Podcast
Mindset and System
Hosted by Vivek Pathak · EN
Mindset & System is a podcast hosted by Vivek, which focuses on understanding what drives successful professionals and entrepreneurs to take risks, overcome obstacles, and ultimately succeed.
Vivek is himself an Entrepreneur, a Partner at India's Largest Consulting Firm Redseer and a Graduate of the prestigious IIT Roorkee.
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Bootstrapping To 30 Million Dollar Valuation | Kushal Sinha, CEO, LearnQ.ai
Apr 18, 202400:25:26Tap to summarizehttps://www.mindsetandsystem.com | Content & Programs to Elevate You in Your Career ********* ****** Chapters Episode Intro 00:00 When To Choose Entrepreneurship? 00:52 Evolution of AI Tech 03:44 How To Think Of A Business Idea? 06:49 How To Identify A Good Market? 8:29 How To Scale Into Multiple Markets? 11:16 How To Build A Company With Small Team? 12:34 Customer Acquisition Strategies 16:11 Can A AI Newbie Build A Company In AI Space? 18:10 Best Resources For Learning AI 20:46 When To Raise Funding For Your Startup? 22:22 Outro 24:43
Transcribe →Why You Should Explore A Career Abroad | Kushal Sinha, CEO, LearnQ.ai
Apr 17, 202400:24:26Tap to summarizehttps://www.mindsetandsystem.com | Content & Programs to Elevate You in Your Career ********* Chapters Episode Intro 00:00 Student's Core Problem 00:50 From Gaya (Bihar) To USA 02:31 Why Kushal Chose To Study Abroad? 04:33 Who Should Consider Studying Abroad? 07:44 Can Non-IIT Folks Study Abroad? 08:42 Is Studying Abroad Affordable? 11:29 IIT-JEE Vs SAT 13:11 Salaries After Grad, Post-Grad & PhD From USA 15:12 IITs Vs US Colleges 16:23 Why Use LearnQ For SAT? 18:17 Low Cost SAT Preparation 19:20 Why Top Schools In India, Korea and US Using LearnQ? 20:55 Getting Into Ivy League Schools 22:46
Transcribe →Bigger Than Dunzo & Clear | Building a Billion Dollar Empire
Sep 11, 202301:10:04Tap to summarizeIn this episode we have with us Aayush Rai. Who believes in solving Hard Problems and has co-founded @Inito which is in the HardTech, Health Space. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Asia, graduate of IIT Roorkee. His startup did more than a million tests, just the last year. Will try and understand from him, what it takes to build something in the Hardtech space, the future of healthcare industry and how to build such billion dollar businesses. ********* Newsletter For Professionals, Decoding work-life insights: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro 00:56 NASA Champions at Age 14 0:05:10 Getting into IIT 0:08:01 Impact of The Three Life-Changing Moments 0:11:24 Disappointment with IIT Roorkee 0:15: 20 Building Robocon 0:22:13 Internship in the US 0:24:26 Join a Company with a Lower Salary 0:28:40 Satisfying Job to Entrepreneurship 0:33:14 Funding and Team Building Secrets 0:38:50 Key to Success in Hard Tech 0:46:20 Handling Tough Times 0:48:36 Choosing Y Combinator (YC) 0:56:16 Scaling in the US Market 1:00:10 Entrepreneurship, Why and Why Not? 1:06:23 3 Advice for Professionals 1:06:50 3 Key Influencers 1:07:22 Worst Advice on Entrepreneurship? 1:08:02 AI's Impact 1:08:50
Transcribe →A Cool IIT Prof | Assistant Professor, Neha Sardana, IIT Ropar
Sep 4, 202300:31:45Tap to summarizeThis episode is a free flowing conversation with an Assistant Professor at IIT Ropar, Neha Sardana who graduated from IIT Roorkee, completed her higher studies from Europe and then came back to join IIT Ropar. ********* Newsletter For Professionals, Decoding work-life insights: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro 00:53 Love for engineering 02:18 Journey of getting into IIT 03:25 Leaving architecture 03:49 Career Goals at IIT?.04:41 Choosing MS in Denmark Over IIM Bangalore 07:21 Studying in Europe vs India 09:38 Plasmonics and Everyday Lives? 11:38 Transforming Indian Education 16:24 What's the Focus of IIT Entrepreneurs: Hard Tech or Soft Tech 19: 01 Future of India in Research 21:41 Peer Pressure a IIT 23:00 3 career advice 27:31 3 movie recommendations 28:19 3 book recommendations 28:56 AI's impact on career 30:15
Transcribe →I Quit McKinsey To Travel | Freedom Coach, Solopreneur, Kanak Agrawal
Aug 28, 202300:52:03Tap to summarizeShould you Quit your job to Travel Solo across the globe? In this week’s episode, I got a chance to speak with Kanak Agrawal, who inspired by the movie “Into the wild” asked her manager to give her a sabbatical to travel. Which her manager turned down. So she quit McKinsey and went ahead with her travel plan. We deep dived into travelling solo, career break, starting up and writing online in this episode of Mindset and System Podcast. In an effort to decode this alternate lifestyle for our audiences, hoping you find this useful. Would love to know in the comments here. ********* Follow Kanak on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/MS_Kanak Newsletter For Professionals, Decoding work-life insights: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro 1:17 Why I Quit 2:!5 Economics at IIT 3:58 Challenges in 1st Job 6:15 Why I didn’t do MBA? 7:42 Why one should Travel Solo? 9:06 30 Days in Europe in just 1 Lakh Rupees 11:20 How Travel Changed Me 13:56 Why I didn’t pursue a career in Travel? 16:30 Why I jumped into creating a Social Impact? 17:49 Evaluating Career Opportunities 19:37 Why I took a Career Break, even as a Founder 21:05 Reflecting on 7 Months Break 23:41 How to Start Writing on LinkedIn? 29:43 Life as a Solopreneur 36:21 Does Side Hustle = Quick Money? 41:47 3 Advice on Career Break 47:02 3 Tips for Solopreneurs 48:40 3 Book Recommendations 49:45 How AI is Impacting Careers? 50:39
Transcribe →Creative Jobs at Risk? AI will Impact Data Engineering and Design Jobs?
Aug 21, 202300:36:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode we have leaders from creative and tech fields Abhinav Sarangi and Dhruv Joshi answering some of the key questions around AI. Abhinav is a serial entrepreneur, and has founded multiple gaming companies. Currently Product Lead at LEGO Games. Dhruv is a senior leader, neck deep into Data Engineering, currently a Senior Technical Manager at Contata Solutions. This is the Part-2 on our AI series. Part-1 can be watched here: https://youtu.be/aFHtro_LGCg ********* Weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Chat GPT or Bard? 03:05 Why not use Bard? 03:33 Other Useful AI tool 11:22 Would AI take over the world? 15:02 Would AI replace humans?17:52 Would AI replace programmers?21:01 Would AI take over jobs?25:26 Prompt Engineering. 31:23
Transcribe →A Retired & Bored Millionaire | Life after Early Retirement, Ravi Handa
Aug 14, 202300:50:29Tap to summarizeThis one is a very very rare podcast. We have with us Ravi Handa, who decided to Retire Early a few months ago, after hitting his financial freedom at the age of 39. In this podcast we’ll discuss the challenges people face after becoming financially free and retiring early. And also if this is a path for everyone. ********* Weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro, Early Life 01:06 Getting into Coaching Industry 02:25 Why not to study in India 05:11 Horrible Career & The Turning Point 12:26 Continuing the Startup Journey vs. Early Retirement 20:24 Challenges of Early Retirement 22:41 Should People Chase FIRE? 32:50 Frugal vs Smart Investing 36:12 Should you buy expensive cars, houses? 39:24 3 Advice for professionals chasing FIRE 43:53 Book recommendations 44:33 How AI will change the future of careers? 45:40 How has your vacations changed? 47:22
Transcribe →The Power of Friendship in Battling Anxiety | Co-Founder, JumpingMinds, Piyush Gupta, IIT Roorkee
Aug 7, 202300:50:06Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Mindset and System Podcast, I chat with Piyush Gupta, Co-Founder of JumpingMinds. JumpingMinds is an app that uses the power of connection to help people battle anxiety. In our conversation, Piyush shares his story of how he went from being a coding prodigy to an entrepreneur, and how he founded JumpingMinds. He also talks about the importance of mental health, and how his app is helping people to overcome anxiety. ********* Weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro, early life 01:01 Education, software development., coding 03:15 How can someone without access to coding resources build a career in coding? 05:40 Why entrepreneurship? 09:33 How did the idea came up mental wellness? 11:54 Friend's therapy to manage mental situation better 15:01 Getting Started with Jumping Mind: Choosing the Right Therapy 19:46 User Updates and Metrics about jumping minds 24:36 Why someone choose entrepreneur or not choose enterpreneur 27:15 Advice on raising funding 32:56 3 advice for a working professional? 36:31 3 advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? 38:30 3 advice on mental wellness? 40:33 Top 3 book recommendations 43:32 AI is going to impact the career in the future? 46:24
Transcribe →Bootstrapping A 7 Figure Business, Unlocking The Power of Yoga, Founder Yog4Lyf , Vishal Arora
Jul 31, 202301:10:26Tap to summarizeIn this episode we have with us Vishal Arora, Founder Yog4Lyf. Which is a 7 figure business, bootstrapped from Varanasi. The startup aims at helping people unlock their physical and mental wellness using the power of Yoga. Vishal is a graduate from IIT Roorkee. Has worked with Adobe, Times Internet and Let’s Buy.com before starting up. ********* Weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro, early life 01:26 Education, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Culture 04:43 IIT Vs University of Roorkee 08:49 Mechanical Engineering to Software 12:42 Life at Computer Science Corporation 14:53 Let'sBuy Challenging Flipkart 16:39 Building Ad Product in Stealth for Times Internet 20:28 Building a startup in AI space, why it Failed? Job vs Startup 26:12 Why I Love Adobe? 34:17 Startup, self-awareness, funding, spirituality 42:11 How COVID gave birth to Yog4Lyf 52:20 MVP, Monetisation, Marketing & Way Forward 57:30 The most important advice for Entrepreneurs 1:06:48 3 tips for aspiring entrepreneurs? 01:08:52 3 book recommendations 1:09:09 How do you think AI is going to change our lives? 1:09:27
Transcribe →How AI Will Impact Software Jobs? IT and Startup Founders EXPLAIN
Jul 24, 202300:52:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode Founder of a Multimillion dollar Startup (Project Hero), Satya Vyas, Founder of a Large Multimillion dollar IT Company (Nickelfox), Ravindra Soni and I discuss the questions most searched on Google on AI / Artificial Intelligence ********* Weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters 01.Sneak Peek 00:00 02. Intro 01:27 03. Chat GPT or Bard? 05:25 04. What's Do You Use AI? 06 :15 05. Other AI Tools 09:46 06. Would AI Take Over The World? 12:48 07. Would AI Replace Humans? 16:25 08. Would AI Replace Programmers? 21:46 09. Would AI Take Over Jobs? 29:16 10. How These Companies Are Using AI 43:07 11. 3 Career Tips 47:56
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