Best Parthasarathi Podcasts (2025)

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How change in control leads to change in risk profile? 16:25

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#RBI, #GSecYields, #BondMarket, #FixedIncome, #InterestRates, #IndianEconomy, #MarketOutlook, #DebtMarkets, #RateCut, #GlobalMarkets, #CentralBankActions, #Liquidity, #CRR Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportunities the bond market brings to y…

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Scaling decision-making, designing eng orgs for speed & scope as underrated leverage w/ Dhruv Parthasarathy #225 37:42

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ABOUT DHRUV PARTHASARATHY Dhruv Parthasarathy has spent the last 8 years focused on applying modern software and machine learning techniques in healthcare. Dhruv currently serves as the CTO of Commure, HATCO, and Augmedix. In the role of CTO, he leads product, engineering, and design teams. Prior to this, Dhruv helped found Athelas which eventually…

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Sanjay Parthasarathy’s Journey: From Microsoft to Major League Cricket 33:38

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What does it take to bring a beloved sport to a new country—and build community in the process? Sanjay Parthasarathy is a tech entrepreneur, investor, and lifelong cricket enthusiast. Born and raised in Chennai, India, Sanjay’s journey took him from the cricket fields of his childhood to the tech halls of Microsoft and beyond. Now, as co-owner of t…

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Vision-first leadership & reimagining product w/ “Shift Out,” Do-It-as-a-Service & Jobs-to-Be-Done w/ John Amaral #226 44:54

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ABOUT JOHN AMARAL John Amaral, CTO and co-founder of Root.io, is a veteran cybersecurity leader with a proven track record of scaling and exiting successful companies. At Cisco, he led Product for Cloud Security—its fastest-growing Security and SaaS business. Before that, he ran product and engineering at CloudLock through its acquisition by Cisco …

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Quick Summer Break! Join us @ ELC Annual 2025 (Early Bird Tickets End Soon) 2:46

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We’re pausing the pod this week as we gear up final planning for ELC Annual 2025 - the premier event for engineering leaders. New episodes return next week (on a biweekly schedule!).This is our biggest event of the year… 1,000+ CTOs, VPs & Directors in San Francisco @ ELC Annual 2025 for two days of leadership breakthroughs, tactical peer learning …

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Joanna Tung 1:02:19

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Joanna and I chatted about a variety of topics over the hour we had. The former basketball player turned runner got her start with the sport in kind of a random way, but has challenged herself in ways she never thought she would. Along with talking about running i got to hear about some of Joanna's recent travels ands some fun food takes.…

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The evolving velocity playbook, building product taste & exceptional product experiences in the AI era w/ Loïc Houssier #224 46:17

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ABOUT LOÏC HOUSSIER Loïc Houssier is an engineering executive with 20 years of leadership experience spanning startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises. He specializes in helping high-growth companies scale with speed and discipline, combining technical depth with a strong operational mindset. He currently leads engineering at Superhuman, the mos…

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High Credit Spreads: Opportunity or Risk? 30:55

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#RBI, #GSecYields, #BondMarket, #FixedIncome, #InterestRates, #IndianEconomy, #MarketOutlook, #DebtMarkets, #RateCut, #GlobalMarkets, #MonetaryPolicy, #CentralBankActions, #Liquidity, #CRR Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportunities the bond m…

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Rapid Prototyping, Lightning Pods & the End of PRDs: Redefining product development & EPD in the age of AI w/ Nissim Lehyani #223 38:45

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When Nissim Lehyani (VP of Product at Life360) used AI to build a math game for his son, he didn’t just prototype a game, he rewired how he thinks about product development and the relationship between engineering, product, and design. In this episode, Nissim shares how that personal “aha” moment sparked a shift in how his teams build, collaborate,…

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RBI Policy Impact: G-Sec yield curve to steepen and high-yield corporate bonds to benefit 8:24

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#RBI, #GSecYields, #BondMarket, #FixedIncome, #InterestRates, #IndianEconomy, #MarketOutlook, #DebtMarkets, #RateCut, #GlobalMarkets, #MonetaryPolicy, #CentralBankActions, #Liquidity, #CRR Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportunities the bond m…

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No New Episode - But We Launched Something New... Introducing the ELC Forum! 1:33

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We just launched the ELC Forum — a new space for engineering leaders to dive deeper into real challenges and get peer support It’s a discussion board (like Reddit) but focused on eng leadership. We’re sharing takeaways from recent episodes and kicking off new discussions. Plus, AMAs with guests are coming soon. See you in the Forum! Click here to e…

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Vin Gupta’s Journey: From Military Medicine to the Media Frontlines 38:55

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What does it take to lead in public health—and in public discourse? Dr. Vin Gupta is a pulmonologist, health strategist, and media commentator whose voice became a guiding light for many during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, he reflects on the key moments and choices that shaped his career—from his upbringing in Ohio to serving in the mili…

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Solana on Bitcoin | Arch Network | Matt Mudano and Amine ElQaraoui 58:25

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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Matt Mudano and Amine ElQaraoui from Arch Network. Through their novel execution environment called the ArchVM, Arch Network lets developers build directly on Bitcoin and tap into native UTXO assets—without bridging, wrapping, or compromising security. Topics Discussed: Native Bitcoi…

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From architect to AI exec: Scaling leadership, maintaining credibility & effective communication to non-technical execs w/ Prashant Ramarao #222 43:37

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ABOUT PRASHANT RAMARAO Prashant is a hands-on technology executive with extensive experience in software engineering, leading large organizations, specializing in AI / ML, and large-scale systems architecture. With advanced degrees in computer science and engineering leadership, he excels at defining technical strategies that align with business go…

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Impact of Record Low UST-GSec Spreads on Indian Bonds 15:07

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#RBI, #GSecYields, #BondMarket, #FixedIncome, #InterestRates, #IndianEconomy, #MarketOutlook, #DebtMarkets, #CPIInflation, #GlobalMarkets, #MonetaryPolicy, #USYields, #GoldReserves, #CentralBankActions Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportuniti…

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The Startup Epoch: Rethinking Company Building & Defensibility in an AI World w/ Craig McLuckie #221 42:38

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AI is reshaping the fundamental economics of startups—lowering product development costs, compressing GTM cycles, and rewriting the rules of competition. In this episode, Craig McLuckie (Co-Founder & CEO @ Stacklok, co-creator of Kubernetes) unpacks “the epoch of the startup,” a moment of massive disruption where fast-moving founders have a unique …

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Sonora Jha’s Journey: From Journalism to Bold Fiction 32:50

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How can storytelling become an act of resistance? Sonora Jha is a professor of journalism at Seattle University and an acclaimed author whose work boldly explores themes of gender, race, and resistance. From her early life in India navigating both privilege and adversity, to her groundbreaking career in journalism and her shift into academia and li…

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Kinnier Lastimosa 1:03:00

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Kinnier went from not being able to run a full 5K in high school without walking to running several marathons in a variety of places.It is safe to say that high school Kinnier would have never guessed how much running would be a part of his life. Recently, Kinnier received his sixth star at The Boston Marathon, while running with his dad. Learn mor…

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AMD’s unified hardware + software strategy & building an open-source AI ecosystem w/ Anush Elangovan #220 36:55

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ABOUT ANUSH ELANGOVAN Anush Elangovan leads the Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) as Corporate Vice President of AI software and solutions. Anush has 23 years of industry experience in AI, computer science, compilers, network security, operating systems, math, and its materialization on complex hardware systems. This co-founder and Chief Executiv…

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War, Tariffs, Fed, and RBI: Where Are Bond Yields Headed? 15:13

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#RBI, #GSecYields, #BondMarket, #FixedIncome, #InterestRates, #IndianEconomy, #MarketOutlook, #DebtMarkets, #CPIInflation, #GlobalMarkets, #MonetaryPolicy, #USYields, #GoldReserves, #CentralBankActions Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportuniti…

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Lessons Leading EPD: Mindset, decision-making, 80/20 product strategy & pivoting for leverage/speed w/ Farnaz Azmoodeh #219 43:12

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ABOUT FARNAZ AZMOODEH Farnaz is the CTO at Linktree, the leading social platform for creators and small businesses. Linktree enables its users to unify, curate, and monetize their online presence. Farnaz started her career at Google, focusing on the ad tech space. Farnaz then joined Snap, leading Snap's AR monetization team before scaling to run Sn…

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Shasti Conrad's Journey: From Navigating Identity to Redefining Representation 32:34

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What does it mean to lead with both purpose and identity in today’s political landscape? Shasti Conrad, the first woman of color to chair the Washington State Democratic Party, shares her powerful story of identity, activism, and political leadership. Adopted from India and raised in a small, predominantly white town in Oregon, Shasti's journey def…

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Empowering Teams & Cultivating True Ownership in Engineering Orgs w/ Wade Chambers #218 44:55

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ABOUT WADE CHAMBERS Wade Chambers will be leading Engineering at Amplitude. Amplitude is the leading digital analytics platform that helps companies unlock the power of their products. Wade has over 25 years of engineering leadership experience, both advising companies and being hands-on in key leadership positions at companies such as Included Hea…

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Building partnerships w/ complex stakeholders, aligning tech debt w/ business value & decisive vs. thoughtful decision-making #217 49:24

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ABOUT FUNMI OLUDAIYE Funmi is a Managing Director and the Head of the Digital Risk Office for Enterprise Partnerships at Goldman Sachs, where she is pioneering a first-of-its-kind global initiative to embed critical business, security, and engineering risk practices within the engineering organization. With nearly 15 years of experience as a softwa…

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Episode 39

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The Politics of Air Pollution, Ozempic, and Luddism ft. Brian Merchant April 21, 2024 TRANSCRIPT In this episode, Shobita and Jack tackle the EPA's recent efforts to increase monitoring of air pollutants, Jack's new documentary on existential risks, and the Ozempic craze. And Jack chats with Brian Merchant, a freelance journalist who focuses on tec…

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Episode 38

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CRISPR therapies, Boeing, and reconnecting with Alondra Nelson February 02, 2024 TRANSCRIPT In the first episode of 2024, Shobita and Jack reflect on the first CRISPR therapy approved by drug regulators around the world, for sickle cell disease. We also talk about the safety issues plaguing Boeing, and the Post Office scandal roiling the UK and why…

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Climate Change Realpolitik, Following the Sams, and Evaluating Research ft. Sarah de Rijcke December 08, 2023 TRANSCRIPT This month, Shobita and Jack reflect on the recent COP meeting in the United Arab Emirates, recent AI news including the Biden Administration's Executive Order, the UK summit, and the fates of the two Sams: Altman and Bankman-Fri…

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Episode 36

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Electric Cars, the Problems with Tech Biographies, and Against Technoableism ft. Ashley Shew October 18, 2023 TRANSCRIPT In this episode, Shobita and Jack discuss the United Auto Worker strike, facial recognition technology in schools, and the recent biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried. And, they interview Ashley Shew, author of Against …

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Episode 35

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The Long, Hot AI Summer, India's Space Mission, and Addressing Inequality through Innovation ft. Richard Jones September 13, 2023 TRANSCRIPT Jack and Shobita are back after a summer hiatus! We return talking about--of course--ChatGPT and other generative AI, the problem at Fukushima, and India's Chandrayaan Rover. Then we chat with Richard A.L. Jon…

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Episode 34

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The Importance of the Humanities, Tech Politics, and Equity in Science ft. Cassidy Sugimoto May 30, 2023 TRANSCRIPT Jack and Shobita discuss the decline in humanities majors as the number of computer and data science majors rise, and why this is will have very bad consequences. Then they chat about emerging efforts to regulate both in vitro gametog…

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Episode 33

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Abortion Politics, a Moratorium on Generative AI, and the Meaning of Emergency ft. Elizabeth Ellcessor April 25, 2023 TRANSCRIPT What makes an emergency? This month, Jack and Shobita talk to Elizabeth Ellcessor, Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at University of Virginia, who studies how emergency alert systems shape our unders…

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Episode 32

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The Politics of Expertise and Retelling the Story of Racism in the Pulse Oximeter ft. Amy Moran-Thomas March 19, 2023 TRANSCRIPT This month, Jack and Shobita talk about the challenges of ensuring that AI and gene editing reflect human values, and reflect on what the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio tells us about the politics of know…

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Episode 31

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Science and Society at the White House, ChatGPT, and the Paradox of Data-Driven Agriculture February 15, 2023 TRANSCRIPT Happy New Year!! In this episode, Jack and Shobita discuss Alondra Nelson's departure from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the meaning for the position she created, Deputy Director for Science and Soc…

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Episode 30

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The Future of Academic Culture, Cryptocurrency, and Abortion ft. Aziza Ahmed December 09, 2022 TRANSCRIPT This month, Shobita and Jack talk about the recent concerns about academic culture in the science and technology studies community, how to understand FTX's recent implosion, and the bizarre logics of effective altruism. And we chat with Boston …

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Episode 29

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British Politics, the CHIPS and Science Act, and Rethinking the Green Revolution ft. Glenn Stone November 02, 2022 TRANSCRIPT Jack and Shobita chat about the disasters in British politics, the CHIPS and Science Act, and how to determine whether self-driving cars are safe. Plus we chat with anthropologist Glenn Davis Stone, Professor at Sweet Briar …

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Episode 28

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The Politics of Open Access, Alzheimer’s Research, and Ghost Work ft. Mary Gray September 13, 2022 TRANSCRIPT It's a new season of The Received Wisdom!! After their partial summer hiatus, Shobita and Jack discuss the fraud allegations that are rocking the foundations of what we know about Alzheimer's Disease, and the Biden Administration's directiv…

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Izzy Garcia 1:02:34

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Izzy is the latest guest on the podcast. He is man of many interests and we get into several of those, including running of course. Learn about how Izzy reconnects with fitness after college, keeps running fun, his favorite books and find out the reason he does not love eating outside. Enjoy getting to know Izzy.…

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Global DePIN Backed by Blockchain | XYO Network | Arie Trouw 52:10

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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Arie Trouw from XYO Network. XYO Network is a decentralized tech ecosystem connecting the physical and digital worlds. It helps users own and monetize their data through node-based DePIN infrastructure, easily integrated into any Web3 or Web2 product. Topics Discussed: Reality oracle…

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Episode 25

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The TRIPS Patent Waiver and Communicating Science Differently ft. Sabrina McCormick May 14, 2022 TRANSCRIPT This month, Shobita and Jack discuss how scientists are engaging in the boiling politics of abortion in the United States, the implications of large language models (a new type of artificial intelligence), and Elon Musk's possible takeover of…

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Episode 24

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The TRIPS Patent Waiver and Communicating Science Differently ft. Sabrina McCormick March 23, 2022 TRANSCRIPT In this episode, Shobita and Jack discuss this uncertain moment in the pandemic around the world, including the latest negotiations related to the TRIPS patent waiver related to COVID vaccines. They consider emerging efforts to develop a "p…

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Episode 23

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The Myths of Genius, IP, and Surveillance ft. Chris Gilliard February 15, 2022 TRANSCRIPT This month, Jack and Shobita discuss the resignation of the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, African scientists' success in copying the Moderna vaccine and the potential long-term implications, and the politics of long COVID…

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Episode 22

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Theranos, Medical Devices, and Indigenous Knowledge on Climate Change ft. Kyle Powys Whyte January 11, 2022 TRANSCRIPT In this episode, Shobita and Jack discuss the recent conviction of the now-notorious Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of Theranos, and what it means for tech hype. They talk about the UK government's recent decision to review the racia…

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Episode 21

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Considering an AI Bill of Rights, Facebook, and the Technological Surveillance of Truckers ft. Karen Levy November 15, 2021 TRANSCRIPT This month, Shobita and Jack discuss efforts to engage publics in the development and regulation of AI, including the AI Bill of Rights proposed by the White house, and the most recent Facebook controversies. And th…

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Recalibrating leadership priorities, leveraging your time & empowering senior leaders w/ Vinod Marur #216 40:19

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ABOUT VINOD MARUR Vinod Marur is the SVP of Engineering at Databricks. He was previously at Rubrik where he served as SVP Engineering and established a mature engineering organization geared for rapid product development and innovation with a deep focus on product quality and organizational development. Prior to that Vinod spent nearly 15 years in …

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Liquid Bitcoin | Lombard Finance | Jacob Phillips 54:13

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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Jacob Phillips from Lombard Finance. Lombard Finance is on a mission to expand the digital economy by transforming Bitcoin’s utility from a store of value into a productive financial tool with LBTC. Topics Discussed: Liquid staking for Bitcoin with LBTC Babylon integration for Bitcoi…

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The New Pulse of B2B Trade Credit: Platforms, Players and Paradigms 36:40

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This episode offers a window into the future of supply chain finance, where innovation strengthens—not disrupts—the fabric of trust across global commerce. Credit is no longer just a post-transactional decision rather it is being embedded directly into the trade process. From e-commerce and cargo-tech platforms integrating lending solutions, to gro…

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10 Year G-sec Yield To Fall Sharply And UST Yields To Rise Sharply 5:27

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#OMO #CurrencySwaps #TariffWars #India #corporatebonds #gsec #rbi #loan #infaltion #recession #bonds #highyield #USA #ratecut #MPC #growth #GDP Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportunities the bond market brings to you and which of your investm…

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From early days to IPO: Scaling leadership, enterprise growth, product ownership, & outgrowing your failure modes w/ Jon Hyman #215 57:14

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ABOUT JON HYMAN Jon Hyman is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Braze, the customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. He leads the charge for building the platform’s technical systems and infrastructure as well as overseeing the company’s technical operations and engineering te…

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Are Bond Markets Starting to Factor in a Sharp Fall in Economic Growth 12:21

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#OMO #CurrencySwaps #TariffWars #India #corporatebonds #gsec #rbi #loan #infaltion #recession #bonds #highyield #USA Check out the latest podcast on Bond Markets. Government policy updates, corporates in action, and yield movements. Get insights on what opportunities the bond market brings to you and which of your investments are potentially at a r…

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EVM Based Autoscaling Blockchain | Shardeum | Srinivasan Parthasarathy 43:17

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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Srinivasan Parthasarathy from Shardeum. Shardeum is an EVM Compatible L1 blockchain that uses dynamic state sharding to keep transaction fees low forever. Topics Discussed: Dynamic state sharding with scalable architecture Leaderless consensus with rotating validators No block struct…