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Soul Searching
by Ryan Dsouza
The Soul Searching Podcast by Ryan Dsouza
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Why More Features Won't Save Your Startup | Vivian Gomez
More features don't automatically make a better business. Vivian Gomez, co-founder and CEO of Scoop and a former product and growth leader at Truecaller, joins Ryan Dsouza to talk about building products that create real business value. We discuss Truecaller's fintech journey, scaling with lean...
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"The government is lying to you" — Prof Santosh Mehrotra on India's jobs crisis
Prof Santosh Mehrotra challenges India's headline growth story and argues that the economy is not creating enough jobs. Drawing on labour-force data, he examines youth unemployment, workers returning to agriculture, and the risk of missing India's demographic dividend. A co-author of India Out of...
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India Doesn't Need Another Frontier Model | Bhavik Vasa
Bhavik Vasa argues that India's AI opportunity lies in specialised models built around proprietary data and practical business problems. The conversation explores where he sees value in applied AI, why a digital footprint is not the same as a credit decision, and what faster underwriting could…
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The Case Against Nuclear Power | M. V. Ramana
Physicist M. V. Ramana makes the case against nuclear power as a climate solution. We discuss India’s early nuclear ambitions, reactor costs, safety and waste, and whether AI data centres and small modular reactors change the economics. Ramana is the author of Nuclear Is Not the Solution. This...
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India's Growth Isn't Failing, the Escalator Was Pulled Up | Arjun Ramani, The Economist
India’s path to prosperity may look very different from China’s. Arjun Ramani joins Ryan Dsouza to discuss manufacturing, services and jobs, and how AI could change the opportunities available to India. We explore premature deindustrialisation, India’s ambition to become a developed economy by...
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Why Software Engineering Will Never Be the Same | Indranil Tiwary, CTO at Incentiv
AI is changing software engineering, including the work through which junior developers learn. Indranil Tiwary joins Ryan Dsouza to discuss what those changes could mean for people entering the profession and for employers deciding whom to hire. The conversation examines the place of junior...
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The AI Arms Race Begins | Raghav Toshniwal on Sovereign AI, China, India & Frontier Models
The race to build powerful AI systems is also a contest between countries. Raghav Toshniwal joins Ryan Dsouza to discuss sovereign AI, the US–China rivalry, and India's position in the competition around frontier models. We explore the chips and computing power behind that race, alongside…
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Ravi Handa: Should You Leave India? (FIRE, Moving Abroad & the 1% Trap)
In this episode, I sit down with Ravi Handa — ex teacher turned edtech founder (his business was acquired by Unacademy), who FIRE'd at 40 and now lives in Jaipur — to make the case for why most ambitious young Indians should seriously consider leaving the country.We cover two big things. First…
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The Real AI Goldmine Isn't Foundation Models | Bhavik Vasa (GetVantage)
At Mumbai Tech Week 2026, the conversation around “AI in Action” is shifting from hype to real-world execution.In this deep-dive conversation, GetVantage Founder Bhavik Vasa joins Ryan to discuss why India’s biggest AI opportunity isn’t in building trillion-parameter LLMs — but in Applied AI...
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Effective Altruism & Animal Advocacy in India - Aditya Karanam
In this episode, I sit down with Aditya Karanam — part of the Effective Altruism community in India and an animal advocate working with Electric Sheep and Animal Ethics — to figure out what it actually means to "do good" well.We cover two big things. First, the basics of Effective Altruism: what…
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Subhash Choudhary | Impact of AI in development
Subhash Choudhary | Impact of AI in development
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The Ultimate Competitive Advantage - Reclaiming Your Attention | Diganth Jagadish
Diganth Jagadish is the Co-founder of Incentiv, where he works on private market equity, secondaries, and ESOP design and management.EPISODE LINKS:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/diganth_jagadish?igsh=MWo4NnZhYTljN25haw==Podcast Socials :Instagram :...
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The Ethics of Eating Meat : A Philosophical Deep Dive | Parsuram Venkatesh
Parsuram Venkatesh is a PhD candidate in Mathematics at TIFR-CAM (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) in Bengaluru, a vegan advocate, and an activist with the Bengaluru Brigade for Animal Liberation (BBAL). EPISODE LINKS: Substack: https://dabchick.substack.com Twitter…
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The Evolution of Venture Capital in India (2006-2026) - Ranjith Menon | Chiratae Ventures
Ranjith Menon is Partner and Managing Director at Chiratae Ventures . EPISODE LINKS: Chiratae Profile : https://www.chiratae.com/team/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjith-menon-30715b4/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/ranjith_menon Podcast Socials : Instagram :...
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#266 Vikram Gawande | Director of Growth Investments at Blume
Vikram Gawande is the Director of Growth Investments at Blume Ventures EPISODE LINKS: Blume Profile : https://blume.vc/team/vikram-gawandeLinkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/vikramgawande Twitter : https://x.com/vikramg05Podcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeover...
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#265 Consumer Tech Playbook for India | Marmik Mankodi | AVP @BlumeVenturesIN
Marmik Mankodi is Associate Vice President at Blume VenturesEPISODE LINKS:Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/marmik-mankodi/Twitter : https://x.com/mar_kodiPodcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeoverTwitter : https://twitter.com/decentmakeovrLinkedin :...
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#264 Bhanu Chopra | founder @ RateGain | India's first public SaaS company
Bhanu Chopra is the founder & MD of RateGain.EPISODE LINKS:Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhanurategainTwitter : https://x.com/@bhanuchopra Blog : bhanuchopra.com Podcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeoverTwitter : https://twitter.com/decentmakeovrLinkedin :...
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Alan Dsouza | Outbox Labs | Scaling to 10M$ ARR in under 13 months
Alan Dsouza is the founder & CEO at Outbox LabsEPISODE LINKS:Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsouza-alan/Twitter : https://x.com/dsouzaalan?lang=enPodcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeoverTwitter : https://twitter.com/decentmakeovrLinkedin :...
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#262 Suthirth Vaidya | Product at nference (Anumana) | AI in Healthcare
Suthirth Vaidya is Director of Product Management at nference and Director of Product at AnumanaEPISODE LINKS:Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/suthirthHomepage : https://suthirth.github.io/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/suthirth/ Podcast Socials :Instagram :...
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#261 Pranav Srinivasan | co-founder @ Accio Robotics
Pranav Srinivasan is a co-founder @ accio robotics . EPISODE LINKS: Accio Website : https://acciorobotics.com/Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranav-srinivasan-b8a989114/ Podcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeovrTwitter : https://twitter.com/decentmakeovrLinkedin…
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#260 DevShaadi Launch | Anant Jain | SDE-3 , BharatPe
Anant Jain is a software engineer at BharatPe .EPISODE LINKS:Anant's Personal Webpage : https://anantpatni.com/Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/anantpatni1/Github : https://github.com/geekanantYouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCba8EopBAXKZKpmkgHWtOxwPodcast Socials :Instagram :...
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Debarghya Das
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Deedy's Website : http://debarghyadas.com/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/debarghyadas Twitter : https://twitter.com/debarghya_das Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/deedydas/?hl=en PODCAST INFO: Podcast website:...
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#259 Rishabh Goel | CEO @ Dodo Payments
Rishabh Goel is founder and CEO @ Dodo Payments . feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS:Twitter : https://x.com/garGoel91Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/goelrishPodcast Socials :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/decentmakeovrTwitter : https://twitter.com/decentmakeovrPODCAST...
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#258 Sasank Chilamkurthy | co-founder @ Qure.ai & JOHNAIC
Sasank Chilamkurthy is the co-founder of qure.ai and founder @ JOHNAICfeedback : [email protected] LINKS:Vinay's Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasank-chilamkurthy/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouzaApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6SSpotify:...
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#257 Vinay Dubey | Co-founder & CMO @ Wint Wealth
Vinay Dubey is the Co-founder & CMO at wintwealth feedback : [email protected] LINKS:Vinay's Linkedin : / vinay-dubey PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouzaApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6SSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJAmazon Music:...
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#256 R. Balki | Director of Pad Man , Shamitabh
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Pad Man : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Man_(film) Shamitabh : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamitabh PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ Amazon...
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#253 Pawan Kumar Rai | founder @ Finshots & Ditto Insurance
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/pawan-kumar-rai-2a437a61 Twitter : https://twitter.com/prai2303?lang=en PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ…
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#252 Tanay Pratap | founder @ Invact ( Round 2 )
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Tanay's Website: https://tanaypratap.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tanaypratap Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanaypratap/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tanaypratap/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TanayPratap PODCAST...
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#251 Brody Mullins | IR @ The Wall Street Journal
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: WSJ Profile : https://www.wsj.com/news/author/brody-mullins PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3P66j2B Google Podcasts:...
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#250 Ajay Shah
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-n-shah/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/ajay_shah YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@amitvarma/videos Substack : https://xkdr.substack.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple...
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#249 David Hornik | Founding Partner @ Lobby Capital
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Lobby Profile : https://www.augustcap.com/team/david-hornik/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhornik X : https://twitter.com/davidhornik PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S...
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#248 Alok Mehta | A Primer on ESOP ( Round 2 )
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Blume Profile : https://blume.vc/team/alok-mehta Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alok-mehta/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/mehtaalok PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify:...
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#247 Pranav Pai ( Round 3 )
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: 3ONE4 Profile : https://www.3one4capital.com/team/pranav-pai Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/pranavpai Twitter : https://twitter.com/Pai_dPiper PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts…
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#246 Peter Raymond | Geopolitics of Internet platforms
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: CSIS Profile : https://www.csis.org/people/peter-raymond Twitter : https://twitter.com/pd_raymond?lang=en PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ Amazon...
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#245 Pranav Pai | Founding Partner @ 3one4 Capital ( Round 2 )
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: 3ONE4 Profile : https://www.3one4capital.com/team/pranav-pai Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/pranavpai Twitter : https://twitter.com/Pai_dPiper PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts…
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#244 Avanti Nagral
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: YouTube: http://bit.ly/subavantinagral Discord: https://discord.gg/avantribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avantinagral/ (@avantinagral) Twitter: https://twitter.com/avantinagral Snapchat: http://bit.ly/AvantiNagralSnap PODCAST INFO: Podcast...
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#243 Zepto And Q-Commerce | An Analysis | Will Robbins
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Will's Website : https://willrobbins.org/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/whrobbins Twitter : https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=whrobbins PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts:...
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#242 Our Lives in Their Portfolios - Why Asset Managers Own the World | Brett Christophers
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Brett's Profile Page : https://www.katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N8-1036 Amazon Book link : https://www.amazon.in/Our-Lives-Their-Portfolios-Managers-ebook/dp/B0BWMZW21K PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts:...
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#241 Surya Mantha | Managing Partner @ Unitus Ventures
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Surya's Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/surya-mantha-842280 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3P66j2B Google...
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#240 Harsha Mundhada | Principal @ Inflexor Ventures
feedback @ [email protected] Harsha Mundhada is a Principal at Inflexor Ventures . EPISODE LINKS: Inflexor Profile : https://www.inflexor.vc/team/harsha Twitter : https://twitter.com/harshachetan Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshamundhada/ Podcast Socials : Instagram :...
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#239 Analysis On Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 )
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Prithvi & Sandy's YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@ChitraAlochana Twitter : https://twitter.com/CAlochana Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/5TtDWUpyGON6jTg8fZf5Wr PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple...
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#238 Bhavik Mehta | Roots Ventures | Public Markets , Micro Caps And Early Stage Investments
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Bhavik's Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/acebhavik/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/sarcosanct PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ Amazon Music:...
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#237 Ravi Rajamony | A Deep Dive Into Indian SaaS
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: March Capital Profile Page : https://marchcp.com/people/ravi-rajamony/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-rajamony-1b5013a/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/Ravirajamony PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple…
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#236 Greg Baker | Managing Partner @ Alumni Ventures
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Greg's Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregebaker/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/badgerforward?lang=en PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qJ3tWJ…
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#235 Sahil Kukreja | Early Stage Funding , Venture Debt and Capital Allocation
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Sahil's Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-kukreja-621a2824/?originalSubdomain=in Twitter : https://twitter.com/sahilkukreja9 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify:...
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#234 Nipun Gupta | Startups, Product & VC
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Nipun's Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nipun-gupta-b900574b/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/nipun4189 VH Profile : https://venturehighway.vc/team-post/nipun-gupta/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts:...
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#233 Alok Mehta | A Primer on Fundraising
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Blume Profile : https://blume.vc/team/alok-mehta Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alok-mehta/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/mehtaalok PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify:...
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#232 Sarah Pinto | Ethics and Counter-Ethics in an Indian Dream Analysis
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Faculty Profile : https://as.tufts.edu/anthropology/people/faculty/sarah-pinto Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-pinto-bb676a15/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify:...
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#231 Scott Yenor | Sex, Gender, and the Origin of the Culture Wars
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Scott's Twitter : https://twitter.com/scottyenor Faculty Profile : https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-politicalscience/faculty/scott-yenor/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NQhg6S Spotify:...
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#230 Arpita Agnihotri & Saurabh Bhattacharya | Meta Analysis
feedback @ [email protected] EPISODE LINKS: Arpita's Faculty Profile : https://harrisburg.psu.edu/faculty-and-staff/arpita-agnihotri Saurabh's Faculty Profile : https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business/people/profile/saurabhbhattacharya.html PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/ryandsouza...
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