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Network Capital — 203 episodes

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An Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible, with Eiman Jahangir

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Burn Bright, Build Slow: Sandhya Sabapathy on Building a Just Climate Future

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Should university admissions be determined solely by examination performance, or should they assess the applicant as a whole?

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How Norwegian Member of Parliament Himanshu Gulati Built His Category of One

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The Rise of AI Will Be Good for the Creative Arts?

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The Intersection of Disciplines in Early Modern Science with All Souls College, Oxford Fellow Nuno Castel-Branco

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Is Space Exploration Still a Pipe Dream?

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Book Discussion with 'Lean Spark' Authors Jaideep Prabhu, Priyank Narayan, Mukesh Sud

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Understanding the Space Economy with Harvard Business School Professor Matthew Weinzierl

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[Arguable] Factories or Fiber? What Will Actually Make Developing Countries Rich?

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Career Principles with INSEAD Professor Dr. Linda Brimm

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Career Principles with Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Shiller

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Is this the end of the American empire?

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Discussion with Management Consultant Turned Award-Winning Novelist Santanu Bhattacharya

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Fully Remote Companies Disadvantage Elite Performance Cultures

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[Arguable] Should religion play an important role in people’s lives?

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[Arguable] Should we strive for equality of opportunity or equality of outcome?

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[Arguable] Two Techno-Optimists Argue if Digital Minimalism Makes Life Better

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[Arguable] Is There an AI Bubble in the Stock Market?

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Reimagining the space economy with Turkish astronaut Tuva Atasever

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Is It Okay to Break a Friendship Over Political Differences?

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The Political Right Wins Because the Left Lacks Vision

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Pros and Cons of a Global Career: Mental Models, Visas, Aspirations, and Hard Choices with Abhilasha Sinha | HBS & IIT Delhi

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[Arguable] Is Taylor Swift a model millennial business leader, or is her economic empire an exception that can’t be replicated?

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Discussing The New Geography of Innovation with Mehran Gul

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[Arguable] Are side hustles a distraction or a creative outlet for reinvention?

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[Arguable] Obsession with Stoicism, Protein Shakes, and Padel Leaves the Modern Millennial Utterly Dissatisfied

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From Studying Literature to Building a Tech Career: Discussion with Spotify’s Arunima Anand

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Meaningful Careers in Public Policy and Lessons on Resilience with Urvashi Prasad (Former Director, NITI Aayog)

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How to Raise Happy and Successful Children: Esther Wojcicki on Parenting, Grief, and Growth

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Reimagining India’s Economy: A Conversation with former BCG Chairman and Planning Commission Member Arun Maira

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[Arguable] The Nuclear Family: Freedom or Fragmentation?

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[Arguable] To Infinity… and Investors? The Debate Over Private Space Travel

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Understanding The Anti-Ableist Manifesto with Tiffany Yu

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Understanding the mutual impact of Hindu culture and Christianity upon each other with Historian Manu Pillai

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[Arguable] Should Universities Get Rid of Selective Admissions and Replace Them with a Lottery System?

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[Arguable] Is Foreign Aid an Effective Form of Reparation?

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[Arguable] Are Tariffs Always a Bad Idea?

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Structured for Success or Stifled by Routine?

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[Arguable] Should CEOs be required to have a salary cap relative to their lowest-paid employees?

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[Arguable] Do technology platforms enhance or hinder meaningful friendships and romantic relationships?

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Career Principles and Book Discussion with Ex-SoftBank CFO Alok Sama

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[Arguable] Are media trials moral?

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Democratizing Quick Commerce with Kirana Pro

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Do publicity stunts help or hurt brands?

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American Elections: Analysis and Implications

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[Arguable] Should you vote based on ideology or pragmatic considerations?

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[Arguable] Should governments ban addictive social media apps like TikTok?

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Voices from the Frontlines of Climate Justice with Vassar Academic Arpitha Kodiveri

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[Arguable] Should popular media (movies, books, etc.) always seek to have storylines/characters with different ethnicities, religious backgrounds and sexualities?

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[Arguable] Should universities require students to take classes in the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities?

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[Arguable] Should we be having children today?

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[Arguable] Has the rise of the VC-backed startup ecosystem been a force for good?

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Career Principles with Ex-KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar

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[Arguable] Will generative AI cause widespread job loss?

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Book Discussion: The Smart and the Dumb: The Politics of Education in India

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[Arguable] Should universities make public statements about political issues?

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[Arguable] Can you achieve more good by earning and donating, or through an impact-oriented career

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Building Your Category of One in Business and Politics: How Karan Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL Built Cobra Beer

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Working on Your Debut Book: Lessons on Writing and Publishing with Puneet Sikka

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Building high performing teams with Cambridge academic turned tech executive David Ingram

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Career Inflection Points: Insights from Harvard Grad and Rhodes Scholar Dhruva Bhat

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Mental Models for Career Transitions with Harvard Business School alumna Abhilasha Sinha

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How Heidi Roizen Built Her Category of One

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Deconstructing Nandini Satpathy, the Iron Lady of Orissa with Pallavi Rebbapragada

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Automation, Utopia and Everything in Between with Dr. John Danaher

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Building one of the world’s largest networks with Subtle Curry Traits Founder Noel Aruliah

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Understanding the publishing industry with founder of Juggernaut Books Chiki Sarkar

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Musings: 10 Ways to Ruin Your Day

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Deconstructing A.I. Ethics with Cambridge Researcher Dr Eleanor Drage

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Career Principles with Former HR Head of Big Basket TN Hari

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The Art of Reading with Dr. Anamika

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Leadership Lessons with Chief Sustainability Officer for ReNew Power Vaishali Nigam Sinha

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Understanding Inflection: A Roadmap for leaders at crossroads with Sharath Jeevan

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Understanding Automation, Work and the Achievement Gap with Philosopher Sven Nyholm

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Leapfrog: Six Practices to Thrive with Mukesh Sud & Priyank Narayan

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Heading: Career Principles of Playback CEO, Amita Goyal (INSEAD, BCG alumna)

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The World in 2024 with NYU Professor Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz

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Book Discussion - The Sindhis: Selling Anything, Anywhere with Social Anthropologist Mark-Anthony Falzon (Archive 2022)

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The Great Tech Game with Author and Investor Anirudh Suri (Archive 2022)

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Book Discussion: Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh with Shrayana Bhattacharya (Archive 2021)

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How to Change with Wharton Professor Katherine L. Milkman (Archive 2021)

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Building a Marketplace for Mentorship and Serendipity with Alfred and Vjera

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Poetry Compilation by Dr. Anamika, the first women to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in Hindi

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One Among You: The Autobiography of M.K. Stalin with Panneerselvan AS

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Book Discussion: Aphorisms for Our Age with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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Building Dual Careers with Poet and Diplomat Abhay Kumar (Archive 2021)

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Lessons from Indian Scriptures with Scientist Turned Monk Gauranga Darshan Das

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How AI is changing the way we work with Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan

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A New Idea of India with Harsh Madhusudan & Rajeev Mantri

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Book Discussion: India's Blind Spot with Devashish Dhar

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Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships with Oxford Researcher Brian D. Earp

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Leadership Principles & Career Transitions with Anoop Prakash

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The Good Jobs Strategy with MIT Sloan Professor Dr. Zeynep Ton

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Careers in Academia & the Ethics of Sulking with Dr. Rebecca Roache

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Breakups, Difficult Careers, and War Journalism with Yale Mathematician turned War Correspondent Anjan Sundaram

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Book Discussion: The Good Enough Job with Simone Stolzoff

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Book Discussion: ‘Age of Vice’ with Deepti Kapoor

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Disrupting the Modern Fintech Stack with Falcon co-founder Priyanka Kanwar

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Book Discussion: Caged Tiger by Subhashish Bhadra

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Career Principles with Pramath Raj Sinha

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Building a portfolio of careers with Oxford DPhil Candidate Brian Wong

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Book Discussion: Hacking Health with Co-Founder of Cult Fit Mukesh Bansal

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Book Discussion: Making Meritocracy with HBS Professor Dr. Tarun Khanna

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Understanding Tech Platforms and Cloud Empires with Oxford Internet Institute Professor Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta

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Combining Data Science & Public Policy for Global Impact with Hertie School Professor Dr. Simon Munzert

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Understanding the world of Web3 with the Head of Platform of LongHash Ventures Stefano Bury

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Global careers in International Relations & the Hertie School Experience with Dr. Shubha Prasad

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Book Discussion: Engineered in India with Founder-Chairman of Cyient BVR Mohan Reddy

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Understanding Ambedkar with Author and Member of Parliament Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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Earn your first $1000 on the Internet with Louis Pereira

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Book Discussion - The Sindhis: Selling Anything, Anywhere with Social Anthropologist Mark-Anthony Falzon

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Principles of Pivoting Careers with Fashion Model turned Sociologist with Dr. Ashley Mears

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Career Principles with Investor and Creator Sahil Bloom

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Teach What You Love with Senior PM at Twilio Prateek Jain

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Deconstructing the Creator Economy with Harvard student Catherine Yeo

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The Story of Bihar’s First Lady IPS Officer with Manjari Jaruhar

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TOEFL® as a bridge to Global Educational Opportunities with Executive Director of TOEFL Srikant Gopal

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Deconstructing Democracy and Divorce with Dr. Saumya Saxena

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Debates that define India with Cambridge Academic Tripurdaman Singh

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Deconstructing food, sustainable development and agricultural trends with Cambridge Professor Shailaja Fennell

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Book Discussion: The Art of Management with Shiv Shivakumar

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Gambling on Development: Understanding Elite Bargain with Professor of Economic Policy at the Oxford Blavatnik School of Government Stefan Dercon

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Negotiating with Cancer: Insights for Network Capital Community Members Sanjay and Samira

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Understanding Gérard & Building A Portfolio Of Careers with Johnathan Bi

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Democratising Menstrual Health with Asan Cup Founder Ira Guha

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Building a DAO Ecosystem with the Co-Founder & CEO of DAOLens Vikram Aditya

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Shaping an Agricultural Revolution in India with Kheyti Founder Sathya Mokkapati

129

The Art of Building a Scalable One Person Media Company with author Rahul Sanghi

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Understanding the Global Education Landscape & the GRE® Exam with Alberto Acereda

131

Building Dual Careers with Author, Policy Expert and Historian Manu Pillai (Archive 2020)

132

Career Principles and Mental Models of Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Part I) (Archive 2020)

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The Great Tech Game with Author and Investor Anirudh Suri

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Breaking Barriers, Building Communities with coGroup Founder Priyamwada Singh | From Un-building Architecture

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Being diagnosed with Cancer: Reflections with Samira Daswani | From Manta Cares

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Leadership Principles: My Life in Full with Indra Nooyi (Archive 2021)

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Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential with Radhika Gupta

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Understanding Love, Longing & Loss with Rekhta Foundation Founder Sanjiv Saraf

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Book Discussion: Outlast - How ESG Can Benefit Your Business with Mukund Rajan

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Understanding India’s Water Conundrum with Author and Investor Mridula Ramesh

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Building the ownership economy with the Co-founder of Braintrust Adam Jackson

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Book Discussion: Leadership to Last with Dr. Tarun Khanna & Dr. Geoffrey Jones

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Book Discussion: Connect the Dots with Christian Busch

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Book Discussion: What the heck do I do with my life? with Ravi Venkatesan

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Scaling Consumer Brands with Co-Founder of Taali (YC W19) Aarti Kochhar Kaji

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Career Principles with Founder of Robin Hood Army Neel Ghose

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Voices for Climate Change with Author Devi Lockwood

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Building Meaningful Careers at the Intersection of Music, Tech & Activism with Madame Gandhi

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Book Discussion: False Allies with Manu S. Pillai

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Book Discussion: Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh with Shrayana Bhattacharya

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Demystifying Search Funds with Co-Founder of Ambit Partners Niel Wyma

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Becoming a Minimalist Entrepreneur with Gumroad Founder Sahil Lavingia

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Pride, Prejudice & Punditry with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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Leadership Principles with former President of IndiGo Airlines Aditya Ghosh

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Leadership Principles: My Life in Full with Indra Nooyi

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Leadership Principles with Global Head of Strategic Accounts at Tata Consultancy Services Farzana Haque

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How to Change with Wharton Professor Katherine L. Milkman

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Passion Economy Careers & the TikTok Boom with Journalist Chris Stokel-Walker

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Career Principles and EdTech Trends with Lightspeed Ventures Partner Mercedes Bent

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Art of Becoming Backable with Author and Harvard Professor Suneel Gupta

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The Tech, Policy, Politics Trilemma with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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Stanford Wrestler turned Pallet CEO Jake Barry

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Democratising Healthcare with Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholars Suhani Jalota

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Hollywood to Policy: Career Principles with Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Stephanie Wander

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Reimagining Curation for the Creator Economy with Stanford GSB Tyler Maloney

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Book Discussion: 'Bare Necessities’ with Sahar Mansoor & Tim de Ridder

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Shaping Public Policy Careers with Director of Public Policy at UMASS Alasdair Roberts

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How INSEAD MBA, Rohan Pasricha made $15M in Public Markets in 2020

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Cracking Stanford GSB and Shaping EdTech with Ishan Gupta

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Helping Immigrants Access Financial Products with Nova Credit's Ipshita Agarwal

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Taking Philosophy to the Markets with Mahmoud Rasmi

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Building a Portfolio of Careers with INSEAD MBA Jed Ng

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Career Principles of Principal Economic Advisor to the Government Sanjeev Sanyal

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Career Principles Oxford DPhil Candidate and MTT Founder Mohini Gupta

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Career Principles of Former Govt. of India Secretary Anil Swarup (IAS)

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Understanding Social Change and Social Networks with Author and Penn Professor Damon Centola

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Leadership Lessons with YC Alumna and Founder of Tiny Broadway Anisa Mirza

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Cracking Harvard Kennedy School and the World Bank Scholarship with Prateek Kanwal

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Inculcating Serendipity with Dr. Christian Busch

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Building Dual Careers with Poet and Diplomat Abhay Kumar

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Principles for Creating the Next-Gen Fintech with Y Combinator Alum and Decentor Founder Rohit Taneja

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Shaping Meaningful Career as an Academic & Entrepreneur with Cornell PhD. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao

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Understanding the nuances of Effective Communication with Marie Beauchesne

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Leading a Food-Tech revolution with SIPA grad Manal Kahi

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Understanding Human Edge with Dr. Marcus Ranney

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The Most Unconventional Way of Breaking Into Venture Capital with Rahul Rana

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Stanford Student Lila Shroff on Taking a Gap Year and Building Side Hustle Stack

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Career Principles of Doctor, Social Entrepreneur and Harvard Kennedy School Graduate Ruha Shadab

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What a virtual Wharton India Economic Forum organized by MBAs taking classes online look like

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Career Principles and Mental Models with Bain & Company Partner Sri Rajan

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Mastering Product Management with Stanford GSB Alum Stephen Cognetta

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Principles of Scaling Consumer Brand with Y Combinator Alumna and SockSoho CEO Pritika Mehta

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“The Battle of Belonging” with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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Leadership lessons with Jean-Philippe Courtois (Executive Vice President and President, Global Sales, Marketing & Operations at Microsoft Corp.)

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The Art of Writing with Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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No Rules Rules - Book Discussion and Conversation with Professor and Author Erin Meyers

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Art of Topping IIT JEE and Building an Interesting VC Career

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Career Principles with Investor and Creator Sahil Bloom (Archive 2020)

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Mental Models of UpLink Lead Dr. Laura-Marie Töpfer

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Mental Wellbeing in the Digital Age with Neha

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Meaningful Careers in Venture Capital with Rahul Khanna

202

Exploring Career Plans with Writer and Aerospace Engineer Amrita

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Power of Visual Stories Amidst Covid 19 with UNFPA and Prezi