Kevin Kasaei
Founder · Fractional CTO · Sydney
Kevin has spent thirty years writing code, starting on a Commodore 64. He is a founder and fractional CTO working across AI transformation and private equity. UNSW MBA, MAICD.
The central idea
Technology changes what’s possible.Money determines what gets built.Power shapes who benefits.
Big Stakes explores what that means for our work, opportunities and future.
MANIFESTO
Why we started Big Stakes
We’re starting Big Stakes because we want to understand what’s changing, and what we should do about it.
We want to connect the technology people are building, the money behind it and the decisions shaping who gets access.
Who benefits?Who carries the cost?What choices does that create for the rest of us?
We’ll bring our experience, challenge each other’s assumptions and be clear about what we don’t know. We’ll revisit the things we get wrong.
Kevin Kasaei & Houman Asefi
Our promise
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of something that matters to your life, and a better question to ask next.
YOUR HOSTS
Houman Asefi
Co-host · Community builder
Houman met Kevin through a startup community introduction that turned into four years of partnership. Together they built Capitaly, a community of more than 500 active members, and learned a lot about fundraising along the way.