pilani

Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview.

• Their experiences at VPS, Vijayawada
• His passion for sports and Badminton
• His experiences at BITS Pilani
• Interviewing and landing a job

(Continued in Part 2)

Links

• INDUS Action: https://www.indusaction.org/project-team
• Tarun Cherukuri: https://in.linkedin.com/in/taruncherukuri
• Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarunch
• Tarun goes to Harvard: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/vijayawada-youth-bags-harvard-kennedy-schools-emerging-global-leader-award/article7187565.ece

Chat about how and why Ravi built his new desktop, and memories of our first computers.

• Why did Ravi need a new computer?
• When did we buy our first computers?
  • "Assembled" computers and pirated software
  • Famous computers at BITS - Russell's media machine
• How to pick parts for a modern-day desktop
  • CPU and motherboard
  • RAM and SSD
  • Monitors
• Economics of buying a branded computer vs. building it
• How long does it take to research and build one
• Breakdown of the cost
• Our current work and home setups