Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Arun “Rak” Ramchandran, President and Global Head of Consulting and GenAI at Hexaware, on the day they launched a multi-Billion Dollar IPO in India. They discuss the Indian economic boom of the ‘90s, and why Gen AI is different to previous tech revolutions.
Time stamps:
- Hexaware’s Big Day: The IPO Launch (2:25)
- US vs. India: Where to List the IPO? (3:57)
- Leadership Philosophy: “Do It for Fun” (6:15)
- Rak’s Early Career Journey: Meandering, Horizontal & Vertical (7:51)
- The Indian Economic Boom (10:51)
- From Infosys to Virtusa: Regrets and Learnings (13:12)
- Leadership Lessons from Infosys Founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy (15:54)
- Why Rak Chose Hexaware (19:56)
- How Gen AI Differs from Previous Tech Revolutions (24:04)
- AI’s Ability to Consider Alternatives Humans Can’t (28:50)
- Will AI Displace White-Collar Workers? (31:10)
- Gen AI’s Impact on the SaaS Industry (33:47)