Pitch Cafe Podcast

Pitch Cafe Podcast

by Vidyangi S. Patil (Vida)
BusinessEntrepreneurshipSelf-Improvement
Season 2

Podcast#18 [P-2] Raj Jaswa on 10X Hacks (Case studies - Uber, Amul, Govt. of India Commerce/Tourism)

Raj Jaswa explores in depth the nitty-gritty of acquiring your first customer and then repeat customer, focusing on case studies on Uber, Amul India, and the Central Government of India- tourism and commerce. He talks about the top 6 parameters that surprisingly make customer repeatability and reference more likely. Raj Jaswa is an accomplished serial technology entrepreneur. Raj currently teaches Engineering Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, VNIT Nagpur and TiE Silicon Valley. His most recent role was CEO and Chairman of Dyyno from 2009 to 2012. From 2003-2008, he volunteered full-time for TiE Silicon Valley, serving as President from 2005 to 2008 and s a Director from 2003 to 2004. TiE is the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs. Raj served on TiE’s Global Board of Trustees for 5 years. Before TiE, Raj was co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Selectica from 1996 to 2002 with customers like General Electric, BMW, Cisco, Samsung, and Dell. Selectica went public in 2000 with a peak market value of $5 billion, and was named to the Forbes 500, Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, Software 500, Inc 500, and Interactive Week 500. Previously, Raj co-founded Opti in 1988, where he served first as EVP of Sales and Marketing and then as President until 1996. During Raj’s tenure, Opti became the world’s largest supplier of chipsets for personal computers, powering the PCs made by IBM, Hewlett Packard, Dell, and Compaq. Earlier in his career, Raj worked for Intel, General Electric, and Chips & Technologies. He received a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay , a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto , and an MBA from Stetson University.
S2 · E8
Dec 17, 2020
29:15

Podcast#18- [Part-1] Silicon Valley veteran - Raj Jaswa on 10X Hacks for food entrepreneurs(case studies: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell)

Raj Jaswa, silicon valley investor-advisor and serial entrepreneur with multiple IPOs, explores in depth the nitty-gritty of acquiring your first customer and then repeat customer, focusing on case studies on Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco bell. He talks about the top 6 parameters that surprisingly make customer repeatability and reference more likely. Raj Jaswa is an accomplished serial technology entrepreneur. Raj currently teaches Engineering Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, VNIT Nagpur and TiE Silicon Valley. His most recent role was CEO and Chairman of Dyyno from 2009 to 2012. From 2003-2008, he volunteered full-time for TiE Silicon Valley, serving as President from 2005 to 2008 and s a Director from 2003 to 2004. TiE is the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs. Raj served on TiE’s Global Board of Trustees for 5 years. Before TiE, Raj was co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Selectica from 1996 to 2002 with customers like General Electric, BMW, Cisco, Samsung, and Dell. Selectica went public in 2000 with a peak market value of $5 billion, and was named to the Forbes 500, Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, Software 500, Inc 500, and Interactive Week 500. Previously, Raj co-founded Opti in 1988, where he served first as EVP of Sales and Marketing and then as President until 1996. During Raj’s tenure, Opti became the world’s largest supplier of chipsets for personal computers, powering the PCs made by IBM, Hewlett Packard, Dell, and Compaq. Earlier in his career, Raj worked for Intel, General Electric, and Chips & Technologies. He received a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay , a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto , and an MBA from Stetson University.
S2 · E8
Nov 28, 2020
23:05

[Part 2] Prof. Minesh Khashu, Neonatologist - clinical leader reimagining healthcare during COVD 19

Prof. Khashu is a clinical leader reimagining healthcare, based out of UK and active in the silicon valley investor and startup circle. In part-1 of the podcast he focused on 3Ps (Product-People-Process) and Why-Why-Why approach to product development and also the importance of customer-centric innovation in healthcare. In the current segment, Prof. Khashu explores the future of digital health, provides guidelines on meaningful data sharing, the importance of doctor-patient bonding and eliminating middlemen in the digital transformation of healthcare workflows and a lot more exciting frontiers in healthcare. He hints at data as the next frontier in healthcare innovation and also talks about acceleration of tele-health during COVID19 scenario. Prof. Minesh Khashu focuses on system-wide transformation, and continuous Quality Improvement and Patient-Centred Care. He has experience of clinical management and leadership at hospital, regional and national level including strategic change, system redesign, large scale quality improvement and development of national guidance and multi stakeholder collaboration, and has been a strong voice for improving the conditions healthcare frontline worker addressing the COVID19 pandemic needs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minesh-kh... Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkrettiwt
S2 · E7
Nov 14, 2020
22:58

[Podcast #17 - P1] Prof. Minesh Khashu - clinical leader reimagining healthcare COVD 19 & beyond

Prof. MINESH KHASHU is a clinical leader reimagining healthcare based out of the UK, but also trained in India, Canada and US and is active in the silicon valley investor and startup circle. In this podcast he focuses on 3Ps (Product-People-Process) and Why-Why-Why approach to product development and also the importance of customer-centric innovation in healthcare. He hints at data as the next frontier in healthcare innovation and also talk about acceleration of tele-health during COVID19 scenario. He focuses on system-wide transformation, and Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient-Centred Care. He has a great blog series on reimagining healthcare system in UK- rethinking NHS, check out his blog on rethinking NHS here: https://mineshkhashu.wordpress.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minesh-kh... Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkrettiwt Podcast links: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/vidyaangi/prof-minesh-khashu-neonatologist-clinical-leader-reimagining-healthcare-during-covd-19-beyond Youtube: https://youtu.be/IcpfN5vVcj0 iTunes: coming up..
S2 · E7
Nov 1, 2020
29:04

[Podcast #16 Part 2] Uttam Ramamurthy - NextGen AI platforms -telehealth, voice transcription, etc.

Part-2 of my podcast on NextGen AI platforms in healthcare with Uttam Ramamurthy covering topics like voice prescription and pick up, critical AI insights in automating emergency department workflows, prediction, and management of diabetes, heart conditions, and more. [Part 1] with Uttam Ramamurthy talks about NextGen AI platforms in India (with telehealth as a focus). In this podcast with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is currently leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (accelerated by terms of data, compute and infrastructure). In part-1 of the podcast, Uttam addresses issues related to data explainability, challenges in handling structured and unstructured data on AI platforms, cleansing, ingestion,....listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://lnkd.in/gZRkj_y https://lnkd.in/dQpzXvD YouTube podcast- 1 , 2 : https://lnkd.in/dxVG_rK; https://lnkd.in/gS7EubV SoundCloud podcast- 1, 2: https://lnkd.in/dTUm2be; https://lnkd.in/gc6ZSKa iTunes Podcast -1, 2: https://lnkd.in/dX7s8se; in progress.. #artificialintelligence #telehealth #IoT #datacleansing #explainableai #aiplatforms #compute #healthcareai
S2 · E6
Oct 18, 2020
20:39

[Podcast #16- Part 1] with Uttam Ramamurthy on NextGen AI platforms in India (telehealth as a focus)

In this podcast with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (in terms of data, compute and infrastructure). Uttam addresses issues related to data explainability, challenges in handling structured and unstructured data on AI platforms, cleansing, ingestion, also fascinating case studies of AI adoption in telehealth, prescription assistants/bots, emergency department workflow optimization, etc. He brings valuable insights as seasoned AI platforms professional....listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/next-generation-ai-platforms-uttam-ramamurthy/
S2 · E6
Oct 12, 2020
20:50

[Podcast #15] Investor Nitin Vaish takes us through Climate and Energy Tech disruption metrics & inflection points for clean/energy tech

“The cost of just running a coal plant is much higher than starting a greenfield solar plant,” says Nitin Vaish, an emerging and climate change expert, also an investor in the same space. I highly recommend his insightful personal blog which goes in-depth in analyzing metrics related to the climate and energy tech landscape. He talks about batteries, per capita energy cost and how this cost is becoming lower, accelerating the adoption of clean tech: https://medium.com/@nitinvaish He predicts that eventually, the cost of energy will come down enough to accelerate the adoption of clean energy vehicles. He has truly amazing insights on how agriculture can impact carbon footprint adversely due to the usage of ammonia-based fertilizer, food wastage is contributing to climate change, advances in multiple technologies which can accelerate better energy capacity and adoption of electric vehicles. Please check out the top 100 projects recommended by Nitin on reversing global warming: https://drawdown.org/
S2 · E5
Sep 30, 2020
22:06

[P2 Podcast #15] Investor Nitin Vaish on Climate & Energy Tech disruption - advice to entrepreneurs

Enjoyed discussing fresh perspectives on unit metrics of clean energy with Nitin Vaish, in our podcast breaking it down to a 35 trillion dollar opportunity. A ray of hope for budding clean and energy tech entrepreneurs. Can energy be made freely available to everyone, and what will it take? An interesting conversation with investor and innovator Nitin Vaish, about the unit metrics of energy flipping towards cleantech. Nitin addresses topics like the need for cleantech and decarbonization, and how this can be accelerated by trends like Lithium-ion battery costs coming down to a couple of hundred dollars versus thousands of dollars in the unit metrics, electric cars replacing gasoline vehicles, and a Moore's Law of sorts driving technology convergence for cleantech adoption. He has some encouraging and interesting projections for aspiring cleantech and energy entrepreneurs....listen on. Don't forget to check out his latest post on medium.com: medium.com/@nitinvaish
S2 · E4
Oct 9, 2020
18:56

[Podcast#14 P2]: Silicon Valley investor Sudhir Kadam talks about corporate-startup engagement, exits, go-to-market strategies during and post COVID19

In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on corporate venture capital, corporate-startup engagement, and multiple ways for startups to engage with corporations. He touches upon exit strategies during and outside of COVID. This is part-2 of the podcast with Sudhir Kadam, partner at FYDA Growth Partners, Silicon Valley's startup and innovation & growth catalyzer. Sudhir is a seasoned entrepreneur, corporate executive, and academic.
S2 · E4
Sep 11, 2020
19:17

Podcast#14 [P1]: Silicon Valley investor Sudhir Kadam talks about startup self-disruption, liquidation, pivot

A podcast with Sudhir Kadam who carries a wealth of expertise in the startup and innovation landscape as an investor, seasoned entrepreneur and silicon valley corporate executive and academic. In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on how to evaluate product-market fit pre-, during and post-COVID scenarios, specific guidelines on investment rounds during COVID, assessing cyclic and seasonal technology and business trends to assess your investments, on how to self-disrupt a business during COVID like blackswan situations, and a lot more specific insights to first-time founders and entrepreneurs on how to systematically assess areas of changes or improvements in your business models during a pandemic.
S2 · E3
Aug 27, 2020
22:35
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