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Software People Stories

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Stories of what worked and sometimes what did not, in the course of discovering, designing, developing and delivering software based solutions – as shared by practitioners who went through these situations.

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61:02

Interpretability and Explainability with Aruna...

Software People Stories ·

2025/06/13

Her early inspiration while growing up in Goa with limited exposure to career options. Her Father’s intellectual influence despite personal hardships and shift in focus to technology.Personal tragedy sparked a resolve to become financially independent and learn deeply.Inspirational quote that shaped her mindset: “Even if your dreams haven’t come true, be grateful that so haven’t your nightmares.”Her first role at a startup with Hands-on work with networking protocols (LDAP, VPN, DNS). Learning using

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57:42

Selling IT based solutions with Deepak Mittal

Software People Stories ·

2025/06/08

I am in conversation with Deepak Mittal, CEO of FFTalos Technologies. In this insightful episode, Deepak Mittal shares his career journey from coding to consultative selling, reflecting on his evolution from a tech enthusiast to a sales leader driving large-scale digital transformation. He explores solution-based selling, the importance of understanding customer needs, and why sales is more about facilitation than persuasion.More specifically, he covers: His Origin Story: From engineering and coding

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54:32

Involving Communities in Product Development with...

Software People Stories ·

2025/05/30

My guest today is Jake McKee, a pioneer in the modern customer community movement.In this conversation, he shares: Hiss Origin Story: His unique career bridging product design, engineering, and community strategy. Community-Driven Product Development: How companies can embed passionate customers in the development cycle. Empathy & Relationship Building: The importance of emotional connection between brands, engineers, and users. Community Across Industries: From B2B to B2C, physical products to

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40:14

From Theater to entrepreneurship with Stamatis Astra

Software People Stories ·

2025/05/23

My guest today is Stamatis Astra is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Intelligent Relations. In this freewheeling conversation, he talks about:Introduction & Origin StoryStamatis shares his varied career journey, starting in theater before transitioning into technology and entrepreneurship.Reflects on early internet days, the rise of e-commerce, and parallels with today’s AI revolution.Entrepreneurial Mindset & Product BuildingThe core skills of entrepreneurship remain the same, whether

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33:50

Amplifying Reinvention with Deeksha Senguttuvan

Software People Stories ·

2025/05/20

Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Deeksha Senguttuvan, Founder and CEO of BabyMD and executive trustee for a pediatric cancer foundation . Deeksha brings her authentic self to share powerful stories of personal transformation, entrepreneurial grit, and unwavering compassion for children’s health.Some highlights from the conversation Deeksha started her Career Journey in software industry Pivot to Healthcare due to circumstances that have presentedDeeksha describes herself as someone who

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47:49

From COBOL to AI with Allen Cooper

Software People Stories ·

2025/05/09

Shiv is in conversation with Allen Cooper, President and CEO of Ancilla Ventures. Their focusis in providing tools to healthcare support staff to improve patient outcomes.In this conversation, Allen talks about:Allen’s Origin Story: Transitioning from accounting to computer science, and entering the consulting world at Anderson Consulting (now Accenture).Consulting to Startups: The transition from corporate consulting to entrepreneurship.Building Ancilla: How Allen became a partner and eventually

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50:26

Exploring Peer-to-Peer Tech with Mathias Buus Madsen

Software People Stories ·

2025/05/02

Shiv is in conversation with Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, Copenhagen. In this episode, Mathias shareshis journey into software development, beginning as a math student and evolving into a passionate advocate for peer-to-peer technology. He explains the foundational concepts behind peer-to-peer systems, their advantages over centralized models, and their applications in both personal and enterprise use. Mathias discusses how these decentralized systems enhance security, minimize

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54:34

From code to community with Sundar Rajan

Software People Stories ·

2025/04/27

I am in conversation with Sundar Rajan, a serial entrepreneur, currently the founder of OneMyle, a platform that seeks to address the needs of hyperlocal digital marketing in neighborhoods. He was earlier the co-founder of JustBooks, a lending library chain, supported by an innovative technology platform.Sundar reflects on his journey from a software developer to an entrepreneur, sharing his experiences and challenges along the way:Early Career in IT:He worked in IT, building software for banking

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47:55

Unlock Yourself along with the People around you with...

Software People Stories ·

2025/04/18

Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Sunil (SKG) Gupta, Senior Director in Cognizant and author of the book “Unlock Yourself” about creating a purpose led and fun filled life — a seasoned corporate leader with over three decades of experience spanning supply chain, IT-BPM, SaaS platforms, and now, marketing and influencer relations at Cognizant.Some highlights from the conversation has two major parts A Career Built on Transitions and Reinvention and making of the authorSunil started his

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48:12

Conversation with a Cloud Computing Pioneer, David Young

Software People Stories ·

2025/04/11

My guest today is David Young,Founder at Federated Computer. He has been a pioneer in cloud computing even before the term was invented. In fact, he and his team helped invent the term.In this conversation we could recall many of the developments of a couple of decades ago as well as what keeps him engaged now, at Federated computer.During this conversation, David touches upon:Introduction and Early Career JourneyTransition to Silicon Valley and StartupsContrast Between Corporate and Startup

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59:12

Believing in the happenstance of hard work with...

Software People Stories ·

2025/04/04

Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Karthik Karunakaran(KK), CEO, co-founder of Mobius software and chief strategist Xtract.io, male ally for women continuing their career and a serial entrepreneur talks about his career journey. KK started his career in Tata Steel after completing production engineering in NIT Trichy and management in XLRI Jamshedpur. KK shares his belief in 'Make in India' and how he stayed true to his roots,

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55:45

Adaptability, Empathy, and Breaking Comfort Zones...

Software People Stories ·

2025/03/28

Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, my guest is Veena Rao, SVP & Global Head, Corporate Lending at Finastra with over 25 years’ of experience in financial services and banking technology.In this conversation Veena sharesHer early influences and being adaptableHer education and career pathHer philosophy re career growthInsights from her leadership journeyHow to handle work-life integration aspectsOn Global experience and being sensitive to cultural nuancesHow she stays

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43:32

Journey in Innovation & Leadership with Ponni...

Software People Stories ·

2025/03/21

Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Ponni Krishnamoorthy, Director and Global head of Telco cloud in Nokia talks about breaking societal expectations to achieving career goals - Ponni shares about her humble background and Her roots in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, and how her upbringing shaped her career choices and Ponni’s career journey from NIT Trichy to becoming Director at Nokia.- Ponni shares her Being the first woman engineer in

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43:37

Learn, Unlearn and Re-Learn with Bindhu Unny

Software People Stories ·

2025/03/14

Bindhu Unny is a leadership coach, podcast host and Social Entrepreneur, who straddles various mediums giving all her work a unique stamp of inherent creativity. She has 20 years of global experience working for corporates in various high-performance roles that span across Software development, Enterprise Marketing, Product Design, Customer Experience and Sales. During the course of her corporate career, she realized that she loved connecting with people, and enjoyed the process of motivating them

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50:19

Startup Struggles to Global Leadership with Vidya Kabra

Software People Stories ·

2025/03/07

Our regular and long time listeners know that we dedicate the month of March every year for our special women guests.Welcome to the first special episode for March, 2025.In this episode, I am in conversation with Vidya Kabra, a Global Tech and QA leader with over 30 years of experience in the global IT industry.She talks about: - Overcoming challenges from a traditional Marwadi family to pursue education and career. - Early struggles with a startup due to lack of job opportunities in

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45:46

Full Stack leadership with Paramu Kurumathur

Software People Stories ·

2025/02/28

Sivaguru is in conversation with the serial author and colleague at PM Power, Paramu Kurumathur.They talk aboutThe trigger for the upcoming book is related to leadership.How this book builds on previous books but focuses on general leadership principles.The three aspects of leadership involving execution, business, and personal growth.Importance of reconciling leadership styles in different contexts.Holistic leadership that applies to both professional and personal contexts.Challenges and Solutions

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29:16

Live a life that you are excited about with Rachana...

Software People Stories ·

2025/02/21

I am continuing this conversation with Rachana Shenoy, Engineering Leader HPE talks about balancing career growth, avid speaker and continuous learnerIn this part of the conversation, Rachana shares her stress and delivery pressures balancing it with employee engagement scores She shares some of the key techniques for budding managersCreating an environment of fun and accountability Embracing team members as a complete person rather than a skill or a resourceGen Z mindset doesn’t like to be a

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32:04

Building a strong interoperability solution with...

Software People Stories ·

2025/02/07

Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Rachana Shenoy, Engineering Leader HPE talks about balancing career growth, avid speaker and continuous learnerIn this part of the conversation, Started engineering as a natural choice due to the love of MathematicsStart at HP in the compiler and felt extremely overwhelmed and quickly found the mentor network She contrasts that with industry ready team members nowJoined EMC in their storage management solutions understanding interoperability of OS and

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27:51

Creating and Nurturing High Performance Teams with...

Software People Stories ·

2025/01/31

I continue my conversation with Hikari Senju, Founder and CEO of Omneky, an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creatives at scale.In this part of the conversation, Hikari talks about:The need to focus on his customers - the advertisers’ needsAdapting to new technologies and standards such as cookieless futureThe inspiration to start his current company OmnekyBuilding and nurturing a high-performing teamHis advice for aspiring software professionalsHikari Senju is a

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27:45

Serial Entrepreneurial experience with Hikari Senju

Software People Stories ·

2025/01/24

I am in conversation with Hikari Senju, Founder and CEO of Omneky, an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creatives at scale.In this part of the conversation, Hikari talks aboutHis background and how the influence of one of his uncles got him interested in computersHis serial entrepreneurship arc, with two successful startups and in his third ventureHis learnings from this experience on the importance of leadership, value brought by incubators, working on two sided

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