In this exciting new episode Shantanu sits down with educational entrepreneur and McKinsey veteran, Pramath Raj Sinha. Join the conversation as they delve into Pramath's journey from his childhood to his successful career at McKinsey, and his return to India to establish multiple educational institutions like ISB, Ashoka, Vedica, and Harappa. Tune in to gain insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, and the power of education, all while enjoying an engaging conversation between two accomplished professionals.
Introduction: 00:00-2:30
Pramath’s childhood and being an only son: 2:30-7:48
Why he left consulting: 7:50-8:22
My grandfather, father have all been writers and poets: 8:36-10:08
Printing press business: 10:10-14:54
All my life I was told to not do business: 14:55-16:16
Sister Manjari Jauhar: 16:24-21:08
Fighting a civil case and becoming IPS: 21:51- 23:53
Traditional thinking and changing ideas 25:16 - 26:50
Being involved in writing: 28:32 - 29:40
IIT and studying engineering: 29:45 - 35:10
Being in college: 35:12 - 39:08
IITs are like liberal education: 39:10 - 39:42
Learning programming and problem solving: 39:40 - 41:53
CAT 42:00 - 43:50
Getting a CS job: 43:00 - 44:50
Getting into UPenn 45:15 - 46:56
Financial support 47:00 - 47:59
Why have you come here?: 48:00 - 49:00
Jobs on campus 49:10 - 51:45
Choosing courses 52:16 - 54:30
Robotics: 54:36 - 55:43
Getting a scholarship: 57:00 - 57:15
Doing CS PhD 57:33 - 1:01:20
Applying to Mckinsey: 1:01:21 - 1:10:14
The India story: 1:10:26 - 1:11:06
Imbibing a work ethic: 1:11:11 - 1:12:00
The Russians and an elevator pitch 1:12:20 - 1:20:53
“Did I screw up?” 1:21:00 - 1:25:50
How to make others successful: 1:25:52 - 1:30:54
Mentorship: 1:30:55 - 1:33:20
Building a new school: 1:33:40 - 1:36:40
ISB: 1:36:42 - 1:39:47
Working with Wharton and Penn : 1:39:51 - 1:43:44
Just do it: 1:45:22 - 1:47:21
Ensuring outcomes in education 1:48:50 - 1:51:23
Break the problem down for ISB/ ‘aha!’ moment: 1:51:25 - 1:53:12
Having stellar faculty: 1:53:55 - 1:56:20
What does faculty need? 1:56:15 - 1:57:05
Collective philanthropy 1:57:10 - 1:59:10
Early days of Ashoka: 1:59:20 - 2:00:00
Visiting faculty/Block teaching model 2:02:10 - 2:05:00
Online learning 2:05:10 - 2:08:40
Women are still getting left out: 2:09:16 - 2:09:54
Getting away from grades and privatisation: 2:10:10 - 2:15:24
Problem of scale and higher education: 2:16:35 - 2:20:47
Rajat Gupta: 2:25:40 - 2:47:00
Conclusion 2:47:00 - 2:49:07
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