Sriram Krishnan Explained

Sriram Krishnan
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education:Anna University (B.Tech)
Occupation:Internet entrepreneur • investor • podcaster • clubhouse host
General partner of Andreessen Horowitz
Co-host of The Aarthi and Sriram Show

Sriram Krishnan is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.[1] [2]

He previously led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Snap. In addition to his work as an investor and technologist, he and his wife rose to additional prominence in 2021 as podcast hosts.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] WME represents the "tech power couple" of Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy in film and television projects.[9]

In 2022, Krishnan announced that he was working with Elon Musk on the rebuilding of Twitter following Musk's acquisition of the company.[10] A 2022 Fortune report published rumors that Krishnan would be selected as the next CEO of Twitter.[11]

Early life and education

Krishan was born in Chennai, India, in a middle-income Tamil family. His life changed in the late 1990s when he managed to persuade his father to buy him a computer. As he still did not have internet access, Krishan would buy coding books and practice coding basics every night. This prompted him to pursue a career in information technology.[12]

He earned his Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from SRM Engineering College, Anna University (2001-2005).[13]

Career

Early career

In 2007, he began working at Microsoft where he served as a program manager for Visual Studio. At Facebook, Krishnan built the Facebook Audience Network, a competitive platform to Google's ad technologies.[14] [15] [16] At Twitter, he led product and core user experience, driving a 20% annual user growth rate and launching a redesigned home page and events experience.[17] [18] [19]

Andreessen Horowitz

Krishnan was appointed a general partner of American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z") in February 2021.[20] He was anticipated to serve consumer and social markets, however he has also theorized on the impact of "deep tech" on society.[21] [22] [23]

In 2023 he was appointed to lead the firm's London office, its first non-US location.[1] The office is expected to serve Web3 investments as well as AI and other fields.[1] [24]

Social media and AI

In 2022, various news media reported that Krishnan was assisting Elon Musk in the revamp of Twitter following Musk's takeover of the company.[25] [26] Additional reports named Krishnan as the leading candidate for the role of CEO of the newly private company.[27] [28]

Krishnan penned a 2023 New York Times opinion column regarding social media, AI, and related fields. He predicted a rise in the number and diversity of online spaces due to decentralization and platforms like Farcaster, Bluesky and Mastodon.[29]

The Aarthi and Sriram Show and other media

In early 2021, Krishnan and his wife, Aarthi Ramamurthy, launched a Clubhouse talk show that "focuses on organic conversations on anything from startups to venture capitalism and cryptocurrencies."[30] An early appearance by Elon Musk on the Good Time Show was described as the first show that "broke Clubhouse"[31] by rapidly exceeding the limit of 5,000 simultaneous users. The desire to interact with a larger community led to a variety of later innovations to allow streaming and replaying of Clubhouse chats. On that episode, Elon Musk grilled Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev regarding the GameStop trading controversy.[32]  As of December 2021, the show had over 187,000 subscribers, plus 735,000 subscribers between Krishnan and Ramamurthy's personal Clubhouse accounts.[33]  Other guests have included Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Diane von Fürstenberg, Tony Hawk, MrBeast, and A.R. Rahman.[33] [34]

In 2022, the Good Time Show moved to YouTube.[35] It then evolved to a podcasting format under the name The Aarthi and Sriram Show, with both audio and video content. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the podcast had received more than 1 million downloads by early 2023.

Personal life

Krishnan is married to Aarthi Ramamurthy, co-host of The Aarthi and Sriram Show (formerly the Good Time Show) and a serial entrepreneur. They met in college in 2003 through a Yahoo! chat room related to a coding project and began dating in 2006 and eloped in 2010. They live in San Francisco.[36]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreessen Horowitz to open first international office in London led by Sriram Krishnan . The Economic Times . 13 June 2023 . 12 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Sriram Krishnan, Author at Andreessen Horowitz . 2024-01-26 . Andreessen Horowitz . en.
  3. News: Hawgood. Alex. 2021-07-30. These Clubhouse Hosts Are Keeping the Party Alive. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-12. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: How Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy Blew Up on Clubhouse. 2021-12-12. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Newton. Casey. 2021-02-01. Elon Musk just showed how Clubhouse can succeed. 2021-12-12. The Verge. en.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-12. 'Developers, developers, developers!' Ballmer and Sinofsky talk Microsoft, memes, more in Clubhouse. 2021-12-12. GeekWire. en-US.
  7. Web site: Chan . J. Clara . 2023-06-01 . 'The Aarthi and Sriram Show' Nabs Podcast Deal With iHeartMedia . 2023-06-10 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  8. Web site: Robert . Yola . This Silicon Valley Power Couple Turned Their Robust Network Into A Global Show . 2023-07-27 . Forbes . en.
  9. Web site: WME Signs Tech Power Couple Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy (EXCLUSIVE) . 3 January 2022 .
  10. News: Isaac . Mike . Mac . Ryan . Conger . Kate . 2022-10-31 . Elon Musk, Plus a Circle of Confidants, Tightens Control Over Twitter . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-03 . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: This former Twitter exec could be Elon Musk's pick to be the company's CEO . Fortune . 11 November 2022 . en.
  12. Web site: Sriram Krishnan: The Indian-American 'helping' Elon Musk run Twitter . BBC News . 2022-08-11.
  13. Web site: Meet Sriram Krishnan, the Chennai-born engineer helping Elon Musk run Twitter . 2024-01-25 . WION . en-us.
  14. Web site: Carson. Biz. Snapchat just poached a key ad exec from Facebook to turn on the money jets. 2021-12-12. Business Insider. en-US.
  15. Web site: Wagner. Kurt. 2016-02-29. Snapchat Hires Exec Who Ran Facebook's Ad Network. 2021-12-12. Vox. en.
  16. Web site: D'Onfro. Jillian. How an 'oddball' team created one of Facebook's biggest threats to Google. 2021-12-12. Business Insider. en-US.
  17. Web site: Snap, Facebook, Pop: Sriram Krishnan joins Twitter as senior director of product. 2021-12-12. TechCrunch. en-US.
  18. Web site: PTI. 2017-09-23. From Facebook, Snap, Now to Twitter: Sriram Krishnan Siliconeer. 2021-12-12. Siliconeer. en-US.
  19. Web site: Feiner. Lauren. 2020-02-06. Twitter shares soar after reporting strong user numbers and miss on earnings. 2021-12-12. CNBC. en.
  20. Web site: Social platform veteran Sriram Krishnan is Andreessen Horowitz's latest general partner. 2021-12-12. TechCrunch. en-US.
  21. Web site: 2021-04-01. How can we define deep tech?. 2021-12-12. TechSPARK. en-US.
  22. Web site: Atlys raises $4.25M to make visa applications faster and easier. 2021-12-12. TechCrunch. en-US.
  23. Web site: Yang . Peter . Dan Romero (Farcaster): Building a Web3 Social Network for Thoughtful Conversations . 2023-06-10 . creatoreconomy.so . en.
  24. Web site: Browne . Ryan . 2023-06-12 . Andreessen Horowitz to open first office outside the U.S. in London in bet UK will become crypto hub . 2023-07-19 . CNBC . en.
  25. Web site: Who's next in line to be Chief Twit? . 2022-11-03 . Fortune . en.
  26. News: Rekhi . Dia . Indian techie Sriram Krishnan 'helping' Elon Musk with Twitter revamp . The Economic Times . 2022-11-03.
  27. Web site: Stieb . Matt . 2022-12-20 . Who Could Be the Next CEO of Twitter? . 2023-02-08 . Intelligencer . en-us.
  28. Web site: 2022-12-22 . Who Will be Next Twitter CEO After Elon Musk? Odds Favor Investor Sriram Krishnan . 2023-02-08 . Sports Betting Dime . en-US.
  29. News: Krishnan . Sriram . 2023-07-15 . Opinion You're Not Imagining It: Social Media Is in Chaos . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-07-19 . 0362-4331.
  30. Web site: Kay . Grace . Kanye West and Elon Musk are slated to appear on a Clubhouse talk show hosted by a Facebook employee and her VC husband . 2021-12-12 . Business Insider México Noticias pensadas para ti . es.
  31. Web site: King. Hope. 2021-02-01. Elon Musk admits 'talking smack' about Lidar. 2021-12-12. Medium. en.
  32. Web site: LaPorte. Nicole. 2021-08-10. Inside the only late-night talk show that breaks news. 2021-12-12. Fast Company. en-US.
  33. News: How the Copycats Came for Clubhouse. The New York Times. 21 December 2021. Conger. Kate.
  34. Web site: 2021-02-23. Clubhouse Surpasses 10 Million Users After Musk, Zuckerberg, Rogan, and MrBeast Join and Starts Drawing More Scrutiny. 2021-12-12. Voicebot.ai. en-US.
  35. Web site: Clubhouse witnesses two senior management exits . 2022-06-26 . Moneycontrol . en.
  36. Web site: You Should Know: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan. 2021-12-12. Guest of a Guest. en.

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