Nails and Hammers

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Hello and Welcome to the Nails and Hammers Podcast. The great investor Charlie Munger famously says that for a man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. So to solve different problems in life, you need to have different metaphorical hammers also known as Mental Models. In this podcast series, I'll be talking to different people to understand how they solve problems in their respective domains with the hope that we all can learn and apply those techniques in our day to day lives.

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Comedy Masterclass with Daddy Kool Atul Khatri | Nails and Hammers Season 2

Feb 06 2024 41 mins

Our guest today is the amazing Atul Khatri and lets get to know the ins and outs of standup comedy.

A round trip to Everest with Kuntal Joisher

Jan 20 2022 63 mins

We are absolutely delighted to welcome back Kuntal Joisher to the podcast. In the previous episode, we talked with Kuntal about living a vegan lifestyle and his passion to climb Mt. Everest. In this episode, we talk with Kuntal to know more about what goes into an Everest expedition, what all does he usually carry, how he works his way up the mountain, ascending and descendin

#33. A generalist and an Entrepreneur with Peter Fishman

Dec 23 2021 56 mins

Our guest today is Peter Fishman, who is the CEO and co-founder of Mozart Data, which is the fastest and easiest way to get the data stack to consolidate, organize, and clean your data, so it's ready for analysis.

#32. Using Ad-Tech to scale Marketplaces with Andrew Yates | Nails and Hammers Podcast

Dec 07 2021 38 mins

Our guest today is Andrew Yates, who is the CEO and co-founder of Promoted AI, that produces better search results and feed ranking for marketplaces, hence matching buyers and sellers more efficiently. I have been working in the domain of content ranking for some time, where the basic premise is to understand consumer needs and show them highly relevant content, while also op

#31. A calling to reach the top of the world with Kuntal Joisher

Oct 21 2021 49 mins

Welcome to the Nails and Hammers podcast. I am your host Kushal Shah. This podcast teaches new perspectives by walking through journeys and decision making processes of different individuals. Our guest today is Kuntal Joisher, who is the first vegan climber to summit Mt. Everest. We talk about Kuntal's education, living a vegan lifestyle, his love for mountaineering an

#30. How Gaurav Sundararaman took calculated risks and built a dream career

Sep 30 2021 34 mins

We are excited share the 30th episode of the Nails and Hammers podcast. Our guest for today is Gaurav Sundararaman, who is a Senior Data Analyst with ESPN and has been a consultant to various cricket teams including the 2016 World T20 champions, the West Indies

#29. Franchising the informal sector with Arunabh Sinha

Sep 08 2021 46 mins

Our guest for today is Arunabh Sinha, who is the founder and CEO of Uclean, India's first organized chain of laundromats.

#28. Becoming an IVY league professor with Aditya Vashistha

Aug 19 2021 32 mins

Our guest for today is Aditya Vashistha, who is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University. We talk with Aditya about his early days, getting exposed to research and the field of ICTD, pursuing his PhD and finally about his professorship!

#27. How to play cricket for India with former INDIA cricketer Snehal Pradhan

Jul 15 2021 41 mins

Our guest for today is former India cricketer - Snehal Pradhan, who is now a sports writer, broadcaster and a YouTuber. In this podcast, we talk with Snehal about her childhood, playing cricket for Maharashtra and eventually for India. We also chat about her thoughts on Women's cricket in India and understand how she creates interesting content. Checkout the links mentioned i

#26. Being a perpetual learner with Vivek Bajaj

Jun 03 2021 47 mins

In this episode, we are excited to have Vivek Bajaj, who is the cofounder and CEO of StockEdge, a platform that empowers retail investors take smart financial decisions.