In this three-part podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Microsoft Engineer Nataraj Sindam. In Hacker Noon's 2020 Noonie Awards, Nataraj was the 2nd runner up in the category. Hacker Noon Contributor of the Year for Business Strategy In our podcast, we talked about the following topics: The push vs pull life The cons of recommendation systems Freemium models Business strategy Writing on Hacker Noon The Indian startup economy The United States working visa complications Watch the snippets and full podcast below! Part 1: The Reciprocation Effect: How Fornite and Spotify Make Millions In this podcast snippet, Nataraj and I talk about The Freemium Model and The Reciprocation Effect, a pricing strategy used by some of the world’s largest companies, including Fortnite and Spotify. Part 2: The Push vs Pull Life: Cons of Recommendation Systems In this second podcast snippet, Nataraj and I talk about the push vs pull life and the cons of recommendation systems used at Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and more. Part 3 [Full Podcast]: Microsoft Engineer Talks about India’s Startup Economy, Business Strategy, and Writing This is the full 1-hour podcast where Nataraj and I talk about the following topics: The push vs pull life The cons of recommendation systems Freemium models Business strategy Writing on Hacker Noon The Indian Startup Economy United States working visa complications Nataraj has a lot of insights into the Indian startup economy and what it's like working as an engineer at Microsoft via a H1-B Visa. I highly recommend everyone check this podcast out. FOLLOW NATARAJ ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam/ https://twitter.com/natarajsindam CHECK OUT NATARAJ’S END2END PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/39sihqVOYpq60z8UA6FYbw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/end-2-end/id1482225169 Finally, please be sure to take a look at for more great talks with the best and brightest minds in tech today. our podcasts page

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The Push vs. Pull Life, India's Startup Economy, and Business Strategy w/Nataraj Sindam 

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