Subroto Bagchi on how overachievers are their own best friends and worst enemies
Subroto Bagchi, cofounder of Mindtree and head of the Odisha Skill Development Authority, shares the important lessons he’s learnt from life.
Sarah Lacy talks about Silicon Valley’s sexism and “asshole culture”
Lacy, the founder of PandoDaily, is one of the most significant voices tracking issues that matter in the Valley.
Girish Mathrubootham says investors are owners too
For Girish Mathrubootham, founder and CEO of Freshdesk, entrepreneurship is not a one-off fling, but more like a habit, or “a sport he dearly loves.” “Being an entrepreneur gives an opportunity to dream and go after it. It’s about doing what I like doing,” he told me in this episode of The Outliers Podcast. Nobody […]
Naval Ravikant, a monk in the Valley, tells us he’s ruthless about time
Naval Ravikant of AngelList shares philosophical life lessons based on his own entrepreneurial journey and his observation of many founders and investors.
Sampad Swain breaks the silence on how founders can’t stay really real
Entrepreneurship is usually made out to be a heroic, special, and sometimes crazy pursuit. “Go big or go home,” and “screw it let’s do it” are some of the punchlines used on wallpapers inside startup offices. But entrepreneurs are humans too. As I’ve discovered over years meeting hundreds of founders, they are mortal. They are […]
From Pune’s streets to Bengaluru’s IT corridor, a transwoman tells us how
We dare you to listen to Nayana’s story of struggling for acceptance in a society heavily loaded against people like her and not get goosebumps.
Ashwini Asokan gets vocal about sexism in the tech ecosystem
Sexism in India’s technology and startup ecosystem is getting worse day by day and not many are talking about it.
Chetan Dube on Indian IT’s imminent brush with death
Will India’s over $100 billion software outsourcing industry employing nearly four million people die a slow death?
Manish Sharma of Printo on being an entrepreneur
We decided to launch our Outliers podcast with Manish Sharma because he is clearly an outlier among entrepreneurs.