Forbes India - Tech Conversations
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Mohan Krishnaraj at Infosys WongDoody India, on the growing importance of user experience design
Our guest today is Mohan Krishnaraj, the new chief experience officer in India at Infosys WongDoody, the company's in-house creative design unit that was expanded around the US-based creative agency WongDoody, that Infosys acquired in 2018. In this episode, Mohan talks about the growing importance of user experience design, that requires not just sophisticated design or tech, but also knowledge of cultures around the world
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Karthee Madasamy at MFV Partners on the global nature of deep tech and supporting it in India
Our guest today is Karthee Madasamy, founding partner at Mobile Foundation Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focused solely on deep tech startups. In this episode, Karthee talks about why deep tech is inherently global. He also talks about his own career, going from a tech entrepreneur to a VC investor, through which he has backed investments in Indian tech startups from when the idea wasn't fashionable
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Srini Srinivasan at Aerospike on technology that can level the data management playing field for startups
Our guest today is Srini V Srinivasan, co-founder and CTO of Aerospike, a real-time data management technology company. In this episode, Srini talks about the idea that became Aerospike—a way of processing ever-larger volumes of data with less hardware, making it possible even for smaller companies and startups to tap the power of real-time data. He also talks about how the 12-year old Silicon Valley company, that has also had an Indian presence from fairly early on, has always found great talent in India
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Sanjay Swamy at Prime VP on the importance of staying focused on value creation as things get tougher ahead
Our guest today is Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at the VC firm Prime Venture Partners which has backed several well known Indian startups from an early stage. In this episode, Sanjay talks about how things will get tougher ahead for Indian startups, but also about how it's an opportunity for everyone to ignore the chimaera of the unicorn status and focus on real value creation by solving important problems for businesses and consumers alike
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.jpg?impolicy=website&width=360&height=270 "Anand Anandkumar at Bugworks on how India could become a powerhouse of biotech research")
Anand Anandkumar at Bugworks on how India could become a powerhouse of biotech research
Our guest today is Anand Anandkumar, CEO and MD of Bugworks Research, a clinical phase drug discovery company that is attempting to develop a new class of antibiotics to tackle what's called 'antimicrobial resistance,' arising out of infectious bugs evolving to become resistant to multiple drugs. In this episode, Anand talks about the many challenges of commercialising scientific breakthroughs from India. He also talks about the opportunity for this country to become a biotech powerhouse
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Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal at BrowserStack on the ambition to become the default cloud testing infrastructure
Our Guests today are Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal, co-founders of BrowserStack. In this episode, Ritesh and Nakul talk about doubling in size every 18-24 months, blasting past the $100 million revenue mark, and the ambition to make their platform the default place for everyone to test their applications on the cloud. They also talk about the need for better governance among startups that are flush with "insane" amounts of funding
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Jesper Andersen, CEO of Infoblox, on the evolving world of enterprise security in the cloud
Our guest today is Jesper Andersen, president and CEO of Infoblox, a leader in enterprise security in the area known as DDI, which combines DNS, DHCP and IP address management — three important sets of rules that govern how devices connect and talk to each other on the internet. In this episode, Jesper talks about how the old security model of perimeter defence is breaking down as cloud computing becomes the norm, especially after the pandemic
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The big picture: Mahesh Palashikar at GE South Asia on why India needs to accelerate its climate efforts
Our guest today is Mahesh Palashikar, President of GE South Asia, who leads the company's operations in this region in areas including aviation, power, renewable energy and healthcare. In this episode, Palashikar talks about India's ambitious climate goals, and why everyone — from governments and corporate businesses down to individual consumers — needs to significantly step up their efforts, if we are to meet those targets
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Ezhil Subbian and Vinod Kumar at String Bio on the promise of bioengineering in sustainability
Our guests today are Ezhil Subbian and Vinod Kumar, co-founders of String Bio, in Bengaluru which is developing multiple products with applications ranging from animal nutrition to sustainable personal care products. In this episode, Ezhil and Vinod talk about plans for String Bio's next phase of growth as a full-stack tech company — from the bioengineering tools to multiple commercial products
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Samir Bodas, Co-founder and CEO of Icertis, on the journey to the cusp of category-defining leadership
Our guest today is Samir Bodas, co-founder and CEO of Icertis, a SaaS specialist in the area of contract lifecycle management. In this episode, Samir talks about how CLM is moving from a good-to-have technology to a must-have system of record, as the world's biggest companies negotiate complex agreements on the cloud, turning to AI to identify opportunities and risks in those contract
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Kelly Forbes at AI Asia Pacific Institute on the need for 'Trustworthy AI'
Our guest today is Kelly Forbes, executive director at AI Asia Pacific Institute, in Singapore, a young interdisciplinary research organisation and think tank focused on artificial intelligence and technology policy. In this episode, Kelly talks about how, as the application of AI penetrates every walk of life, figuring out ways to build 'trustworthy AI' has become urgent