Sachindra Rudra & Sameer Nair join the hosts Suman Ghose + Atul S Nath for a candid conversation about their work lives and transitioning into a 2nd Innings of life.

Sachin focuses on helping businesses, especially startups in consumer facing industries and tech-enabled solutions, and especially those that have major social impact. Prior to that he has worked across FMCG, Consulting, Pharma, Private Equity and Venture Capital across multiple geographies at Unilever, McKinsey and many other illustrious companies.

Sameer Nair graduated from IIM Bangalore in 1996. Early on, he worked in the Financial Sector and thereafter in Investment Banking and Transaction Advisory. In 2008, he founded Gram Oorja which provides sustainable energy solutions in remote regions of India. It has done impressive work across thousands of villages more than 700 community level projects.

00:00 Start 03:40 (Very) Personal Introduction - Sameer Nair 08:40 (Very) Personal Introduction - Sachin Rudra 19:20 When & How they took the plunge 29:40 Hot & Cold State 45:00 Financial Preparation 1:12:00 Purpose & Passion 1:28:40 If you did it again, what would you do differently & what would you do the same 1:34:34 Words of Advice 1:38:07 Thanks