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Saurabh Chandra

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Perseverance Overrated With Deepthi Rajan

Nancy Pelosi

Imran Khan

Steve Glaveski

Anthony Moore

Ramachandra Guha

Nandan Nilekani

David Robert Grimes

Mark Birch

Ethan Mills

Krishna Menon

Curtis Lemay

Elinor Ostrom

Rajat Ubhaykar

Jairam Ramesh

Masood Azhar

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In this episode of the Perseverance Overrated show, Deepthi Rajan chats with Saurabh Chandra. An inveterate entrepreneur, Saurabh has in the past, successfully founded and sold two other ventures, one an EdTech firm and the other a health-based e-commerce portal. Saurabh has used his entrepreneurial skills to chart an exceptionally successful corporate career as well. The former CTO of Amazon India, Saurabh has held multiple executive and C-level positions with startups and Fortune 500 companies, such as Flipkart, Myntra, JP Morgan Chase, Oracle to name a few. He has been remarkably prolific and is an author of 2 books (McGraw Hill), 3 patents, 5 research papers, columnist in leading newspapers. He is also a board member for few companies. And he has accomplished all this in less than a span of 2 decades.Saurabh is an alumnus of BITS, IIM-Lucknow and IIM-Ahmedabad.Saurabh has a ton of insight to share not just on his corporate and entrepreneurial journeys so far, but also about overcoming many obstacles and setbacks as he consciously kept taking up new challenges.You can connect with Saurabh onLinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chandra-0439931Key Points From The Episode4 Defining Phases and 1 Unifying Theme [00:03:26] A Tale Of 2 MBAs [00:07:51] Leaping Into Entrepreneurship : 1..2..3 Let’s Go!  [00:03:26] When It’s Time To Walk Away [00:09:06] Not Just Another Pretty Face : Disrupting With “Gorg” [00:11:20] Honest And Heart-warming : Building A Business That People Love [00:12:17] How To Deal With Ambiguity And Stress [00:13:38] One Simple Hack To Deal With Failure [00:19:10]The Secret To Not Just A Productive But Also A Fulfilling Life [00:21:49] Turning Hurdles and Disappointments Into Possibilities And Results [00:27:28] 3 Pitfalls To Avoid When Interviewing At Leading Technology Companies [00:33:44] Power of 3 : Skills That Helped Saurabh Build A Thriving Career [00:36:57] Managing Different And Difficult Stakeholders [00:39:47] Reasoning With Unreasonable People [00:41:59] 3 Top Skills Most Technologists Don’t Pay Enough Attention To But Should [00:44:51] Will No Code Platforms Shift Skill Expectations? [00:46:28] COVID-19 Impact : 3 Ways Savvy Technology Leaders Will Manage Transformation And Business As Usual [00:48:24] Struggling To Keep Pace With An Ever-Changing World? Books To The Rescue [00:52:59]Links Mentioned In The EpisodeGorg - https://www.gorg.co.in/The 360 Degree Leader by John C Maxwell - https://amzn.to/2TxRB9RGo Kiss The World by Subroto Bagchi - https://amzn.to/3cGM0FGAutomation Testing by Saurabh Chandra - https://amzn.to/2zOqU9PAutomating Automation by Saurabh Chandra - https://amzn.to/2X9r9Eo__________________________________________________________For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.perseveranceoverrated.com/podcast

In this episode of the Perseverance Overrated show, Deepthi Rajan chats with Saurabh Chandra. An inveterate entrepreneur, Saurabh has in the past, successfully founded and sold two other ventures, one an EdTech firm and the other a health-based e-commerce portal. Saurabh has used his entrepreneurial skills to chart an exceptionally successful corporate career as well. The former CTO of Amazon India, Saurabh has held multiple executive and C-level positions with startups and Fortune 500 companies, such as Flipkart, Myntra, JP Morgan Chase, Oracle to name a few. He has been remarkably prolific and is an author of 2 books (McGraw Hill), 3 patents, 5 research papers, columnist in leading newspapers. He is also a board member for few companies. And he has accomplished all this in less than a span of 2 decades. Saurabh is an alumnus of BITS, IIM-Lucknow and IIM-Ahmedabad. Saurabh has a ton of insight to share not just on his corporate and entrepreneurial journeys so far, but also about overcoming many obstacles and setbacks as he consciously kept taking up new challenges. You can connect with Saurabh on LinkedIn: <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chandra-0439931" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chandra-0439931</a> Key Points From The Episode 4 Defining Phases and 1 Unifying Theme [00:03:26] A Tale Of 2 MBAs [00:07:51] Leaping Into Entrepreneurship : 1..2..3 Let’s Go!  [00:03:26] When It’s Time To Walk Away [00:09:06] Not Just Another Pretty Face : Disrupting With “Gorg” [00:11:20] Honest And Heart-warming : Building A Business That People Love [00:12:17] How To Deal With Ambiguity And Stress [00:13:38] One Simple Hack To Deal With Failure [00:19:10] The Secret To Not Just A Productive But Also A Fulfilling Life [00:21:49] Turning Hurdles and Disappointments Into Possibilities And Results [00:27:28] 3 Pitfalls To Avoid When Interviewing At Leading Technology Companies [00:33:44] Power of 3 : Skills That Helped Saurabh Build A Thriving Career [00:36:57] Managing Different And Difficult Stakeholders [00:39:47] Reasoning With Unreasonable People [00:41:59] 3 Top Skills Most Technologists Don’t Pay Enough Attention To But Should [00:44:51] Will No Code Platforms Shift Skill Expectations? [00:46:28] COVID-19 Impact : 3 Ways Savvy Technology Leaders Will Manage Transformation And Business As Usual [00:48:24] Struggling To Keep Pace With An Ever-Changing World? Books To The Rescue [00:52:59] Links Mentioned In The Episode Gorg - <a href="https://www.gorg.co.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gorg.co.in/</a> The 360 Degree Leader by John C Maxwell - <a href="https://amzn.to/2TxRB9R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2TxRB9R</a> Go Kiss The World by Subroto Bagchi - <a href="https://amzn.to/3cGM0FG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3cGM0FG</a> Automation Testing by Saurabh Chandra - <a href="https://amzn.to/2zOqU9P" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2zOqU9P</a> Automating Automation by Saurabh Chandra - <a href="https://amzn.to/2X9r9Eo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2X9r9Eo</a> __________________________________________________________ For show notes and past guests, please visit <a href="https://www.perseveranceoverrated.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.perseveranceoverrated.com/podcast</a>

Saurabh Chandra On How To Harness Your Strong Bias For Action With Contemplation And Compassion

Nandan Nilekani and Saurabh Chandra discuss Aadhar and innovation in India at the Takshashila-Hudson Conference "Shaping India's New Growth Agenda: Implications for the World". This conference was a collaboration between the Takshashila Institution in Bangalore and the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. that took place in August 2014.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nandan Nilekani and Saurabh Chandra discuss Aadhar and innovation in India at the Takshashila-Hudson Conference "Shaping India's New Growth Agenda: Implications for the World". This conference was a collaboration between the Takshashila Institution in Bangalore and the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. that took place in August 2014.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

INI9 – Nandan Nilekani and Saurabh Chandra on Innovation