Upgrade with Nakul
Hosted by Nakul Kumar, this podcast will feature some interesting personalities from various domains of life. From sportsmen to artists and entrepreneurs, we'll speak to a line-up of unconventional people. What will always remain constant is our focus on how technology shapes their lives and their go-to hacks & tricks. We will explore their unique relationship with technology and try to soak in all that can enhance our and our listeners' relationship with technology. Hacks, tricks, insights, upcoming tech or innovations, you name it and we'll have covered it in this stream. So sit back, relax, plug in your earphones and...
Tue, December 15, 2020
Upgrade with Dhruv Nath with his take on MBA, Book writing & Angel Investment.
This week host Nakul is in conversation with the multifaceted Dhruv Nath. Dhruv through the course of his career has worn many hats - from being a corporate leader, to being a professor at MDI Gurgaon, an angel investor and also an author! Tune in as Dhruv gets candid about his journey as well as decodes the frequently debated question “To MBA or Not to MBA”, shares more on his experience of book writing & offers valuable insights for new angel investors.
Tue, December 01, 2020
Upgrade with Aditya Raj Kaul through Stories of Heroic Journalism.
As a kid everyone has a dream career, you know being an astronaut, scientist, a movie star... the list goes on. But very few actually follow it through. Aditya Raj Kaul isn’t one of them. He aspired to be a journalist & was deeply passionate about it - writing for school magazines and newspapers for a start! As he grew up he began as an activist. Strikes odd right? Because generally it is journalists who convert themselves into activist rather than the other way around. But perhaps Aditya is the one odd figure who first became an activist in his student phase and then became a journalist. But he never followed the course of an everyday teenager. At 16 Aditya organised a protest at Jantar Mantar for Priyadarshini Mattoo’s brutal rape case, which successfully brought her justice and was observed by Anupam Kher, Shiv Khera and thousands of others. At 17 he was invited at Rashtrapati Bhavan for a meeting with the Hon’ble Dr APJ Kalam. At 23 he interviewed PM Modi while he was serving as the CM of Gujrat. Tune in as host Nakul candidly converses with Aditya Raj Kaul about his exciting journey as a journalist till now.
Tue, November 24, 2020
Upgrade with Madhurika Patkar with her secrets to a perfect game.
As an 8-9 year old did you know what you wanted to make your career in?! No one knows right… but our guest this week is truly remarkable. Deciding to be a pro TT player in her 4th Standard, by the time she reached her 10th she was representing India. Won a Gold for the country in 2018 Common Wealth Games & then an Arjuna Award in 2020! Tune in for a candid conversation with Madhurika Patkar where she talks about her journey thus far, winning the Arjuna award, the importance of mental training, how she is using technology to prepare for the Olympics during Covid distancing & much more.
Tue, November 17, 2020
Upgrade with Vivek Khare on everything you need to know about Angel Investment.
He defines his journey to angel investment as “Serendipity”. Having been an investor in Zomato, PolicyBazzar.com, Cashify, Jaypore and Happily Unmarried to name a few, our guest on the show, now has a portfolio of 17-18 startups! Tune in as host Nakul Kumar settles in for a candid conversation with Vivek Khare as he shares the story behind his genesis as an angel investor and his take on how to get started as an angel investor, scaling a startup, and how founders should balance business and technological evolutions.
Tue, November 10, 2020
Upgrade with Rahul 'Burger Singh' with his take on health and fitness
This week on the show, upgrade with Nakul & Rahul Seth the Co-Founder of Burger Singh talks about the many possibilities in food-tech. Tune in to know more about Rahul’s journey with Burger Singh, the challenges of operating in a money-conscious market and whether food delivery-apps are a bane or boon. P.S. Rahul also happens to be Nakul’s first CrossFit trainer! Hear the story behind that too in this candid chat between two friends.
Tue, November 03, 2020
Upgrade with Ranvir Shorey over all things theatre, filmmaking & cinema.
Working behind the camera and starting out as a VJ, he has upgraded his career to commendable heights. Ranvir Shorey, you have seen him playing breakthrough roles in films like Khosla ka Ghosla!, Mithya, Traffic Signal, Titli, Sonchiriya, and Bheja Fry. He is most recently seen in the Netflix Original series “ A suitable boy ” based on the magnificent novel of the same name by Vikram Seth. In this episode, Ranvir reveals intriguing facts & insights about theatre, filmmaking, the growing demand for OTT platforms, and of course, cinema. Find the fine actor talking about his days in the lockdown, his viewpoints on Bollywood and its workings, his love for Yoga, and upcoming passion projects!
Tue, October 27, 2020
Upgrade with Dr. Pain's take on NASA, Einstein and Education
We are in conversation with Bedabrata Pain, a.k.a, Dr. Pain who’s list of accolades reads like an encyclopaedia. A former IITian, a NASA scientist and has more than 75 patents to his name! In fact, one of his inventions is used by most of us on a daily basis. Guess which one? Wait. That’s not all. He’s also a screenwriter, a director and producer. In this episode of Upgrade with Nakul, we talk to Dr. Pain and talk about things as wide as Einstein to education system to digital world to AI and his crazy Idea of making films from the comfort of your home. Tune in to find out Dr. Pain’s logic on how science and philosophy go together and why we need to create problems and not solutions!
Tue, October 20, 2020
Upgrade with Shakun Sethi by making sex go mainstream
This episode of Upgrade With Nakul features pathbreaking entrepreneur Shakun Sethi. From founding the sexual wellbeing platform Tickle.Life to making sex a part of the “normal narrative”, this is her side of the story as she chats with Nakul about her entrepreneurial venture. While most of India still sees sex as a taboo, here’s Shakun offering support for sexual awareness. Be it cishet individuals or the LGBTQ+ members, Tickle.Life is there to talk about the “untalkable” and help its users on the path through sexual health. In this episode, she breaks down why it is crucial to make this a topic to be recognized rather than dodged. Adult entertainment, sexual paraphernalia, chatting and dating apps, hear her cover both the human and corporate sides of all of these and more.
Tue, October 13, 2020
Upgrade with Michelin Star Chef Suvir Saran's recipe of success
We are in conversation with Chef Suvir Saran. The man who went from being a visual arts student to becoming a Michelin Star chef and putting Indian cuisine on the world map. In this episode, Nakul chats with Chef Suvir about his culinary journey, his take on pet-friendly restaurants, reality cooking shows and how technology has made cooking accessible for the masses to explore. Tune in to find out Chef Suvir’s favourite kitchen gadgets, food apps & what makes him an Apple fanboy! A bonus - his favourite restaurants in India.
S1 E1 · Tue, October 06, 2020
Upgrade with Arpit Agarwal, Blume Ventures
To kick off the first episode of Upgrade with Nakul, this week we are upgrading with Arpit Agarwal of Blume Ventures. Arpit is a principal at Blume ventures where he leads science-led and hardware investments in sectors like Biotech, CleanTech, Energy, Electric Vehicles, Robotics and Electronics. In this candid conversation with Nakul, Arpit talks about his love for deep tech, why he prefers Firefox over Chrome, his views on app censorship & innovation, his take on the classic debate of Android v/s iOS, why cryptocurrency is the future of the world, what exactly is deep tech and much more… Tune in to get upgraded!
Trailer · Tue, September 29, 2020
Ep 0 - Trailer
Trailer of the new podcast with Nakul Kumar
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