TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

Abhay Dandekar

Booking Overview

An interview show focused on the global Indian diaspora and South Asian communities, featuring informal, in-depth conversations with accomplished founders, artists, musicians, journalists, and cultural leaders. Agencies could credibly pitch South Asian or diaspora-connected entrepreneurs, technology executives, filmmakers, musicians, authors, and media innovators with distinctive career journeys; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 326

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.1k subscribers

Instagram: 3.1k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Abhay Dandekar - Host and interviewer leading reflective, informative conversations about the global Indian diaspora, South Asian communities, entrepreneurship, artistic achievement, and cultural expression.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Accomplished founders, CEOs, award-winning filmmakers and musicians, authors, journalists, and cultural leaders with a meaningful connection to Indian, South Asian, or diaspora communities.

Required Achievements:

Founded or led a notable company or media organization, Won major industry awards or received prominent nominations, Published an established book or created recognized film or music work, Built a distinctive career or cultural contribution within South Asian communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Kashyap Deorah - Startup Exits, Venture Capital Buybacks, Ai-native Companies, Technology Leadership, Empathy, And The Indian Technology Ecosystem.

Aditya Suhas Jambhale - Filmmaking, Creative Independence, Resilience, Emotional Storytelling, Directing At Scale, And The Responsibility Of Artists.

Alam Khan - Indian Classical Music, Preserving Artistic Lineage, Contemporary Interpretation, Performance Anxiety, Perfectionism, And Musical Legacy.

Vishal Joshi - Entrepreneurship, Event-planning Technology, Product Design, AI, Empathy, Human Connection, And Scaling A Technology Company.

Snigdha Sur - Diaspora Identity, Investigative Journalism, Nuanced Representation, Media Entrepreneurship, AI In Media, Burnout, And Serving Paying Audiences.

Recent Topics

Indian Diaspora, South Asian, Entrepreneurship, Film, Music

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

Shireen Hafeez on How Deaf Kids Code Is Unlocking STEM Talent

September 09, 2026

"If my child is going to break the mold and not be a statistic, the number one quality that I had to embed in him was a belief system in himself. If you can take ownership of what makes you different, then you are unstoppable." — Shireen HafeezHow do you go from receiving a late hearing loss diagnosis for your child and fighting insurance companies to founding an international movement that empowers tens of thousands of deaf youth through computer science?In this SPOTLIGHT episode of TRUST ME...

Priyanshi Sharma on Unbiased News & Independent Journalism at PEEK TV

September 02, 2026

How do you go from anchoring primetime news on NDTV to leaving mainstream television, co-founding India's first short-form digital news platform, and bringing old-school editorial rigor to Gen Z — all while fighting algorithms and online polarization?In this episode of TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, host Dr. Abhay Dandekar sits down with award-winning independent journalist, former NDTV primetime anchor, and PEEK TV Co-Founder Priyanshi Sharma. Priyanshi shares her journey from mainstream te...

Kashyap Deorah on Startup Exits, VC Buybacks, and Tech Realities

August 25, 2026

How do you go from seeing the Google website load for the first time on a campus computer screen in Mumbai to building and exiting three tech ventures, writing The Golden Tap, and buying back your company from VCs — all while navigating the rapid rise of AI?In this episode of TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, host Dr. Abhay Dandekar sits down with serial entrepreneur, investor, author, and HyperTrack Founder & CEO Kashyap Deorah. Kashyap shares his journey across changing tech cycles, from ...

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