No
anything that reads like a keynote speaker bio
If the pitch lands here, it probably means the story is too polished, too vague, or too far away from real life.
Pitch Ready Set Do
If you want to pitch this show, stop guessing.
This page is here because nobody should have to reverse-engineer what fits from a random clip. If you want me on your mic, or you think you belong on mine, start here.
Pitch yourself to the show
The story should still have a pulse.
I care about the messy middle. The part where the move still costs something. The part where you can still remember what you did first and what almost made you quit.
- people still close enough to the move that the details have not gone soft
- stories where the first move mattered more than the polished outcome
- engineers, recruiters, creators, founders, operators, students, and strange outliers
- people with one concrete thing another person can steal by the end of the hour
Invite Naman
If you want a guest who can talk without sounding embalmed, this is the lane.
I am strongest when the room is honest and the topic still matters in real life, not just on a conference stage.
starting before you feel readycareer pivots that still sting a littlebuilding online without turning into a mascot for fake hustleclimbing a new continent without a safety harnesswhy most people hide behind research instead of doing the rep
What gets ignored
A few things die on arrival.
This is me saving both of us time.
No
stories so old they have turned into mythology
If the pitch lands here, it probably means the story is too polished, too vague, or too far away from real life.
No
notes with no angle, no stakes, and no reason this matters now
If the pitch lands here, it probably means the story is too polished, too vague, or too far away from real life.
No
press-release language pretending to be a human message
If the pitch lands here, it probably means the story is too polished, too vague, or too far away from real life.
What to send
The short version wins.
Do not send a museum plaque. Send the useful part.
Use something this simple:
- Who you are, in one line.
- What move you made.
- Why it matters now.
- What somebody listening can actually steal.
If you are inviting me on your show, swap in your audience and angle. If you are pitching yourself to Ready Set Do, tell me the bruise, not the brochure.
Why this is easy to route
The archive already proves the range.
Nobody wants to pitch blind. Fair enough. Here is the quick read.
Episodes128
Enough history that a host, producer, or curious guest can spot the pattern fast.
Guests118
A big enough room to prove this is not one-note.
Geographies9
India, the United States, Europe, and the stretch between them.
Vocations9
Engineers, recruiters, creators, founders, students, guides, and the occasional beautiful wildcard.
Recent conversations
If you want the receipts, start with the fresh stuff.
These make it pretty obvious what kind of room this is.
Episode 128
How to Stand Out on LinkedIn When AI Writes Everything (20,000-Post Ghostwriter POV) - w/ Shoaib
A week before we recorded this, my nephew asked why I'd started posting on LinkedIn. He'd just finished college and started his first job, so I gave him the textbook answer about networks and opportunities.
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How to Get Hired for Microsoft AI Roles Without Applying in 2026 using Recruiter Inbound Playbook - w/ Shrey
Shrey Shah never applied to Microsoft. Microsoft executives watched him give a talk on AI coding workflows, then reached out.
Sep 13, 2026Get Hired
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How to Start With AI When You've Already Decided It's Too Hard (13 Year Google Veteran POV) - w/ Aishwarya
Trust and Safety in Hyderabad first, then the Bay Area, then most of the back half inside YouTube — finance, then analytics, then managing YouTube inventory and monetization. Two months later a friend referred her to a company she actually wanted.
Sep 5, 2026Get Hired
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How to Decide if a US Masters Is Worth It in 2026 (Purdue MBA Director POV) - w/ Prof Dunford
Should an international student still move to the US for a master's right now? That's the question sitting in thousands of inboxes and WhatsApp groups this admissions cycle.
Sep 2, 2026Cross Borders
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How To Break Into Site Reliability Engineering on A F-1 Visa - w/ Sai Joshitha
and a Kubernetes pod just quietly died. A guy in a different time zone taps his card for coffee and it works.
Aug 27, 2026Get Hired
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How To Escape The Family Business Trap in 2026 & The Real Reason Your Brain Fears Success - w/ Abhinav
Picture running a resort deep inside Jim Corbett National Park. Tigers on one side of the fence, guests on the other, and a family business you never actually applied for...
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Open episodeFAQ
The normal questions, answered before the DM.
Better for you. Better for me. Better for the inbox.
What kind of guest fits Ready Set Do best?
People who are still close to the leap. If the move still feels alive, expensive, awkward, or unfinished, that is usually a much better fit than someone giving a neat speech from ten years later.
What should a pitch actually include?
Who you are, what move you made, why it matters now, and one specific thing the audience will leave with. That is enough. Nobody needs a marble plaque.
What should podcast hosts invite Naman to talk about?
Getting unstuck, career pivots, building before you feel ready, creator leverage, and the stretch between planning and actually doing the thing.
Where should outreach go?
LinkedIn is the cleanest route. Instagram works too. Short, human, specific notes beat overbuilt pitches every time.