--- title: Navigating Crises in the AI Era with Alok Aggarwal, CEO of Scry AI description: Alok Aggarwal, CEO of Scry AI, discusses crisis management in tech, emphasizing the importance of trust over financial stability in the AI era. image: https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:875/1*c4y6cYQIsngIUXYFeHGW3Q.png --- [Skip to content](https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai#main-content) [![Logo Google Caribou](https://cariboustrategic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20Google%20Caribou.png?width=307&height=127&name=Logo%20Google%20Caribou.png)](https://cariboustrategic.com/) - [Boring to Bestseller Blog](https://cariboustrategic.com/blog) - [Resources](https://cariboustrategic.com/resources) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Boring to Bestseller Blog](https://cariboustrategic.com/blog) - [Resources](https://cariboustrategic.com/resources) - [Book a Call](https://cariboustrategic.com/#call) [Book a Call](https://cariboustrategic.com/#call) May 09, 2025 # Navigating Crises in the AI Era with Alok Aggarwal, CEO of Scry AI ![Picture of Nitin Kartik](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/ea5ba87acbf0fc26154027b0aa5dff1f) [Nitin Kartik](https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/author/nitin-kartik) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://cariboustrategic.com/blog/navigating-crises-in-the-ai-era-with-alok-aggarwal-ceo-of-scry-ai) When you’re building a fast-scaling tech company, crises are inevitable. But not all crises are created equal. In this episode of *Wisdom From Wizards*, I sat down with **Alok Aggarwal**, CEO of **Scry AI**, to ask a deceptively simple question: *Would you rather face a financial crisis or a PR crisis?* Alok’s answer might surprise you — but his reasoning offers a crucial reminder for tech CEOs operating in today’s AI-saturated market. > *“If they’re of the same level, I’d rather manage a financial crisis than a PR crisis,” Alok says. > Why? Because while capital can be rebuilt, trust — once broken — can be much harder to repair.* Alok draws from decades of experience in AI, tracing hype cycles back to the 1960s, 1980s, and now, the current LLM boom. He highlights a core risk many founders overlook: **promising more than your tech can deliver**. 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