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About Badri
Dr. Badri Seshadri (@bseshadri) is an entrepreneur and publisher based out of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
He is best known as a co-founder of Cricinfo (now ESPNcricinfo), a sports website focusing exclusively on the game of cricket.
He is also the founder of New Horizon Media (NHM). NHM has two areas of focus- Publishing of Tamil Books (done via its Eastern Publishing division) and providing IT & ITeS services (done via its SynProSoft division).
Badri holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras and a PhD from Cornell University.
Links and Show Notes
Selected Links
- Connect with Badri Seshadri
- Badri’s Tweet on Brilliant Tutorials’ YG File
- NHM Writer
- Tamil Books from NHM Eastern Publishing
- Prof. Philip Holmes – Badri’s Calculus Professor at Cornell
- Badri’s Blog Post on Scientific Demonstration in Classrooms
- Badri’s Blog Post on his journey to IIT Madras
Show Notes
- Badri’s early days [00:01:21]
- On role models [00: 05:32]
- Magazines as a conduit to a whole new world [00:10:32]
- Reading newspapers and getting into the world of cricket [00:11:40]
- The downsides of electronic games versus the benefits of reading [00:14:07]
- Developing an interest in cricket and other games [00:15:57]
- Discovering something called ‘IIT’ [00:21:36]
- What is wrong with our current teaching methodologies and academic systems? [00:30:34]
- Entering the IIT Madras [00:38:54]
- Using self-learning as a tool to overcome challenges at IIT Madras [00:42:00]
- Moving to Cornell University for a PhD [00:45:40]
- Studying at Cornell [00:53:50]
- The Making of Cricinfo [01:04:50]
- The importance of getting your hands dirty in a start-up [01:14:24]
- The challenges of making a business plan [01:17:00]
- Cricinfo funding stories [01:20:00]
- Career at Cricinfo and the volatility in a start-up [01:27:00]
- Moving out of Cricinfo and transitioning into Publishing [01:30:00]
- Transformation needed in education, business, and skilling of people [01:41:00]
