How to Capture Competitive Edge with AI: Hasura’s CEO Tanmai Gopal Explains | Imagine AI Live - E120

Imagine AI Podcast

In this episode of the Imagine AI Live Podcast, Chris Madden sits down with Tanmai Gopal, the visionary CEO and Co-founder of Hasura, as they explore the frontier of AI reliability, enterprise automation, and codifying organizational intelligence. Tanmai shares how Hasura’s PromptQL is enabling companies—from e-commerce giants to healthcare networks—to solve complex business problems using AI that truly understands their data. From speeding up root cause analysis in real time to enabling non-technical users to launch automation at scale, this conversation is packed with insights into the future of work, data access, and post-SaaS AI. (0:00) Intro and Tanmai's AI vision (0:59) What PromptQL does (2:26) Real-world enterprise use cases (5:57) The Automation Paradox (9:01) How PromptQL onboards AI for companies (12:43) What makes a high-impact AI task (14:08) Executive decision-making at scale (17:15) Tanmai’s origin story (20:02) The rise of Hasura (22:50) Consulting vs product delivery (23:49) Roadmap: From enterprise to SMBs (25:07) What Tanmai looks for in hiring (26:45) Tanmai's long-term vision