The Corridor

The Corridor explores the movement of talent, capital, and ideas shaping the India-US AI ecosystem. Hosted by Cherub Kapoor, currently at Harvard Business School and formerly at Sarvam AI, with a background at IIT Bombay, the podcast features founders, investors, policymakers, and operators building at the frontier of AI.

The Corridor is a technology podcast hosted by cherubkapoor, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

cherubkapoor hosts The Corridor, a technology show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  E7: The Future of Software Engineering | Ashvin Nagarajan (TableIQ)

  Jun 22, 202651 minS2

  In this episode of The Corridor, I sit down with Ashvin Nagarajan (Ash), co-founder of TableIQ and my partner in leading the AI Club at HBS, to kick off a new series: The Future of Roles . Ash shares his journey from building early Microsoft Copilot features to scaling autonomous vehicle infrastructure at Applied Intuition and now building AI agents for physical commerce with TableIQ. We also explore a question many ambitious people wonder about: Is an MBA still worth it if you want to build a startup in the age of AI? Ash reflects on his decision to attend HBS and what business school helped him learn.

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  E6: Evolving India from a Process Nation to a Product Nation | Manav Garg (Together Fund)

  Jun 4, 202619 minS1

  India built a global reputation through process excellence - from IT services to pharmaceuticals. But can it become an innovation-first economy in the age of AI? In this episode of The Corridor, I sit down with Manav Garg, Founder of Eka Software and Co-Founder of Together Fund, to discuss why he believes India’s next chapter will be defined by product builders, not labor arbitrage.

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  E5: Why India’s AI Moment Is Just Beginning | Pratik Agarwal (Accel)

  May 11, 202621 minS1

  India’s AI ecosystem is entering a defining decade. In this episode of The Corridor , I sit down with Pratik Agarwal, Partner at Accel , to discuss why he believes India’s biggest technology and VC opportunity is still ahead of us. Pratik reflects on his journey from IIT Delhi and Harvard Business School to Airbnb’s early growth years and over a decade investing in startups across India. We explore India building for the world, an agent-led consumer world, and the kinds of companies that could define the next decade. We also discuss whether AI will fragment markets or create larger technology monopolies, where India can capture value in the AI stack, the missing middle in startup capital, and the rise of polymaths.

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  E4: Will AI Kill India's IT Industry? | Adit Jain (Leena AI)

  Apr 20, 202643 minS1

  In this episode of The Corridor , I sit down with Adit Jain, Co-Founder and CEO of Leena AI, to unpack one of the biggest questions facing India’s economy: will AI disrupt the IT services industry that helped power the country’s rise? Adit traces his journey from IIT Delhi to YC and building Leena AI into a fast-growing agentic IT enterprise. We talk about why India’s traditional IT arbitrage model is under pressure, how AI agents are changing the economics of back-office work, and what this means for IT services firms, GCCs, and millions of knowledge workers. We also explore the deeper questions beneath the disruption: Why doesn’t India retain more top engineering talent in research? What role should government play? What happens to workers whose jobs are automated? And if the old model is breaking, what could replace it?

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  E3: What It Takes to Build Global AI Companies | Deedy Das (Menlo Ventures)

  Apr 14, 202624 minS1

  In this episode of The Corridor, I sit down with Deedy Das, Partner at Menlo Ventures, to unpack what it really takes to build global AI companies across India and the US. We cover his journey from Google and Glean to venture, and his candid views on where founders should build, what India gets right (and wrong), and why talent, ambition, and culture matter more than capital. We also get into his hot takes on Sarvam, the future of work, and rising inequality.

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