Venkat Iyer's guest appearances

Venkat Iyer

The Indian Startup Show

Compliance Expert

Naveen Jain

Nicole Johnson

Siraj Raval

Bruce Anderson

Alan Phillips

David Feldman

Yashika Shah

James Scott

Nitin Gupta

Vishal Shah

Vamsi Krishna

Deepak Goel

Sahil Arora

Anu Acharya

Sanjay Manaktala

OwlTail

The journey from the city to the farm!  Today I speak to Venkat Iyer, the author of an amazing new book called  Moong Over Microchips. This book is about his extraordinary 14-year journey from quitting his highly paid job at IBM to take up organic farming without any experience.  In this podcast we talk about why he quit, the first 6 months dealing with corruption, tough clients and growing his first crop. We also talk about the reality of farming in India, we also talk discovering fresh air, organic food, excel spreadsheets &amp;  snakes to getting up at 5.30 AM and finally we talk about this being made into a movie and which famous Bollywood actor would play him - Please enjoy the show. In this conversation we also talk about:  Selling Moung aka mung beans (Green Gram) Unable to sleep Dealing with the silence and the darkness Depression Russels Viper Snake Excel spreadsheets! Not knowing anything about farming Getting ripped off the first time The 4 C’s and 2 P’s of success Living with nature Losing entire crops How being project manager helped! Great book reviews Taking risks Someone interested in buying the movie rights Difficulties of the farmers with smaller holdings Realities of living on a rural farm in India  (kids not interested!)  link to the book https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/moong-over-microchips/ P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! P.P.S And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f

The journey from the city to the farm! Today I speak to Venkat Iyer, the author of an amazing new book called Moong Over Microchips. This book is about his extraordinary 14-year journey from quitting his highly paid job at IBM to take up organic farming without any experience. In this podcast we talk about why he quit, the first 6 months dealing with corruption, tough clients and growing his first crop. We also talk about the reality of farming in India, we also talk discovering fresh air, organic food, excel spreadsheets &amp; snakes to getting up at 5.30 AM and finally we talk about this being made into a movie and which famous Bollywood actor would play him - Please enjoy the show. In this conversation we also talk about: <ul> <li>Selling Moung aka mung beans (Green Gram)</li> <li>Unable to sleep</li> <li>Dealing with the silence and the darkness</li> <li>Depression</li> <li>Russels Viper Snake</li> <li>Excel spreadsheets!</li> <li>Not knowing anything about farming</li> <li>Getting ripped off the first time</li> <li>The 4 C’s and 2 P’s of success</li> <li>Living with nature</li> <li>Losing entire crops</li> <li>How being project manager helped!</li> <li>Great book reviews</li> <li>Taking risks</li> <li>Someone interested in buying the movie rights</li> <li>Difficulties of the farmers with smaller holdings</li> <li>Realities of living on a rural farm in India (kids not interested!)</li> </ul> link to the book <a href="https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/moong-over-microchips/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/moong-over-microchips/</a> P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! P.P.S And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. <a href="http://skl.sh/2kRte3f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://skl.sh/2kRte3f</a>

E91: Moong Over Microchips - Adventures of a techie turned farmer! - Venkat Iyer

In this eye opening interview, Professor, Venkat Iyer, Ph.D., CPA, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro discusses his recent research on job satisfaction in the Internal Audit profession.Venkat specializes in organizational and behavioral issues in audit firms and the internal audit profession.  He began his career at UNCG’s Bryant School of Business and Economics in 1999 as an Assistant Professor.  He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the J.M. School of Accounting at the University of Georgia, in Athens Georgia.  He is a CPA and has many notable publications and honors, including the Teaching Excellence Award from the Bryan School at UNCG in 2005.  He also received research grants from Big 4 Firms, such as KPMG, PWC, and the IIA Research Foundation.Venkat Iyer is Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Bryan School of Business and Finance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He began his career there in 1999 as an Assistant Professor.  He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the J.M. School of Accounting at the University of Greorgia, in Athens Georgia.  He is a CPA and has many notable publications and honors, including the Teaching Excellence Award from Bryan School in 2005.

In this eye opening interview, Professor, Venkat Iyer, Ph.D., CPA, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro discusses his recent research on job satisfaction in the Internal Audit profession. Venkat specializes in organizational and behavioral issues in audit firms and the internal audit profession.  He began his career at UNCG’s Bryant School of Business and Economics in 1999 as an Assistant Professor.  He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the J.M. School of Accounting at the University of Georgia, in Athens Georgia.  He is a CPA and has many notable publications and honors, including the Teaching Excellence Award from the Bryan School at UNCG in 2005.  He also received research grants from Big 4 Firms, such as KPMG, PWC, and the IIA Research Foundation.Venkat Iyer is Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Bryan School of Business and Finance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He began his career there in 1999 as an Assistant Professor.  He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the J.M. School of Accounting at the University of Greorgia, in Athens Georgia.  He is a CPA and has many notable publications and honors, including the Teaching Excellence Award from Bryan School in 2005.

Are Internal Auditors Satisfied with Their Job?  Sonia Luna intvs Venkat Iyer