Episodes

  • Teenpreneurs Podcast: The 19-yr-old working on a Covid-19 cure, after tackling brain cancer and sickle-cell disease

    Teenpreneurs Podcast: The 19-yr-old working on a Covid-19 cure, after tackling brain cancer and sickle-cell disease
    Jul 26 2020
    Rutik Thorat, himself a victim of sickle cell disease—a condition he lost his father to—joins us on this episode to discuss his mission to give people the best possible treatment. The teenager made modest beginnings, bunking school to do hospital rounds, but has recently filed a provisional patent on his Covid-19 drug therapy
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Ep 2: Detect fires 51.7 faster—with a device built by a 16-yr-old

    Ep 2: Detect fires 51.7 faster—with a device built by a 16-yr-old
    Jul 20 2020
    Having lived through a fire scare, young Shiv Kampani turned the trauma into an idea: An Iot-enabled gas leak detector that inspired a full-fledged company, and Kampani into a CEO, while still in high school
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    23 mins
  • Ep 1: Meet the 18-yr-old with an NGO—and big plans

    Ep 1: Meet the 18-yr-old with an NGO—and big plans
    Jul 13 2020
    Meet the spunky Ritika Kacholia, founder, Science with Impact, who will start her undergraduate degree at Stanford next year, and founded the non-profit when she was just 16. She's also taking a gap year to help her father, Rajiv, launch a Debate Academy in India. On this episode, Ritika is joined by her father, and they delve into her journey of innovation and entrepreneurship, starting young
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    Less than 1 minute