Let's Dive Right In
by Vivek Ramani and Arvind Chari
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We Dive Back In - New baby, confronting a pet's illness, and a…
We Dive Back In - New baby, confronting a pet's illness, and a…
About this podcast
The Let's Dive Right In Podcast hosts guests from a wide variety of fields, driven a desire to recreate the exploration we often found at dinner parties during a less chaotic, toddler filled, point in our lives
Episodes
The newest 20 of 22 episodes
- We Dive Back In - New baby, confronting a pet's illness, and a sprinkle of Trump tarriffs · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 100:00 Intro and Personal Updates 02:51 Navigating Fatherhood: Experiences and Challenges 06:03 Understanding Dad Guilt 11:54 Mom Guilt and Societal Expectations 14:54 Work…
- From CS to materials science, Teresa Liu on how university research can be commercialized by anyone · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 21Teresa Liu is the CEO & Cofounder of Ouros Materials, a materials innovation company making better, cheaper building materials for the construction industry — that happen to also…
- Arjun Srivatsa discusses the deeper value of finding your creativity, taste, and time · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 20Today we chat with Arjun Ram Srivatsa, an artist, musician, poet, animator, creative director, video director, video editor, motion designer, graphic designer, sound designer…
- How will GenAI transform work with Ananth Kasturiraman of Indeed · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 19In this episode, we chat with Ananth Kasturiraman, Senior Product Director for AI Acceleration at Indeed and former CEO of Skillist, about the role of generative AI in…
- We condense 20 years of AI learning into 90 minutes with Akshay Krishnamurthy of Microsoft Research · 1 h 32 min · Season 1 Episode 18In today’s episode, we explore the depths of AI research with Akshay Krishnamurthy, a senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research in New York City. Akshay’s journey…
- Jesika Haria Talks Entrepreneurship, Product, and AI's Potential to Transform Work · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 17In this conversation, Jesika shares her journey from growing up in Bombay to studying at MIT and eventually founding Logic Loop and joining Glean. She discusses the challenges…
- Crypto, Web3, and the Future of Finance: Insights from Blockchain Pioneer Jayant Krishnamurthy · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 16Join us as we dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with Jayant Krishnamurthy, co-founder and CTO of Dourolabs. In this eye-opening episode, we…
- Revolutionizing Clinical Trials: Karthik Chandran's Journey into Healthcare Technology · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 15Join us as we dive into the world of healthcare tech startups with one of our best friends, Karthik Chandran, founder of Rising Tide Health. Discover how he’s tackling the lack…
- Musings 1: Will AI take all the jobs and what's going on with DOGE? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 14Hey folks! In this episode, Vivek and Arvind dive into the wild world of AI and its impact on jobs and government. We chat about how AI might be coming for white-collar gigs…
- A Rising Star in Hollywood: Madhulika Krishnan on LA Wildfires and Industry Challenges · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 13Actor Madhulika Krishnan shares her firsthand experience of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, discusses the challenges facing Hollywood, and offers insights into the life of…
- From DC to Silicon Valley, political insider and climate communicator weighs in on everything from TikTok to Taco Bell · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 12Vikrum Aiyer has seen a lot in the political world. Starting his career as a Congressional aide and rising to become an influential chief of staff in the Obama administration, he…
- From an idea to promote authors of color to 30,000+ followers, the story of Brown Girl Bookshelf · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 11Back in 2020, SriSruthi Ramesh cofounded Brown Girl Bookshelf, an instagram movement dedicated to recommending books from south asian authors. What started as a conversation…
- How does a top tier Venture Capital Partner think? Dive in with Karthik Ramakrishnan of IVP · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 10Karthik is a Partner at IVP, a venture firm that leads early and growth stage rounds in startups across B2B software, consumer, fintech, and digital tech. IVP has backed…
- Should you be investing in short term rental real estate? With Pranav Tadi, VP Finance, HBS · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 9We talk to Pranav about his real estate investment strategy - buying properties to rent out on Airbnb, which helps him reduce tax burden and build a real estate portfolio long…
- Leveraging AI to speed the energy transition with Helena Merk of Streamline Climate · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 8Helena Merk is the CEO and co-founder of Streamline Climate; an AI platform to source, write, and manage access to government funding (like the IRA) for climate technologies…
- The Future of Crypto with Ankit Desai of Pocket Labs · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 7We dive in to discuss how Ankit, a relatively early crypto adopter, got deeply interested in the space and how he sees things evolving into the future. What is the blockchains…
- What does a CEO’s Chief of Staff do? Dive in with Saumil Shah of ARM · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 6Join us as we dive into the evolution of ARM- the largest fabless semiconductor company - and learn more about its market position and future outlook, and how AI will affect the…
- Sourcing the Lithium Revolution with Keerti Shukla of Lilac Solutions · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 5Welcome to another episode of the pod! Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Keerti Shukla about the importance of lithium to the accelerating clean energy revolution, the…
- Executive and Life Coaching with Rahul Deedwania · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 4Rahul started off his career in management consulting and then transitioned to working in strategy and finance at YouTube until 2015. This is when he first learned about coaching…
- Urban Air Mobility with Pavan Yedavalli of Wisk · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 3As the built environment of our cities and towns evolves, Pavan envisions a significant role for Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles in shaping how we…
