Wed, 12 November 2014
Who is on the show today:In today’s episode, we host Anaggh Desai. Anaggh is a business veteran with over 25 years of experience across industries ranging from hospitality, logistics, travel, e-commerce and retail. Why is he on the showIn his 25-year career span, there is little Anaggh has not seen or experienced. He describes himself as a mindcaster and a people watcher. He has a cult like following on twitter which he uses to observe trends and patterns and engage with his followers. What are we talking aboutIn this free wheeling conversation, we talk about a wide range of topics which are critical for the success of any business. I was blown over by his ability to remain extremely grounded and practical and with his unique perspective to everything that I asked him. Most important learnings from the conversation:
You can find more information about Anaggh and follow him on twitter @anaggh. PS: This episode is sponsored by Audible. Visithttp://www.audibletrial.com/PBTO to download a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial membership.
Direct download: PBTO17_The_role_of_CEO_is_to_Build_Own_Transfer_an_institution__Anaggh_Desai.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:01am HKT |
Thu, 6 November 2014
Who is on the show today:In today’s episode, we have Neil Patel. Neil is a serial entrepreneur & co-founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar, and KISSmetrics. He helps companies like Amazon, NBC, GM, HP and Viacom grow their revenue. Why is he on the showHe was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 online marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies in the world What are we talking aboutIn this wide ranging discussion, we talk about entrepreneurship, leadership, selling, marketing, creativity, the importance of culture and how to build a culture, conflicts and a lot more.
My learnings from the discussion are as below:
The overarching theme was that keeping things simple and common sensical is critical for success. You can find more information about Neil and follow him on twitter @NeilPatel. PS: This episode is sponsored by Audible. Visit http://www.audibletrial.com/PBTO to download a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial membership.
Direct download: 16_PBTO16__Neil_Patel_NeilPatel_talks_Entrepreneurship.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:55pm HKT |
Wed, 5 November 2014
Who is on the show today:In today’s episode, we have Aaron Anderson. He is currently, Director of Strategic Organizational Initiatives at San Francisco State University, College of Business. Why is he on the showAaron has been a consistent contributor to the Managament Innovation Exchange and won a MIX Prize for an experiment that he has been running in how he works. His entry titled: “Working in Plain View: Using a Wiki & Social Media to broadcast as you work” won the prize in the “Digital Freedom Challenge”. He has been working in plain view of all his organization by using a wiki and other open tools that allows him to work in ways that we have not seen yet. Lessons from his experiment:There are some very interesting learnings from this award winning experiment:
These are but some learnings I think I am taking away from this conversation. He shares a lot of great insights in the conversation and I do hope that you enjoy the same as well. Please do share with us what is it that you found most interesting by writing a content. You can also buy his book:Please note that this is an affiliate link.
Direct download: 15_PBTO15__We_Cannot_be_Allergic_to_Failure_and_Still_be_Innovative_-_windspike.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:40am HKT |