The Indian Startup Show

E91: Moong Over Microchips - Adventures of a techie turned farmer! - Venkat Iyer


Listen Later

The journey from the city to the farm! Today I speak to Venkat Iyer, the author of an amazing new book called Moong Over Microchips. This book is about his extraordinary 14-year journey from quitting his highly paid job at IBM to take up organic farming without any experience. In this podcast we talk about why he quit, the first 6 months dealing with corruption, tough clients and growing his first crop. We also talk about the reality of farming in India, we also talk discovering fresh air, organic food, excel spreadsheets & snakes to getting up at 5.30 AM and finally we talk about this being made into a movie and which famous Bollywood actor would play him - Please enjoy the show.

In this conversation we also talk about:

  • Selling Moung aka mung beans (Green Gram)
  • Unable to sleep
  • Dealing with the silence and the darkness
  • Depression
  • Russels Viper Snake
  • Excel spreadsheets!
  • Not knowing anything about farming
  • Getting ripped off the first time
  • The 4 C’s and 2 P’s of success
  • Living with nature
  • Losing entire crops
  • How being project manager helped!
  • Great book reviews
  • Taking risks
  • Someone interested in buying the movie rights
  • Difficulties of the farmers with smaller holdings
  • Realities of living on a rural farm in India (kids not interested!)
  • link to the book

    https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/moong-over-microchips/

    P.S

    I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible!

    P.P.S

    And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f

    Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

    https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2

     

    Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends.

     

    Listen and Subscribe to More Episodes

    https://www.indianstartupshow.com/

     

    Music by Punch Deck.

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    The Indian Startup ShowBy Neil Patel

    • 4.3
    • 4.3
    • 4.3
    • 4.3
    • 4.3

    4.3

    18 ratings


    More shows like The Indian Startup Show

    View all
    HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review

    HBR IdeaCast

    177 Listeners

    TED Talks Daily by TED

    TED Talks Daily

    11,145 Listeners

    The McKinsey Podcast by McKinsey & Company

    The McKinsey Podcast

    381 Listeners

    Down to Business English by Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English Instructors

    Down to Business English

    29 Listeners

    Round Table China by China Plus

    Round Table China

    150 Listeners

    Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator

    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    222 Listeners

    Moneycontrol Podcast by moneycontrol

    Moneycontrol Podcast

    15 Listeners

    Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart

    Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

    799 Listeners

    Finshots Daily by Finshots

    Finshots Daily

    41 Listeners

    36氪·8点1氪 by 36氪音频

    36氪·8点1氪

    13 Listeners

    知行小酒馆 by 有知有行

    知行小酒馆

    351 Listeners

    声动早咖啡 by 声动活泼

    声动早咖啡

    263 Listeners

    岩中花述 by GIADA | JustPod

    岩中花述

    257 Listeners

    Daybreak by The Ken

    Daybreak

    10 Listeners

    The Daily Brief by Zerodha

    The Daily Brief

    16 Listeners