Pitch Cafe Podcast

Podcast #15 [Part 2] with Uttam Ramamurthy talks about NextGen AI platforms in India (with telehealth as a focus). Part-2 of the podcast focuses on fascinating case studies of AI adoption in telehealth, prescription assistants/bots, emergency department workflow optimization, etc. He brings valuable insights as seasoned AI platforms professional, listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-trustable-ai-predictions-healthcare-uttam-ramamurthy/ https://lnkd.in/dQpzXvD In this podcast part-1 with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is currently leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, Uttam talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (accelerated by terms of data, compute and infrastructure). In part-1 of the podcast, Uttam addresses issues related to data explainability, challenges in handling structured and unstructured data on AI platforms, cleansing, ingestion, ...and more

In this podcast with Uttam Ramamurthy, who is leading cutting edge AI projects in healthcare at Cerner Corporation, talks about the accelerated pace of AI Adoption in India (in terms of data, compute and infrastructure). Uttam addresses issues related to data explainability, challenges in handling structured and unstructured data on AI platforms, cleansing, ingestion, also fascinating case studies of AI adoption in telehealth, prescription assistants/bots, emergency department workflow optimization, etc. He brings valuable insights as seasoned AI platforms professional....listen on. He has authored insightful blogs on this topic as well, to name a few: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/next-generation-ai-platforms-uttam-ramamurthy/

Enjoyed discussing fresh perspectives on unit metrics of clean energy with Nitin Vaish, in our podcast breaking it down to a 35 trillion dollar opportunity. A ray of hope for budding clean and energy tech entrepreneurs.

Can energy be made freely available to everyone, and what will it take? An interesting conversation with investor and innovator Nitin Vaish, about the unit metrics of energy flipping towards cleantech. Nitin addresses topics like the need for cleantech and decarbonization, and how this can be accelerated by trends like Lithium-ion battery costs coming down to a couple of hundred dollars versus thousands of dollars in the unit metrics, electric cars replacing gasoline vehicles, and a Moore's Law of sorts driving technology convergence for cleantech adoption. He has some encouraging and interesting projections for aspiring cleantech and energy entrepreneurs....listen on. Don't forget to check out his latest post on medium.com: medium.com/@nitinvaish

“The cost of just running a coal plant is much higher than starting a greenfield solar plant,” says Nitin Vaish, an emerging and climate change expert, also an investor in the same space. I highly recommend his insightful personal blog which goes in-depth in analyzing metrics related to the climate and energy tech landscape. He talks about batteries, per capita energy cost and how this cost is becoming lower, accelerating the adoption of clean tech: https://medium.com/@nitinvaish

He predicts that eventually, the cost of energy will come down enough to accelerate the adoption of clean energy vehicles. He has truly amazing insights on how agriculture can impact carbon footprint adversely due to the usage of ammonia-based fertilizer, food wastage is contributing to climate change, advances in multiple technologies which can accelerate better energy capacity and adoption of electric vehicles. Please check out the top 100 projects recommended by Nitin on reversing global warming: https://drawdown.org/

In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on corporate venture capital, corporate-startup engagement, and multiple ways for startups to engage with corporations. He touches upon exit strategies during and outside of COVID. This is part-2 of the podcast with Sudhir Kadam, partner at FYDA Growth Partners, Silicon Valley's startup and innovation & growth catalyzer. Sudhir is a seasoned entrepreneur, corporate executive, and academic.

A podcast with Sudhir Kadam who carries a wealth of expertise in the startup and innovation landscape as an investor, seasoned entrepreneur and silicon valley corporate executive and academic. In this podcast episode, he shares invaluable insights on how to evaluate product-market fit pre-, during and post-COVID scenarios, specific guidelines on investment rounds during COVID, assessing cyclic and seasonal technology and business trends to assess your investments, on how to self-disrupt a business during COVID like blackswan situations, and a lot more specific insights to first-time founders and entrepreneurs on how to systematically assess areas of changes or improvements in your business models during a pandemic.

A podcast with Sanjit Dang, a seasoned Silicon Valley investor who has spanned corporate venture capital and successfully had one successful exit per year. His innovative ideas on tapping into upcoming industry trends, and helping corporations work with upcoming startups by U First Capital with the Venture-As-A-Service model. He has been an advisor, mentor, and innovation catalyzer all the way from Richard Branson’s team to the United Nations and Intel Capital. He brings great courage and deep insights to founders during COVID and shares incredibly actionable tips to founders on approaching investors.

Paul Singh, seasoned silicon valley investor, serial entrepreneur, and executive talks about building startups in enterprise space during COVID. How can you train your team to get into a culture of customer success, and why the founder is the first salesperson for the company. It is true that hiring a sales team for a startup's initial success is important, it is equally important for the founder or co-founder with a sales streak to engage deeply with the customer and sales duties. Learn more in this podcast about surviving and thriving in the B2B space during COVID.

Paul Singh, seasoned silicon valley investor, serial entrepreneur, and executive talks about how there is no excuse for digital transformation, and founders and corporations did not have to wait for COVID for reinventing themselves. For startups and large corporations alike, Paul Singh endorses quick experimentation during COVID-situation to see what works and not limit your opportunities because of COVID e.g., Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb were started during the recession. He asks founders and executives to focus on an increase in productivity with remote work facilities, how he decided to roll out his first company amidst the recession, how good entrepreneurship and innovation is about risk avoidance/mitigation, how there is no excuse to quick technology adoption e.g., Kaiser is already prepared for virtual healthcare scenarios, and when COVID hit us, they were ready to roll! Paul also drives home an important message as to not lose your customers to your competitor during COVID, instead, how it is a top priority to invest in learning about your customers, understand their needs, and engaging them. He shares what are his criteria for investing in a founder as well....listen on.

PODCAST#11: Surviving and thriving in COVID times with Ashish Seth seasoned entrepreneur and corporate professional with cross-border stints in both India and Silicon Valley. He advises start-up ecosystems and works on enabling digital tools for professionals to work from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. In his current role, he runs and leads the Partner Program and Strategy at NICE InContact, a leader in cloud contact-centered solutions. He offers valuable and holistic guidance for entrepreneurs and corporates in large organizations in resilience building and anti-fragility in uncertain times.

A few thoughts from podcast-When entrepreneurs plan things, the sales cycle often tends to comes later. Sales should be included in your initial plan because it is the most reliable and efficient way to understand where the market is going. When you’re hit, it helps to know your surroundings.

Plan for the unexpected: It is always good to expect the unexpected, whether as an entrepreneur, a large company, or in your personal life e.g., economic downturns or pandemics. If it’s a problem you’re solving as an entrepreneur, understand if the solution is a painkiller or vitamin. Try to create painkillers.

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