Let's Dive Right In
Vivek Ramani and Arvind Chari
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The Let's Dive Right In Podcast hosts guests from a wide variety of fields, driven a desire to recreate the exploration we often found at dinner parties during a less chaotic, toddler filled, point in our lives
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S2E1 We Dive Back In - New baby, confronting a pet's illness, and a sprinkle of Trump tarriffs
00:00 Intro and Personal Updates02:51 Navigating Fatherhood: Experiences and Challenges06:03 Understanding Dad Guilt11:54 Mom Guilt and Societal Expectations14:54 Work Dynamics: Remote vs…
S1E21 From CS to materials science, Teresa Liu on how university research can be commercialized by anyone
Teresa Liu is the CEO & Cofounder of Ouros Materials, a materials innovation company making better, cheaper building materials for the construction industry — that happen to also use CO2 in the…
S1E20 Arjun Srivatsa discusses the deeper value of finding your creativity, taste, and time
Today we chat with Arjun Ram Srivatsa, an artist, musician, poet, animator, creative director, video director, video editor, motion designer, graphic designer, sound designer, podcaster, journalist,…
S1E19 How will GenAI transform work with Ananth Kasturiraman of Indeed
In this episode, we chat with Ananth Kasturiraman, Senior Product Director for AI Acceleration at Indeed and former CEO of Skillist, about the role of generative AI in transforming our work lives.…
S1E18 We condense 20 years of AI learning into 90 minutes with Akshay Krishnamurthy of Microsoft Research
In today’s episode, we explore the depths of AI research with Akshay Krishnamurthy, a senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research in New York City. Akshay’s journey in machine learning…
S1E17 Jesika Haria Talks Entrepreneurship, Product, and AI's Potential to Transform Work
In this conversation, Jesika shares her journey from growing up in Bombay to studying at MIT and eventually founding Logic Loop and joining Glean. She discusses the challenges and triumphs of startup…
S1E16 Crypto, Web3, and the Future of Finance: Insights from Blockchain Pioneer Jayant Krishnamurthy
Join us as we dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with Jayant Krishnamurthy, co-founder and CTO of Dourolabs. In this eye-opening episode, we explore the evolution of…
S1E15 Revolutionizing Clinical Trials: Karthik Chandran's Journey into Healthcare Technology
Join us as we dive into the world of healthcare tech startups with one of our best friends, Karthik Chandran, founder of Rising Tide Health. Discover how he’s tackling the lack of diversity in…
S1E14 Musings 1: Will AI take all the jobs and what's going on with DOGE?
Hey folks! In this episode, Vivek and Arvind dive into the wild world of AI and its impact on jobs and government. We chat about how AI might be coming for white-collar gigs faster than we thought,…
S1E13 A Rising Star in Hollywood: Madhulika Krishnan on LA Wildfires and Industry Challenges
Actor Madhulika Krishnan shares her firsthand experience of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, discusses the challenges facing Hollywood, and offers insights into the life of an up-and-coming…
S1E12 From DC to Silicon Valley, political insider and climate communicator weighs in on everything from TikTok to Taco Bell
Vikrum Aiyer has seen a lot in the political world. Starting his career as a Congressional aide and rising to become an influential chief of staff in the Obama administration, he returned home to…
S1E11 From an idea to promote authors of color to 30,000+ followers, the story of Brown Girl Bookshelf
Back in 2020, SriSruthi Ramesh cofounded Brown Girl Bookshelf, an instagram movement dedicated to recommending books from south asian authors. What started as a conversation between two friends has…
S1E10 How does a top tier Venture Capital Partner think? Dive in with Karthik Ramakrishnan of IVP
Karthik is a Partner at IVP, a venture firm that leads early and growth stage rounds in startups across B2B software, consumer, fintech, and digital tech. IVP has backed companies like Twitter, Snap,…
S1E9 Should you be investing in short term rental real estate? With Pranav Tadi, VP Finance, HBS
We talk to Pranav about his real estate investment strategy - buying properties to rent out on Airbnb, which helps him reduce tax burden and build a real estate portfolio long term. We discuss how he…
S1E8 Leveraging AI to speed the energy transition with Helena Merk of Streamline Climate
Helena Merk is the CEO and co-founder of Streamline Climate; an AI platform to source, write, and manage access to government funding (like the IRA) for climate technologies. Before Streamline,…
S1E7 The Future of Crypto with Ankit Desai of Pocket Labs
We dive in to discuss how Ankit, a relatively early crypto adopter, got deeply interested in the space and how he sees things evolving into the future. What is the blockchains core value proposition,…
S1E6 What does a CEO’s Chief of Staff do? Dive in with Saumil Shah of ARM
Join us as we dive into the evolution of ARM- the largest fabless semiconductor company - and learn more about its market position and future outlook, and how AI will affect the company over time. We…
S1E5 Sourcing the Lithium Revolution with Keerti Shukla of Lilac Solutions
Welcome to another episode of the pod! Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Keerti Shukla about the importance of lithium to the accelerating clean energy revolution, the current challenges of…
S1E4 Executive and Life Coaching with Rahul Deedwania
Rahul started off his career in management consulting and then transitioned to working in strategy and finance at YouTube until 2015. This is when he first learned about coaching and was drawn to the…
S1E3 Urban Air Mobility with Pavan Yedavalli of Wisk
As the built environment of our cities and towns evolves, Pavan envisions a significant role for Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles in shaping how we navigate them. Join us to…
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Let's Dive Right In has published 22 episodes since December 2024, covering topics in Business, Technology.
Let's Dive Right In is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 49m.
