Enterprise SaaS solutions are rapidly adopting Gen AI technology to solve business problems. Learn about iCertis, a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management and how they are deploying Gen AI technology to offer a number of CoPilots to allow enterprises to gain intelligent insights into their contracts and to perform risk assessments.Sudarshan Chitre brings over 25 years of experience in developing Data & AI products, having worked with leading technology firms including Microsoft, Amazon, ...
May 8, 2024
57 min
2023 was a dramatic year for AI with the emergence of Gen AI and ChapGPT. Learn about the evolution of Generative AI from industry leader and expert Joseph Sirosh. Understand how enterprises will deploy Gen AI technology to make their workers more productive. Learn about how Joseph's new company CreatorsAGI will leverage Gen AI to enable creators and authors to interact in new ways with their audience.Joseph is currently CEO of CreatorsAGI Inc, an AI startup dedicated to empowering creators w...
Mar 23, 2024
1 hr 9 min
Follow the journey of Vikram Chalana, a Seattle based entrepreneur who started his entrepreneurial journey with an enterprise product called Win Shuttle that allowed MS Excel users to exchange data with SAP. He grew the company to significant revenues and ultimately sold the company to a Private Equity firm. More recently, he has started a Gen AI company Pictory. AI that allows creators to convert text into video that is the leader in the space.Vikram is an engineer turned serial entrepreneur...
Feb 7, 2024
44 min
Listen to our 2024 Annual Investment Outlook Panel with four top VCs based in Seattle and the Bay area. Get their perspective on the investment climate in 2024 and their plans to invest specifically in AI/ML based startups.Tim Porter, Managing Director, Madrona VenturesTim joined Madrona in 2006 and invests in B2B software companies in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently interested in intelligent applications and SaaS, cloud-native software infrastructure, the modern data stack, machine le...
Jan 24, 2024
1 hr 4 min
Enjoy this exclusive Fireside Chat with Sunny Gurpreet Singh, Founder of Roundglass, moderated by Akhtar Badshah.Sunny Gurpreet Singh is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Seattle, US. He is the founder of Roundglass, a global Wholistic Wellbeing organization established in 2014. Through his experience in the US healthcare system, Sunny realized the importance of a proactive wellness approach. Roundglass offers the Roundglass Living app, which provides technology-driven solutions, ex...
Dec 21, 2023
42 min
When Vetri Vellore was given the responsibility to turn around the Systems Management Server business at Microsoft, it was a failing business. In fact, at a business review, Bill Gates famously threw his deck back to him telling him to shut down the business. But Vetri persisted and completely turned it around. Soon Vetri embarked on a remarkable entrepreneurial journey where he successfully started and exited two businesses - Chronus which was a mentoring platform and Ally.io which was a pla...
Nov 3, 2023
47 min
Raj has a common theme with his startups Snapfish and Fitmob. Both of them needed to be pivoted and focus on survival. He found buyers for both and his mantra to founders is to dissolve the ego and make sure your company sees another day to battle. He spent several years at Mayfield and invested early in Lyft and led the autonomous driving strategy for Lyft.Raj is a co-founder and managing partner at Climactic, a venture capital fund focused on climate tech. He was also a strategic advisor at...
Oct 4, 2023
44 min
In 2011, Greg Gottesman had a bad experience leaving his dog for the weekend at a local Kennel. That experience led him to pitch the idea for Rover at a Startup Weekend which he won. That led to the formation of Rover and the rest is history.In our second podcast episode, Gowri Shankar and I explore the foundation of Rover as well as the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs.Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial ...
Sep 19, 2023
56 min
Today, we have invited Nick Huzar, the co-founder and former CEO of OfferUp for more than a decade. He is currently operating as a board director, brand evangelist, and advising the CEO on strategic projects. Nick's experience lies in building two-sided marketplaces from the ground up. Through this, he has raised over $380M in financing from leading investors including A16Z, TRowe, Tiger, Allen.co, GGV, Coatue, and more. He is currently focused on simplifying the complexity around climate cha...
Aug 16, 2023
51 min