Better Engineering & Management

In this episode of our podcast, we dive deep into the world of Motion Design with Sachin Shetty , Senior Motion Designer at Microsoft . If you're curious about the skills, tools, and mindset needed to excel in motion design, this conversation is packed with practical insights and industry knowledge. Topics Covered: What is Motion Design and how is it different from Motion Graphics? The process and mindset for learning motion design from scratch Planning for pre-production, production, and post-production Understanding the 12 Principles of Motion Design, inspired by Walt Disney Key software tools every motion designer should know: Adobe After Effects , Premiere Pro , and more How to create realistic animations and fake 3D effects The realities of skill-building in animation vs the glamor of the final product Career opportunities across TV , Advertising , Gaming , and Education How AI tools are enhancing productivity for motion designers Key Moment...

If you're looking to master video editing using iMovie , you’re in the right place! In this detailed guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about the core features of iMovie — including video transitions , clip filters , audio effects , equalizer settings , color corrections , and even how to create animations using keyframes . Whether you're a complete beginner or someone who wants to sharpen your editing skills, this post is packed with tips and live demonstrations to get you started. What You Will Learn: How to apply smooth transitions between clips in iMovie How to use various clip filters to enhance your videos How to apply audio effects and reduce background noise How to fine-tune your videos with color correction tools How to animate objects and movements using keyframes in iMovie Video Sections (Bookmark These!): (00:00) Introduction (02:14) Demo of Video Transitions (05:00) Demo of Clip Filters (08:24) Demo...

Challenges faced by indian students studying in America explained by Chaitanya who did Masters in Science (MS) from California

Horizontal vs vertical cards in story maps explained by Mohit Choudhary

In our latest episode of the Better Engineering & Management podcast, we take a hands-on look at User Story Mapping — a powerful technique for planning features, prioritizing development work, and aligning teams. To make things more practical, we used a real-life example: designing a user story map for a coffee ordering app . The app lets users browse different coffee options, place one-time orders, or subscribe to weekly or monthly deliveries. It's a simple product on the surface, but there are many moving parts underneath — and that’s exactly where a story map helps. What We Cover in the Episode What is User Story Mapping? A quick overview of the concept and why it’s so effective for agile teams. Using Story Maps for Prioritization Learn how visualizing user goals helps teams decide what to build first, and what can wait. Bringing Stakeholders Together Story maps make it easier to get alignment across PMs, designers, developers, and business stakeholders. C...

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  Better Engineering & Management Podcast  Guest: Ankur Oberai | Host: PRADDY 🎥 Watch the full interview here 👋 Who Is Ankur Oberai? Ankur Oberai is an experienced engineering leader who has worked across some of India’s top startups — including MakeMyTrip, Paytm, OLX Autos, MagicBricks, MobiKwik , and Freight Tiger . With over 16 years in tech, he’s helped build scalable systems, led high-performing teams, and driven culture transformation from the inside out. In this episode of the Better Engineering & Management podcast, Ankur shares his practical wisdom on how engineering teams can scale sustainably — without losing sight of people, purpose, or product. 🛠️ From Developer to Tech Leader "Started as a developer... building features, delivering stuff, and gradually graduated to management and leadership roles." Ankur's journey began at the code level. Over time, he moved into more strategic roles — mentoring, managing people, leading engineering o...

Jehan Gonsal from Atlassian shares his perspective on a common founder concern: Can product ideas get stolen during the product-market fit exploration? He explains why it's often better to openly discuss your ideas with friends, customers—even competitors—and how this feedback can be more valuable than secrecy.

Jehan Gonsal shares valuable insights on navigating the journey to product-market fit—whether you're building for a startup or a large enterprise. Should you create focus groups or engage with your current customers? How can ongoing conversations shape and refine your product ideas? Is there a real risk of your ideas being stolen during the discovery phase? What role can emerging AI tools play in accelerating product-market fit research? And what happens if product-market fit remains elusive? How can founders stay financially disciplined and avoid budget overruns? Jehan is a Principal Product Manager at Atlassian with a strong background in Data Science. He's passionate about building impactful products and is a firm believer in doing things the right way.

  🎙️ Better Engineering & Management Podcast ft. Dr. Shefali Sabharanjak 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube 👋 Meet Dr. Shefali Sabharanjak In this episode of Better Engineering & Management , host PRADDY sits down with Dr. Shefali Sabharanjak , a systems thinker and science communicator passionate about one thing — making research truly matter . Dr. Sabharanjak blends her deep background in molecular biology and healthcare with her passion for storytelling, systems thinking, and impact-driven innovation . 🔬 What Happens to All the Amazing Science That Never Sees the Light of Day? 📺 Watch this moment on YouTube (from 1:02) PRADDY: “There’s a lot of great research happening out there. But what happens to it? Why does it not show up in our day-to-day lives?” Dr. Shefali: “I cannot be happy just being part of the 1% of people who understand quantum physics or folate receptors. What’s the point if it doesn't touch people’s lives?” The takeaway? Great scie...

  Guest: Brianna Blacet | Host: Praddy 📺 Watch the full episode here: AI tools for research and content creation As AI becomes more accessible, many content creators are wondering: “Will I still have a job if AI can write, design, and produce better than me?” That’s the exact fear we unpack in a powerful conversation with Brianna Blacet , founder of poweredbystories.co , on the Better Engineering & Management podcast. Brianna shares actionable advice on how to embrace AI tools to scale your content without losing your voice — or your value. 💡 Section 1: Can Creators Use AI Without Losing Their Jobs? The short answer? Absolutely — if you stay in the driver’s seat. “You can drive the bus or you can be a passenger. And the people who stick around are the drivers.” — Brianna AI is not here to take your place — but it will change how you work . You can either resist that shift or lead it. Creators who embrace AI become more strategic, more efficient, and more valua...

In this podcast, Arun Benoy and I have discussed the basics of Generative AI, What are he different tools that can be used for generative text, images and videos, what are some of the most disruptive business use cases that Generative AI can solve. After that, we have taken a deep dive into Techniques for Fine-tuning LLM, How to control costs while creating an LLM and When to use Open Source LLM instead of Building your own LLM Later, Arun has mentioned about various places where we can start learning amount Gen AI for doing quick prototyping, deploying private LLMs , Artificial general intelligence and controlling hardware needed to create and use LLM. We hope this video will serve as crash course on generative ai and llm for developers and founders Topics: Disruptive use cases for Generative AI Architecture of Large Language Models (LLM) Techniques for Fine-tuning LLM Controlling Cost while using Generative AI Resources to start learning Generative AI You can view all the Pod...

In this discussion, I and Jyothi Gopalan have discussed how to crack FAANG interviews. Jyothi Gopalan has worked with Microsoft and Amazon in the past and has helped many candidates get their dream job. We have discussed how to prepare for complex questions, interact with interviewers, prepare for attitude and behaviour and why some candidates fail in the selection inspite of giving right answers where as some candidates get selected inspite of missing answers to few questions. We have also discussed at length why some executives get stuck in their career inspite of hard work and dont get any promotions for many years. Why it is important to build visibility both inside the org as well as externally and how you can prepare yourself for next role. Later, Jyothi talks about her book, the invisible leader, a book on helping people grow in their career Topics: Wow factor for getting selected in FAANG Soft skills for FAANG Does hard work help in career growth Have mentors to help y...

In this conversation, I and Dr Shefali Sabharanjak have discussed how Scientists and Business Leaders can work together to create ground breaking products for people. We have discussed how an ecosystem can be created wherein Scientists, Business Leaders and Technologists can collaborate with each other, how can technologies like AI be used to assist scientific experiments, why scientists much think like businessmen and vice-versa. How a paradigm shift is needed to give science based startups a breathing space so that they have funds to experiment, research and even fail. We have also explored the career options that exists for students who want to become scientists and its scope in India and Abroad. Topics: What is Translational science Why are scientists missing in Startups and Business ? Creating space for experimentation and getting out of comfort zone Career options for students interested in Science How can daily people get engaged with Scientific works Role of Technology in br...

Brianna Blacet, Founder of poweredbystories.co has explained HOW to prevent AI Content from losing HUMAN TOUCH in this video. Full Video -     • Scale content creation using AI with ...   We have discussed how to stop overdoing AI based content and how to decide whether to use AI or create content humanly. PSSST - There are also some agents called Content Humanisers ! Link to Better Engineering & Management -     / @betterenggmgmt   #podcast #ai #content #humantouch #humanizers

** New Podcast Out ** In our latest conversation, ever-awesome Brianna Blacet has detailed how every content marketer can use AI to scale their content game.. without putting themselves out of the job ! We have discussed: - How to warm up to AI tools ! - Best AI tools for Note taking, Research, Text generation - How to prevent AI content from losing human touch... - How to decide whether to use AI or make content yourself... And many more delightful discussions related to AI and Content Creation .... Don't miss hashtag # content hashtag # ai hashtag # willaitakemyjob