Learn With Avthar

Learn With Avthar

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Learn With Avthar episodes

  • Get Your Hands Dirty

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/


    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    1 min
  • Lessons From Teaching Entrepreneurship and Leadership

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/


    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    8 min
  • What Is Most Important To You Now?

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/


    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    1 min
  • A Leadership Expert's Philosophy on Leadership

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/

    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    5 min
  • If You Believe In Your Ideas, You Can Bring Them To Life
    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/

    #AvtharSewrathan #LearnWithAvthar

    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    1 min
  • Let Achievement Be Your Fulfilment

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 

    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com
    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​
    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​

    Follow Avthar on social:
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/

    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    4 min
  • Finding Clarity on a Bicycle

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee


    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University and is working to transform education in Africa.


    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world-class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 


    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com

    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​

    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​


    Follow Avthar on social:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/


    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast-growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.



    1 min
  • How to Build a Leadership Map (from a Leadership Expert)

    Clip from Learn with Avthar Podcast with Veda Sunassee

    Veda Sunassee is a leadership and education expert. He is the executive director of African Leadership University, and is working to transform education in Africa.

    Learn with Avthar is the podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar unpacks truths, lessons and mindsets that you can use to level up your life. 


    Learn more and stay up to date at https://www.avthar.com

    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom Newsletter: https://avthar.substack.com​​

    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​​


    Follow Avthar on social:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​​

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avthars

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avthars/


    South Africa native and internationally experienced technology entrepreneur, Avthar Sewrathan,  is known for using technology to empower people. From his college dorm room, Avthar co-founded and built Afari: a blockchain-based social network that gave people more privacy and ownership over their data. He currently helps developers measure everything that matters at fast growing startup Timescale, the makers of TimescaleDB the time-series database built on PostgreSQL. Avthar graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Computer Science and is also an alumnus of United World College Costa Rica. He is obsessed with self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health and happiness and explores these topics (and more) in his weekly newsletter and podcast. Avthar lives and works in the greatest city in the world, New York City.

    9 min
  • EP #9: Danny Miranda on Pursuing Your Highest Version

    Learn with Avthar #9: Danny Miranda on Pursuing your Highest Version

    ABOUT DANNY MIRANDA

    Danny Miranda is all about pursuing the highest version of himself and helping others do the same. He's the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast, where he's interviewed folks like entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck, writer Polina Marinova, YouTuber Ali Abdaal and entrepreneur and author Kamal Ravikant. He's also the author of Tuesday Treasure, a newsletter that's nutrition for your brain.


    TOPICS DISCUSSED:

    • Balancing striving with contentment
    • The origins of Danny's mission to pursue the highest version of himself
    • How Tony Robbins and Kamal Ravikant helped Danny to overcome depression and transform his life
    • Core habits that Danny practices like meditation and journalling and why "reading your own book" is something we all should be doing
    • What 75 hard is and how it helped Danny become stronger and more resilient
    • The power of having an accountability partner


    KEEP IN TOUCH WITH DANNY MIRANDA

    Website - https://dannymiranda.com

    Newsletter - https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRIPyUEXywZg-21vP6mhDg


    CONNECT WITH AVTHAR SEWRATHAN

    Learn more and stay up to date at: https://avthar.com​

    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom: https://avthar.substack.com​

    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​

    Follow Avthar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​

    1 hr 38 min
  • EP #8: Rhodes Scholar Jordan Thomas on Grit, Discipline and Serving Humanity

    Learn with Avthar #8: Jordan Thomas on Grit, Discipline, Serving Humanity and degrees from Princeton, Oxford, Yale and Harvard (including the Rhodes Scholarship).

    ABOUT JORDAN THOMAS

    Jordan Thomas hails from Newark, New Jersey, USA. He graduated Princeton University with a degree in public and international affairs. He's a Rhodes Scholar, and earned his Masters degree from Oxford University in social intervention and policy evaluation.

    He's the Chief of Staff to philanthropist Ray Chambers and will enroll at both Yale Law School and Harvard Business School for a unique JD/MBA dual degree. Jordan is motivated to do work that most directly promotes equal opportunity, social mobility, and justice for all.

    TOPICS DISCUSSED:

    • Jordan's journey from engineering to policy and how he found his strengths and developed self-awareness
    • Why Jordan believes waking up early is a core habit which fueled his success
    • How Jordan developed grit and resilience and wants to take David Goggins soul
    • Why focusing on helping others is Jordan's secret to his success
    • The application writing techniques that got Jordan into Princeton, Harvard, Yale and Oxford
    • Books and speeches that most impacted Jordan’s life


    KEEP IN TOUCH WITH JORDAN THOMAS

    Jordan’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealAfroScholar

    Jordan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realafroscholar/?hl=en


    CONNECT WITH AVTHAR SEWRATHAN

    Learn more and stay up to date at: https://avthar.com​

    Avthar's Weekly Wisdom: https://avthar.substack.com​

    Learn with Avthar Podcast: https://avthar.buzzsprout.com​

    Follow Avthar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/avthars​

    2 hr 1 min

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The podcast that helps you become a Learning Machine. Join entrepreneur and technologist Avthar Sewrathan as he talks with world class guests about self-mastery, startups, health and happiness. Avthar…