Over the past decade, hyperscalers have grown at extraordinary speed. But behind that growth sits a quieter transformation: the evolution of the partner ecosystems that enable it. Building an ecosystem is not a one-time strategy. It is a continuous process of adaptation as technology shifts, customer expectations evolve, and entirely new categories of partners emerge.

In this episode of the Zinnov Podcast, Pallab Deb, Managing Director, SI & Industry GTM Partnerships, Google Cloud, joins Rajat Kohli, Partner, Zinnov, to unpack what it takes to build and scale a partner-led platform business.

Pallab brings experience from both sides of the ecosystem. After nearly two decades in the system integrator world, he joined Google Cloud and witnessed how partner models evolve as platforms reach enterprise scale. At Google Cloud, that journey has been shaped by a deliberate partner-first approach.

The conversation explores how hyperscalers think about ecosystem strategy, the friction points that emerge as partner networks scale, and the new types of partners beginning to shape the next phase of enterprise transformation.

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The automotive industry is undergoing a once-in-a-generation shift as vehicles evolve from hardware-centric machines to software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This transformation is redefining how cars are built, updated, and improved across their lifecycle.

In this episode of the #ZinnovPodcast, Naveen Kichili, Global Head – Software-Defined Vehicle at HCLTech, joins Vijaykumar Hegde, Partner at Zinnov, to explore what it takes for OEMs to transition toward software-driven vehicle platforms. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in automotive transformation, Naveen shares deep insights into the architectural, operational, and business changes required to make SDVs a reality.

The conversation unpacks why SDVs represent a structural shift for the automotive industry, the move from distributed ECUs to centralized and zonal compute architectures, and why over-the-air (OTA) capabilities go far beyond a feature to require a secure, end-to-end software pipeline. It also delves into the challenges of managing legacy complexity while modernizing vehicle platforms, outlines the SDV roadmap for the coming decade, from building foundations to scaling and enabling closed-loop evolution, and highlights how OEMs can unlock lifecycle value through software, services, and data.

If you are working on automotive software, vehicle platforms, or digital mobility transformation, this episode is for you.

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"Our customers come to us and stay with us because of our culture."

In an industry where switching costs are high and contracts are long, most software companies mistake retention for loyalty. StarRez doesn't.

Over 30 years, across Australia, North America, Europe, and now Asia Pacific, they've built something harder to replicate than any feature roadmap, a community that genuinely wants to stay.

In this episode of the Zinnov Podcast, Jason Day, CEO, and David Meale, President, StarRez, sit down with Ravi Darbha, Partner, Zinnov, to talk about what it takes to build a technology company where culture is the actual product.

From navigating PE without losing their identity, to building cross-functional teams in Hyderabad, to rethinking what AI-driven leadership looks like in practice, this is a conversation about the unglamorous, deliberate work behind sustainable scale.

Here is what you will take away:

• Why culture is a competitive moat, and how to protect it as you scale
• How to build global teams that feel local, not transplanted
• What it means to treat AI as a collaborator in how you think and lead
• Why alignment across an organization is harder, and more valuable, than speed
• The leadership habits worth building, and the ones worth leaving behind

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