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This is part 2 of our interaction. Join us as we discuss turning around a sick company with 116 crore debt and 140 legal cases! Making things work no matter what. About Padmashri Kalpana SarojKalpana Saroj's is a real-life story of determination, perseverance, bravery, tenacity and the indomitable courage of a lone woman fighter who rose from the lowest strata of life to capture the ivory towers. She is strong, resolute, tough, spirited and at the same time has a tender heart which instantly reaches out to help the needy. No doubt the icon that young ladies look forward to being, she was recently awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Woman Entrepreneurs.When the workers of Kamani Tubes Limited approached her for help the Company was registered as a sick industrial unit under SICA and was in the BIFR. The company had been lying closed for over 17 years and the rest is history. Braving heavy litigation Kalpana Saroj nursed the sick Kamani back to health. After Kalpana Saroj took over the management of Kamani, she paid the workers dues at the outset, and thereafter the dues of the secured creditors and other statutory dues.The new factory of the company has since been inaugurated at Wada in Maharashtra at the hands of the Hon. Minister for Forest, Mr Babanrao Pachpute. To cut a long story short, when bigwigs failed to turn around a sick company, Kalpana Saroj simply succeeded!Reach out to her.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PadmaShriKalpanaSaroj/

Listen to Part 1 where we discuss On How To Be Aggressive On-Demand, Survive The Mat, Being Really Fearless and MORE on this SironaStar Special series.About Nabila Birjis:Nabila(29), an architect is a Jujitsu fighter hailing from the city of palaces, Namma Mysuru. She is a three-time gold winner in the National Ju-jitsu fights. She is raised by a fiercely independent single mother in a joint family. Growing up, she enjoyed sports and adventure. She climbed the Himalayas at the age of fourteen and took a bullet ride to Gujarat at the age of twenty-two. Her love for traveling took her to as many as twelve countries.The young-curious woman stumbled upon Jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-five during the phase we all mutually go through “Let me get fit and stay healthy”. She began training and fell in love with the sport. Being an architect in a reputed firm, she managed to hustle her way up becoming the fighter she is today.Nabila joined the Indian Combat Sports Academy, Bengaluru, India, to a team of fighters. She trained really hard and found herself an opportunity to compete in her first Ju-jitsu fight. Her dedication and love towards Ju-jitsu showed no agony on her face or in her career.She fought her first national fight in 2017, and, without a doubt, she came home winning gold against an experienced grappler. Her confidence increased and she decided to compete in forthcoming fights. She quit her job to focus on full-time training in Ju-Jitsu and building her own architecture and design studio. Bio Credits: SmartStorey Connect to Nabila Birjis:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nabila-Birjis-2127899620554508/LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nabila-birjis-a5672655

This is an intense, insightful and intimate conversation. Join us as we discuss Winning fear of death, the value of money, starting small and making things work no matter what!About Padmashri Kalpana SarojKalpana Saroj's is a real-life story of determination, perseverance, bravery, tenacity and the indomitable courage of a lone woman fighter who rose from the lowest strata of life to capture the ivory towers. She is strong, resolute, tough, spirited and at the same time has a tender heart which instantly reaches out to help the needy. No doubt the icon that young ladies look forward to being, she was recently awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Woman Entrepreneurs.When the workers of Kamani Tubes Limited approached her for help the Company was registered as a sick industrial unit under SICA and was in the BIFR. The company had been lying closed for over 17 years and the rest is history. Braving heavy litigation Kalpana Saroj nursed the sick Kamani back to health. After Kalpana Saroj took over the management of Kamani, she paid the workers dues at the outset, and thereafter the dues of the secured creditors and other statutory dues.The new factory of the company has since been inaugurated at Wada in Maharashtra at the hands of the Hon. Minister for Forest, Mr Babanrao Pachpute. To cut a long story short, when bigwigs failed to turn around a sick company, Kalpana Saroj simply succeeded!Reach out to her.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PadmaShriKalpanaSaroj/

#26 Nabila Birjis On How To Be Aggressive On-Demand, Survive The Mat, Being Really Fearless and MORE on this SironaStar Special series.About Nabila Birjis:Nabila(29), an architect is a Jujitsu fighter hailing from the city of palaces, Namma Mysuru. She is a three-time gold winner in the National Ju-jitsu fights. She is raised by a fiercely independent single mother in a joint family. Growing up, she enjoyed sports and adventure. She climbed the Himalayas at the age of fourteen and took a bullet ride to Gujarat at the age of twenty-two. Her love for traveling took her to as many as twelve countries.The young-curious woman stumbled upon Jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-five during the phase we all mutually go through “Let me get fit and stay healthy”. She began training and fell in love with the sport. Being an architect in a reputed firm, she managed to hustle her way up becoming the fighter she is today.Nabila joined the Indian Combat Sports Academy, Bengaluru, India, to a team of fighters. She trained really hard and found herself an opportunity to compete in her first Ju-jitsu fight. Her dedication and love towards Ju-jitsu showed no agony on her face or in her career.She fought her first national fight in 2017, and, without a doubt, she came home winning gold against an experienced grappler. Her confidence increased and she decided to compete in forthcoming fights. She quit her job to focus on full-time training in Ju-Jitsu and building her own architecture and design studio. Bio Credits: SmartStorey Connect to Nabila Birjis:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nabila-Birjis-2127899620554508/LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nabila-birjis-a5672655

Join us as Deep Bajaj and I discuss energy vamps, 1000 days of grit, thoughtful solutions for women and more!About Deep Bajaj:He is the Founder PeeBuddy & Sirona: Award-Winning Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene Products. Enlisted in ET & Fortune 40 under 40 and a two-time Tedx Speaker.Clean toilets especially on the road is a necessity but rarely found in this vast country like India. Women should have the basic right to pee when she feels like.Mr Deep Bajaj came up with this unique yet simple idea to overcome this problem. PeeBuddy is India's first disposable, portable environment-friendly female urination device that could help women to stand and pee. He's a post-graduate from Australian National University is a passionate Serial Entrepreneur. He started his career in insurance. He expanded into Handmade Carpet Marketing, and their team was the Award Winning Team for High-End Hotels & Residences.He also co-founded Pramati Care – a fast-growing Start-up in Home Health Care segment in Delhi. In 2014, he launched First Step Digital with his co-founders to work on a range of unique products for women to help them travel and live better.They have launched PeeBuddy and other unique products for women under brand SIRONA. Cofounder of 'Peebuddy', a unique product which is Disposable Portable Female Urination Device. It is a perfect travel partner for pregnant ladies and during arthritis. Peebuddy not only proposes a practical and hygienic solution to counter unclean public toilets for women but also aims to change the way women travel. Credits: Grammarly and TEDxNitteUniversity.Links:Reach Deep Bajaj on social media accounts:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepbajaj/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deep.bajaj.18Website: https://peebuddy.in/ |https://www.sironaindia.com

Veronica Chew is the co-founder of Success Resources, the world's largest seminar promoter. We discuss falling in love with promotions, altering our beliefs, influencing others, making a profit and MORE.About Veronica Chew,Veronica Tan is "the Heart" of Success Resources, the World's biggest seminar organiser renowned for its mission to change lives globally through education by bringing the best speakers to more than 10 million attendees, in more than 30 countries and 70 cities. Success Resources has hosted World-class speakers like Tony Robbins, Robert and Kim Kiyosaki, T Harv Eker, Les Brown. President Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Robin Sharma, Randi Zuckerberg and many more.Veronica was recently awarded the 2017 Global Women Inspiration Woman award in London. The award recognises the contributions of women towards the advancement of personal growth and championing the development of business women globally.Links:Success Gyan: https://successgyan.com/Veronica's Facebook link:

**Pricing Strategies, deconstructing a sales pitch, making your entertainment profitable, sustaining a business, building an idea. when to seek investors ** This is the part 2 of our conversation. In part 1 Santhosh Palavesh and I discuss about building startups, busting myths, financial prudence, delegating decisions, energy suckers and much more! **About Santhosh Palavesh Santhosh Palavesh is a serial entrepreneur, marketer, digital expert, blockchain enthusiast, growth hacker, video-gamer, and a Tony Stark Addict! He is the CEO of UMM digital and The Chief Digital & Innovations Officer of Belfrics, One of fastest-growing Blockchain Fintech firm with a presence in over 12 countries. At present, he is responsible for developing blockchain-based solutions at Belfrics for Indian conglomerates, Banks as well as state governments. Santhosh has successfully completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Masters in Business Administration from Anna University in Chennai. He has an overall work experience of 10+ years in Fintech as well as Digital Transformation. Connect with Santhosh : FB :https://www.facebook.com/santhosh.palavesh In:https://www.linkedin.com/in/santhoshpalavesh/

Santhosh Palavesh and I discuss about building startups, busting myths, financial prudence, delegating decisions, energy suckers and much more! **This is the part 1 of our conversation. Stay tuned for part 2. About Santhosh Palavesh Santhosh Palavesh is a serial entrepreneur, marketer, digital expert, blockchain enthusiast, growth hacker, video-gamer, and a Tony Stark Addict! He is the CEO of UMM digital and The Chief Digital & Innovations Officer of Belfrics, One of fastest-growing Blockchain Fintech firm with a presence in over 12 countries. At present, he is responsible for developing blockchain-based solutions at Belfrics for Indian conglomerates, Banks as well as state governments. Santhosh has successfully completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Masters in Business Administration from Anna University in Chennai. He has an overall work experience of 10+ years in Fintech as well as Digital Transformation.

In Part 1 we talk about : The journey from acting at the age of 4, playback singing at 5, professional editing at 8 to directing a feature-length film at 9 and winning a Guinness world record to making it into Forbes 30 under 30 at the age of 18! Join us as we discuss the power of curiosity, compassion and concentrated effort.

From acting at the age of 4, playback singing at 5, professional editing at 8 to directing a feature-length film at 9 and winning a Guinness world record to making it into Forbes 30 under 30 at the age of 18! Join us as we discuss the power of curiosity, compassion and concentrated effort.

Join us as we discuss solving problems like a polymath, building goodwill and network, importance of beta testing ideas, avoiding me-too trap, cultivating a hunger for knowledge and MORE! **Links for The Galata Podcast and Puneeth's Blog ** About Abdul G Sait He is the Group CEO and Venture Catalyst of Basket Options Pvt Ltd.He leads by example. Dynamic and achievement oriented.Kick-started his first entrepreneurial initiative- a risk and wealth management company, Basket Option Pvt Ltd. during his 2nd year MBA in 2004. A serial entrepreneur since then, he has to his credit over 20 plus successful ventures, each speeding towards category leadership position in their respective domains. A strategist with a great positive outlook, his strength lies in getting together the best team. ideation and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs. With his "go-getter" drive he creates a contagious work ethos that is upbeat, bullish and goal driven. Highly respected in industry circles for his innovative initiatives, business acumen and trailblazing success, Abdul prefers to attribute his achievements to his fundamental belief- 'Success against all odds, IS real success.' Contact; [email protected] Link to Basket Option

Show Introduction: 00:00 - 01:00 Functional innovation model: 01:00 - 07:00 - 10x impact: 09:30 - 11:25 Importance of iteration: 12:30 -16:15 Core values to designers 16:30 - 19:28 Engineers way of solving problems: 19:28 - 20:30 Super Ideas :26:24 - 30:00 **Links for The Galata Podcast and Puneeth's Blog ** About Lokesh V Lokesh Venkataswamy is a Design Thinker, CEO & Managing Director at Innomantra, He brings with him more than 25 years of professional experience in Digital, Innovation, Intellectual Property, and New Product Management. Prior to Innomantra, he managed innovation, new product development, and intellectual property at Larsen & Toubro ( L&T), India, starting his career with the Medical Equipment and Electrical & Automation Group at L&T where he served 12 years in product design and development. At Innomantra, Lokesh has worked with clients in a wide range of sectors including Aviation, Automotive, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, Engineering Services, Medical Electronics, Consumer Goods to name a few, in the areas of Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property and Digital Transformation. He was awarded a citation at Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK) South Asia Conference and in 50 Most Innovative Leaders at World Innovation Congress 2018. He regularly helps start-ups by mentoring, investing and, he was part of the jury at The Economic Times – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s ‘Power of Ideas’ in 2013, 15 and 18. Lokesh is also a visiting professor of business innovation and creativity and Intellectual Property Management in top business schools and published several papers to his credit on Innovation in top journals, he regularly chairs and participates as a speaker in several global Innovation and IPR conferences and seminars. He has delivered guest lectures at institutions like Indian Institute of Technology’s, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, several Indian Institute of Management’s and others. He is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

Time Stamp: Show Introduction: 00:00 - 02:00 Starting from scratch: 02:00 - 07:30 Why thinking must be structured: 07:30 - 12:25 Importance of research/dessertation: 12:30 - 17:07 Functional Innovation: 17:07 - 24:28 Moments of wow and pain points: 24:28 - 26:15 Phases of Design thinking :26:24 - 30:00 **Links for The Galata Podcast and Puneeth's Blog ** About Lokesh V Lokesh Venkataswamy is a Design Thinker, CEO & Managing Director at Innomantra, He brings with him more than 25 years of professional experience in Digital, Innovation, Intellectual Property, and New Product Management. Prior to Innomantra, he managed innovation, new product development, and intellectual property at Larsen & Toubro ( L&T), India, starting his career with the Medical Equipment and Electrical & Automation Group at L&T where he served 12 years in product design and development. At Innomantra, Lokesh has worked with clients in a wide range of sectors including Aviation, Automotive, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, Engineering Services, Medical Electronics, Consumer Goods to name a few, in the areas of Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property and Digital Transformation. He was awarded a citation at Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK) South Asia Conference and in 50 Most Innovative Leaders at World Innovation Congress 2018. He regularly helps start-ups by mentoring, investing and, he was part of the jury at The Economic Times – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s ‘Power of Ideas’ in 2013, 15 and 18. Lokesh is also a visiting professor of business innovation and creativity and Intellectual Property Management in top business schools and published several papers to his credit on Innovation in top journals, he regularly chairs and participates as a speaker in several global Innovation and IPR conferences and seminars. He has delivered guest lectures at institutions like Indian Institute of Technology’s, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, several Indian Institute of Management’s and others. He is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

From being a national level table tennis player to dabbling in over 7 industries while still in college. Having a unique stint at Jain University, founding Incredible You! and publishing 2 books! About Ruthuparna Sharma: He is the founder of Incredible You, actively manages TN refreshments and is the author of “In the rhythm of silence’ and “Life super guru” Most of all, He is a seeker, a student and a storyteller. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruthuhere/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/135675/amazing-stories-university-professor/

Manish Ranjan is the co-founder of Nanohealth which is changing the face of urban health by leveraging technology to make Clinical advancements available, affordable and accessible to people from all walks of life. Prior to founding NanoHealth, I was working as a consultant with i2 Technologies (JDA) for eight years wherein he designed business processes aimed at driving efficiency and profitability for large multinational firms. He intends to use the same expertise in designing healthcare systems that can reduce the socioeconomic burden of chronic diseases. He believes in a user engagement model with the right blend of human touch and technology that can revolutionize healthcare as we understand today. Through NanoHealth he and his team are changing reactive and fragmented healthcare to a proactive, continuous and coordinated healthcare.

Join us as we discuss how to start small and aim big, the importance of values, impact of habits practiced for 48 years and what drives him at 84 to forward his mission. Dr. Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar is the founder and president of the Symbiosis Society, a multinational educational and cultural centre, and chancellor of Symbiosis International University. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.

Part 1: From 99.2 percentile and no IIM calls to cracking FMS Delhi, From focusing on pay packages to focusing on the big picture. Join us as we discuss the power of storytelling and how to make it work for you. For Part 1:http://tgp.puneethsuraana.com/story1 Varun Satia, worked with Nestle in marketing. He founded Kraftshala in 2015. Having trained and recruited a number of sales and marketing candidates over the years, Varun launched classroom sessions that combined practical, real-world insights with engaging storytelling. As the popularity of the classes grew across corporates and top business schools such as IIM- A, C, L and FMS, the classes evolved into our first online program in Brand Building launched in Jan 2017. Since then, thousands of working professionals and students from India’s best business schools have benefited from Kraftshala’s programs to achieve their dream roles.

Varun Satia, worked with Nestle in marketing. He founded Kraftshala in 2015. Having trained and recruited a number of sales and marketing candidates over the years, Varun launched classroom sessions that combined practical, real-world insights with engaging storytelling. As the popularity of the classes grew across corporates and top business schools such as IIM- A, C, L and FMS, the classes evolved into our first online program in Brand Building launched in Jan 2017. Since then, thousands of working professionals and students from India’s best business schools have benefited from Kraftshala’s programs to achieve their dream roles. Part 2: What are stories for? From rekindling the storyteller in you to hacks for taking it to next level. Join us as we continue discussing the importance of words, feedback, and idols to make your stories stick. For Part 2:http://tgp.puneethsuraana.com/story2

Join us as we discuss impressing people in under 5 minutes, networking with 1000's of people, adding value to every conversation and making every event a sell out! Ravinder Pal Singh, Heads Operations at The Holy Alexander. A training and development company founded by Deepak Shinde. He pioneers all their initiatives, events and training programs. Website: http://deepaktheinspiration.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepakTheInspiration1 Twitter:https://twitter.com/DeepakShinde108 App Deepak The inspiration is available on both iOS and Android.

Join us as we discuss making hard career choices, sticking to fundamentals, having a bias for action and a new perspective towards work-life balance and creating an impact. A quick introduction of Kalyan Sivalenka, Founder & Managing Director, Springforth Capital Advisors | @SPRINGFORTHCAP An astute finance and investment advisory professional who believes in strong ethical and professional conduct of business. Before founding Springforth he had over 14 years of wealth and investment banking experience with Kotak Mahindra Bank, CITI Bank, and HDFC Bank. He was responsible for teams and profit centres through his career and has sharp business instincts and wide network that helps put clients and the organization on strategic optima. He is a CFA Charter Holder from CFA Institute USA and did his Masters in Business Management. He was the pre-placement mentor for IIT-Chennai and guest lecturer for Business Schools in Osmania University. Apart from being an academician and executor, he is an accomplished orator and enjoys theatre & traveling. He has a voracious appetite for learning and is fascinated by the domains of Behavioural Economics and Financial Quant.

From filing for a patent at the age of 15, launching a space and technology-based company at the age of 22 and being the first private startup to work with ISRO. Join us as we discuss the unbelievable story of the Bellatrix Boy, Rohan Ganapathy Rohan M Ganapathy is the CEO and Director of Bellatrix Aerospace, space and technology technology-based R&D company offering solutions to reduce satellite mission cost through its patented innovations. ISRO being their major client, Bellatrix Aerospace is incubated at the IISc Bengaluru and has been awarded by President of India. Ganapathy is an aeronautical engineer from Hindusthan College, Coimbatore and is an active participant in the various astronomy platforms across the country. He is the principal project architect of India’s first Microwave Electric Propulsion system which received critical international acclaim. Recently he has featured in Forbes India 2018, 30 under 30 list and is all set to explore the market opportunities in space.

Join us as we discuss the game-changing, needle-moving abilities of goal setting, building a cohort that supports, encourages and celebrates with you. Manali Mehta and Ami Doshi are the founding members of Building Blocks Of Life a cutting-edge training and development company. Dreams Fulfilled is an annual program to set goals in areas of your Physical, Professional, Relationships, Health and Spiritual aspects of life. This program enables a person to balance all that he/she wants. Using different modalities like NLP, Law of Attraction, Healing techniques, Gratitude and many more makes the program a customized holistic program for any individual. Special mailing list focusing on each area; Health: http://bit.ly/2CRobwC Relationships: http://bit.ly/2NNw2w2 Website of Building Blocks Of Life: http://bit.ly/2EvoXRq Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/bboflife/ Instagram: Insta : https://www.instagram.com/building_blocks_of_life LinkedIn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bbol/

From raising a lioness named "sheeba" to beginning a career at the age of 16, losing 30 Kgs and surviving the devils' circuit. All while publishing "The Adult book", garnering over 1Million youtube views, running a consulting firm and if that wasn't enough being a full-time professor. Join us as we discuss his one of a kind story. Background: His work experience includes working for Reliance Telecom, Pizza Hut, Cadbury India, Aptech, VETA, First English and Infosys. He is presently working in an academy called Transition. They are dedicated to making a revolution in the world of education. His focus is on Pre-Univesity education because he wants his students’ fundamentals to be strong. Links You can reach out to Professor Vipin: http://vipinmks.com Sheeba the lioness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlDuWnXHpA

The U25 Startup Summit is Anto Philip’s and Shreyans Jain's brainchild as a means for young entrepreneurs to connect with each other, share ideas and form partnerships. The idea occurred to him when he realized that there were very few people he could go to for all his business related needs, as the number of young entrepreneurs is few as most are dedicated to pursuing an education without thinking ahead. They are geared to revolutionize the way youth are educated, empowered and parented! Under 25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/under25official/ Website: under25summit.com Credits for bio; http://www.iuemag.com/february2017/is/anto-philips-shreyans-jain-creators-of-under-25-club.php

Note: BBMP is the municipal body of Banglore city. Christ is short for Christ college and or Christ University, Bangalore and not the religion or any aspects of it. YFP is short for Youth For Parivarthan and is used interchangeably. For more information: https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/exclusive/youth-for-parivarthan/ The Official Fb page: https://www.facebook.com/TeamYFP/?ref=br_rs The Official Website : https://www.youthforparivarthan.org.in/

Rahul Narvekar, is a seasoned startup entrepreneur, having earned his stripes in Mumbai and accumulated a track record in Delhi. He is currently Co-founder & Director at Scale Ventures and Founder of India Network working with the startups at the grass-root. He has enormous experience with e-commerce out of India. He knows this space from its inception to where it is today. He has a professional degree from IIM Calcutta and is an expert when it comes to startups, e-commerce, and retail. Among his multi-facet experiences, he has been the Founder of NDTV Ethnic Retail Ltd., and Cofounder of Fashion and You. He successfully grew both these startups to multi-million dollar valuations. He was felicitated for his achievements as a startup entrepreneur at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

A Brief introduction of Rahul Narvekar, Rahul is a seasoned startup entrepreneur, having earned his stripes in Mumbai and accumulated a track record in Delhi. He is currently Co-founder & Director at Scale Ventures and Founder of India Network working with the startups at the grass-root. He has enormous experience with e-commerce out of India. He knows this space from its inception to where it is today. He has a professional degree from IIM Calcutta and is an expert when it comes to startups, e-commerce, and retail. Among his multi-facet experiences, he has been the Founder of NDTV Ethnic Retail Ltd., and Cofounder of Fashion and You. He successfully grew both these startups to multi-million dollar valuations. He was felicitated for his achievements as a startup entrepreneur at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Harshitha is a doctor pursuing her internship, A Graphotherapist and a Handwriting Analyst. She is bridging the two fields and blazing a new path in medicine which is unheard of. Join us as we discuss the journey and the difference she seeks to make.

An architect that is blazing a new path. With having designed the stage for a Tedx event to rejecting a coveted internship with a start Architect to designing some very happening places in Bangalore. Join us as we interact about design, internships, starting early and making a mark.

I’ve always been known for my Galata - A mischievous kid with endless pranks up his sleeve in school, Earning my first 50 dollars at the age of 12 by selling an ebook. building an online gaming company at the age of 13 which never really took off. Meanwhile, I flunked my 8th standard and almost getting kicked out of school. Luckily, things turned around I got my act together and I topped my class in 10th standard. Being ceaselessly curious throughout my college, reading 2 books a week and co-founding a company at the age of 16 with ₹20. Failing 9 times before making a profit. Currently pursuing an MBA. This is Puneeth Suraana and you are listening to the Galata Podcast! Well, actually it’s not the podcast. Its the trailer for The Galata podcast. Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus. This podcast is about starting up while we are still in college. Join us as we discuss the thrill of earning your first buck, tackling uncertainties, overcoming obstacles and delighting others. --- Most of all, The Galata podcast is about delivering on your audacious promise. We start this Independence Day. Thanks for tuning in. Let’s make some Galata.