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 24, 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. About Whale 🐳We bring the next generation of operators and founders together - through expert-led sessions, dinner and hackathons.