SparX Silicon Valley Part 1: Crafting Work Culture, Decoding SaaS and more | Ajeet Singh

In this Episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra & Cult.Fit) is in conversation with Ajeet Singh, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at ThoughtSpot, a multibillion dollar company specialising in Business Analytics and AI. Driven by passion for entrepreneurship, Ajeet has built two such companies from ground up as he also co-founded and served as CPO for Nutanix. Hailing from a humbled background of a typical Indian middle class family, Ajeet has had a phenomenal journey all the way up. 

Building the right culture for your company and a supportive ecosystem are some of the things Ajeet and Mukesh delve into as they reminisce about their experiences in new startups at Silicon Valley. Watch the episode to know more about AI disruption, building a company mantra and the upcoming trends of next decade!

00:00 - 1:03 Sneak Peak of the Episode
1:04 - 4:00 Introducing our Guest: Ajeet Singh! 
4:01 - 5:55 Ajeet’s humble childhood 
5:56 - 10:22 Ajeet’s early Entrepreneur Aspirations
10:23 - 12:35 “Maximising Learning”: Spending time wisely  
12:36 - 13:53 Mukesh & Ajeet’s Bay Area Experience 
13:54 - 18:10 Ajeet on 3 important skills for an entrepreneur 
18:11 - 22:40 “Sharing equal information with everyone”: Myntra’s Mantra 
22:41 - 25:40 Ajeet’s time at Nutanix 
25:41 - 28:50 “Good Ideas won’t come to you, go seek them” 
28:51 - 33:14 Raising funds during a financial crisis 
33:15 - 38:55 Choosing the right people for your company 
38:56 - 42:15 Ajeet’s Problem Solving Attitude 
42:16 - 52:46 Insight into ThoughtSpot Culture 
52:47 - 58:40 Notion of an ‘Ecosystem’ 
58:41 - 1:01:10 Indians and Silicon Valley 
1:01:11 - 1:08:20 Nutanix & ThoughtSpot HQ at Bangalore 
1:08:21 - 1:12:15 Building SaaS Companies in India 
1:12:16 - 1:20:35 AI disruption in Entrepreneurship 
1:20:36 - 1:26:44 Ajeet’s side quest: learning about Health 
1:26:45 - 1:31:54 Big changes of the next 2-3 decades
1:31:55 - 1:33:23 Thanking our Guest!

About SparX by Mukesh Bansal

SparX is a podcast where we delve into the cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth. 
We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us. 

In a new episode every Sunday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career. 
This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you.

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