In this episode of AI’s Happy Hour, our host & CMO, Sujit Janardanan, sits down with the winners of the AIBoomi Startup Weekend, Bengaluru—a 24-hour idea-to-MVP buildathon that brought together a new generation of AI builders turning curiosity, local insights, and ambitious ideas into real-world applications.

From investment banking professionals and startup founders to postgraduate students, these innovators share what it takes to build under pressure, validate ideas quickly, and create solutions that address real-world challenges rooted in cultural and local contexts.

We explore:

• The shift from AI hype to meaningful, outcome-driven use cases
• Building impactful AI solutions with limited resources
• What it takes to go from idea to MVP in just 24 hours
• Balancing rapid experimentation with long-term scalability
• The difference between an everyday builder mindset and a hackathon builder mindset
• How collaboration, curiosity, and execution come together to drive innovation

This episode is a must-listen for emerging founders, aspiring builders, and AI enthusiasts who want a firsthand look at how the next wave of AI innovation is being created.

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In this episode of AI’s Happy Hour, our host & CMO, Sujit Janardanan, sits down with Varun Malhotra, CTO of Capri Global Capital Ltd., to explore what it really takes to embed AI into the fabric of a financial institution as a core operating infrastructure.We explore:

• Why data readiness is the foundation of every successful AI initiative
• The hidden challenges that cause AI projects to fail during integration
• Building trust in AI within compliance-driven environments
• Aligning technology, governance, and business objectives
• What it means to create an AI-ready culture across diverse teams and geographies
• The realities of deploying AI in regulated industries where reliability and accountability matter

This episode is a must-listen for technology leaders, financial services professionals, and AI practitioners looking to understand how AI can be successfully implemented in complex, highly regulated environments.

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In this episode of AI’s Happy Hour, our host & CMO Sujit Janardanan sits down with Praveen Pankajakshan, Chief AI Scientist at UrbanKisan, for a deep, thoughtful conversation on the foundations and future of AI.

From medical research and energy systems to agriculture and physical AI, Praveen shares how first principles, reproducibility, and grounded engineering shape real-world AI systems.

We explore:

• Why reproducibility is non-negotiable in science and AI
• The limitations of today’s generative models
• What it takes to build sovereign AI systems
• Moving AI from the cloud into farms and physical environments
• Using Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to build better teams
• A powerful surfing analogy for deploying AI responsibly

This episode is a must-listen for AI practitioners who believe the future isn’t just smarter models, but wiser systems.

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