The Tech Pioneer That Revolutionised The Content Industry with Contentstack Founder & CTO, Nishant Patel #87
Ready to get an inside look into what it really takes to disrupt an industry?
Introducing Nishant Patel, Founder & CTO at Contentstack and the visionary entrepreneur who saw headless CMS coming before anyone else, and built a billion dollar company on that bet.
Digital experiences are ever-evolving - such relentless innovation drove Contentstack to build a cornerstone in modern web development. Now Nishant is betting big on Artificial Intelligence.
Discover the journey of a man who uprooted himself halfway around the world to become one of the great tech innovators in this week’s episode of Extrology with Lee Cooper.
Lee and Nishant discuss:
Nishant’s journey from outsider to pioneering tech titan
How he disrupted an entire industry
How AI will transform content in just a few years.
The mindset hacks for thriving in a world of constant change.
Links & references
Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Nishant Patel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patelnishant/
Contentstack: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contentstack/
https://twitter.com/contentstack
https://www.youtube.com/contentstack
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“When I was born, my Aunt was already in America. She applied for this relationship visa that takes 14 years or something like that. She applied when I was born. It came through and at 14, my parents asked me, ‘Hey, do you want to move to America?’” - 4:20 - Nishant Patel
“It gets pretty complex for these massive organisations, so content management software is literally just that - it's software to basically store all your content and it also helps deliver that content to whatever channel you need it to be on.” - 21:35 - Nishant Patel
“There’s new technologies that keep coming out, and every time there’s something new, you need to lean into that.” - 33:55 - Nishant Patel
“I would say all companies, regardless of you being a tech company or not, now you're a tech company. You have to be - even retailers and brands - everyone has to be a tech company. So if you're part of that, you have to embrace change.” - 41:50 - Nishant Patel
“The question is whether software development will be the same - is code going to be written for us by AI?” - 51:20 - Nishant Patel
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