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This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 58. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Now you can have meat without having to killRT-PCR and the perils of mutationsTechnology penetration or the lack of itYou can find the whole blog at this link.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts here. Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 57. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 20 minutes. This time in the podcast - The mutation that has left India gaspingWhy is Vaccine manufacturing hitting a limitHow people are saving India as Government abdicates responsibilityYou can find the whole blog at this link.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts here. Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 56. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - FLoC - Google mining your behavioural dataEconomy - If the economy fails, it will more people towards cryptoYou can find the whole blog at this link.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts here. Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 55. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Indecent Exposure - All the online leaks taking placeDNA - The HIV Vaccine might be around the cornerDigital Currency - Digital YuanYou can find the whole blog at this link.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaThis podcast is also on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Stitcher and Podbean Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 54. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Chip fight is getting seriousIndia tightening the noose on digital paymentsGovernment caught between a rock and a hard place with vaccinesYou can find the whole blog at this link.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts at :Spotify - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/spotifyApple - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/apple-podcastStitcher - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/stitcherPodbean - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/podbeanAmazon - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/amazon-podcaster Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 53. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - You can also read the long-form blog at this link.Covid ReturnsBlocked and unblocked - The Suez StoryDelhi and its absence of democracyYou can find the whole blog at this link.—————————————————————————————————————————Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts at :Spotify - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/spotifyApple - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/apple-podcastStitcher - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/stitcherPodbean - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/podbeanAmazon - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/amazon-podcaster Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 52. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Fighting innovation with fearDrones - unable to achieve their potential outside militaryPredicting VolcanoesYou can find the whole blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the newsletter drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can follow my podcasts at :Spotify - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/spotifyApple - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/apple-podcastStitcher - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/stitcherPodbean - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/podbeanAmazon - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/amazon-podcaster Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 51. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast, I take a stab at explaining what a non-fungible token is and what the hype is all about? You can also read the long-form blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/spotifyApple - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/apple-podcastStitcher - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/stitcherPodbean - https://link.viveksrinivasan.com/podbean Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 50 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. (not this time)This time in the podcast - The undercurrents:The carrying capacity of various ideas is changingClimate is changingMoney is changingVoice is changing thanks to technologyYou can also read the long-form blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

Yatin Thakur has been a Pioneer since the times of Value-Added Services in India. He was still in school when he started his first venture. He was one of the first to bring the co-working business to India. Over the past 10 years, he has watched the business evolve. What was once impossible to explain became rather ubiquitous! In this podcast, we trace the evolution of the co-working industry. Yatin also takes the time to talk about the competitive dynamics between the various players in the industry and how that has developed as the industry has got heated. We also talk about the turn that the industry took when things came to a screeching halt in 2020 and what helped them pull through those times.We also look ahead at what opportunities lie ahead and where things can go for the industry on the whole. I enjoyed the conversation thoroughly; I hope you enjoy it as well!Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 49 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - The Bond markets are about to undo equity marketsSocial Media regulation India style!All US administrations are cut of the same clothWhat Corporate Greenwashing looks likeYou can also read the long-form blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at blog.viveksrinivasan.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 48 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Facebook showed the government its placeUber and their English problemsInsecure AmazonPerseveranceYou can also read the long-form blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 47 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Obamas turning into media mogulsMyanmar in crisisIs creating a toolkit, sedition?Climate Vs Republicans!You can read the entire blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 46 If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Environment, Social and Governance - Three words that are changing businessPetrostates and their troublesIndian space startups go full-stack!The wrong kind of attention can kill you - Koo Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 45. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - A world sinking in debt, is there a way out?Tax collection seems to be soaring in India!Could airships be making a comeback?Britain and its walk of shameJeff Bezos quit. But why?Disinformation trickles down.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon GertnerBell Labs was one of a kind organisation that launched the information age. Developed as an organisation that helped solve problems that AT&T faced such as; How do we keep telephone poles from rotting? What kind of insulation would ensure that the telephone wires don’t need a constant replacement? They focused on science rather than just engineering. The focus on basics divorced from the need to think about commercial viability ultimately delivered. Radar, Transistor, Unix, C, Laser, fibre optics and many more innovations came out of the labs. This book chronicles the rise and fall of the organisation.This book was recommended to me by Dr Balachandran A. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book.Dr Balachandran A is the General Manager of the Vellore Institute of Technology - Technology Business Incubator (VIT-TBI). He has been running the incubator for the past 20 years. VIT-TBI was one of the first incubators under the TBI program of the Department of Science and Technology. He has had a front-row seat to watch the startup and innovation ecosystem evolve in India.I spoke to him about the things I read in the book and sought his perspectives around innovation development from an Indian context.Since he runs an incubator, he is constantly thinking about ways of improving the emergence of innovation and nurturing them. He has been active in Industry, Academia and Government initiatives and brings a unique perspective. I hoped to capture the same in this podcast. Also, listen to it on:Spotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-Podcast Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 44. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Russia is on the boil, will it just blow off, or will it burn things downBill Gates - The farm real estate tycoon!Oil companies are hoarding renewablesCOVID has a problem with the sunWhen retail investors decide they have had enough of the hedge fund dictators!You can find the entire blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can also subscribe onSpotify - Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213 Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 43. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Digital Currency and the changing landscapeLoan Apps are fleecing individualsIf the president isn’t lying misinformation comes down by 73%Moderna is thinking AIDS vaccine!China is also facing a K shaped recoveryRead the entire blog at this linkWould love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ BuddhaYou can also follow it on:Spotify - Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=602202Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/388bp-19237b/Learning-by-Proxy-by-Vivek-Srinivasan-PodcastApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/learning-by-proxy-by-vivek-srinivasan/id1549224213 Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

This is the learning by proxy podcast for Edition 42. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in less than 10 minutes. This time in the podcast - Tech companies posturing about taking action after playing the role of key enablers in the Washington Riots.WhatsApp told the truth and it did not bode well for it.China seems to be looking to nationalise Alibaba.There is a chip shortage, Nissan is not able to make cars!Brexit is a gift that keeps giving.Which countries have the strongest vaccine roll-out?You can read the entire blog at this link.Would love to hear what you think about it, do leave comments below.Share if you like it.Also, follow me on Twitter @viveksrn to know when the edition drops.What we think, we become ~ Buddha Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com

The Learning by Proxy blog is long-form and many do not enjoy reading that many words. This is the first time I am recording the main topic that I am covering in the blog. I tried. Still 10 minutes long!There is no editing, no music, it is just raw! If people enjoy listening to it, I might put in the effort in the subsequent editions.Give it a listen and leave your feedback. If you like it or not, or perhaps might want something to change. Would love to know…You can also read the long-form edition of the blog at this link. Get on the email list at viveksrinivasan.substack.com