Padmasree Warrior
CEO of Next EV
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Padmasree
@padmasree
Hello everyone! I am Padmasree Warrior, CEO of NextEV USA. I’m here to talk about how the car will become the smartest device you own. NextEV is a global start-up building a premium, electric, autonomous vehicle and rethinking the entire experience of ordering, designing and maintaining a vehicle from the standpoint of the user and optimizing it for the mobile internet.
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Hello everyone! I am Padmasree Warrior - Padma for short. I am the CEO of NextEV USA. I am here to talk to you about Car 3.0 and Mobility experiences in the next decade
jeneta hot
@jenetahot
Thanks for hosting this chat, Padma! Would love to know: how big is your current team (and are you global?), and can you explain how you manage NextEV's various domain experts to iterate quickly and incorporate their feedback along the way? Perhaps a "explain a day in the life" type of question. 😀
@jenetahot My team in Silicon valley is around 200 people now. Globally we are almost 1500 people. The way we foster fast iteration - be open, deal with disagreements, make decisions and move on
jeneta hot
@jenetahot
@padmasree A team of 1500 in stealth mode, I LOVE it - good luck!
ksmetana
@ksmetana
What challenges do you see needing immediate attention this year at Next EV, and how do you think your role as CEO will be different than past roles as CTO?
@ksmetana Challenges - moving fast and focusing on the business model. As a CTO - my role was thought leadership and engineering great products. As CEO - my priorities are broader; starting with people (building a great team), setting a clear vision, pulling together a winning strategy, making sure the organization is aligned, exploring winning partnerships
Deepti Kodeboyina
@deepti_kodeboyina · Marketing Director, ChargePoint Inc
What are your thoughts on the gaps in EV charging infrastructure in the US?
Mohit
@mohitify · Developer - Product - UX - Mobile - SF
How far away are we from consumer car transition to all electric?
@mohitify In the next 5 years EV's will grow in adoption. For many reasons - first it is greener and many consumers want that. second EVs are fast getting equated to high tech and Autonomy - which means they will be safer
Deepti Kodeboyina
@deepti_kodeboyina · Marketing Director, ChargePoint Inc
@padmasree @mohitify Totally agree, as an EV owner, I also find that they are low maintenance vs. the average gas car. Simply put, the shift to EVs makes sense for drivers.
Vinay Khosla
@vinay123 · Co-founder Zenyx.com. Builder. Investor.
Hi. A straw poll in the office showed only 1 out of 20 people had heard of NextEV. How are you going to quickly promote / market the consumer car and get brand recognition?
@vinay123 We have been in stealth mode and will probably be in quiet mode for a while. Our culture is to focus more on building amazing products versus talk a lot :-) We are more show and less tell. Our brand will be recognized for the products and experiences we bring to market
Dhaval Chauhan
@17haval · Full stack founder
What was the main motivation behind leaving Cisco and joining Next EV ?
Also what differences do you feel in your work life after transitioning from CTSO to CEO
@17haval When I left Cisco, I was looking for an opportunity to radically change an industry. The auto industry in the next ten years will be very different from what it is today. I want to be at the forefront of that. Balance and integration are key no matter what title or job one has. At any level, if one aspires to have a great career, a loving family, a supportive community and mindful self - one must work on work-life integration
William Mbiena
@wmbiena · Sales Manager
I know your passion for photography, do you still find time to share your photos?
Theoharis Dimarhos
@theo_dimarhos · Marketing+Biz Dev at AngelouEconomics
Hi Padmasree! What is the best way to ask of very busy people for a meeting and maybe a mentorship later on?
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Hello Padmasree,
Do you think AI powered racing car will be in demand sometime in the future?
Thank you.
@victorpolyushko Absolutely and NextEV is driving that future, no pun intended ;-)
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@padmasree There's no chance that pun was unintentional :-)