{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fda353b5f9eb72404a5200f/66c61620aba59aa5bb8d1f47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0234 - Offshore Entrepreneur with Shourjya Sanyal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fda353b5f9eb72404a5200f/1724257706573-ccdc0c5b-d901-4a98-af70-1eba6835f008.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our hosts are Chahat Goel and Shreyaa Krishnakumar. Today we’re talking with Shourjya Sanyal, AVP/ Head of Innovation at Unum Ireland. Unum is a Fortune 250 Insurance carrier. Shourjya co-heads Unum’s R&amp;D &amp; Software Centre of Excellence, with 300 people in Carlow, Ireland.</p><p>1. Could you share a bit about yourself and your role in Dublin?</p><p>2. When did you first start exploring outsourcing options, and which tasks were you looking to outsource?</p><p>3. What specific qualities or characteristics were important to you when selecting an outsourcing partner?</p><p>4. Have you encountered instances where outsourcing didn't meet your expectations, and what lessons did you gain from those experiences?</p><p>5. What advice would you offer to fellow entrepreneurs contemplating outsourcing?</p><p>6. Given your AI background, how do you see the potential of AI and machine learning technologies to improve the quality, efficiency and cost of outsourcing services?</p><p>And now some questions from the audience...</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Notes, extra questions, and further reading:</strong></p><p>Podcast team: Chahat Goel, Shreyaa Krishnakumar, Abhay V, Xiao Zhang, and Zijing Li.</p><p>Shourjya Sanyal at TEDxTallaght - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpVUn6WUGA</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>Music&nbsp;</p><p>Title: KoffeeSwap Theme v2 - 90bpm</p><p>Artist: tukyo.eth</p><p>Source:&nbsp;&nbsp;https://freesound.org/s/625534/</p><p>License: -- License: CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL</p><p><br></p><p>Cover Art&nbsp;</p><p>Title: Three panel screen shot in PowerPoint</p><p>Artist: Allen Higgins</p><p>Source: ShourjyaChahatShreyaa.pptx</p><p>License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast License</p><p>Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&nbsp;</p><p>The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0</p><p>By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.</p>","author_name":"Allen Higgins"}