In this episode of theUpStreamLife I talk to Pavan Panchamukhi, the founder of RDEP.io which focuses on improving customer experiences with intelligent checkouts. Is this relevant? Let us find out more.

00:00 - Introduction
02:08 - Why serve retail?
04:46 - Focus is on experience and engagement.
08:40 - Physical Retail is evolving always.
13:30 - Personalising for customers dynamically.
19:08 - New age recommendation engines.
23:51 - Value perception of new tech in India and why South Asia.
29:00 - Passing through Corporate audits.
32:00 - The race to be relevant and markets that are relevant.

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In this interview with Sudhir Kesavan, the COO and Executive Director of Citiustech, theUpStreamLife delves deep into the healthcare ecosystem of the U.S.A to understand why healthcare unlike other industries has so much data, and yet is slow to embrace new technologies. At the heart of it is regulation and insurance, lets find out more about what is changing.

00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - What is Citiustech
02:53 - Pharma and Care, how can they work together to ensure better service
03:55 - The complexity of the healthcare stack
10:00 - Decision making in the payer and provider industry
18:08 - Actionability of AI.
26:05 - Deploying AI in an era of hype.
33:15 - US healthcare solving for social determinants of health.
39:43 - Making a policy profitable with technology, wearing the CFO hat.
46:14 - Life sciences as a business.

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In this episode we talk with Priyanka Shah, the founder of Mohur.com, a platform that gives you a structure to source the right funds that are tailored for your company. Priyanka understands startup ecosystems along with the successes and the woes of running a company like no other. This is why Mohur was born, startups run out of funds although there are funds are available. Think about it - its a combination of debt funds, grants, VCs, PEs, and angels - find the right match with Mohur.

00:15 - What is Mohur?
03:50 - Why Mohur represents founder's first?
06:35 - Does the platform work for VCs?
08:32 - Mohur's moat
12:19 - Enterprise versus the subscription model.
16:00 - Making data insightful.
20:20 - Aligning a team with the vision.
26:32 - Getting the network to help a founder.
27:17 - What does Mohur mean?

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In this episode we talk to Xpheno's founder Kamal Karanth, who talks about Global Capability Centres and how the world of technology is gearing up for Artificial Intelligence. He talks about India and why it is poised for growth.

00:00 - Introduction to Kamal.
01:35 - What is Xpheno?
03:12 - Engineers, AI and India.
09:28 - How does Xpheno help GCCs?
18:32 - Advantage of India's leadership.
22:32 - The fear of AI, what is the reset.
28:53 - India will export talent.
33:35 - Making vocational courses available.
39:00 - Opportunities in managing talent.
44:35 - Podcasts that inspire Kamal.

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In this episode, which is a long form, we talk with Meenu Subbiah and her daughter Adithi about the business diamonds, authenticity and continuity. If you want to understand how it takes to build a business that lasts for thirty years then find out how things work.

00:00 - A quick introduction to Meenu Subbiah Diamonds.
00:43 - Getting inspired by her mother.
03:00 - The love for history with jewellery.
08:26 - Starting off very young in the U.S.A
13:00 - Understanding jewellery - close setting jewellery.
20:56 - The exclusive line of jewellery of Meenu Subbiah.
23:48 - Customer journey - the purpose of buying.
30:39 - Why jewellery itself is a culture?
38:23 - History of the evolution.
44:52 - Art to inspire the kids.
58:00 - Explaining quality to customers.

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In this episode we talk to Author Paul Roehrig about how the world is going to be embracing AI at scale.

00:00 - Introduction
02:08 - The role of Ascendion's engineers.
06:44 - Evaluating AI at work.
07:51 - What are CEOs preparing for in this era?
12:56 - Platform engineering and data monetization.
16:29 - Markets that are leading with AI.
20:00 - Creating trusted outcomes.
28:10 - Knowing the emotional resonance of using AI.
31:48 - Energy and AI, why is it an important conversation to have.
35:00 - Ability to innovate and partner with each other.
36:09 - Thesis of Paul's books.

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In this episode of theUpStreamlife we bring India's foremost retail experts Mr Devangshu Dutta, the founder of Third Eyesight, who gives you insights into brand building and consumption in India. This is made for founders who want to be building for the long run in India.

00:00 - Introduction to context setting.
01:55 - What is Third Eyesight
03:30 - Organized retailing or modern trade - what is it?
07:15 - Brands and quick commerce, have they broken mom and pop stores.
15:30 - Young brands going offline is all about scale.
18:08 - Large FMCG companies will not innovate in new products.
19:16 - Acquisitions of Indian brands will grow.
24:45 - Infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible.
25:04 - Frugal wardrobes and sustainability.
29:37 - Building a brand, starting up with Friends, Family and Fools.
37:20 - Traceability of ingredients and materials to tell a story.
39:42 - The journey of plastic in India needs to be addressed.
41:11 - Brands and market place tussles, the technology conversation.
42:40 - Market places have the consumer relationship.
45:12 - The cost of acquiring customers is high for brands now, monopoly!
48:38 - Working with startups

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife we bring to you stories from people who love a finance career and how they shaped it to learn about businesses. Shreya Ravi is a CA who is part of a sustainability fund called ZeCa Capital.

00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Being inspired at home.
05:45 - Finding the right college.
13:36 - Teachers do influence you.
15:00 - Preparing to become a CA.
16:23 - Working with the Big-4 and what you learn while there.
21:25 - Storyboarding a project.
25:35 - Understand what you are doing first before presenting it to business.
32:26 - Being in a VC firm that promotes environment and sustainability.
36:55 - Planning a career.

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