"GenAI for Underdogs: How Nonprofits & Startups Can Win Big with Gen AI"

In this electrifying episode, Abhinav Chetan, founder of Digital for Nonprofits, shares how Generative AI is a game-changer for nonprofits and startups—turning them into powerhouses of efficiency and impact.

From automating monthly reports to scaling mission awareness through AI-driven content generation, Abhinav reveals how small teams can punch above their weight without breaking the bank. Discover how nonprofits went from one social media channel to seven, tripling their reach with the help of AI—without hiring extra staff!

Abhinav dives deep into how Generative AI is unlocking efficiency, making data privacy concerns easier to navigate, and helping startups optimize digital marketing efforts at a fraction of the cost. Plus, he shares insights on how organizations can measure impact beyond just ROI, ensuring authenticity while scaling at speed.

AI isn’t a luxury—it’s leverage. Tune in to learn how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing reporting, enhancing branding, and giving nonprofits and startups the competitive edge they need to thrive in a fast-changing world.

🎧 Listen now to explore how AI is already transforming the way nonprofits and startups work, grow, and make an impact.

In this episode, Jo Aggarwal (Founder & CEO, Wysa) spotlights a range of crucial topics, from the impact of an overprotected physical world and an unprotected virtual one to whether science is finally fulfilling its long-held promise of computing with Gen AI. She also explores optimal strategies for creating a defensible AI offering and dives into the complexities of making LLMs safe for mental health conversations. Additionally, Jo shares her aspirations for Gen AI to help bridge our polarized world. Don’t miss her compelling insights into why this moment feels strikingly similar to one 3,000 years ago.

Jo Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Wysa, the world’s​ leading conversational AI with a mission to solve​ global mental health. In a world mired with the ethics of AI,​ Wysa has been awarded the best of privacy by the Mozilla Foundation and the best of safety by ORCHA. Jo was a Top 10 Innovator for Social Good at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2023, in the Top 100 People in Artificial Intelligence by Business Insider in 2023, and one of Top 25 Women Leaders in Consumer Health Tech by The Healthcare Technology Report 2022​. Previously, Jo was the founding director for Technology & Innovation for a UN-backed foundation and the managing director of Pearson Learning Solutions in the U.K. Her work on​ mobile employability helped connect over a million young people to skills and jobs, and won Silver at the Stevie Awards, as well as the Global Telecom Business Innovation award in 2013.

01:43 Introduction to AI and Gen AI

07:57 The Role of Wysa in Mental Health

13:17 Safety and Trust in AI for Mental Health

16:16 The Right Approach to Designing AI Offerings

19:31 The Future of AI and its Impact on Generations

In this episode of the GenAIrous Podcast, listen to Srimathi Shivashankar's (Global Head - HCL EdTech Business) compelling take on the critical need for academia and corporates to join forces in embracing Gen AI. You'll also get answers to questions like: could Gen AI be the equalizer gender diversity initiatives have been waiting for? How will the right humanities-technology balance impact professionals? and, what is the power of asking questions in the Gen AI era? Perhaps most thought-provoking of all—could educators using AI become the long-sought bridge between industry and academia? Tune in to explore these insights and more.

Srimathi has spent nearly three decades managing and transforming businesses. At HCLTech she is the Global Head for EdTech business. Her team focuses on designing and delivering Tech platforms for learning and assessments to power the human capital development mission of Enterprises, Education Institutions and Governments. She is passionate about inclusive development and explores ways to build business ecosystem with talent from diverse backgrounds. Srimathi has been instrumental in setting up HCLTech operations in emerging talent hubs. Earlier, she has served as the architect of key transformational programs such as Diversity and Sustainability practices, HCL Foundation, and HCL Grant. She won the WeQual Award in 2021 in the Business Transformation category, and was named in the top 25 Women leaders in Consulting for 2022 and 2023 by the Consulting report. Srimathi serves as an advisor for key Government bodies in India. She has been a key speaker at various international forums, and mentors those who believe in investing for a better tomorrow, today.

01:56 Introduction to AI and its Evolution

04:00 Academia and Industry’s Role in AI

06:18 Gender Diversity in Tech and AI’s Impact

10:38 The Importance of Questioning in AI

13:25 AI in Education: Opportunities and Challenges

16:33 The Urgency of AI Adoption

21:41 Advice for Career Professionals

In this episode of the GenAIrous Podcast, Rahul Singhal (Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Innodata) shares insightful perspectives on how Gen AI is poised to reshape humanity. Beginning with his view that this technology could herald the dawn of a new internet, he takes listeners on a journey through why humanities degrees will gain renewed importance in the Gen AI era, the need for golden data sets, and what makes the reality of a one-person startup achievable. He also delves into the evolution required for Gen AI models to handle deduction and reasoning. Tune in to explore the future landscape of Gen AI.

As Innodata’s Chief Product Officer, Rahul drives the development of innovative AI data solutions trusted by the world’s top tech companies. His teams build cutting-edge platforms and develop solutions across generative, traditional, and enterprise AI, from data collection and annotation to supervised fine-tuning and model safety and red teaming. Under his leadership, he has helped transform Innodata into an AI powerhouse, driving a 15X increase in shareholder value translating into a $400M increase in the market cap, and securing partnerships with five of the Magnificent Seven. Before joining Innodata, Rahul was Chief Product Officer at Equals 3, an AI marketing platform recognized with industry accolades such as Gartner Cool Vendor, CES Top 5, and the IBM Watson ISV Award. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at IBM, where he led the Watson Platform’s product portfolio, growing its services 100X and launching over 15 new APIs in vision, speech, data, and language.

01:11 The Transformative Power of Gen AI

02:43 Data: The Core of AI Success

05:28 Evolving Skill Sets in the AI Era

09:15 The Future of Startups in a Gen AI world

11:04 Domain Specific Transformations

13:55 Client Perspectives on Gen AI

17:29 The Future Landscape of Gen AI

In this episode, Sangeet Paul Choudary (Founder, Platformation Labs) spotlights Gen AI's true potential — its ability to remove friction in knowledge management and understand highly structured knowledge bases. But what does this mean for businesses and where does competitiveness come into play? Tune in for a fascinating look at how Gen AI unlocks business value, the rise of geopolitical hotspots and the unfiltered truth about what happens when less qualified talent is enabled to do more sophisticated work.

Sangeet Paul Choudary is the bestselling author of Platform Revolution and Platform Scale and has advised CXOs at more than 40 of the Fortune 500 firms on platform strategy. He has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and his work on platforms has been selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the top 10 ideas in strategy, alongside Michael Porter, Clayton Christensen and others. Sangeet is appointed to the advisory boards of ING, Standard Bank, GPA Brazil, and others and has formerly served as a member of the WEF's Global Future Council, the co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Summit, and a member of the ministerial advisory committee at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt of India. He is a frequent keynote speaker at leading global forums including the G20 Summit, the World50 Summit, and the World Economic Forum.

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:27 The AI and Competitiveness Link

04:29 Impact on Decision, Workflow and Relationship Advantages

09:48 Unlocking Value within different Industries

15:16 Gen AI’s impact on the Coding Space

19:32 Hotspots for Building AI Skills at Scale

In this episode, Sanjeev Gupta talks about transforming the world of support engineering using Gen AI. An industry that is ripe for disruption, he unpacks the market potential, key challenges, and Kahuna Labs' unique approach to solving a problem that has stumped may. But perhaps most fascinating of all, Sanjeev spotlights the necessary shift from Enterprise Knowledge Graphs to Customer Knowledge Graphs. He also offers a perspective on the VC "waiting game" and how vendors can maximize the technology’s potential. Spoiler: it's not about immediately replacing humans. Tune in to find out where things stand.

Sanjeev is a co-founder and CEO of Kahuna Labs, a Gen-AI startup that is transforming Support Engineering. Sanjeev has a 25+ year career in leadership roles at tech companies ranging from small startups to industry leaders, two of which had an IPO during his tenure. Sanjeev led Customer Solutions Engineering worldwide at Google. Prior to starting Kahuna Labs, he led all New Product Introduction at Palo Alto Networks.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:15 Bringing Gen AI into Support Engineering

05:57 The Transformational Potential of Gen AI

09:53 Improving Efficiency and Customer Support

15:27 Building a Customer Knowledge Graph

17:05 The Journey to AI-Driven Support Engineering

19:15 Gen AI’s Impact on Industries

22:44 The Human-AI Equation

In this episode, Amit Padalkar and Deepak Sharma dive deep into the debate between industry-agnostic and domain-specific Gen AI use cases, explore whether companies should invest in developing their own large language models (LLMs), and reveal how small businesses are making bolder moves compared to large enterprises. They also highlight the rise of Gen AI sprints, discuss key metrics for tracking Gen AI initiatives, and emphasize the crucial role of a solid data foundation. Tune in to uncover the secrets to running smarter tech operations, thriving businesses, and delivering exceptional customer experiences—don’t miss out!

As Chief Client Strategy Officer at Photon, Deepak owns and drives client success, strategy consulting and the pre-sales group between US and India. He has over a decade of experience in customer success across multiple companies and industries along with deep operational expertise. He also co-leads the Gen AI strategy and academy at Photon and manages the Gen AI accelerator offering that has seen 85%+ success rate in the market. He is a regular speaker on customer success and AI. Amit Padalkar is Senior VP, Customer Success at Photon. He is a Business Development professional with experience across the high tech value chain in different segments such as Wireless, Mobility, Semiconductors, Media, Healthcare, Hospitality & Gaming. Amit is experienced at both in selling high tech engineering solutions as well as building IT businesses.

02:57 The Impact of Gen AI on Business Transformation

08:07 Enterprise Productivity and the Role of Gen AI

10:37 Measuring Progress in AI Initiatives

13:37 Evolving Skill Sets for AI Implementation

20:56 Upskilling Boards & CXOs

24:18 Hiring in the Gen AI Era

26:41 The Importance of Data Foundation in AI

In this episode, Vivek Ganotra (Co-founder, Sentisum) takes listeners on journey through emerging innovations from the Bay Area to India and parts of Europe, highlighting the unique contributions each region brings to the AI landscape. He also touches on how Gen AI is reshaping industries worldwide before shifting to the critical topic of data management in the Gen AI era—from raising awareness of data's origins to implementing guardrails, organizing it for meaningful insights and setting-up essential dissemination infrastructure. Vivek also discusses emerging business transformation roles and the dual role of education—a receipient to AId-riven change and a key player in preparing tomorrow's leaders. Tune in to get all the details.

Vivek is an experienced leader with a passion for building and scaling businesses internationally in the world of consumer brands and retail. He is currently the co-founder of Sentisum, an Advanced AI Insights company, where he recently joined hands with the founder to help scale the business. His previous roles have included Chief Executive of THG Ingenuity, a platform & logistics business in the Ecommerce industry & Chief Customer Officer at Salesforce, UK&I.

01:50 The Revolution of Gen AI

04:26 Emerging Innovation in the Bay Area and India

08:03 Exploring Adoption of Gen AI in Various Industries

12:10 Data Management and Sharing in the Gen AI Era

22:58 Putting Humans at the Center of Transformation

25:08 Responsible Use of AI

27:19 Integrating AI in Education