A fireside chat with Ashwin Sreenivas - Co-Founder & President at Decagon

​Decagon is valued at $4.5 billion and has become one of the standout success stories in Silicon Valley - all in under two years.

​On September 23, Ashwin Sreenivas, Co-founder & President of Decagon, joins Whale for a fireside chat with Bas (leading growth at Duna). We'll revisit the decisions that shaped Decagon's earliest days — and what it takes to build a company from 0 to 1.

​We'll cover:

• ​Traversing the idea maze

• ​Winning the first customers

• ​Building the team and the culture

• ​Staying focused in a competitive market

• ​How to think about defensibility in AI

​Agenda

• ​17:00 – Doors open

• ​17:15 – Fireside chat & Q&A with Ashwin

• ​18:00–19:00 – Drinks and bites

​About Ashwin Sreenivas [LinkedIn]
Co-founder and President of Decagon, the conversational AI platform powering customer experiences at companies like Avis Budget Group, Block, and Oura. Earlier this year, Decagon raised a $250 million Series D round led by Coatue and Index, tripling its valuation to $4.5 billion in under 6 months.

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