Nobody Saves You When You're First | Alpha Women Ep. 3 Pragya Misra x Salone Sehgal

Nobody Saves You When You're First | Alpha Women Ep. 3 Pragya Misra x Salone Sehgal

The first hire at both WhatsApp and OpenAI in India and a founder straight out of college, meet Pragya Misra. She hasn't just had a front-row seat to the rise of our generation's most consequential companies. She's helped lay the blueprint for them in India. Pragya brings a calm, insightful presence to the conversation, shaped by years of meditation and competitive golf, as we get into what it takes to be the first with no playbook to follow, AI sovereignty and access, and the personal philosophy that anchors her. She also reflects on the opportunities and realities for women building careers in AI and technology, and why greater representation will be critical to shaping the industry's future. 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ] - Precap 01:07 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=67s] - Episode Introduction 01:52 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=112s] - From WhatsApp's First Hire to OpenAI's First Hire 06:03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=363s] - Women in AI & Big Tech Representation 08:07 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=487s] - Is AI Egalitarian? Addressing Inequality in India 10:29 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=629s] - Relationship between India, OpenAI & Data Sovereignty 13:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=785s] - Golf, Grit & Growing Up 16:50 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1010s] - Career Choices, Corporate Life & Finding Your Path 19:39 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1179s] - The Entrepreneurial Journey: Lessons & Challenges 21:24 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1284s] - Looking Inward: Meditation & Self-Reflection 23:35 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1415s] - The Reality of Being a Woman Athlete 25:36 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1536s] - India's Place in the Global AI Landscape 28:59 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1739s] - What “Alpha” Means to Pragya Misra 30:47 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9v914Y6DQ&t=1847s] - Conclusion In partnership with Spotify | Media partner: Outlook Business #PragyaMisra [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/pragyamisra] #OpenAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/openai] #AlphaWomen [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alphawomen] #WomenInTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womenintech] #WomenInAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womeninai] #Alpha [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alpha]

WhatsApp. OpenAI. What She Saw First | Pragya Misra x Salone Sehgal - Ep. 3 Intro | Alpha Women

What does it take to be the first person Sam Altman hires in one of the world's most consequential market? The answer: Pragya Misra. Before heading Strategy & Global Affairs for OpenAI India, Pragya founded her own company straight out of college and later became WhatsApp's first hire in India. In this episode, we unpack what makes her who she is, and what these companies saw when they came calling. Hosted by Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner, Lumikai, this is your front-row seat to the women rewriting the rules in India. Episode 3, live this week, only on @LumikaiFund In partnership with Spotify | Media partner: Outlook Business #PragyaMisra [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/pragyamisra] #SamAltman [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/samaltman] #OpenAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/openai] #AlphaWomen [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alphawomen] #WomenInTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womenintech] #WomenInAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womeninai] #WhatsApp [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/whatsapp] #Alpha [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alpha]

Karuna Nundy on the Pursuit of Excellence | Alpha Women Ep. 2 x Salone Sehgal

Most people know Karuna Nundy from the outcomes. This conversation is about the thinking behind them. In Episode 2 of Alpha Women, Karuna Nundy speaks with Salone Sehgal about why litigation feels like “living or dying,” why hard work creates brilliance, and how power, incentives and political economy shape justice itself. The conversation moves from courtrooms to institutions, from feminism to AI, and from public perception to the emotional discipline required to operate in systems where the stakes are consistently high. Karuna reflects on excellence, endurance, structural inequality, and why becoming “undeniable” is often the price women pay to be heard. A sharp conversation on law, ambition, technology and what it takes to sustain conviction over decades. 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE] - Precap 01:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=80s] - Introducing Karuna Nundy 02:57 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=177s] - Episode Introduction 03:36 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=216s] - Karuna Nundy on Her Career & Love for Litigation 06:38 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=398s] - Lessons from Losses & the Fight for Justice 11:56 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=716s] - Excellence, High Standards & Uncertain Outcomes 14:39 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=879s] - Patriarchy, Gender Bias & Women in Law 27:02 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=1622s] - Navigating a Male-Dominated Profession 31:34 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=1894s] - Gender Constructs, Biology & Workplace Balance 42:16 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=2536s] - Family, Money & Generational Shifts 48:24 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=2904s] - Balancing Corporate Law with Human Rights Work 51:32 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=3092s] - Winning the Paytm Telecom Case 53:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=3185s] - Criminal Law & Exploring Different Specialisations 55:32 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=3332s] - AI, Technology & the Future of Legal Work 1:01:58 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=3718s] - From Girlhood to Womanhood: The Idea of Alpha Women 1:06:08 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=3968s] - What “Alpha” Means to Karuna Nundy 1:07:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnMMuThUFE&t=4025s] - Outro Subscribe to Alpha Women for conversations with women shaping business, law, capital and culture in India. In partnership with Spotify | Media Partner: Outlook Business #KarunaNundy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/karunanundy] #AlphaWomen [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alphawomen] #IndianLaw [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/indianlaw] #LeadershipPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadershippodcast] #WomenInLaw [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womeninlaw] #AI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ai]

The Lawyer Behind "People vs Patriarchy" | Karuna Nundy x Salone Sehgal - Alpha Women Ep.2

Karuna Nundy’s public persona has long been shaped by her legal accolades. Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India. Human rights lawyer. Commercial litigator. One of TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world. But Episode 2 of Alpha Women is not a retelling of accolades. It is a closer look at the person behind them. The ambition, conviction and discipline required to build authority inside some of the country’s most powerful institutions. What it cost to sustain excellence over two decades when outcomes were rarely hers to determine. What it has meant to be undeniable in rooms not designed for her. And whether anything has actually changed for women, or have we just gotten better at talking about it? Hosted by Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner of Lumikai. Episode 2 premieres May 22. ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube →    [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKiH7YD9HCsPmfX1FDmDKyYPCAtxVUxQ][https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon_ringo2.png]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKiH7YD9HCsPmfX1FDmDKyYPCAtxVUxQ • Alpha Women by Lumikai   [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKiH7YD9HCsPmfX1FDmDKyYPCAtxVUxQ] In partnership with Spotify | Media partner: Outlook Business

Vani Kola on Power, Purpose & Building Against the Odds | Alpha Women Ep. 1 x Salone Sehgal

Most people know what Vani Kola built. This episode is about how she thinks. 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA] – Precap 1:43 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=103s] – Episode Introduction 2:37 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=157s] – Meet Vani Kola: The Force Behind Kalaari Capital 3:35 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=215s] – What Success Really Means 4:48 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=288s] – The Alpha Mindset Explained 6:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=400s] – Growing Up and Building Conviction 14:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=880s] – Money, Risk and Financial Thinking 17:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=1060s] – Building Kalaari Capital from Scratch 20:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=1220s] – Why New India Is a Massive Opportunity Shift 23:04 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=1384s] – Breaking Through as a Woman in VC 30:12 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=1812s] – Backing Women Entrepreneurs 36:33 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=2193s] – Setbacks, Mindset and Resilience 39:16 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=2356s] – Identity, Labels and External Validation 41:09 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKHLzVpuWA&t=2469s] – What’s Next for Vani Kola As Founder and Managing Director of Kalaari Capital, Vani Kola has spent nearly two decades backing some of India’s most important startups. Kalaari manages $850M+ in assets and has invested in 100+ companies across the Indian startup ecosystem. In Episode 1 of Alpha Women, Salone Sehgal sits down with Vani Kola for a candid interview on leadership, risk, ambition, bias, and the founder mindset that led her to build Kalaari with $100K in savings and no salary. This is a deeper look at one of India’s most influential investors, beyond the biography and into the framework. A must-watch conversation for anyone interested in venture capital in India, startups, entrepreneurship, and women leaders. Subscribe to Alpha Women for more conversations with the women shaping business, capital and culture in India. In partnership with Spotify Media Partner: Outlook Business