed on what you set out to do during a break? We talk about this with Pramod Biligiri.Pramod is an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Bitken technologies…
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52. Exploring the world of Business Development
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What does business development involve? Does this vary between a startup and an established company? What are the skills required to be successful in business development? We discuss this and much more with Hussein Khazaal. Hussein is a product and business leader with over 20 years of international product & partnership management, marketing and b…
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51. Enterprise Architect - Roles, Opportunities and Learnings
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Technology strategy for an enterprise plays a crucial role in generating value for an organization. Architects are at the very core of this strategy. In an enterprise, you will find the different types of architects like Application architects, Solution architects, Software architects and enterprise architects who come together to define and drive …
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50. Making Sustainability the default choice for all
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Have you wondered what it takes to make an impact in the sustainability space? What are the challenges and what are the opportunities? What roles do the community and the customer play? We explore these questions with Ganesh Shankar. Ganesh is a serial entrepreneur in the Sustainability/ ClimateTech space with a career vision towards making Sustain…
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49. What does it mean to be a problem solver in the sustainability space?
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How does someone with an engineering background break into policy design? What does it mean to be an effective problem solver in the sustainability space? How does one contribute to evidence based policy making. We talk about this and much more with Hari Dilip Kumar. Hari is a generalist problem-solver at heart, with a decade of rich and varied exp…
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48. Thinking out of the box with Dheeraj Pandey
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Building game changing products and transforming industries require thinking outside the box, questioning the accepted state of the world and making bold choices. How does one develop this aptitude, attitude and exposure. What are the challenges and what is the cost of making these bold choices? To delve into these questions, we have with us Dheera…
With the onset of the pandemic, remote work has become the norm for many of us. While this was new to some of us, there were others who had chosen to work remote pre-pandemic. Their experiences and learnings will certainly be useful as we transition to the hybrid mode of working. We explore some of the challenges and possible solutions with Ashwini…
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46. Organizational culture - How values shape our career journey
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Organizational culture refers to the values and behaviours that the company promotes. As individuals, we have values which are deeply ingrained in us that drive our decision making and actions. How do these personal values relate to that of an organization? Does organizational culture shape our thinking? What happens when there are differences betw…
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45. The Diverse skills that drive innovative software products
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How do choices shape our perspectives and ability to think out of the box? What skills are essential to creating innovative products? We hear from people who pursued fields ranging from Physics and Econometrics to Computer Science, from fresh graduates to folks who have more than 2 decades of experience, from those who have questioned the status qu…
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44. Idea to Product: Choices made by the founders of Typesense Search
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How do you assess the merit of an idea? How do you decide whether you want to work on building the idea into a product and when and whether you must quit your day job to follow your passion? How do you monetize your ideas? Kishore Nallan and Jason Bosco, Founders of Typesense search, answer these questions and share many personal learnings from the…
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43. A Career in Systems Programming
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What does building system software feel like? What does a long term career in Systems Programming look like? What kind of mindset and skills are required to succeed here? What are some misconceptions about this field? We discuss all this with Arun Raghavan. Arun runs a system software consultancy called Asymptotic.io. He has been a long term contri…
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42. Technical Leadership: A Principal Engineer's view
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How does one get into positions of leadership and influence, while staying on a technical career path? What does a Principal Engineer bring to the table at a top tier technology company like Amazon? To share his perspective, we have with us Saurabh Shrivastava, Principal Engineer at Amazon. Saurabh has two decades of experience in roles spanning so…
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41. Moving from industry to academia
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Working in the industry and working in academia - there are a lot of differences between the two. You may discover your desire for academic research and teaching at any point in your career, including after you begin your career in the industry. How do you make the switch and what should you know before you do? We talk about this with Shruthi N, As…
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40. Beyond commerce: Working on technology that benefits society
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We have all dreamt of doing projects that benefit society at large, without having profit as the sole motive. What would such a job look like? And how would you go about finding it? We talk to Denny George, an engineer who has been applying his technical skills to civic causes for many years. Denny is the Co-Founder and Product Engineer at Tattle I…
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39. It is your career, build it like a product!
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Most of us do not manage our careers actively. What if we had a model to guide us through the process? What if the model was derived as a result of decades of experience and observation in both industry and academia? Dr Raj Yavatkar, CTO of Juniper Networks, introduces such a model for career building and talks through how it can be applied to our …
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38. Archaeology - A journey into our past
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History is not just a series of events. It is about societies, cultures and ideas that have shaped our present. Archaeologists play an important role in this journey of understanding our origins. They make sense of the past to help us build our future. We talk to archaeologist Dr. Madhavi Kunneriath. Madhavi has an M.A in Ancient Indian History, Cu…
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37. Note Taking and Information Management
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To be effective at work these days, you have to make sense of a large amount of information on a daily basis. What strategies and tools can you harness to organize information quickly as you come across it? Can this also help you choose which skills or concepts to learn? We talk to Chirag Jain about these ideas. Chirag has worked as a Software Deve…
User experience design is fascinating in the way that it balances artistic skills, aesthetics, imagination and utility. Have you wondered what it takes to be a successful UX designer and how they strike this balance? How can you break into the field of design? To enlighten us about the creative as well as the practical aspects of UX Design, we have…
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35. A Primer on Compliance in Information Technology
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Complying with regulations is critical to building trust with customers and employees. In this episode, we explore compliance in Information Technology through the eyes of Girish Ghatge, Sr. Director, Risk & Compliance at GE Healthcare. Girish reflects on his exciting career journey spanning nearly 26 years. His candid observations help us understa…
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34. The Ins and Outs of becoming an Engineering Manager
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Going from being an engineer to a manager can be a big change in your career journey. How do you know you’re up for the challenge? How can you best prepare for the transition to management? Deepthi Kulkarni gives her candid take on these topics and more. Deepthi is a Director of Technology at Afterpay, a payments platform that enables financial wel…
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33. How can a professional masters program realign your career?
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Can graduate school be an option for those wanting to make a mark in the industry? To explore the professional masters program as a possible answer, we talk to Eric VandeVoorde & Karen Hull from Purdue University. Eric is the Director of Professional Engineering Master's Programs and Karen Hull is the Engineering Management Graduate Program Manager…
We have teachers to guide us through school & professors to guide us through university. But when we enter the corporate world, do we seek out similar guides and mentors? We discuss the role of mentorship in career building and talk through practical aspects of identifying mentors with Deepa Vijayakumar, who has been both a mentor and a mentee. Dee…
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31. Hiring Software Developers - Going beyond the resume
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Are you approaching hiring correctly? Is a focus on resumes over practical skills costing you in this hot market for talent? And why is it so hard for us to let go of our existing approaches to hiring? We discuss all this - and more - with Krishnan Nair, CEO and Co-founder of GeekTrust. a job platform designed for software developers. Over the last…
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30. Breaking into Employer Branding
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Have you ever wondered if there are roles at the intersection of business functions? Can you bring a unique value proposition, carve a niche for yourself and in the process define an entirely new role? To talk about how she achieved all this in the context of her role in employer branding, we have with us Melissa Sheehan. Melissa is currently a Pri…
Human Resource Management (HR) is an integral part of an organization. In this episode, we trace its history, talk about focus areas like Performance Management and how one can pursue a career in HR. We talk to Sudipta Das. Associate Director-Performance Management, Flipkart. Sudipta has worked across multiple industries - Manufacturing, IT and Pro…
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28. The transformative power of Deep Work
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What is Deep Work and what are its benefits? How can modern software companies organize themselves to enable employees to do Deep Work consistently? How does a culture of written communication fit into this? Swanand Pagnis, CTO of CoLearn, explores different facets of this topic in a wide ranging conversation. Swanand has put Cal Newport's principl…
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27. Entrepreneur: To be or not to be?
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Becoming an entrepreneur is a difficult choice, one that opens the door to many opportunities as well as risks. Have you wondered about the thought process that drives one to be a founder and the trade offs involved? To share his exciting journey, we have with us Rajan Bala, a senior manager at Amazon in Tornoto and the founder of Aravanai, a non p…
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26. A take on Data & Analytics in Enterprise IT
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What role does Data and Analytics play in Enterprise IT? What should one keep in mind when implementing analytics within enterprise systems? And what skills do you need to make analytics effective? To share her learnings, we have with us Nisha Raghavan, Sr. Director (Data & Analytics), GE Healthcare. Nisha has over two decades of experience in this…
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25. Employer Branding: Do's and Don'ts
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How your company is perceived as an employer matters a great deal in today's competitive hiring landscape. We talk to Nisha J K to learn how employer brands are shaped, common misconceptions around it and how you can improve your company's branding. Nisha is a Co-Founder and Director at GreenPepper Consulting, who have been helping companies scale …
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24. The DNA of a Technical Marketing Engineer
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We discuss the role of a Technical Marketing Engineer. Do you need to be an engineer or someone with a marketing background or both? How and why would one choose this career path? To share his journey and answer these questions for us, we have with us Jason Burns, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer. Jason has designed and supported network infr…
What aspects should you think about when relocating for work or for higher education? Embarking on this journey involves more than just managing work permits and visas. From the initial adjustment to dealing with being away from family and friends, there are many challenges that you need to overcome. We talk about these with Neil Castelino. Neil ha…
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22. Programming Languages: Why dig into them deeper?
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When developers get comfortable with the basics of a programming language, they often stop investing more time on it. But are there benefits to learning a language at a deeper level? Is there something to be gained by understanding the concepts behind programming languages? We discuss these with Sidharth Kuruvila. Sidharth is currently a Tech Lead …
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21. Breaking into Product Management
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While choosing a job as a product manager, should you consider a startup or an established company? How does an internal facing role compare to an external facing one? How does remote work sit with the role? We continue our conversation with Luke Congdon. Director of Product Management at Nutanix to find answers to these questions. Luke’s blog is a…
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20. Product Management: Under the Hood
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Have you wondered what Product management involves? What drives, challenges and motivates product managers? What skills do you need to consider a career in product management and how do you acquire them? To answer these questions, we have with us Luke Congdon, Director of Product Management at Nutanix. Luke has two decades of experience in the fiel…
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19. Applying Process methods at work and beyond
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Processes are inherent to what we do everyday - both at work, and in daily life. Process methods like LEAN and Six Sigma help us identify value adding steps and remove inefficiencies from our activities. We explore the world through the eyes of an expert in process methods - what problems they solve and the ways in which they impact the world aroun…
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18. Thinking beyond work: Nurturing your hobbies
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Modern workplaces can be demanding and stressful. How does one cultivate and pursue hobbies outside of work? And what benefits can such activities bring you? We talk to Chandrahasa Reddy, who has been developing software for 15 years. He has always made time to write short stories, direct plays, remain an avid photographer and stay active in book c…
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How can participating in Corporate Social Responsibility develop your career?
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Can participating in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives contribute towards developing our careers, while promoting the social cause? To share her perspective on balancing a demanding job with social responsibility initiatives at Nutanix, we have with us Jennifer Rowland. Jennifer is a Senior Manager for product at Nutanix and heads Webscal…
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Technology choices in Enterprise IT
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What drives technology choices in the enterprise? Do these choices play a role in your career journey? We explore these questions with Feby Thomas, Principal Enterprise Architect at GE Healthcare. Feby has over 17 years of experience in designing and building systems at scale. He has defined technology strategy and roadmaps in business domains like…
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How do you acquire new skills during your career?
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Technologies related to developing software evolve at a rapid clip. So how does one constantly learn new skills and stay relevant? To discuss this, we have with us Kamal Govindraj (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgovindraj/), a Product Engineer at Udaan. Kamal has worked for over two decades in the software industry. He has been a constant learner and…
In this episode we discuss what it feels like to be a woman in Consulting, which is known for its "Up or Out" culture. Our guest today is Amita Shanbhogue, Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting. Amita has led several successful transformation projects in the financial services and healthcare sectors. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and B…
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What to look for in your next job? A Full Stack Engineer's perspective
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How do you choose a company to work for? How does your choice influence your journey as a software engineer? What does a full stack engineer do? These are questions which typically need to be answered for us to make informed career choices as software engineers. To give us his perspective on these questions, we have with us Ziv Kennan, Staff Engine…
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How do habits shape your career and life?
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Habits define us more than we think they do. How can we build better habits that have a positive impact on our careers and our lives? We talk about this with Shreejay, who has a personal framework that has helped him learn and sustain new habits. Shreejay Mehta is a Sr. Director at GE Healthcare. He is always happy to share his learnings and help p…
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Inspiring women: Their Journeys, Their choices - Part 2
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This is the second episode of our series with Inspiring Women. We hear from women about exploring career paths, finding one’s passion and adapting to changes. We have in this episode: Viji Srinivasan - Director, Technical Program Management, Nutanix Gauri Kapoor - Senior Engineer, Nuage Networks, Nokia Dr Neera Jain - Asst Professor Mechanical Engi…
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Inspiring women: Their Journeys, Their choices - Part 3
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This is the third episode of our series with Inspiring Women We sometimes find inspiration within our current contexts and sometimes we look for it outside. This drives us to make different choices. In this episode, we have: Viji Srinivasan - Director, Technical Program Management, Nutanix Mary Beth Stockton - VP-Technical Product Management, Produ…
Changing jobs is never easy or desirable, but it's a reality all of us have to deal with. So how can one go about this? What are the things you can try before actually changing your job? And how to do well at your new job? We discuss all this and more with Paramananda Ponnaiyan.Paramananda heads the engineering team at Kawa Space, a startup that pr…
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Inspiring Women - Their Choices, Their Journeys..
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This episode is a part of our special series, compiling responses from inspiring women in a variety of roles and fields. We hear from these amazing women about their choices and the impact it had on their lives. We have in this episode, Swetha Vijayakumar: Design Historian & Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Berkeley Mary Beth Stockton:…
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Choosing a career in Consulting: Pros and Cons
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What is it like to choose Consulting as a career right after graduation? What are the challenges and rewards? To talk about this, we have with us Sushmitha Yarrabothula, who works for Deloitte. Sushmitha is a Consultant in Deloitte’s Core Business Operations practice, helping clients design and drive strategic transformations that intersect both bu…