We're back with our latest episode! It's one that's very close to our hearts for a variety of reasons. Today's guest is Kishore Natarajan, an IITM alumnus and the co-founder of Hyperverge (where Sabya works), a deep-tech startup based out of Ba

Love Money and Lose Your Ego with Vinamra Pandiya

Jun 27th, 2021 43m 49s

We're back with Episode 3 of Season 2.1! Today's episode is a crash course on entrepreneurship, creativity and hope. Our guest today is Vinamra Pandiya, a serial entrepreneur who's currently working on his latest venture, GoNuts, a platform tha

CAT Fight : How Surya got offers from IIM A, B & C, while scoring 770 on the GMAT

Jun 13th, 2021 30m 12s

In today's episode, we take a break from regular programming to welcome a very special guest, *drumroll please*, our very own host, Surya. Over the past few months, Surya has received offers from IIM A, B & C. and scored a 770 on the GMAT. In t

From Struggling with Nicotine Addiction to Cycling the Himalayas with Prof. Ganesh Nayak

Jun 6th, 2021 37m 17s

We're finally back after what feels like a very long time! It's been over a year since our first ever episode, and today we're here with Season 2.1, our attempt to salvage a rather short Season 2. Today's guest is the coolest professor you'll e

Living Life The 5F Way : Communication & Leadership Lessons with Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Mar 7th, 2021 33m 39s

How much can one person do during a lifetime? After this interview, we had to go back to our drawing boards and rethink our answers to this question. Today’s guest is Dr. Ganesh Natarajan. He has been a CEO for nearly 2 decades; he’s authored s

Part 2 : How I Grew a Bootstrapped Business to $700,000 in Revenues with Karthik Sridharan

Feb 7th, 2021 19m 42s

We're back with Episode 3 of Season 2. Last time, we spoke to Kainaz Messman, the founder of Theobroma, about building a traditional brick and mortar business. This time around, we speak to an entrepreneur on the other side of the spectrum, Kar

How I Grew a Bootstrapped Business to $700,000 in Revenues with Karthik Sridharan

Feb 7th, 2021 26m 35s

The Business of Making People Happy, The story of Theobroma and Kainaz Messman

Jan 24th, 2021 40m 3s

We are not in the food business, but we are in the business of making people happy. Iconic words from a guest that needs no introduction. In this episode, we are honored to welcome the founder of Theobroma, Kainaz Messman, onto the podcast. If

S2 Ep 1.2 : The Young India Fellowship and my most insightful experiences from filmmaking with Samarth Mahajan

Jan 13th, 2021 30m 3s

We received some amazing feedback about our first episode with Samarth. As promised, here we are with Part 2. In this episode, Samarth talks about his YIF experience at Ashoka University, what made it different from his engineering education, a

S2 Ep 1 : From Engineering to Film-Making, A story of how I followed my passion with Samarth Mahajan

Jan 10th, 2021 30m 26s

We're back! Welcome to Season 2 of 'The Other Side'. We hope you missed us as much as we missed you. Our never-ending quest for diversity and inspiring stories continues in Season 2 and we're thrilled to inform you that we have achieved a modic

LinkedIn Hacks - Tips from a LinkedIn Insider | License to Skill ft. Astha Srivastava

Nov 6th, 2020 12m 10s

What better way to end our series on networking than by getting an insider to share her take on the topic? This week, we're joined by Astha Srivastava (a former program manager at LinkedIn), who has plenty to share about online hygiene checks,

Lessons from Life at IIT Madras ft. Dr. Nithin S and Girish A | The Other Side Podcast

Oct 25th, 2020 31m 32s

What should you spend your undergraduate life doing? What makes the IIT experience special? How can you build strong and long-lasting relationships? How can you find your calling? If you're wondering about these questions, this episode is a mu

Sharing Opinions on Public Platforms | Creating Content with Kamalika | License to Skill 005

Oct 1st, 2020 14m 31s

25000+ followers, 100+ posts, and over a million views. By all measures, Kamalika Poddar is a bona fide celebrity on LinkedIn. And in today's episode she shares the secret behind her success: content. We talk to Kamalika about her thought proce

How Do You Network On LinkedIn? - Connecting the Dots | License to Skill 003

Sep 16th, 2020 12m 46s

500+ connections, 100 followers, and 1000 profile views -- Do numbers mean anything in networking? Well, License to Skill is back with our next segment, in which we dissect the conundrums of networking on LinkedIn. How strong is your network?

FI&B Ep 6: Been there, done that! | AI, Research and Diversity with Prof. Anima Anandkumar

Sep 11th, 2020 38m 48s

It's great to be back! (The video of this episode is out on Youtube - (https://youtu.be/tTRTbVxKuUM). Today's episode is a very special one and brings down the curtains on our series 'From Insti and Beyond', which we ran in collaboration with t

Networking on Steroids: Why LinkedIn is important as a college student and fresh graduate | License to Skill 001

Aug 26th, 2020 11m 44s

Networking has always been the buzz word in college circles. It's how you get that dream job or prestigious internship. In today's digital age, LinkedIn has gained prominence as the finest networking tool there is. But just how can college stu

License to Skill : 00...0

Aug 24th, 2020 21m 21s

TOS is all set to launch yet another mini-series: License To Skill with a brand new host - Ranjani. In the first leg of the series, she will walk you through actionable pointers that you can apply to improve your existing network or make one, r

FI&B Ep 5 : Leaving a legacy with Sarvesh Agrawal, Founder - Internshala

Aug 15th, 2020 35m 32s

It's great to be back! Wish you a very happy Independence Day and we're here with the 5th episode of From Insti & Beyond, which we're running in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Cell of IIT Madras. Our guest today is Sarvesh Agrawal, Fou

FI&B Ep 4: Focus on your Intrinsics! Nothing else matters with Mithun Sundar

Jul 25th, 2020 38m 6s

It's great to be back! We're here with the 4th episode of From Insti & Beyond, which we're running in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Cell of IIT Madras. Our guest today is Mithun Sundar, CEO of Lendingkart, one of India's most accompli

FI&B Ep 3: Mentorship, Leadership and Reflection with Manoj Madhusudanan

Jul 18th, 2020 41m 33s

We're back! This time with the 3rd episode of our all-new series, From Insti & Beyond, which we're running in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Cell of IIT Madras. This week, we are thrilled to welcome Manoj Madhusudanan, CEO of India Ope

FI&B Ep 2: Communication, Conversation and Collaboration with Nitin Chandalia

Jul 11th, 2020 40m 3s

It's great to be back! We're here with the 2nd episode of our all-new series, From Insti & Beyond, which we're running in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Cell of IIT Madras. Our guest today is Nitin Chandalia, Managing Director and Part

FI&B Ep 1: Don't Wait!. Act like a Leader Today with Shiv Shivakumar

Jul 4th, 2020 32m 25s

We're back! This time, with our all-new series, From Insti & Beyond, which we're running in collaboration with the Alumni Relations Team of IIT Madras. In our first episode today, we are truly honored to welcome Shiv Shivakumar, a leader who ne

Ep 12 Part 2: My journey as a researcher with Pranay Patil

Jun 26th, 2020 21m 31s

Episode 12 is here! And there are quite a few exciting announcements at the start. (Don't skip:p) There's a new series coming up and we're really excited about it! But on to the episode. Our guest today, for once, is not an engineer, but a phys

Ep 12 Part 1: From a high-school tryst with physics to quantum computing research with Pranay Patil

Jun 26th, 2020 25m 50s

Episode 12 is here!!!. And there are quite a few exciting announcements at the start. (Don't skip:p) There's a new series coming up and we're really excited about it!!. But on to the episode. Our guest today, for once, is not an engineer, but a

Episode 11: Life & Career lessons from traversing the world with Chaya Maheshwari Gupta

Jun 19th, 2020 46m 49s

'The universe is made of stories, not of atoms', Muriel Rukeyser once wrote. As podcasters, we couldn't agree more. Episode 11 is here and in it we welcome Chaya Maheshwari Gupta, a 2013 graduate from IIT Madras who also turns out to be a wonde