[01] The throughline
Arshad Kazi has worked inside each shift as a technology leader, founder, investor, and operator.
His focus today is the commercial and operational side of enterprise AI: opening markets, building partnerships, and making sure ambitious systems move beyond the pilot.
Years building through technology change
Days to market for four Condé Nast brand sites
Monthly visits supported during a two-week platform migration
Infrastructure cost reduction after migration
[02] Selected chapters
Co-Founder · UAE
Building an enterprise technology company for the Gulf, with a focus on practical AI, cloud, and market access.
Co-Founder · India & global markets
Leading business operations, alliances, and growth for an engineering firm that takes enterprise AI from idea to production.
Director, Technology
Led the digital transition across Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and Architectural Digest, from publishing systems to mobile products.
Technology Manager to CTO
Helped take cinema operations online, building digital ticketing, promotions, payments, and revenue-driving customer experiences.
Information Technology
Started in broadcast technology during the formative years of satellite media in India.
[03] Proof of execution
A career built around the difficult middle: where systems, people, commercial reality, and delivery must align.
Moved Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and Architectural Digest onto a shared mobile-first foundation, halving launch time.
Migrated a cinema platform serving 20 million monthly visits while reducing infrastructure costs by 45%.
Launched iOS and Android editions for Condé Nast titles; the work was featured three times by Apple in July 2015.
[04] Operator's perspective
They stall on messy data, unclear ownership, procurement friction, and the absence of a plan for the day after launch.
Tools change. Teams built on trust, accountability, and commercial clarity endure.
[05] About
Arshad works at the intersection of technology, commercial strategy, and operations.
Across media, entertainment, software services, cloud, and enterprise AI, he has helped organizations adopt new technology without losing sight of the business it must serve.
He is based between the UAE and Mumbai and is open to conversations with founders and enterprise leaders working through complex technology shifts.
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