E74 - Building an AI Native Future w/Mad Street Den (MSD)'s Ashwini Asokan

<p>In this Episode, I (<a href="https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar">@Jivraj Singh Sachar</a>) speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/LadyAshBorg">Ashwini Asokan, Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Mad Street Den</a>!!&nbsp;</p> <p>Mad Street Den is a Computer Vision &amp; Artificial Intelligence Company building the AI architecture of the future. Founded by a Neuroscientist - Designer duo, the company's mission is to build and deliver AI on scale through meaningful applications to billions of people across the globe.&nbsp;</p> <p>Its first vertical platform is a visual intelligence product Vue.ai, which enables the Retail industry to reimagine the future with AI and it has also recently launched another vertical platform - getblox.ai!</p> <p>Taking AI to the world, MSD is marching towards its audacious goal of an AI Native Future. I sit down with Ashwini to discuss much of what got them here! Through the episode we discuss -</p> <p>1. (02:17) : Mapping Ashwini's professional decisions &amp; how Design has helped shape her Founder Persona!</p> <p>2. (07:14) : Navigating the audacious goal of building an AI native future ~ Short term execution &amp; long term vision</p> <p>3. (12:50) : Getting Lost by Choice as Founders!</p> <p>4. (16:09) : The role of simplification &amp; evangelism in building a category creating company</p> <p>5. (20:01) : Organisational Design Principles ~ Curating a multi-disciplinary diverse organisation.</p> <p>6. (24:32) : Organisational Design Principles ~ Cultivating leaders within a Company!</p> <p>7. (27:11) : Organisational Design PrinciplesPrinciples to fire folks &amp; let go in an optimal manner ~ Intellectual Honesty</p> <p>8. (30:09) : Scaling the Non-Scalables as the company grows&nbsp;</p> <p>9. (33:12) : Decoding the product strategy for MSD - Vue.ai - getblox.ai</p> <p>10. (36:20) : Populating thoughts &amp; developing clarity as a Founder!!</p> <p>11. (40:20) : Work-Life balance is a myth ~ Focusing Quality rather than Quantity!</p> <p>12. (43:08) : Giving back &amp; Uplifting the Ecosy