Speedrun Fireside: Why Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast with Akshay Dipali, Founder @ Elrin AI
An open, candid conversation between founders. No holding back.
This month’s guest:
Akshay Dipali — Founder at Elrin AI
Why we’re excited
Most teams don’t fail because they lack talent — they fail because invisible problems pile up: burnout, misalignment, silent disengagement, execution breakdowns, “we’re fine” culture, and leadership blind spots.
Akshay is building in the hardest part of the company: organizational health, performance, and culture — but with an operator’s lens.
Akshay Dipali is the kind of builder who thinks in systems:
How do you detect risk before it shows up as attrition or missed targets?
How do you measure culture without turning it into a survey ritual?
How do you “close the loop” with interventions that actually change behavior — not just dashboards?
Elrin is an AI-powered operating system for organizational health and performance. It continuously captures real-time signals from everyday work tools, detects hidden risks (burnout, disengagement, execution breakdowns), and closes the loop through personalized, actionable interventions.
This won’t be a keynote. It’ll be a real conversation about the messy parts: trade-offs, mistakes, pivots, and what he’d do differently if he started today.
Speedrun Fireside
Speedrun Fireside is a monthly fireside chat + live AMA with builders, operators, and creators. We keep it honest, practical, and founder-first — the goal is to leave you with sharper mental models and clearer next steps.
We’ll explore
Building without a perfect plan (especially when the “product” is people + behavior)
Finding your first customers when trust and sensitivity matter
What high-performing teams do differently (and what founders miss)
Signals of burnout + execution drift — and how to catch them early
Live Q&A / AMA
Quick wrap: “If I were you, here’s what I’d do next.”
What to expect
A tight, story-driven conversation (no fluff)
Practical takeaways you can apply this week
Live questions from founders in the room
A short wrap-up: “what I’d do next if I were you”
Who is this for
Founders building teams (or about to hire their first 5–50 people)
Operators, people leaders, and managers who want clarity on culture + performance
Anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or sensing “something’s off” in the team — but can’t name it yet
How it works
Register for the event
Fill out the quick verification form (link will be emailed)
If selected — you’ll get access to the event & community