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Nails and Hammers
by Kushal Shah
Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers Podcast. The great investor Charlie Munger famously says that for a man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. So to solve different problems in life, you need to have different metaphorical hammers also known as Mental Models. In this podcast series, I'll be talking to different people to understand how they solve problems in their respective domains with the hope that we all can learn and apply those techniques in our day to day lives.
Episodes
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Comedy Masterclass with Daddy Kool Atul Khatri | Nails and Hammers Season 2
Our guest today is the amazing Atul Khatri and lets get to know the ins and outs of standup comedy.
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A round trip to Everest with Kuntal Joisher
We are absolutely delighted to welcome back Kuntal Joisher to the podcast. In the previous episode, we talked with Kuntal about living a vegan lifestyle and his passion to climb Mt. Everest. In this episode, we talk with Kuntal to know more about what goes into an Everest expedition, what all…
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#33. A generalist and an Entrepreneur with Peter Fishman
Our guest today is Peter Fishman, who is the CEO and co-founder of Mozart Data, which is the fastest and easiest way to get the data stack to consolidate, organize, and clean your data, so it's ready for analysis.
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#32. Using Ad-Tech to scale Marketplaces with Andrew Yates | Nails and Hammers Podcast
Our guest today is Andrew Yates, who is the CEO and co-founder of Promoted AI, that produces better search results and feed ranking for marketplaces, hence matching buyers and sellers more efficiently. I have been working in the domain of content ranking for some time, where the basic premise is…
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#31. A calling to reach the top of the world with Kuntal Joisher
Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. I am your host Kushal Shah. This podcast teaches new perspectives by walking through journeys and decision making processes of different individuals. Our guest today is Kuntal Joisher, who is the first vegan climber to summit Mt. Everest. We talk about...
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#30. How Gaurav Sundararaman took calculated risks and built a dream career
We are excited share the 30th episode of the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Gaurav Sundararaman, who is a Senior Data Analyst with ESPN and has been a consultant to various cricket teams including the 2016 World T20 champions, the West Indies
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#29. Franchising the informal sector with Arunabh Sinha
Our guest for today is Arunabh Sinha, who is the founder and CEO of Uclean, India's first organized chain of laundromats.
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#28. Becoming an IVY league professor with Aditya Vashistha
Our guest for today is Aditya Vashistha, who is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University. We talk with Aditya about his early days, getting exposed to research and the field of ICTD, pursuing his PhD and finally about his professorship!
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#27. How to play cricket for India with former INDIA cricketer Snehal Pradhan
Our guest for today is former India cricketer - Snehal Pradhan, who is now a sports writer, broadcaster and a YouTuber. In this podcast, we talk with Snehal about her childhood, playing cricket for Maharashtra and eventually for India. We also chat about her thoughts on Women's cricket in India…
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#26. Being a perpetual learner with Vivek Bajaj
In this episode, we are excited to have Vivek Bajaj, who is the cofounder and CEO of StockEdge, a platform that empowers retail investors take smart financial decisions.
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#25. Back Home with Nupur Dave
In this episode, we are excited to have Nupur Dave, who is a seasoned Product Manager, an NRI consultant and the xauthor of Back Home and The Lessons learnt by Miss Pecking.
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#24. Handa ke fundae with Ravi Handa
In this episode, we are excited to have Ravi Handa, who is the founder and CEO of the online coaching platform Handa Ka Funda.
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#22. Just one video away with Angad Singh Ranyal
In this episode, we are excited to have Angad Singh Ranyal, who is an Engineer turned MBA turned one of India's most famous standup comic.
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#21. Not taking Bollywood seriously with Salva Mubarak
Our guest for today is Salva Mubarak, who is the founder of Rayon, the Bollywood satirical page. We talk with Salva about her education, working in the Fashion Industry, starting Rayon and finally talk about her creative process and how she stays at the top of her game.
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#20. On contents and breakthroughs with Nishad Pai Vaidya
Our guest for today is Nishad Pai Vaidya, who is a sports anchor, writer, media manager and founder of Niche Sports. We talk with Nishad about his journey from growing up in Dubai to studying law to becoming a sports journalist, his IPL journey so far, his interactions with various cricketers and...
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#19. Hospitality Par Excellence with Karambir Singh Kang
Our guest for today is Karambir Singh Kang, who is the Area Director of the Taj Hotel group in the US. We talk with Karambir about growing up in an army family, his education, working with the Taj group for close to three decades, his experience as the General Manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel, his...
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#18 The podcast that wasn't with Cyrus Broacha
Our guest for today is the very funny Cyrus Broacha. We talk to Cyrus about his theatre days, his association with MTV and the hilarious MTV bakra show, hosting The Week that Wasn't, his podcasting experience and finally get to know more about Cyrus as a person. We hope that you enjoy listening…
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#17 Taking a non-linear gamble with Sai Krishna
Our guest for today is Sai Krishna, who is the cofounder and CEO of Scapic. We talk with Sai about his education, his entrepreneurial pursuits, journey of starting Scapic, his productivity hacks and ofcourse about the Flipkart partnership.
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#16 Kunal Vijayakar, The OG Influencer
Our guest for today is Kunal Vijayakar, who is one of India's most recognizable faces on television. We talk with Kunal about his childhood, his foray into advertising and theater, his comedy career and ofcourse his love for food.
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#15 Bringing the best out of others with Mark Coles
Our guest today is Mark Coles, who is a professional cricket coach from New Zealand. We chat with Mark about his childhood, his dreams of becoming a professional cricketer, his personal struggles, his journey to Pakistan to coach the women's cricket team and finally his suggestions on getting...
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#14 Scaling communities into an ecosystem with Sairee Chahal
Our guest today is Sairee Chahal, who is Founder and CEO of Sheroes. We chat with Sairee about her education, her entrepreneurship journey from starting NewsLink to FlexiMoms to Sheores, how she stays at the top of her game and finally ask her advice for aspiring women entrepreneurs.
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#13 Being the 90th percentile with Kurtis Heimerl
Our guest for today is Kurtis Heimerl, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. We chat with Kurtis about growing up in Alaska, pursuing a graduate degree in Computer Science, starting a company and traveling to a remote village in Indonesia, selling the company to Facebook...
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#12 Talking in stories with Aviral Bhatnagar
Our guest for today is Aviral Bhatnagar, who is also known the Junior VC. We chat with Aviral about how he got into Venture Capital, his decision making framework, his writing process and finally his suggestions on building a personal brand. We hope that you enjoy listening to this episode as…
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#11 Just another Ghatkopar boy with Bharat Sunderasan
Our guest for today is Bharat Sunderasan, who is a cricket writer at CricBuzz. We talk about what got him into cricket journalism, how he observes cricketers and writes his articles, his interactions with Patrick Patterson and finally about his book on the Indian legend MS Dhoni.
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#10 Master of many trades with Akarsh Khurana
Our guest for today is Akarsh Khurana, who runs a theatre production company called AkVarious and has worked on films like Krissh and Karwaan. We talk about his career journey and understand how he stays at the top of his game by dabbling in multiple professions.
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#9 Sports, Storytelling and Empathy with Sharda Ugra
Today I am talking with the amazing Sharda Ugra, who is a senior sports journalist with ESPN. We talk to Sharda about her early days, how she became a journalist and pick her brain about what sports journalism is all about.
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#8 Turning passion into a career with Himanshu Joshi
Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Himanshu Joshi, who is a filmographer, poet, photographer and is also the lead vocalist of India's oldest and most popular fusion rock band, Indian Ocean. In this episode, we talk about Himanshu's early days, how he…
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#7 Cracking the last mile with Anup Akkihal, CEO Logistimo
Hello and welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Anup Akkihal, who is the cofounder and CEO of a rural logistics startup called Logistimo. We talked about Anup's exciting journey from West Virginia to Bangalore and deep dived into how he started Logistimo, challenges he...
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#6 Put your hands together with Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramaniam, Part 2
Hello and Welcome to the nails and hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Giri Balasubramaniam, who is the CEO of Greycaps and is one of India's most celebrated Quiz Master. In this episode, we talk about Giri's association with the Tata group and finally know more Giri as a person. I hope you...
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#5 Put your hands together with Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramaniam, Part 1
Hello and Welcome to the nails and hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Giri Balasubramaniam, who is the CEO of Greycaps and is one of India's most celebrated Quiz Master. In this episode, we talk about Giri's education and what led him to enter into this niche domain of Quizzing and start a...
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#4 Compounding your career with Selvam Velmurugan
Hi everyone, Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast with our guest Selvam Velmurugan. We talk about Selvam's career journey and talk about what he learned from Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Reed Hastings at Netflix, Sri Viswanath at Groupon and finally from the legendary Paul Allen at Vulcan....
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#3 A yogi in the B-School with Prof. Himanshu Rai
Hi Friends, Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Professor Himanshu Rai, who is the Director of the Indian Institute of Management Indore. We had to break down our conversation into two parts, and in the first part we talked about how Prof. Rai transitioned...
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#2 Making sense of the irrational with Preeti Kotamarthi Swati
Hi friends, Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest today is Preeti Kotamarthi, who is a behavioral science lead at Grab. We talk about her career journey, understand what behavioral science is all about, how Preeti goes about solving problems in her day to day life and...
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#1 Critical thinking in the ICU with Dr. Kevin Patel
Our guest for today is Dr. Kevin Patel, who is a Critical and Pulmonary care specialist and is also the Director of ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center. We talked about his career journey, how he undertakes decisions under extreme stress, his experience in dealing with the COVID-19...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers Podcast. The great investor Charlie Munger famously says that for a man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. So to solve different problems in life, you need to have different metaphorical hammers also known as Mental Models. In this podcast series, I'll be talking to different people to understand how they solve problems in their respective domains with the hope that we all can learn and apply those techniques in our day to day lives.
HOSTED BY
Kushal Shah
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Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers Podcast. The great investor Charlie Munger famously says that for a man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. So to solve different problems in life, you need to have different metaphorical hammers also known as Mental Models. In this...
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