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Let's Dive Right In
by Vivek Ramani and Arvind Chari
The Let's Dive Right In Podcast hosts guests from a wide variety of fields, driven a desire to recreate the exploration we often found at dinner parties during a less chaotic, toddler filled, point in our lives
Episodes
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We Dive Back In - New baby, confronting a pet's illness, and a sprinkle of Trump tarriffs
00:00 Intro and Personal Updates 02:51 Navigating Fatherhood: Experiences and Challenges 06:03 Understanding Dad Guilt 11:54 Mom Guilt and Societal Expectations 14:54 Work Dynamics: Remote vs In-Office 23:58 The San Francisco Revival and Navigating Life Changes During COVID 27:24 Coping with Pet...
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From CS to materials science, Teresa Liu on how university research can be commercialized by anyone
Teresa Liu is the CEO & Cofounder of Ouros Materials, a materials innovation company making better, cheaper building materials for the construction industry — that happen to also use CO2 in the process. Their futuristic materials are 100x tougher than concrete, disaster resilient against…
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Arjun Srivatsa discusses the deeper value of finding your creativity, taste, and time
Today we chat with Arjun Ram Srivatsa, an artist, musician, poet, animator, creative director, video director, video editor, motion designer, graphic designer, sound designer, podcaster, journalist, writer, music critic, birdwatcher, and friend living in Brooklyn. He holds a masters degree from...
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How will GenAI transform work with Ananth Kasturiraman of Indeed
In this episode, we chat with Ananth Kasturiraman, Senior Product Director for AI Acceleration at Indeed and former CEO of Skillist, about the role of generative AI in transforming our work lives. Ananth shares his journey—from building a skills-based hiring platform to leading cutting-edge AI...
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We condense 20 years of AI learning into 90 minutes with Akshay Krishnamurthy of Microsoft Research
In today’s episode, we explore the depths of AI research with Akshay Krishnamurthy, a senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research in New York City. Akshay’s journey in machine learning began at UC Berkeley, followed by a Computer Science Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. Akshay...
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Jesika Haria Talks Entrepreneurship, Product, and AI's Potential to Transform Work
In this conversation, Jesika shares her journey from growing up in Bombay to studying at MIT and eventually founding Logic Loop and joining Glean. She discusses the challenges and triumphs of startup life, including the importance of user research, navigating growth challenges, and the eventual...
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Crypto, Web3, and the Future of Finance: Insights from Blockchain Pioneer Jayant Krishnamurthy
Join us as we dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with Jayant Krishnamurthy, co-founder and CTO of Dourolabs. In this eye-opening episode, we explore the evolution of crypto from early arbitrage opportunities to the development of decentralized finance (DeFi)...
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Revolutionizing Clinical Trials: Karthik Chandran's Journey into Healthcare Technology
Join us as we dive into the world of healthcare tech startups with one of our best friends, Karthik Chandran, founder of Rising Tide Health. Discover how he’s tackling the lack of diversity in clinical trials, his journey from idea to prototype, and the challenges of fundraising. Learn about the...
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Musings 1: Will AI take all the jobs and what's going on with DOGE?
Hey folks! In this episode, Vivek and Arvind dive into the wild world of AI and its impact on jobs and government. We chat about how AI might be coming for white-collar gigs faster than we thought, and we take a look at some recent government plans to shake things up. We also ponder what life…
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A Rising Star in Hollywood: Madhulika Krishnan on LA Wildfires and Industry Challenges
Actor Madhulika Krishnan shares her firsthand experience of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, discusses the challenges facing Hollywood, and offers insights into the life of an up-and-coming artist in the entertainment industry. From the impact of AI on creativity to the resilience of the LA...
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From DC to Silicon Valley, political insider and climate communicator weighs in on everything from TikTok to Taco Bell
Vikrum Aiyer has seen a lot in the political world. Starting his career as a Congressional aide and rising to become an influential chief of staff in the Obama administration, he returned home to Silicon Valley in the Trump years to run policy divisions at tech companies. In our chat with him he...
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From an idea to promote authors of color to 30,000+ followers, the story of Brown Girl Bookshelf
Back in 2020, SriSruthi Ramesh cofounded Brown Girl Bookshelf, an instagram movement dedicated to recommending books from south asian authors. What started as a conversation between two friends has turned into an internet sensation with over 30,000 followers, a newsletter, and in person…
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How does a top tier Venture Capital Partner think? Dive in with Karthik Ramakrishnan of IVP
Karthik is a Partner at IVP, a venture firm that leads early and growth stage rounds in startups across B2B software, consumer, fintech, and digital tech. IVP has backed companies like Twitter, Snap, Discord, Datadog, CrowdStrike, UiPath, and Dropbox. Some companies that Karthik works with…
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Should you be investing in short term rental real estate? With Pranav Tadi, VP Finance, HBS
We talk to Pranav about his real estate investment strategy - buying properties to rent out on Airbnb, which helps him reduce tax burden and build a real estate portfolio long term. We discuss how he got into it, what it’s all about and pros and cons.
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Leveraging AI to speed the energy transition with Helena Merk of Streamline Climate
Helena Merk is the CEO and co-founder of Streamline Climate; an AI platform to source, write, and manage access to government funding (like the IRA) for climate technologies. Before Streamline, Helena built her first company, Glimpse, in the videochat space, which she sold in 2022 to transition...
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The Future of Crypto with Ankit Desai of Pocket Labs
We dive in to discuss how Ankit, a relatively early crypto adopter, got deeply interested in the space and how he sees things evolving into the future. What is the blockchains core value proposition, how high could bitcoin go, and what will the regulatory changes incoming open up for the…
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What does a CEO’s Chief of Staff do? Dive in with Saumil Shah of ARM
Join us as we dive into the evolution of ARM- the largest fabless semiconductor company - and learn more about its market position and future outlook, and how AI will affect the company over time. We then learn about Saumil's job as Chief of Staff to the CEO and how he balances his demanding job...
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Sourcing the Lithium Revolution with Keerti Shukla of Lilac Solutions
Welcome to another episode of the pod! Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Keerti Shukla about the importance of lithium to the accelerating clean energy revolution, the current challenges of extraction, China's dominance in the space, and how Lilac's lithium extraction technology can…
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Executive and Life Coaching with Rahul Deedwania
Rahul started off his career in management consulting and then transitioned to working in strategy and finance at YouTube until 2015. This is when he first learned about coaching and was drawn to the personal growth and self emergence he saw possible. After selling an escape room business in…
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Urban Air Mobility with Pavan Yedavalli of Wisk
As the built environment of our cities and towns evolves, Pavan envisions a significant role for Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles in shaping how we navigate them. Join us to learn more about Pavan's journey into this field and discover what could help this exciting new...
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What Next?
Episode one was great, but where can we take it from here?
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Let's Dive Right In
We've finally taken the plunge into podcasting! In this episode we follow up on the US presidential election and where we would take things if we were in charge.
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The Let's Dive Right In Podcast hosts guests from a wide variety of fields, driven a desire to recreate the exploration we often found at dinner parties during a less chaotic, toddler filled, point in our lives
HOSTED BY
Vivek Ramani and Arvind Chari
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