Invisible AI, Developer Empowerment, Leadership In Turbulent Times | Dheeraj Pandey | Stories in AI

Amazing conversation with  Dheeraj Pandey, CEO of DevRev, ex-Founder/CEO of Nutanix. In this episode we talk about building companies during down market cycles, invisible AI, the ying and yang of AI, developer in the center of the builder universe, product-led sales and much more.

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Dheeraj's Bio:

Dheeraj founded Nutanix in 2009 and built the company from the ground up to over 5,000 employees in just over 10 years. He led Nutanix through its 2016 IPO and exceeded $1 billion in revenue as its tenth anniversary approached. In August 2020, Pandey announced his retirement from the company, seeking to work from home and spend more time with his wife and children. Upon retiring from Nutanix, he co-founded Param Hansa Values and Param Hansa Philanthropies. He has now recently launched his newest venture, DevRev.

Prior to founding Nutanix, Pandey worked for Aster Data Systems from 2007 to 2009, first as director of engineering and then as vice president of engineering. Previously, from 2003 to 2007, he was a software development senior manager at Oracle, where he managed the storage engine group and co-authored numerous patents in distributed databases. Pandey began his career as a software developer for Trilogy Software in 1999, moving on to Zambeel Inc. where he worked as a senior software engineer.

Pandey has received recognition for his work, including being named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year and among Dell’s Founders 50. He currently serves on the boards of Adobe and the University of Texas at Austin.

Pandey received a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. He also holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin. Find him at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpandey/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dheeraj

 

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