Naive No More

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.

Episodes

  1. The tech guy transforming FMCG industry using AI ft. Himanshu Upreti [Naive No More, EP.01]

    05/04/2020

    The tech guy transforming FMCG industry using AI ft. Himanshu Upreti [Naive No More, EP.01]

    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

    1h 16m

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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.