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Where To Earn The Most Abroad: Careers, Salaries & Visas | Dr. Karan Gupta | FO574 Raj Shamani
13.10.2026 | 2 Std. 5 Min.Check out Karan Gupta Consulting Here: https://www.karangupta.com/
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(00:00) - Intro (03:14) - Is Studying Abroad Worth It? Career Goals, Finances & the Reality Check (09:22) - Are Countries Closing Their Doors to International Students? (21:42) - Who Should Take the Risk and Target Top US Universities? (28:19) - Is Permanent Residency a Good Reason to Study Abroad? (33:01) - Is an Ivy League Education Worth the Cost? Prestige vs. Value (34:09) - Studying Abroad After 30: Why an MBA May Be the Better Option (41:47) - Why No Country Can Guarantee Your Future Abroad (44:21) - How to Future-Proof Your Career With AI, Tech & Data Skills (51:16) - Can You Study in One Country and Work in Another? (53:48) - University Rankings vs. Reality: What Actually Matters? (1:11:03) - The Five Whys Framework: Finding the Root Cause of Career Problems (1:32:19) - Why You Should Never Choose a Country Based on Its Visa Policy (1:46:22) - Studying Medicine Abroad: Will Your Degree Be Recognized in India? (1:49:53) - The MATCH Strategy: How to Improve Your Chances of Getting a Job Abroad (2:01:48) - The Admission Diaries: Why Judgment Matters More Than Rankings (2:05:18) - Outro
In today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Karan Gupta, a global career counsellor who has spent nearly three decades guiding Indian students and parents through study abroad decisions. He is a Harvard Business School alumnus.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.Top Investor’s Warning: Global Crisis Coming For Your Wealth | Saurabh Mukherjea | FO573 Raj Shamani
10.10.2026 | 1 Std. 58 Min.Download Porter Here: https://porter.in/enterprise
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Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video.
Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.
(00:00) - Intro (03:48) - The Next Financial Crisis: Why Money Is No Longer Cheap (08:01) - Easy Credit, Consumer Spending & Rising Debt (16:08) - India's Debt Crisis & Global Economic Risks (21:12) - Rahul Dravid's Mindset: Why You Should Double Down on Your Strengths (27:44) - The Secret Behind Companies That Deliver 100x Returns (34:34) - How Great Companies Build Lasting Competitive Advantages (41:44) - Building Strong Leaders & High-Performance Teams (48:48) - GE and Danaher: Building a Culture of Relentless Performance (54:08) - Why Great Businesses Take on Tough Challenges (1:00:24) - How to Protect Yourself From Rising Inflation (1:16:28) - How Currency Shocks Affect Indian Businesses (1:30:35) - Why Boring Businesses Can Deliver Big Returns (1:35:40) - How to Protect Wealth in Overvalued Markets (1:45:45) - ETFs, Asset Allocation & Global Investing (1:51:04) - Why Rising Interest Rates Could Hurt Small & Mid-Cap Stocks (1:56:32) - BTS (1:57:35) - Outro
In today’s episode, we sit down with Saurabh Mukherjea, Author and Founder - Marcellus Investment Managers, to discuss the financial crisis he believes could be approaching and how investors can prepare for it.
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Check out The Art of Enduring Here: https://www.amazon.in/Art-Enduring-Opportunity-Bestselling-Billionaires/dp/9377300703/
About Raj Shamani
Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.Startup Ideas, Timing & AI: How To Build The Next Big Thing | Sravanth Aluru | FO572 Raj Shamani
08.10.2026 | 2 Std. 5 Min.Checkout Avataar Here: https://www.avataar.ai/
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Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video.
Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.
(00:00) - Intro
(03:12) - The Founder Mindset: Why You Should Ignore Conventional Advice
(08:12) - Incremental vs. Exponential Businesses: Which Game Are You Playing?
(14:24) - What Makes an Exponential Founder Different?
(20:08) - Should You Start a Company?
(27:22) - AI, Robotics & the Next Big Technology Inflection
(33:42) - Why Startup Timing Can Make or Break Your Business
(38:03) - First Principles: How Founders Can Survive Failure
(43:54) - Why Young Founders Shouldn’t Blindly Follow Billionaire Advice
(53:32) - Which Industries Will AI Actually Disrupt?
(57:14) - How AI Could Make Every Employee Superhuman
(1:04:16) - How to Prevent AI Dependency From Making People Less Capable?
(1:18:26) - How AI Could Turn Company Data Into Actionable Intelligence
(1:28:32) - Is AI a Bubble? Where the Real Opportunity Lies
(1:35:15) - The Founder Rollercoaster: Handling Success, Failure & Doubt
(1:44:37) - Will Technology Replace the Human Eye & Brain?
(1:50:28) - What Made Him Risk It All and Start a Company?
(1:58:07) - Varya: Building Affordable AI Video Models for India
(2:04:47) - The One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow
(2:05:14) - Outro
In today’s episode, we sit down with Sravanth Aluru — CEO & Co-founder of Avataar.ai — an IIT Bombay and Wharton alum who left Wall Street tech banking to bet on AI, and whose team built Varya under the IndiaAI Mission.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.Memory Explained: Why We Forget & How to Make It Sharper | Nikolay Kukushkin | FO571 Raj Shamani
06.10.2026 | 2 Std. 30 Min.To know more about Flipshope, checkout: https://fs9.in/fsprsCheckout One Hand Clapping: Unravelling the Mystery of the Human Mind Here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Hand-Clapping-Unravelling-mystery/dp/1800755007
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(00:00) - Intro
(03:58) - Who Is Nikolay Kukushkin?
(06:26) - How Your Brain Changes Every Time You Learn
(14:28) - Can You Train Your Brain to Remember the Right Things?
(23:27) - The Memory Palace & Why We Forget
(33:25) - Why Trying to Forget Something Can Make It Worse
(39:45) - How Much of Your Personality Can You Actually Change?
(46:27) - Why Sleep Matters for Memory & Learning
(52:35) - Why You Remember Some Things for Longer Than Others
(1:01:21) - Why Your Brain Wants to Be Right Even When You're Wrong
(1:18:02) - Why Your Brain Is Never Satisfied
(1:22:07) - How Smells & Songs Trigger Powerful Memories
(1:30:42) - Why You Can't Remember Being a Baby
(1:44:27) - Why You'll Never Feel Completely Satisfied With Life
(1:59:37) - Anxiety, Jealousy & Other Flaws That Come From Evolution
(2:03:34) - What Is Memory, Really?
(2:08:22) - What Actually Changes the Human Brain?
(2:13:13) - Can You Rewire Your Brain by Doing Unexpected Things?
(2:27:01) - The One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow
(2:29:19) - The Personal Cost of Becoming a Memory Scientist
(2:30:25) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Nikolay Kukushkin — Neuroscientist, Author & Teacher — a memory scientist who calls himself a "molecular philosopher" and studies how molecules and cells create memory, motivation and consciousness.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.NYU Professor: The Middle Class Is A Lie & How To Escape It | Scott Galloway | FO570 Raj Shamani
03.10.2026 | 1 Std. 40 Min.Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-570
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Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video.
Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.
(00:00) - Intro
(02:40) - The Middle Class & Wealth Inequality
(10:17) - Social Media, Isolation & the Mental Health Crisis
(18:44) - America & the Path to Success
(22:26) - College Costs, Student Debt & the Future of Young Americans
(31:08) - Why Young People Are Losing Optimism About the Future
(33:28) - Wealth, Taxes, Luck & What Makes People Successful
(45:50) - How to Take Better Risks in Life & Business
(55:37) - Networking, Relationships & Building Wealth
(1:05:18) - AI, Jobs & the Future of Work
(1:10:55) - Investing, Market Corrections & Diversification
(1:17:43) - Communication, Storytelling & Building a Personal Brand
(1:22:10) - The Cost of Ambition & the Myth of Work-Life Balance
(1:25:22) - Resilience, Anxiety & the Pressure of Success
(1:30:08) - The SCAFA Framework for Managing Anxiety
(1:33:19) - The Personal Cost of Success
(1:39:43) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Scott Galloway - Professor of Marketing at NYU's Stern School of Business & Entrepreneur for a brutally honest conversation about money, the economy and how young people can actually get ahead.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.
To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎
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About Figuring Out
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