Young Achievers Archive
25 Mar 2015
“Data scientist is like a storyteller, uses data instead of words to get the point across”, says Rahul Kapil, Data Scientist, Snapdeal
In conversation with Rahul Kapil, Data Scientist, Snapdeal Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? It was always clear to me, even during my school days that my interest has always been towards Mathematics and Physics. That led me to join
28 Feb 2015
“Practice Design Thinking and work with users and their real pain points”, says Richa Sehgal, User Experience Designer, IBM
In conversation with Richa Sehgal, User Experience Designer, IBM Can you tell us a bit about your professional & academic background? What brought you to this field? I have completed my graduation in Architecture from IIT Roorkee and post- graduation in Design for Digital Experience from National Institute of Design Bangalore R&D Campus. After graduation,
19 Feb 2015
“Usability has to be in the DNA of any project”, says Pragati Kapur, Assistant Manager- Design Research and Strategy at LG Electronics
In conversation with Pragati Kapur, Assistant Manager- Design Research and Strategy at LG Electronics Can you tell us a bit about your professional & academic background? What brought you to this field? I am an industrial designer by profession, an alumnus of the Industrial Design Centre, IIT- Bombay and completed my undergraduate studies in architecture.
29 Jan 2015
“Relying entirely on gut-feel and intuition can’t take a startup too far”, says Prasant Bhattacharji, Data Scientist & Product Planner, HackerRank
In conversation with Prasant Bhattacharji, Data Scientist & Product Planner, HackerRank Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? I graduated from the Electrical Engineering department of IIT Kharagpur in 2006 from the Energy Engineering program with a minor degree in Computer
13 Jan 2015
“A Product Manager is expected to drive different sets of people towards a common goal”, says Sagar Megharaj, Ex Product Manager, TaxiForSure
In conversation with Sagar Megharaj, Ex Product Manager, TaxiForSure & Founder, Khojio Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? I completed by B.E. from BITS Pilani, Goa, in Electronics and Instrumentation, and then moved on to do my MBA from IIM
29 Dec 2014
“We ideate – execute – iterate very fast”, says Arnav Malik, Product Manager, Zoomcar
Young Achievers- In conversation with Arnav Malik, Product Manager, Zoomcar Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? I graduated from BITS Pilani – Goa in 2011 and started-up straight out of college with my good friend and batch-mate. Roughly after a
23 Dec 2014
“Be the ‘friendly monster’ but when required, put your foot down”, says Rajarshi Ray, UX Designer, Microsoft IDC
In conversation with Rajarshi Ray, User Experience Designer, Microsoft IDC Fig: Sketching is a good way to communicate ideas Can you tell us a bit about your professional & academic background? What brought you to this field? By first profession am an Architect. I studied Bachelors’ at Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur (now IIEST
16 Dec 2014
“Problem Solving and Analytical Skills are important for a Product Manager”, says Arun Varghese, Product Manager, Insta Health Solutions Pvt Ltd.
In conversation with Arun Varghese, Product Manager at Insta Health Solutions Pvt Ltd Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? After my schooling, my interest in Engineering and Healthcare led me to do a B.Tech in Bioinformatics at VIT University, Vellore.
15 Nov 2014
Young Achievers – Rohan Anand, Data Scientist, Delhivery
Young Achievers – In conversation with Rohan Anand, Data Scientist, Delhivery Please tell us about your professional & academic background. Can you also brief us about your role in your current organization? I graduated with an Integrated 5 years M.Tech in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi in 2013. It’s a multi-disciplinary course covering theoretical &