EP 49 - How To Be A Venture Capitalist, Explained | The Aarthi and Sriram Show Podcast

Andrew Yang on US Presidential run, Forward Party, 2024, UBI, Trump, Rogan and Social Media: In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talk to our special guest Andrew Yang, American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and political candidate and is the co-chair of the Forward Party. We talked about his new party, his books, the 2020 US Presidential election, ranked choice voting, UBI and his thoughts on Trump, being a social media phenomenon and author. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

85 min listen

Palmer Luckey on Elon Musk and John Carmack, selling Oculus for $2B and starting defense tech company Anduril: In this episode, Aarthi and Sriram talked to Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and now the founder and CEO of Anduril. We talked about Palmer's unique childhood, how he started Oculus and essentially made re-ignited the VR movement, sold to Meta, got fired, and then went on to start another challenging company called Anduril which focuses on building defense technology. We talked about Palmer's recent trip to Ukraine, the current state of the Ukraine/Russia, China/Taiwan and the threat of nuclear war. We also talked about John Carmack, Elon Musk, dealing with haters, working on hard problems and what drives incredibly productive people and his advice for founders. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

98 min listen

From dropout to Apple engineer, overcoming addiction and building an OS from scratch - Andreas Kling: In this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talk to Andreas Kling who has a remarkable story from discovering his love for building things at a young age, his career at Apple, struggles with addiction, and the creation of Serenity OS -- which he is building from scratch, in public. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

77 min listen

Insights From Coinbase On The Future Of Crypto - Brian Armstrong: On this episode of The Good Time Show, we interviewed Brian Armstrong, the founder and CEO of Coinbase, along with our usual guests, Marc Andreessen and Steven Sinofsky. We covered the current crypto market, the economic downturn and what it means for web3, on building a mission driven organization and whether it was ok to bring politics to the workplace, and advice for founders building companies and fundraising in this current economic climate. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

75 min listen

NFTs, crypto communities and the new Creator Economy: In this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram covered what it takes to build an NFT project, how to think about community and culture in web3, aligning incentives between creators and community and how crypto unlocks a new creator economy. Our special guests were Justin Blau, the founder and CEO of Royal, a web3 company revolutionizing the music industry, and Nass and Stephane, crypto builders and founders of Rebels, a new NFT project. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

65 min listen

Marc Andreessen on the economy, crypto, memes and more: On this episode of the Good Time Show, we have our special guests - Marc Andreessen and Steven Sinofsky - joining us. We covered memes and meme culture, Marc's latest set of tweets on The Current Thing, on not eating bugs/living in pods, and on the current economy and what it means for all of us. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

88 min listen

What it takes to be a top 1% creator - Cleo Abram: In this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talked to Cleo Abram, a top creator on YouTube and TikTok, on her journey from Vox to being a full-time creator, how to be good on camera, how she made the now iconic videos on F1, artificial wombs etc. and why she's optimistic about the future! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

69 min listen

A. R. Rahman on Family, Spirituality, India, Tech and Making Oscar-Winning Music: In this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram chatted with A.R. Rahman, Oscar-winning music composer, singer, songwriter and recently movie director, fondly known as "The Mozart of Madras". This was a very unique interview - we covered a wide range of topics from his music to movies, working with world class directors, his family and kids, spirituality and the meaning of life, his creative process, technology and AI and the future of India. This was a really interesting episode and was a bucket list interview for Aarthi and Sriram, and we hope you enjoy it too! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

65 min listen

Building a new country, Elon Musk, predicting the pandemic, transhumanism, crypto and India and more - Balaji Srinivasan: In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talked to Balaji Srinivasan, who is a tech founder, former CTO of Coinbase, multi-disciplinarian thinker and the author of The Network State (thenetworkstate.com). We covered a wide variety of topics ranging from transhumanism, what it takes to build a new country, how Balaji predicted the first and second order effects of the pandemic, why he's bullish on Indians, future of crypto, his productivity tips, thoughts on Elon Musk and Andrew Huberman and a lot more. Enjoy! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

171 min listen

Metta World Peace - Kobe, the brawl, cultivating a winning mindset, mental health and technology: On this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram interviewed the one and only NBA Champion Metta World Peace (fka Ron Artest). Metta is an amazing human being - warm, genuine, optimistic with a fantastic second career building a technology company and being a founder. We covered some great Kobe stories, lessons on winning the NBA championship, the brawl (IYKYK), cultivating a winning mindset and overcoming obstacles, on mental health and building a tech company. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

74 min listen

Laura Deming on living forever, contrarian thinking, homeschooling, beauty of mathematics and funding longevity research: In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram interviewed Laura Deming. Laura Deming is a partner at and founder of The Longevity Fund, a venture capital firm focused on aging and life extension. At age 8, Deming became interested in the biology of aging, and at age 12 she joined the lab of Cynthia Kenyon at the University of California, San Francisco. Deming was accepted to MIT at age 14 and later dropped out to accept the Thiel Fellowship and start a venture capital firm. We covered topics on aging, longevity research, the philosophical implications of living 'forever', contrarian thinking, beauty of mathematics (and the number 28), homeschooling and why research funding is a popularity contest now. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

85 min listen

EP 32 - Tech Investors Advice During Mass Layoffs - Visas, New Jobs, LinkedIn | Sriram And Aarthi: This week, we're doing a quick 'solo episode' where we talk about layoffs in tech, what to do if you are impacted, the power of networking, shifting careers, consulting, and hitting the reset button. If you've been impacted by the recent tech layoffs, or have wondered how to think about layoffs and their impact, this episode is for you. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

46 min listen

Anthony Pompliano and Polina Marinova on Building Audiences and Profiling the World's Most Famous People: In this episode, hosts Aarthi and Sriram interviewed THE internet celebrity couple, Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and Polina Marinova. We covered everything from their life stories, how they met, their current work and building an online audience, thoughts on Andrew Tate, The Rock and others, and their lessons on parenting, building content together and finding happiness. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

78 min listen

Tanmay Bhat's Best Interview Ever: In this episode, Aarthi and Sriram talked to Tanmay Bhat, arguably India's most famous comedian, YouTuber, scriptwriter, actor, performer, producer and startup investor. We talked about Tanmay's early start with Youtube (a decade ago!), getting into live streaming, what a 'plandid' is, breaking down the construction of a joke, how comedy varies for different cultures and audiences, getting marriage proposals (!), dealing with haters, what makes Dave Chapelle, Andrew Shulz and other comedians successful, and finally Tanmay's foray into health and wellness, and getting into crypto investing and building with Superteam. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

91 min listen

Marc Andreessen on Elon Musk, good startup ideas, how to have the courage to think independently and finding a co-founder by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

112 min listen

Politics In The Workplace With Special Guest Marc Andreessen: In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram covered a timely yet tricky topic - politics in the workplace - with special guest, Marc Andreessen. We covered the history of politics at work, with companies like IBM, where we are currently, advice for founders and startups as they think about setting policies on "bringing your whole self to work" and more. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

66 min listen

What The Market Downturn Means For Founders, VCs, And Web3: On this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram cover the current economic conditions and what it means for technology startups and founders, as well as what it could mean for the future of Web3. We interviewed some of the best people in the business - Marc Andreessen and David George from a16z, former Microsoft exec and author Steven Sinofsky, veteran founder and investor Elad Gil, as well as Coinbase exec turned startup founder Dan Romero. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

83 min listen

Emad Mostaque, founder of Stable Diffusion on AI ethics, religion, India's AI future and open source (Audio): In this episode, Aarthi and Sriram talk to Emad Mostaque, the founder and CEO of Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion AI (Artificial Intelligence). We covered everything from Emad's unique background, his religious beliefs as a Muslim, his son's autism diagnosis and how that shaped the building of Stable Diffusion, on LLMs (Large Language Models), how he thinks about AI ethics, how developing countries like India can leverage AI, and why he believes in open sourcing and democratizing access to AI technology. AI and it's role in everyday life, especially in art and creativity is all the rage right now, and there are many questions on the role of humans and the ethical questions that arise from leveraging Artificial Intelligence. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

76 min listen

Tyler Cowen on Mentorship, Successful Indians, Cracking Cultural Codes, Traveling the World and Living your Best Fife: In this episode of the Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talked to one of our favorite economist, blogger, podcast host and author, Tyler Cowen. Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist and blogger. He is a professor at George Mason University, where he holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in the economics department. He also writes the economics blog Marginal Revolution and hosts the podcast Conversations with Tyler. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

70 min listen

EP 25 - Indra Nooyi on leadership, immigrant mentality, India and meeting Steve Jobs: Indra Nooyi joins us this week as our special guest. In this episode we talked about her upbringing and early life, her career including leading PepsiCo, her leadership lessons, making it as an immigrant, and her experience meeting Steve Jobs. Born in Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu, India, Indra Nooyi is an American business executive and former chairperson and CEO of Pepsico. She has consistently ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful women. She serves on the boards of Amazon and ICC. In 2007, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan, the country’s 3rd highest civilian honor. For more conversations with creators, builders and thinkers, subscribe to Aarthi and Sriram's Good Time Show - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGoodTimeShowAarthiSriram by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

64 min listen

Rich Roll on recovering from addiction to becoming a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, leading podcaster and bestselling author: In this episode, Aarthi and Sriram talk to Rich Roll, an ultra-endurance athlete who is vegan, a chart-topping podcast host and author of multiple bestselling books, on his journey from being in college at Stanford, becoming an alcoholic, and then at the age of 40, recovering from his addiction, finding purpose and becoming an ultra endurance athlete. We talked about his early life, recovery, resurgence, role of spirituality in his life, what a typical week of diet and exercise looks like, why he champions plant based nutrition, how to get started with making lifestyle changes, what makes people like Andrew Huberman and Robin Arzon so successful and what it means to him to find so much success later in life. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

59 min listen

Gary Vee on advice to young people, power of contextual content and how to be a successful creator: In this episode, Aarthi and Sriram talked to the one and only Gary Vee (Gary Vaynerchuck). Gary talked about his decade-long history with the hosts, what it takes to be a good online creator, the power of creating content that is contextualized, his advice to young people, his views on Logan Paul, on why Mr. Beast is incredibly successful, and how to be a good parent. Enjoy! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

44 min listen

Career conversations - how to onboard a new employee, how to manage, how to handle promotions: In our first ever 'solo' episode (as Sriram says - 'we don't have a guest, but we have...each other'), Aarthi and Sriram talk about how to successfully onboard a new employee - both from the employer's perspective and for the new employee. And also, how to handle that first 1:1 with your manager, and the different tactics for onboarding for small startups vs bigger companies. And finally, how to think about promotions at work. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

53 min listen

Saagar Enjeti on US politics, Trump, being a White House correspondent, wokism, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, and the American Dream: In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talk to Saagar Enjeti who is a journalist, political commentator and the Co-Host of Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar and The Realignment Podcast. We covered a wide range of topics from Trump and the White House, Joe Rogan, woke culture, US Presidents, Lex Fridman, bro culture and fitness, and why he believes in the American Dream. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

109 min listen

EP 27: Best of 2022 - our favorite episodes, movies, books, tech trends and looking forward to 2023: 'tis the time for our year end roundup - we talk about our favorite episodes this year, and our favorite other content - books, movies, in-person meetup, tech trends, and what is getting us excited about 2023. Happy holidays! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

46 min listen

EP 24 - Elon's first month at Twitter + our India trip and in-person meetup: In this 'solo' episode, Sriram and Aarthi talk about their trip to India and hosting the first in-person meetup in Chennai for fans of the podcast, as well as Sriram's take on Elon's first few weeks at Twitter and what he learned from watching Elon at work. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

46 min listen

EP 59 - Why We Moved to London, The Elon Musk Book, Should You Get An MBA: We are back after the break and we have big news - we moved to London! In this episode, we discuss our move, the new startup scene in London, our new life across the UK, the Elon Musk book, the value of business school, and more. Leave us questions for our next solo episode! ?️ The Aarthi and Sriram Show: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan host conversations with leading builders, and CEOs and reveal what it takes to make it to the inside. ? Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CuAlPdZGhV1yxShmdcYh6?si=1f1ef00601ce46d0 ? Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aarthi-and-srirams-good-time-show/id1624345213 ? Subscribe on Substack: https://substack.com/profile/113921987-aarthi-and-srirams-podcast ? Follow Sriram on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sriramk/ ? Follow Sriram On Twitter: https://twitter.com/sriramk?s=20 ? Follow Aarthi On Instagram: https://www.instagra by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

38 min listen

EP 31 Noam Shazeer - Google veteran and AI inventor on future of AI: This week we dive deep with Noam Shazeer, founder of Character.AI, Google veteran, and inventor of much of the current revolution in large language models including transformers, Mesh-Tensorflow, T5, and Google’s LaMDA dialog system. We cover: the evolution of Google and AI, transformers, LLMs, neural networks, commercialization of Google’s research, future of ChatGPT and AI, engineering philosophy, his work at Character.AI, and much more! by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

61 min listen

Ep 48 - Ro Khanna On The Immigrant Experience, Bridging Silicon Valley & Washington DC: Join us for a captivating episode with Congressman Ro Khanna as we explore an array of thought-provoking topics. From his early life and the immigrant experience to his impactful tenure in Congress, Ro Khanna shares his remarkable journey. Gain valuable insights into the dynamics between Silicon Valley and Washington DC and discover his compelling message for the tech hub. Dive into the future of artificial intelligence, as Ro Khanna discusses its potential benefits and drawbacks. Explore the decentralization of tech, the US-India tech landscape, and Ro's reflections on patriotism. Don't miss this enlightening conversation that delves into the tensions between policymakers and tech while providing a vision for a harmonious tech ecosystem. Tune in now to be inspired by Congressman Ro Khanna's legacy and the intersection of policy and technology. ?️ The Aarthi and Sriram Show: Aarthi Ramamurthy and by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

45 min listen

EP 26 - Steven Sinofsky on leading Office & Windows at Microsoft and the art of writing well: This week's special guest is Steven Sinofsky, one of our favorite techno-optimists responsible for shipping Windows and Office products at Microsoft used by billions of people. He is also the author of one of the most popular Substack books - https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com In this episode we talked about Steven's early days at Microsoft, his famous internet memo, working with Bill Gates, and the traits he sees in good leaders and founders, how to set company culture, his experience leading Office and Windows teams at Microsoft, and the secret behind his ability to write well. by The Aarthi and Sriram Show

114 min listen

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EP 49 - How To Be A Venture Capitalist, Explained

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