Do the homework.
Know enough about the person and the subject to skip the questions anyone could ask.
Conversations
The interesting answer comes one question later.
For more than a decade, I've interviewed entrepreneurs, executives, investors, academics, artists and changemakers across four continents.
I do the homework, listen closely and follow what is interesting. The goal is simple: get past the polished answer and leave the audience understanding something they didn't before.
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Philosophy
I prepare hard enough that I don't have to sound prepared.
I want to understand the person, their work and the room before I walk on stage. Preparation gets the obvious questions out of the way. Once we start, I listen.
A detail in an answer, an unexpected choice of words or something left unsaid usually tells me where to go next. That's often where the most useful part begins.
Listen.
The next question should come from the answer in front of you, not the list in your hand.
Get somewhere.
The audience should leave knowing, seeing or thinking about something differently.
Selected Interviews
Six people worth listening to.
Sohrab Haghighat
Sohrab Haghighat on persistence, company building and what it actually takes to keep going as a founder.
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Dharti Desai
Dharti Desai on leadership, immigrant ambition and taking responsibility for outcomes.
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Ashwin Rangan
Ashwin Rangan on systems, technology leadership and making decisions inside complex organizations.
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Mohnish Pabrai
Mohnish Pabrai on investing, temperament, judgment and how experienced operators think about risk.
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Manu Shah
Manu Shah on scaling a family-built business into a multi-billion-dollar company and the decisions that made the growth possible.
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From intimate rooms to major stages.
I've moderated panels, firesides and live programs for companies, universities, conferences, investors and community organizations.
What People Say
Better questions change what people share.
"Nitin asks the question everyone is waiting for, then pushes past the polished version into something real."
"Nitin asks in a way that makes you answer from the heart. The conversation went deeper than most interviews I've done."
"Nitin has a rare presence, humane, thoughtful, and quietly brilliant. He creates space for others while guiding conversations with clarity and purpose."
"Nitin brings together the most relevant speakers and his questions cut through to the core of what today's best builders are creating. Strong questions, sharp insights and real takeaways."
"Nitin takes the conversation where it actually needs to go. He cuts through the noise and makes it a real discussion."
"I am so impressed with Nitin's ability to enable sensitive dialogs. It was the safest space I have been in, one that I could belong to and share within, without hesitation or judgement."
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For conferences, firesides, panels, executive programs and private gatherings where good questions and real answers matter.
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