Sanjeev Barnwal is the Co-founder and CTO of Meesho, the social commerce platform. After completing his course at IIT, Sanjeev joined Sony in Japan. He was a part of the core tech team that developed the company’s digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR), and cyber-shot cameras. Today, at Meesho, building great tech still remains his passion.
View on technology:
“Technology enables companies to create value at unimaginable pace and cost, leveraging scale to drive innovation.”
Key tech focus
Demand-supply matching engine/recommendation
Data-driven approach to prediction of fashion and lifestyle trends
Adaptive video streaming optimised for unstable and slow internet
Role of AI and ML
Will add a new level of efficiency, automation, and sophistication to future technologies
Will impact nearly all industries
Top challenges
Discovering great talent
AI-ML talent
Gender diversity
Cloud security