SBT C Suite Spotlight - Sailesh Kumar, CEO, Baya Systems - Full Conversation

Описание: In this installment of the C Suite Spotlight, President Justin Kinsey talks with Sailesh Kumar, CEO of Baya Systems.

With over two decades of experience in the field, Sailesh is a true expert in SoCs, network fabrics, IO, and memory architectures. His impressive track record includes pioneering several groundbreaking technologies that have transformed the industry.

From his time at Huawei, where he developed the industry-first 400G Network Processor, to NetSpeed, where he developed the first software-defined network fabric, and as a Fellow at Intel where he led projects including the design of their Xeon platform automation system... Sailesh has consistently pushed the boundaries of computing and networking.

But his impact doesn't stop there. He's also a prolific author, with over two dozen highly cited papers and more than 150 patents to his name. His passion for sharing knowledge has earned him a reputation as a thought leader in his field.

Recognizing that the "Age of AI" needed new approaches for efficiency, Sailesh now leads Baya in the development of IP and software technologies that are reshaping heterogeneous compute and as their mission states, are "Accelerating Intelligent Compute Everywhere".

Here is the list of questions and timestamps:
00:00 - Opening
01:14 - Was there a moment in your life and career when you knew you wanted to become an engineer and why?
06:13 - For those who don't know about Baya Systems, can you share what Baya Systems is working on?
11:28 - You guys are an IP company and a software company, what made you go that route instead of the hardware route?
15:02 - Can you talk about how Baya enables a more open AI ecosystem?
17:42 - Can you talk a little bit about your Series B funding and how you plan to leverage the capital to advance your mission?
22:11 - If you were to highlight one or two key learnings about talent at Baya that are helping to shape the company, what would they be?
26:04 - How big was your core team and what can you share about those team members?
28:18 - As you're hiring nowadays, what is your philosophy on in-office versus geographically distributed?
30:40 - Would you share a personal or business failure that you can see helped the success of Baya so far?
33:02 - You seem to find your way back to the startup world - what is it about the startup world that has you hooked?
36:21 - When you look back on your time at Baya Systems, what do you want your legacy as CEO to be?
37:30 - Are there any commercial successes that you can talk about that you're excited about?
39:51 - How do you view DeepSeek potentially affecting the AI landscape and Baya's business?
42:06 - If you were talking with an engineer who was not actively looking for a new role, what would you share with them about Baya to get them curious enough to have a conversation?

For more details about the work that Sailesh and the team at Baya Systems is doing, visit: https://bayasystems.com/

You can find and request to connect with Sailesh on LinkedIn:
  / sailesh-kumar-97334512  

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