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Entertainment Is One Of The Most High Risk Business Economics, Ft. Nabh Gupta, IMDb, Pt 2

In this conversation, Nabh Gupta, Head (Editorial & Content Partnership) at IMDb, shares the highlights of his career in the media and entertainment space. He takes us through his experience working on social media marketing for Gangs of Wasseypur, Mirzapur and more. As a part of Viacom 18 and then Amazon, Nabh pioneered social media marketing for entertainment channels and programs. Nabh shares the skills he picked up as a brand manager, and further talks about how sales is an important aspect of any marketing job. He takes us through his journey at Viacom 18 working on social media for Gangs of Wasseypur, his first full-scale project. He shares how hype marketing and meme marketing became the cornerstones when it comes to social media marketing. Nabh also shares his experience creating memes for Mirzapur and making it a viral phenomenon across engineering colleges (and everywhere else) in India.

Team InsideIIM28 Apr 2022

I Meet 1000+ Founders Per Year, Only 7- 10 Make The Cut, Ft. Aviral Bhatnagar, VC, IITB, IIMA, Pt2

In this second and final part of this conversation, Aviral Bhatnagar talks about how he never stepped foot in a consulting firm although he always wanted to. How his love for venture capital grew during his time at Morgan Stanley and what made him take LinkedIn seriously after his Quora success. Hear him talk about the things he keeps in mind before investing now in any startup, how he uses his time productively and what skills should you look to acquire to make things work in your favour.

Team InsideIIM27 Apr 2022

Interview Qs Like ‘How good is your EX?!’ And Other Stunning Facts About HRM Careers

If you thought ‘EX’ refers to that person, whom you’re trying to banish from your memory forever, you’re mistaken by a long way! Read on to discover why, as well as other eye-opening facts about the nuances of a Human Resource Management career, the changing job roles, and why it’s a great choice to opt for in India.

Team InsideIIM26 Apr 2022

I Started Dreaming About Investment Banking During The 2008 Crisis, Vaibhav Jain, IIM I, CFA, Pt. 1

In this candid conversation, Vaibhav Jain, LinkedIn influencer, Ex Investment Banker, and Private Banker, IIM Indore alum takes us through his career and shows us the decisions he made to follow a zigzag path to a career in finance. Just like the stocks he loves to discuss, Vaibhav’s own career trajectory is quite interesting. He shares how he was a mediocre student and did not pay much attention to his studies till he felt he needed newer skills to be relevant as a professional. An engineer from the Jaypee Institute of Technology, Noida, Vaibhav also pursued an MBA along with his B.Tech as a 5 year course. Finally, after a few years as a working professional employed at a KPO, Vaibhav decided to get serious about his education and upskill himself. He then decided to take up and cleared CFA Level 2. He got into IIM Indore and that’s where his life took a different turn. As a middle office executive at Deutsche Bank, Vaibhav then got a chance to work at their Sydney office. He eventually came back to India as a front office executive. Having closed around 15 deals in his 2 years at Deutsche Bank in India, Vaibhav decided to move his focus to private equity and joined Edelweiss. Ultimately, Vaibhav decided to join Wealthdesk, a startup that caters to retail investors in India.

Team InsideIIM26 Apr 2022

I Thought I Would Retire As An Investment Banker, Ft. Sohit Kapoor, Ex Merrill Lynch, IIM B, Pt 2

Sohit Kapoor shared his journey of making it to IIM Bangalore and how Investment Banking happened in his life. For good 11 years, Sohit spent his time at Merrill Lynch, one of the premier investment banking firms in the world. With plans to retire doing investment banking, something in him changed in the year 2016. In this video, Sohit talks about his experiences at Merrill Lynch as an investment banker, what made him realize the power of many careers in life and what is he trying to solve with his entrepreneurial venture DRiefcase currently.

Team InsideIIM25 Apr 2022

IIM Bangalore Placements 2022 - Accenture Strategy, Amazon, BCG Top Recruiters

The 2022 IIM Bangalore placements report is now out! In 2022, IIM Bangalore has recorded a median salary of INR 31.20 lakhs, and an average salary of INR 33.82 lakhs. This year, 42 percent of the batch opted for roles in the Management Consulting domain, followed by IT/Product Management. Accenture was the top recruiter on campus, offering 49 roles to the graduating batch of 2022. The batch also received 6 international offers. Here's a complete breakdown of IIM Bangalore's 2022 placements report.

Team InsideIIM22 Apr 2022

My Parents Bought A Computer At Home Before A Car, Ft. Aviral Bhatnagar, IITB, IIM A, A Junior VC

Aviral Bhatnagar is a true blue nerd (or a cool geek as he puts it) who was blessed to have both his parents to be from the IITs. Interest in Books and Legos from early childhood structured the thought process that made him roam the realm of the abstract. Aviral got into IIT Bombay and had a cracking life there finding the right mix of learning and foresight into his future. In this part Aviral shares his journey to cracking two of the topmost educational institutes in the country; IIT B and IIM A. What went into figuring his way out during his B-school, why he did not get to pursue consulting and what made him interested in getting into the world of venture capital.

Team InsideIIM21 Apr 2022

Analyzing Data In Banking Through Just Excel Is Not Enough Now, Ft. Shashank A, VP Kotak Mahindra Bank

Shashank Advait graduated from FORE School of Management in the year 2007 and joined HDFC as a relationship manager. Banks used to operate in a completely different space back then and Fintech wasn’t quite the buzzword. In this candid conversation with InsideIIM, Shashank Advait, Vice President of Kotak Mahindra Bank, discusses the changing paradigm of the banking industry, what sort of skills you should be developing now and how he stayed on top of his game after spending 15 long years in the banking sector. Here are the excerpts:

InsideIIM Career Services21 Apr 2022