Pitch Cafe Podcast

Vidyangi S. Patil (Vida)
Pitch Cafe Podcast

Pitch Cafe is a place where startup talent meets coffee. Vida Patil, your host is the head brewer who will brew some great coffee as we churn out the gourmet secrets and interesting insights on success hacks for individuals, startups, and ventures. The guests are coffee beans and get roasted, toasted or boosted in a fun way!

  1. The One Metric That Can Make or Break Your Business! | ft. Chitra Nayak | Pitch Cafe Podcast

    OCT 14

    The One Metric That Can Make or Break Your Business! | ft. Chitra Nayak | Pitch Cafe Podcast

    In this episode, we speak with Chitra Nayak, a seasoned board member and executive with vast experience in global business growth and transformational change. Chitra reflects on her journey with Neythri and discusses the key areas where female founders often need support, offering insights into strategy, operations, and leadership. We also dive into product-led growth strategies and the importance of using the right metrics to measure success in businesses of all sizes. Chitra shares her thoughts on building effective leadership boards for tech companies, highlighting the significance of diverse perspectives, particularly the role of women in leadership. To close the conversation, Chitra shares an inspiring story from 2024 that captures the shifting dynamics of business and technology. Her extensive background in scaling businesses and launching new products makes this episode packed with valuable takeaways for entrepreneurs and leaders. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 02:05 The Beginnings of Neythri: Building the Foundation 03:50 Key Areas Where Female Founders Often Need Support 07:57 Critical Go-to-Market Insights for Startups 11:00 When Does a Product-Led Growth Strategy Truly Succeed? 13:23 Essential Metrics for Measuring Success in Small vs. Large Businesses 16:00 Constructing the Ideal Leadership Board for a Tech Company 19:21 Perspectives on Women Representation in Leadership Roles 21:43 A 2024 Story That Deserves to Be Told 24:34 Conclusion ✨ ABOUT ME ✨ Hello, my name is Vidyangi (Vida) Patil. I am a mindset coach, author, and speaker. Five years ago when I started understanding success hacks for individuals, startups, and larger organizations little did I know I would end up working with mentors hail from Silicon Valley at Stanford University, MIT Media Lab, Singularity University, and incubators and accelerators. All the way from guiding AI/ML startup founders in winning pitch competitions, and bagging investor appointments to helping youth entrepreneurs and women land their dream job or promotion, I plan to spill the beans of wisdom to launch you higher wherever you are in your life. I have successfully coached communities in social impact initiatives during COVID. Every week you will see new videos from me on career, personal growth, and technology trends to onboard your rocket ship to success! 🌟 Follow Me On My Other Social Media Handles 🌟 📷 Instagram: / vidyangi 📝 LinkedIn: / vidyaangipatil 📱 Twitter: / vidyaangi 🎙 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ✍🏻 Medium: / vidapatil 🌐 Website: https://vidyangi.com/ 📕 My New Book: https://vidyangi.com/books ✨ Tags ✨ inspiring leaders,vida vidyangi patil,vida patil,indian podcast,pitch cafe podcast,Chitra Nayak PitchCafe podcast,leadership lessons,female founders advice,product-led growth explained,women in tech leadership,how to scale a business,startup growth strategies,tech leadership insights,board governance tips,business transformation stories,Chitra Nayak podcast,business metrics for success,women entrepreneurs success,leadership board for tech companies ✨ Hashtags ✨ #startup #womenentrepreneurs #podcast

    25 min
  2. AI Meets Finance: Ritu Malhotra on Building InterviewByte.co

    OCT 5

    AI Meets Finance: Ritu Malhotra on Building InterviewByte.co

    In this episode, we are joined by Ritu Malhotra, CEO, InterviewByte.co. After an accomplished career spanning 20+ years as VP and Director in Banking and Tech, Ritu embarked upon startups that reimagine and redefine work-life for companies and professionals. Her experience spans shaping the market development strategy, market research, growth, product design, technical research, and product development of products that leverage AI, NLP, Data, Gen AI, and UX. During this time she frequently built MVPs for her startup and others, and advised startups, also. Currently Ritu is the CEO of InterviewByte.co, a startup that she founded and leads, which provides next-gen interviewing automation and co-pilots using generative AI, for precision hiring in finance. Ritu holds three full-time degrees in business and engineering with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship, and has held a FINRA certification. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:20 Idea of building InterviewByte 03:18 What problem are they solving? 04:15 Using previous skill set 06:13 Selecting the most important features 08:20 Experience of building a community 09:50 Using other tools to operate InterviewByte 12:35 Lessons to share for founders 15:00 Outro ABOUT ME Hello, my name is Vidyangi (Vida) Patil. I am a mindset coach, author, and speaker. Five years ago when I started understanding success hacks for individuals, startups, and larger organizations little did I know I would end up working with mentors hail from Silicon Valley at Stanford University, MIT Media Lab, Singularity University, and incubators and accelerators. All the way from guiding AI/ML startup founders in winning pitch competitions, and bagging investor appointments to helping youth entrepreneurs and women land their dream job or promotion, I plan to spill the beans of wisdom to launch you higher wherever you are in your life. I have successfully coached communities in social impact initiatives during COVID. Every week you will see new videos from me on career, personal growth, and technology trends to onboard your rocket ship to success! Follow Me On My Other Social Media Handles Instagram: / vidyangi LinkedIn: / vidyaangipatil Twitter: / vidyaangi Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Medium: / vidapatil Website: https://vidyangi.com/ My New Book: https://vidyangi.com/books Tags inspiring leaders,vida vidyangi patil,vida patil,indian podcast,pitch cafe podcast,earn crores,InterviewByte,Ritu Malhotra Interview,Startup success stories,AI in hiring,NLP and AI in tech,Scaling startups,Finance tech startups,Streamlining finance hiring,How to build a community for a startup,Lessons for startup founders,Product development in tech,Using AI to improve productivity,Tools for running a startup,Entrepreneurial journey in finance tech,How to prioritize features in a startup,Founder insights on AI and finance,Tech startups solving hiring problems,AI-driven hiring platforms Hashtags #startup #interviewbyte #podcast

    15 min

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Pitch Cafe is a place where startup talent meets coffee. Vida Patil, your host is the head brewer who will brew some great coffee as we churn out the gourmet secrets and interesting insights on success hacks for individuals, startups, and ventures. The guests are coffee beans and get roasted, toasted or boosted in a fun way!

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