Learn With Avthar

"I think it's very important for you to be able to decide for themselves, especially in this age of too much information. You're going to be fired with information. You're going to have to decide. My approach has always been to try it first...and If you're going to fail, fail fast, fail early, fail you and learn and be able to adapt quickly"

In this clip, Avthar and guest Sena Voncujovi explore the importance of learning from your lived experience and deciding for yourself. They describe the value of independent thinking in a world of informational overwhelm and subtle manipulation through social media and news. They also give you a framework for how you can make informed decisions from your first-hand experiences.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #3 with Sena Voncujovi. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement took the world by storm in 2020, demonstrating a worldwide stand against racial inequality and police brutality. 

In many places, BLM protests were met with more violence and brutality, while in others they took place undisturbed. In this clip guest Sena Voncujovi describes his experience in taking part in a BLM protest in Japan alongside 3000 other protesters, in a march led by the Japanese police.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #3 with Sena Voncujovi. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

We live in an age where we're just one post, picture or video away from reaching thousands of people. This power of digital media and social media platforms is something my guest, Sena Voncujovi, realized he could use to better educate the world about African Spirituality, from the perspective of a practitioner. 

In this clip, Sena Voncujovi describes the incredible journey of how he created the ReVodution film series, films which challenge the world's perspective of African Spirituality and what it actually entails.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #3 with Sena Voncujovi. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

In this clip, guest Sena Voncujovi describes his experience of being a bridge between Africa and Asia through his life and work. 

Sena describes how his commitment to invest in Japan led him to work with Ashinaga, a Tokyo-based non-profit organization. Sena talks us through his experience working alongside Japanese and African scholars, educating them on areas like social entrepreneurship, African development.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #3 with Sena Voncujovi. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

To this day, traditional African spiritual practices are banned in many countries and depicted as "evil" in many TV shows around the world. In this clip, guest Sena Voncujovi describes his experiences being an African spiritual practitioner and how he has seen African Spirituality being misunderstood as Satanic, by Africans and foreigners alike. Sena explains how these misconceptions have shaped the world's view of African Spirituality in a negative and degrading light.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #3 with Sena Voncujovi. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

Agustin Zavala (Biotech_Bros) is a healthcare consultant for Bionest Partners. He's the host of the Biotech Bros podcast and managing director of Biosphere Capital Management. Agustin is a graduate of Princeton University, with a degree in molecular biology and is also a jiu-jitsu practitioner and all round awesome person.

In the episode, Avthar and Agustin discuss:

• Agustin's creator's journey and why he started a biotech investing podcast and investment fund
• How he views he's discovered his natural strengths and interests
• How Agustin listens to his audience and acts based on their feedback
• Why being consistent and taking small steps is your best bet to success
• How content killed the resume and the value of being a content creator
• How to find business or project ideas
• The Future of content, side hustles and monetization

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

How can you find ideas for businesses or projects? Look at the problems you face in your own life and make something you want!

Avthar Sewrathan (@avthars) and guest Agustin Zavala (Biotech_Bros) discuss why your problems and experiences are not unique to you and why that's a good thing. They also cover how to think about business ideas and Paul Graham's framework for creating a successful startup: Make something you want.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #2 with Agustin Zavala. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

Q: How can you ensure success in a new business, project or creative pursuit?

A: Build momentum by being consistent and taking small steps toward your goal

That's the lesson both guest Agustin Zavala (Biotech_Bros) and Avthar Sewrathan (@avthars) uncovered in their journeys as creatives and entrepreneurs.

In this clip from LWA #2, Avthar and Agustin discuss how their past mistakes have taught them the power of consistency and taking actionable steps, as well as why it's important to be in the "Clouds" and "Dirt" simultaneously as a creator and founder.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #2 with Agustin Zavala. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

The resume is dead. And Content killed it.

Avthar Sewrathan (@avthars) and guest Agustin Zavala (Biotech_Bros) discuss how a content portfolio holds much greater value than a resume for knowledge work. They talk about the benefits of being pursuing entrepreneurial and creative projects while you're young and why the experience of being entrepreneurial will help you, even if your company or projects don't work out.

Article referenced: The Resume is Dead. And Content Killed it.

Clip from Learn with Avthar #2 with Agustin Zavala. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com

Agustin Zavala (Biotech_Bros) shares his journey to becoming a creator and entrepreneur.

Agustin gives us a behind the scenes look at what motivated him to start a podcast and investment fund focused on bio-tech investing. He shares how biotech investing and podcasting combined his natural interests and aligned his personality and natural strengths, leading him to start the Biotech Bros podcast.

Agustin also teaches us why biotech investing is different from investing in other kind of technology and tells us the story of his first investment and how it played out.

Article referenced: How to Find Your Strengths: The Ultimate Guide

Clip from LWA #2 with Agustin Zavala. Learn more and stay up to date at www.avthar.com