Failures Podcast Vighnesh Birodkar

Throughout modern history, women have faced many societal barriers to entry in fields, ranging from sports to sciences. While the last century has seen a lot of progress towards equality, the playing field is still not level in many important ways. In this episode, we talk about why this inequality exists and discuss the various forms it takes in our culture. We ask if women have to be exceptional outliers to make a mark in any field. Is being average an option for women or is the bar always higher for them?

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In today's episode we talk to Tanvi from filter coffee. Filter coffee is a newsletter that hits your inbox with a 2 minute email every morning with business and tech news. Tanvi started filter coffee during statewide lock-downs and it has quickly grown to have over a 1000 subscribers. Among other things, we talk about the importance of taking the first step and learning on the go. 

In this episode we talk about the IIT-JEE exam. IITs are one of the most prestigious set of engineering colleges in India and their Joint Entrance Exam (or JEE) is one of the toughest exams to crack. With up to 160,000 applicants and only 11,000 admissions, more than 99% of the students who take the exam don't manage to get in. In this episode, me and 3 other friends discuss our experience of taking the exam and how we perceive it looking back.



Guests:

Prachi Doshi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/doshiprachi/)

Akshay Singh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-comparch/)

Niraj Goel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/niraj-goel/)



Music By Jimmy Free - www.jimmyfree.club

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In this episode we talk to Ken Rogers about the compact disc industry. Ken Rogers worked for Modus, a company few people might have heard of. At its peak,  Modus was contracted to produced 25-30% of all software discs in the market. But with the advent of the internet,  distribution of software on discs was no longer economically viable.  We explore this inevitable obsolescence of compact discs in detail. We also talk about how the tech industry moved from the east coast to the west, the change in office dynamics in the last 2 decades and working from home. Tune in to hear more.  

I talk with 3 friends about their experience with studying abroad. 
Pooja Ahuja talks about her experience at UNL and differences in learning between India and US. She also takes us through a stressful job switch and her experience working from home.
Collen Anderson talks about re-visiting Paris for her higher studies and takes us through some quirks of the French education system.  She goes over the bumpy transition to e-learning and shares how she overcomes mental health issues during a global pandemic.
Ankit Vani tells us how his master's helped him overcome bad grades in his bachelor's and pivot into research. He also shares some insights into various forms of research and goes into some common pitfalls.