Fireside Chat with Alan Hsia (SVP- Nebius)

Part of Global AI Builder Series: by The Gen Academy

Hosted by Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan and Alan Hsia

Tue, Aug 18, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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Building a career in AI as a non-coder
Aishwarya Srinivasan
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What you'll learn

Building Brands in a Fast-Moving AI World

Learn how AI companies can build lasting brands when products, models, and markets evolve every few weeks.

Where the Real Value in AI Will Accrue

Explore where differentiation will live as models commoditize, from infrastructure and DX to distribution.

The Economics of Open vs. Closed AI

Explore how startups and enterprises are choosing between open and closed models, from cost and control to performance.

What Makes an AI Startup Defensible?

Understand where durable moats come from as models commoditize and technical advantages become easier to replicate.

Building Products Developers Actually Adopt

Learn how product, marketing, and developer relations work together to turn great AI technology into real adoption.

Why this topic matters

AI is moving faster than traditional product and GTM playbooks can keep up with. As open models reshape economics and model capabilities commoditize, startups must rethink where durable differentiation comes from. This conversation explores how product, marketing, developer relations, distribution, and brand work together to build enduring AI companies.

You'll learn from

Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan

AI Engineers | Building & Teaching @ The Gen Academy

Aishwarya Srinivasan is the co-founder of The Gen Academy and one of the world's most recognized AI educators, with a community of over 1.2 million AI professionals across social platforms. Previously, she led AI Developer Relations at Fireworks AI and spent over a decade building AI products and ecosystems at Google, Microsoft, and IBM. She holds a Master's in Data Science from Columbia University. Known for breaking down complex AI concepts with clarity and honesty, Aishwarya teaches builders how to move beyond demos and develop production-ready AI systems that solve real business problems.


Arvind Narayanamurthy is the Co-founder of The Gen Academy, Previously AI Solutions Architect at Ema, and Founder of Eikos Health. He has built and deployed enterprise AI systems across Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, and high-growth startups, leading initiatives that translated machine learning into measurable business impact. Arvind holds a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University. His teaching focuses on first-principles thinking, practical engineering, and helping builders design, evaluate, and deploy reliable AI systems for production.

Alan Hsia

Senior Vice President - Marketing @ Nebius

Alan Hsia is SVP of Marketing at Nebius, where he leads marketing for Token Factory and new products. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Fireworks AI and has built and scaled marketing for developer-focused technology companies including Cortex.


His work sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure, developer adoption, product positioning, and go-to-market strategy.

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