Don't Follow The Leader

By Noah Martins

DFTL is a platform through which I, Noah Martins, try to understand the people I refer to as "society's exceptions". I believe that not everyone can create change, and it takes a certain audacity to e... more

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

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June 05, 2021 What Do Venture Capitalists Do? : Kushal Bhagia | DFTL 14
Kushal Bhagia is a Venture Capitalist and the CEO of First Cheque, an early stage VC firm from India.
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Kushal's journey, from starting up straight out of college to running his own venture capital firm at 31. He talks about what he looks for in the founders and companies he invests in, what he thinks makes someone a good VC, where he sees the Indian start up ecosystem in 10 years from now, and a lot more. He even gives some really good advice for college kids.
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Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah Martins in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. He interviews entrepreneurs, business leaders, celebrities and academics, and tries to understand how they make decisions and what motivates them.
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1h 19min
January 23, 2021 How to Build a Startup: Akhil Singh | DFTL 13
Akhil Singh is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Questt.com
In this episode of the podcast, we primarily discuss Akhil’s journey and learnings as an entrepreneur, starting with Cubito, a cab sharing start up that he started working on while in college, followed by Invol.in, a plug-in for news channels that allowed them to interact with viewers, and then Real Learning, an ed tech start up that evolved into Questt. Given his years of experience, Akhil’s insights are not just thought provoking, but also very well-articulated. Besides some best practices for entrepreneurs, we also discuss his college life at BITS Goa, and he gives some great advice for students currently in college.
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Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah Martins, along with Rayan, Rohan and Gada in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. We interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people special, and try to decode how they think.
Tags: entrepreneurship, Indian entrepreneurs, bits goa, Akhil singh, questt, start ups, college start ups, advice for college students
Hashtags: #bitsgoa #collegeadvice #bitspilani #entrepreneurship #motivation #inspirationalvideo #startups #makeinindia
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52min
January 07, 2021 What is Stoa School? : Raj Kunkolienkar and Aditya Kulkarni | DFTL 12
Raj Kunkolienkar and Aditya Kulkarni are the co-founders of Stoa School, an internet based business education university.

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the process of creating a startup, both from a practical and a philosophical point of view, we discuss the psychology behind India's engineering and MBA craze, and we discuss Raj and Aditya's journey so far building Stoa School.

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Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah, Rayan, Rohan and Gada in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. We interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people special, and try to decode how they think.
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1h 11min
October 31, 2020 What is Venture Debt? : Nilesh Kothari | DFTL 11
Nilesh Kothari is the Co Founder and Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital.
Trifecta Capital is India's first venture debt fund. It is a platform focused on providing alternative financing to new age businesses in India, founded by Nilesh and Rahul Khanna in 2014. Before starting Trifecta, Nilesh worked on building Zenta, a data analytics start up, until it's acquisition in 2011 by Accenture. It was Accenture's largest acquisition at that time. Besides this, Nilesh is also a music and movie buff, and a big Pink Floyd fan.
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the difference between venture debt and venture capital, Nilesh's journey as an entrepreneur, and how he goes about building great businesses, the state of the start up ecosystem in India, and more.
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Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah, Rayan, Rohan and Gada in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. We interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people special, and try to decode how they think.
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40min
September 26, 2020 From Hyperloop to Pixxel Satellites : Awais Ahmed | DFTL 10
Awais Ahmed is the Co Founder and CEO of Pixxel, an Indian space technology start up.
Pixxel is building the world's most advanced constellation of earth imaging microsatellites, and revolutionizing the Indian private space sector. They recently also raised a $5 million round of funding. Besides running Pixxel at the age of 22, Awais was also one of the founding members of India's Hyperloop team for Elon Musk's competition.
If you are even mildly interested in space, entrepreneurship, engineering, or even just interesting challenges in general, this is the episode for you. Awais is genuinely one of the most inspiring people I've ever spoken to.
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Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah, Rayan, Rohan and Gada in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. We interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people special, and try to decode how they think.
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54min
August 15, 2020 Animation Director For Rick & Morty : Pete Michels | DFTL 9
Pete Michels is an animation director and has worked on The Simpsons, Rick & Morty and Family Guy! He has also directed shows like Rugrats and Rocko's Modern Life for Nickelodeon. Throughout his career, he has worked with platforms and channels like Netflix, Fox TV, Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2000. Currently, he is working with Netflix for an upcoming Animated series. In this episode we discuss his journey as an animator, the history of animation, careers in art, some philosophy, and his advice for young artists.
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Intro Music by Skeletron
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Cover Art by Anslem https://www.instagram.com/98artofficial
DFTL https://www.instagram.com/dftl.podcast
Don't Follow the Leader (DFTL) is a college podcast run by Noah, Rayan, Rohan and Gada in an attempt to understand society's exceptions. They interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people special, and try to decode how they think.
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56min
June 15, 2020 BITS & Pieces Podcast : Understanding Society's Exceptions
In this short episode, I talk about the purpose of running this podcast and what I hope to achieve with it.
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2min
May 30, 2020 Building One of India's Top Start Ups at 27 : Shashank Murali | DFTL 8
Shashank Murali is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tapchief. Shashank Murali is a young entrepreneur, and BITS Pilani alumnus. He sold his first start up, Edvice, while still in college. He then went on to create Tapchief(https://www.tapchief.com) , a freelancing platform, that is building a network that connects businesses to domain-specific professionals. Tapchief is currently 3rd on the LinkedIn list of top Indian start ups. I had the opportunity to chat with this truly inspiring Indian entrepreneur, and get his take on all sorts of matters ranging from his opinion on how the world will change post the COVID-19 pandemic, to the hardest decisions he's had to make as CEO, how to get funded, and even advice that he has for young founders. Books that Shashank reccommends: Delivering Happiness (https://amzn.to/3esaVNw) Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (https://amzn.to/3cfMOQH) Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell (https://amzn.to/2yMZLnx) Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth (https://amzn.to/2Mcq5KH) Find out about all our guests and future events on our new website now! https://www.bitsandpiecespodcast.com A Noah Martins Production https://www.instagram.com/noahfromgoa Intro Music by Skeletron https://www.instagram.com/skeletron_music BITS & Pieces is a college podcast run by Noah Martins and his friends, who are engineering students at BITS-Pilani Goa. They interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people society’s exceptions. Why are they different? Subscribe to the channel and check out our content to find out!
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42min
May 09, 2020 Unconventional Life Choices : Aravind SA | DFTL 7
Aravind SA is an internationally touring stand up comedian. You can find his stand up special Madrasi Da on Amazon Prime. I had the chance to chat with him a while ago, and we had a genuinely interesting conversation about starting stand up, the challenges he faces and the lessons he's learned, and about life in general. Find out about all our guests and future events on our new website now! https://www.bitsandpiecespodcast.com A Noah Martins Production https://www.instagram.com/noahfromgoa Intro Music by Skeletron https://www.instagram.com/skeletron_music BITS & Pieces is a college podcast run by Noah Martins and his friends, who are engineering students at BITS-Pilani Goa. They interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people society’s exceptions. Why are they different? Subscribe to the channel and check out our content to find out! Phanindra Sama, Founder of RedBus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rigS... Ramanan Laxminarayan, Princeton Professor/Entrepreneur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOsZN... Urooj Ashfaq, Stand Up Comedian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXRe...
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34min
May 01, 2020 Life as a Venture Capitalist : Sanjay Nath | DFTL 6
Sanjay is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, one of India's leading early stage VC firms. We had the opportunity to interact with him when he came down to BITS Goa for an alumni gathering, where he was a panellist. This was the first episode of the series that we shot, but probably the most insightful one of them all. In this episode, we spoke to him about his journey, what he looks for in the start ups that he invests in, the WHY of starting a company, and more. Find out about all our guests and future events on our new website now! www.bitsandpiecespodcast.com A Noah Martins Production www.instagram.com/noahfromgoa Intro Music by Skeletron www.instagram.com/skeletron_music BITS & Pieces is a college podcast run by Noah Martins and his friends, who are engineering students at BITS-Pilani Goa. They interview entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities and academics, and try to understand what makes these people society’s exceptions. Why are they different? Subscribe to the channel and check out our content to find out! Phanindra Sama, Founder of RedBus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rigSrRMHxU&t=1282s Ramanan Laxminarayan, Princeton Professor/Entrepreneur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOsZNeAo95s Urooj Ashfaq, Stand Up Comedian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXReuKV5qE&t=1s
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22min

FAQs about Don't Follow The Leader:

How many episodes does Don't Follow The Leader have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.