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Reuben"s Podcast

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Stories and learnings over a decade

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01:58:29

#78: Neha Rachel Abraham: Music, Cooperatives,...

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2024/10/12

Neha's spent the last decade working on the problem of poverty alleviation. Here's a note from her highlighting 9 things we can do to help.Addressing inequalities around us doesn’t necessarily mean making large donations. Here are some simple things we can do to support less privileged friends and colleagues: 1. Listen to ideas and help develop and strengthen them. Also, be open to sharing ideas. 2. Share constructive, strategic feedback— this can be related to writing applications/CVs,

01:45:19

#77: Arman Sood: Coffee, Law, SleepyOwl, Startups,...

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2024/09/16

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Reuben's last decade 17:40-Moving from Calcutta to Sonipat 20:40-Meeting Ashwajeet 23:30-Law School 28:30-Picking Law and running e-shack 35:02-Starting a company, Idea #1 38:08-Idea #2 40:20-Why starting a business is important 42:36-Entrepreneurship as a path to money and freedom 49:20-Low points during SleepyOwl 54:35-Starting with Cold Brew 58:25-Launching Instant Coffee 1:07:08-Enablers and Constraints from

01:47:14

#76: Sanya Kapur: Ambition, Health, Brand, Living...

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2024/08/31

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Working at Bain for a decade 07:00-Sanya at Bain Chicago vs Bain India 13:00-Changing relationship with work 19:54-Ambition 28:50-Sanya's (lack of) plan 31:40-Living Alone 37:00-Chicago 39:00-Moving back to India 43:24-European vibes 45:45-Business School 57:24-Sanya's Brand 1:08:29-Different brands to different people 1:13:34-Reuben's Brand according to Sanya 1:17:57-Music and Concerts 1:24:32-Focusing on

02:08:47

#75: Chandrika Maheshwari: Startups, San Francisco,...

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2024/08/09

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Startups in San Francisco 05:45-Homelessness and Drugs in SF 14:13-Recap of the last decade 15:26-Offsites and "growing up" at Bain 23:00-Product Marketing at Google 30:00-Biggest takeaway from Google 32:15-What is Marketing 38:00-Picking MIT for Bschool 50:00-Challenges during Bschool 56:03-Good & Bad reasons to do Bschool 1:01:00-Role as a Product Manager 1:11:00-Pandemic Growth at

01:49:18

#74: Aditya Kakati: Academia, Food, Northeast India,...

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2024/07/27

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Being Student's Union President at Stephen's 04:50-Recap of the last decade 06:25-Favorite memory from Stephen's 08:45-Moving to Geneva and pursuing Academia 17:00-The PhD experience and reflections 21:10-Changes through the PhD 25:40-Knowing too much 32:25-"Layered" Life in Geneva 37:03-The History of Anthropology 45:30-Studying Food and Northeast India 53:20-Deciding a PhD topic 57:50-Studying

01:45:55

#73: Trang Nguyen: Pottery, Entrepreneurship, France,...

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2024/06/11

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Intro and Life in Paris 06:00-Recap of Trang's last decade 10:30-Moving to Hong Kong 15:45-Bangkok and joining Zilingo 20:05-Favorite memory from Zilingo 26:45-Lessons from Zilingo 38:50-Working at Meero and getting back to Tech 49:25-Taking a 3-month break 1:01:00-Pottery and Seom 1:04:35-Hobby vs Business 1:16:51-Kaly Ora and Entrepreneurship 1:23:09-Shifts in beliefs 1:27:10-Connecting the Dots 1:36:00-2 pieces

02:12:34

#72: Nishtha Jain: Motherhood, Decisions, Consulting,...

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2024/05/19

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps 00:00-Becoming a Mom 09:50-Recap of the last decade 11:27-Being Reuben's Manager at Bain 24:20-Lowest point at Bain and moving to a startup 30:15-Optimising for the "best" decision 37:59-Struggles during Bschool 46:25-Biggest takeaway from Bschool 51:45-Learnings about Money 1:07:38-Life in San Francisco - Good and Bad 1:14:20-India FOMO and moving back 1:23:35-Retiring with friends 1:30:02-Comparing

01:34:18

#71: Pooja Anna Pant: Theatre, Teaching, Religion,...

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2024/05/03

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps 00:00-Recap of Pooja's past decade 02:00-Studying Arts and Aesthetics at JNU 06:30-Who should study Arts and Aesthetics 10:35-Threatre, stories, and contradictions 16:45-Religion 20:45-Music and Worship 27:05-Auditioning for Disney's Beauty and the Beast 37:00-Life on tour in Bombay and challenges 46:30-Pursuing a career in Teaching 55:20-Taking a sabbatical (take 1) 58:55-Social Emotional Learning 1:10:09-Taking a

02:00:33

#70: Sameer Sheikh: Football, Food, London,...

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2024/04/21

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters 00:00-Thoughts on staying in touch 08:10-Getting off social media but dealing with FOMO 19:30-Comparing yourself to others 27:40-Recap of the last decade 29:45-Fondest memory from Bain 34:55-Lowest point at Bain 40:20-Staying at Bain despite challenges 43:40-Getting into SRCC vs INSEAD 47:40-Reflection on business school reality 53:00-Balancing the cost of career 58:50-Settling in London 1:06:00-People

01:43:38

#69: Priyanshi Poddar: Bangalore, Personal Branding,...

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2024/03/24

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters 00:00-Kicking off Season 3 01:50-Life in Bangalore's social hierarchy 7:00-New definition of "fun" 11:00-Favorite memory from Bain 15:00-Being average 22:00-Advertising, Reality Shows, Twitter 35:00-Personal Branding 43:00-Joining Cred and working with Kunal Shah 59:00-Leaving Product Management and Cred 1:05:30-Venturing to the "Odd" Jobs 1:13:35-Realization about Money 1:21:10-Problem Solving

01:11:02

#68: Surbhi Bhambri: Archeology, Museums, UK

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2024/03/09

I speak with Surbhi Bhambri, with whom I crossed paths at St.Stephen's College in 2010. We talk about her life over the past decade including life in the UK and UAE, studying archeology, working at museums, the future, and more. Recorded in February 2024Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reuben's Socials Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram

01:12:10

#67: Augustine Antony: Marketing, Math, Canada

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2024/02/23

In this episode, I speak with Augustine Antony, whom I first met at St. Stephen's in 2010. We talk about life in Canada, sports betting, studying math, career in marketing, buying a house, and more. Recorded in February 2024Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reuben's Socials Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@reubenspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Follow Reuben on Twitter

01:34:57

#66: Atikant Kaur Sahni: Law, Constitution, Startups

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2023/11/26

In this episode, I speak with Atikant Kaur Sahni about her life over the last decade. We talk about life in Gurgaon, studying and reading Law, the Indian Constitution, startups, raising money, negotiating, and much more. Recorded in November 2023 Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@reubenspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Follow Reuben on Twitter

01:38:10

#65: Linda Thomas: Religion, Content, Sydney

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2023/11/11

In this episode, I speak with Linda Thomas about her life over the last decade. We talk about religion, life in Bombay vs. Sydney, working on PR and Content, the future of OTT in India, Reality TV, Home, MBA, Traveling, and more. Recorded in October 2023 Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@reubenspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Follow Reuben on

01:34:21

#64: Vishaka George: Journalism, Writing, Teaching

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2023/10/28

In this episode, I speak with Vishaka George about her life over the last decade. We talk about her journalism, the newsroom, podcasts, teaching about climate change, her book - House of Uncommons - a fiction book about children with HIV, her work at PARI, and more. Recorded in September 2023 Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram

01:24:40

#63: Priyanka D. Saharia: Community, Culture, Climate

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2023/10/14

In this episode, I speak with Priyanka D. Saharia about her life over the last decade. We talk about living in London, Community, Legacy, Climate, Culture, Anthropology, Startups, and more. Recorded in September 2023 Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com/⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram (⁠⁠@reubenspodcast⁠⁠) ➡️ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/reubenspodcast/⁠⁠ Follow Reuben

01:24:16

#62: Anya Thomas: Teaching, Sales, Ambition

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2023/09/23

In this episode, I speak with Anya Thomas about her life over the last decade. We talk about her recent move to the UK, teaching experiences during her time at Teach for India, a decade of working in corporate, managing people, ambition, money, and fun facts. Recorded in September 2023 Support the podcast - Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here ➡️ ⁠⁠https://reubenspodcast.substack.com/⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram

01:16:15

#61: Urvashi Bahuguna: Writing, Books, Mental Health

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2023/07/22

Urvashi Bahuguna is an Indian poet and essayist who grew up in Goa, India before moving to New Delhi where she lived and worked as a writer for many years. She is currently based in the Bay Area in California. We talk about her journey as a writer and the 2 books she's published, her time working at non-profits and as a freelance, her journey with mental illness, and more. Recorded in June 2023. Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter

01:16:23

#60: Dhruv Bathla: Consulting, MBA, Health

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2023/06/11

In this episode of Reuben's Podcast, I speak with Dhruv Bathla, based in Boston, US, and at the time of recording, is an MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management. We talk about his 8-year career in Consulting - the highlights and lowlights, his decision to pursue an MBA, mental health, life in the US vs India, and the startup he's working on. Recorded in May 2023. Buy Reuben a coffee ❤️☕️ ➡️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠ Subscribe to the newsletter here

01:33:56

#59: Jerry T. John: Game Design, Teaching, Mischief

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2023/05/28

In this episode of Reuben's Podcast, we speak with Jerry T. John, a Technical Game Designer based in Banglore. We explore Jerry's journey over the last decade and talk about game design and why he pursued a career in it, life in the US, and his decision to come back to India. We also discuss the evolution of gaming in India and the role of gaming in the world of crypto. Jerry also shares his love for teaching, why he believes mischief is important and we wrap up discussing our valley of

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