Common Obstacles to Accelerating PhD Talent with Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan - a podcast by David Mendes, PhD

The PhD is an old institution, steeped in tradition and in compliance with a very structured set of rules. But what if, in the context of preparing for your career you could create your own rules?In this Papa PhD interview, I talk with Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan about his non-traditional academic and professional journey and ask him about his experience helping young graduates launch themselves into industry careers after graduate school.Reach out to me or to Pradeep using the links below, if you have any feedback or any questions for us.While you're here, I'll take the opportunity to announce that Papa PhD has joined the  Podcasting 2.0 initiative and is now set up to receive boosts from you, the listener! A boost is a value for value (V4V)  contribution in Satoshis (or Sats), the smallest existing Bitcoin denomination. All received boosts will get a shoutout on the show, in appreciation for your support. Please check out the Fountain Podcast App that supports Podcasting 2.0 initiatives and boost the show.Also, I'd love to get to know you better. If you have 60 seconds please fill out the listener survey in this link.
VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubykEygPWI?sub_confirmation=1Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan an extraordinary life story. He went from teenage gangster, high school drop out to award winning scientist at Harvard in 7 years. He went on to discover drugs and become Vice President of a biotech with a revenue of 1.6 billion. Then he quit his career and founded his own 8-figure company.
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