Alex Hood, CPO of Asana, has been intrigued by consumer behavior since starting his career in the stock market. He shares how this interest led him to adopt human-centered design as a product-building methodology and how he leans on it at Asana for scale. Alex also discusses why disruption is freeing, how he stays productive, the key ingredients needed to change user behavior, how clarity drives innovation, and more.
Hosted by DataStax Chairman and CEO Chet Kapoor, Inspired Execution is a Q&A-style podcast series featuring technology leaders from global enterprises. Each episode will follow a leader on their journey to scaling a multi-billion dollar business while inspiring and energizing their teams. You will hear their stories, their unique perspectives, the advice they’d tell their younger selves and much more.
As technology leaders work to power modern data apps with simplicity and true cloud economics (at scale), Inspired Execution focuses on how to spark transformation, overcome challenges and celebrate innovation.
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With Host: Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO of DataStax
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With Host: Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO of DataStax
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With Guest: Charlotte Yarkoni, Chief Operating Officer, Cloud + AI Division at Microsoft
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With Guest: Jeetu Patel, SVP & GM, Security & Collaboration Division at Cisco
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With Guest: Greg Sly, SVP Platforms and Infrastructure at Verizon
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With Guest: Aref Matin, EVP & CTO at Wiley
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With Guest: Steve Mills, Global CIO at iHeartMedia
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With Guest: Hari Moorthy, Partner & Global Head of Transaction Banking at Goldman Sachs
Chet Kapoor is Chairman and CEO of DataStax. Prior to DataStax, Chet served as the CEO of Apigee and took it public, prior to Google’s acquisition in 2016. He is a proven leader and innovator in the tech industry with more than 20 years of experience working with global enterprises.
