Forbes India - Tech Conversations
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Ultraviolette's founders on the evolution of the F77 — Part 1: the hangar and the tech
Narayan Subramaniam and Niraj Rajmohan, co-founders of Ultraviolette, talk about the evolution of their first product, the F77, a performance electric motorcycle that's drawn interest from around the world. This is part 1 of our two-part conversation, a simple walkthrough of the Bengaluru company's first showroom, which the entrepreneurs call their first hangar because they say everything about their bike is inspired by aviation. They also spoke about the innovations that went into the bike's battery and overall design to make it a genuine motorcycle first and an EV next
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Dennis Woodside on Freshworks' $1 billion plan and beyond — Part 2
In this episode, Dennis Woodside, president of Freshworks, talks about some of the elements of the longer-term plan for Freshworks, including the role that AI will likely play in that. In about ten days, Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham is expected to reveal what he's been up to on the AI front. In this conversation, Dennis talks about the approach to AI that the company is taking. This is part 2 of our conversation, in which he also talks about the dynamics of his relationship with Girish and how that's shaping the culture at Freshworks
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Dennis Woodside on Freshworks' $1 billion plan and beyond — Part 1
In this episode, Dennis Woodside, who will soon complete a year since he took on the role of president at Freshworks, tells us about what he's been up to at the company alongside Girish Mathrubootham. In part one of our conversation, Woodside puts some of Freshworks' recent numbers in perspective, including turning profitable on a non-GAAP basis for the first three months of this year; and why he thinks the Nasdaq-listed SaaS company can sustain that momentum. He also talks about why winning larger accounts holds the key to the company's long-term success
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Prakash Govindan on plans ahead after recent funding that made Gradiant a unicorn
In this episode, Prakash Govindan, co-founder of Gradiant, a rising star in industrial effluent treatment technologies, returns to this podcast to give us an update on the company's plans after a recent $225 million funding round. The investment, led by Centaurus Capital and BoltRock, made the Boston-based company a unicorn. Prakash reiterates his ambition to take the company from an estimated $200 million in revenue for this year to a billion dollars over the next three to four years. He also spoke about a new product and Gradiant's prospects in India
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Jayanta Banerjee on how tech is helping Tata Steel as the multinational behemoth's focus shifts to India
In this episode, Jayanta Banerjee, group CIO of Tata Steel, talks about how the company built successful IT architectures for multiple acquisitions as it ramped up its operations in India. Jayanta, who previously lead the energy and resources practice at Tata Consultancy Services, talks about the big-picture context in which the digital transformation projects at Tata Steel are being implemented and the growth of the business in a sustainable fashion. We began with how he sees his role and the many ways in which it has changed over the years
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'Our India team is very much at the heart of our sustainability efforts': Mohamed Ali
GE Aerospace has big plans for its Indian operations, from R&D to manufacturing for the world, says Mohamed Ali, its vice president of engineering. And the company's 1,200 strong team in India is deep into making its next generation engines
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Meet the GE Aerospace engineer who is responsible for more than 30,000 engines
In this episode, Mohamed Ali, vice president of engineering at GE Aerospace, talks about his long tryst with India, where he says "All the action is." He talks about the globally integrated role GE Aerospace's 1200 staff in India play in developing the company's next generation of products, including its RISE technologies—GE's bid to develop sustainable aviation of the future. He also talks about what inspires him every day as an engineering leader and some lessons from his career so far
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An era for the right-brained to reimagine the world: Satish HC of Infosys
Infosys recently released all its AI tech—including its generative AI knowhow—as a comprehensive suite of services, solutions and platforms under the brand name Topaz
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Satish HC on how Infosys is pulling together all its AI experience and why everyone is getting an AI twin
In this episode, Satish HC, executive vice president and co-head of delivery at Infosys, talks about how the company is bringing all its AI experience and capabilities into one comprehensive suite of services, solutions, and platforms—including its generative AI know-how. The company released this recently under the brand name Infosys Topaz. Satish also talks about how Infosys is using these technologies in-house to raise the bar on its performance, starting with how its recruits are trained, with everyone now getting an AI twin
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Hemant Charaya on how Log9 built its cell tech team and a glimpse into their innovation efforts
In this episode, Hemant Charaya, senior vice president for battery cell technology at Log9 Materials, talks about how this Bengaluru venture is attempting something that's never been done before in India. One factor that's helped is that "people stuck around", he says, which helped him build a team of over 40 cell and battery tech specialists. Charaya also attempts some simple descriptions of the cell chemistries, processes, and materials Log9 has selected, as India's first commercial EV cell manufacturer, and the innovations it has developed
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Gaurav Sharma's trip from AdSense money in his mom's account to building Sequoia-backed SaaS Labs
In this episode, Gaurav Sharma talks about what inspired him to turn software entrepreneur, the first in his family of air force officers, and how he built SaaS Labs, in Noida, into a company that went from bootstrapping profitably in the initial years to a VC funded startup — backed by investors including Sequoia Capital. Gaurav is a serial entrepreneur who started coding at the age of 15. At SaaS Labs, leading a team of some 300 employees, he aspires to make life easier for the millions of contact centre agents around the world, most of whom work for small and medium sized companies