Naive No More: Recent Episodes
NNM Podcast
A podcast by two IIT Guwahati mathematics graduates who are on a journey of collecting the most naïve doubts from a variety of people and inviting the best guests across different industries to make sure that we can answer the growing curiosity of the universe. We truly are life long learners and hope that this podcast will be able to add a lot of value to your lives too.
In this episode, we welcome Rahul Ritesh, Senior first officer at Indigo airlines. Rahul graduated from IIT Guwahati in 2013. He then worked as an android developer for a year at Y Media Labs, after which he decided to become a pilot and started his journey to become one. In this episode, we’ll be taking an interesting flight through Rahul’s journey, the aviation industry, a pilot’s life, and much more. You can find him on Linkedin using the Link below.
Links -
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulritesh/
- https://twitter.com/naivenmp
- https://twitter.com/Rakshitiwari10
- https://twitter.com/jollyshashwat
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - When did you decide to become a pilot
4:58 - Process of becoming a pilot
10:40 - Becoming a pilot or becoming an engineer
16:08 - Any specific training required for international flying
21:37 - Commercial pilot or an Air commando
22:46 - Life struggle to become a pilot
27:50 - Was spending 4 years at IIT was a waste of time?
28:52 - Duties as a commercial pilot
30:56 - Fees for becoming a pilot
32:52 - Upsides and downsides of being a pilot
36:38 - Responsibilites at different levels
39:50 - Pricing of commercial flight tickets
45:20 - Revolution in pricing
46:50 - Crises in the aviation industry
53:00 - The aviation industry and Covid
54:48 - Will the industy come back to normal?
57:38 - Cultural changes in flights
61:40 - Optimism is everything
In this episode, we welcome the co-founder and CTO of AI Palette, Himanshu Upreti, who is revolutionizing the FMCG industry using Machine Learning and AI. AI Palette helps in getting fast and relevant consumer insights from millions of data points by using Artificial Intelligence to build the product consumers want. Catch him in this podcast discussing with us everything about product ideation, strategy, accelerator programs, what it means to have skin in the game for a startup employee, and multiple other exciting questions revolving around the startup world. You can check him on Linkedin using the Link below.
Links -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hupreti/
https://twitter.com/Rakshitiwari10
https://twitter.com/jollyshashwat
https://www.thebusinessplanshop.com/blog/en/entry/tam_sam_som
https://www.joinef.com/
The Mom Test - http://amzn.to/3fox94z
Previous discussion - https://youtu.be/Uc4pZlTqsNs
00:00 Introduction
1:35 Intro by Himanshu Upreti + Details about AI Palette
4:20 Days when the love with machine learning started
8:14 Ownership given in top tech companies to early employees
14:35 How extracurriculars shapes your personality
20:50 How difficult it is to satisfy the demands of the consumer
28:12 What exactly is the process after you think of a startup idea?
30:38 How to fund your startup
35:40 About Entrepreneur First
39:40 Accelerator programs in India
41:04 About market research (SAM, TAM)
46:25 How are work boundaries in a startup defined
50:50 Employee roles in a startup: jack of all trades
53:49 How to ensure you're hiring the right people
58:10 The role of equity in motivating people - an important lesson
62:30 How will ML/AI affect non-tech careers
65:50 Which industries are going to be impacted by ML/AI now
70:27 The confidentiality of data
72:14 Cryptocurrency and AI
