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Karl Mosgofian, CIO of unicorn Gainsight, shares his journey to $200M ARR and how AI is helping the organization grow AI and the Future of Work

    • Technology

We’ve interviewed some legendary CIOs including Mark Settle from Okta (a repeat guest), Reza Nazeman from SAP Concur, and, more recently, Carter Busse from Workato.
We’re joined by another unicorn CIO today, Karl Mosgofian. Karl has helped grow Gainsight to more than $200M ARR and 1,200 employees. He has been leading the IT organization for nearly six years after having spent time at Harmonic, Apple, and Cadence Design.
Thanks to friend of the podcast Carter Busse for the intro to Karl.

Listen and learn...
How Karl's role has changed since he joined Gainsight as a startup six years agoWhy it's hard for CIOs to "just keep the lights on"How Karl navigates the duel role of enabling the business to innovate with technology while making sure teams stay focused on solving business problemsHow Karl formulated the Gainsight employee ChatGPT policyWhy ChatGPT won't replace the help deskKarl's advice to vendors embedding AI in their productsHow Karl partners with his CISO and legal team to establish policies for LLM usageHow Gainsight is using AI internally to improve productivityAll about the quirky culture at GainsightReferences in this episode...
Mark Settle on AI and the Future of WorkCarter Busse on AI and the Future of WorkReza Nazeman on AI and the Future of WorkLegendary Gainsight videos on YouTube

We’ve interviewed some legendary CIOs including Mark Settle from Okta (a repeat guest), Reza Nazeman from SAP Concur, and, more recently, Carter Busse from Workato.
We’re joined by another unicorn CIO today, Karl Mosgofian. Karl has helped grow Gainsight to more than $200M ARR and 1,200 employees. He has been leading the IT organization for nearly six years after having spent time at Harmonic, Apple, and Cadence Design.
Thanks to friend of the podcast Carter Busse for the intro to Karl.

Listen and learn...
How Karl's role has changed since he joined Gainsight as a startup six years agoWhy it's hard for CIOs to "just keep the lights on"How Karl navigates the duel role of enabling the business to innovate with technology while making sure teams stay focused on solving business problemsHow Karl formulated the Gainsight employee ChatGPT policyWhy ChatGPT won't replace the help deskKarl's advice to vendors embedding AI in their productsHow Karl partners with his CISO and legal team to establish policies for LLM usageHow Gainsight is using AI internally to improve productivityAll about the quirky culture at GainsightReferences in this episode...
Mark Settle on AI and the Future of WorkCarter Busse on AI and the Future of WorkReza Nazeman on AI and the Future of WorkLegendary Gainsight videos on YouTube

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