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How this CTO quietly built massive Wealth? by Sandeep Jethwani

In this high-energy episode of Create Wealth, Sandeep Jethwani sits down with Akash Saxena, CTO of JioHotstar, to unpack how he built the tech backbone behind India’s largest digital entertainment platform. From crashing servers during an India-Pakistan match to breaching 62 million concurrent viewers, Akash shares what it takes to scale with audacity. He also opens up about his personal wealth journey, angel investing, and how he thinks about AI’s impact on content and coding.

Highlight:

  • Streaming decoded: Akash breaks down how live sports reach your phone
  • Joining Hotstar: From scepticism to scaling a streaming revolution
  • Handling scale: How the team built for millions (and broke records)
  • Jio takeover: Transitioning from Disney Hotstar to the Jio ecosystem
  • Future focus: Short-form content and competing with YouTube
  • Silicon Valley years: Career learnings from OpenTable and TinyOwl
  • AI reflections: Using tech to deepen fandom, not just replace creators
  • Building wealth: His investing mindset, ESOP journey, and lessons for engineers

Akash Saxena | CTO, JioHotstar

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