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Five Indian high school girls aka The “TechWitches” on building Maitri. An app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing hom…
Five Indian high school girls aka The “TechWitches” on building Maitri. An app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing hom…
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26 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2019
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After losing both grandparents Ananya Grover & her fellow classmates decided to build something in the social sector space. So she and her fellow classmates aka 'The Tech Witches' decided to build an app called Maitri. An app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing homes, allowing them to spend time together. In this episode I will talk to two of the ladies. CEO Ananya Grover & CTO Arefa Muzaffar. They talk about how it all works. Flying out to San Francisco and pitching the app to Google Ventures. They talk about how this app can fight depression in two groups. Being the only indian team in the Technovation Girls competition - A global competition featuring 19,000 kids and 170 teams from across 38 countries . They talk about what makes a great entrepreneur, how they work together and finally some Michelle Obama & Malala Yousafzai chat.
Released:
Aug 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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