Startup founders confess their toughest challenges & nightmare situations...
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Today, I talk to two founders about a range of challenges they’re facing with building AI products, including:
• What founders get wrong about AI
• Why AI isn’t the problem
• Building horizontal versus vertical
• Pricing AI products
• Dealing with churn
Todayʼs founders
• James Flynn - Coso.ai: https://coso.ai/
• Girri M Palaniyapan - DialMe: https://dialme.at
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Episode Timestamps
(00:00) Show intro
(00:31) Rapid Fire Round
(00:43) Q1: Have you been tempted to start an AI company?
(01:17) Q2: What do people get wrong about AI?
(01:49) Q3: Is it too late to start an AI company?
(02:40) Q4: Will AGI make every startup redundant?
(03:15) Q5: Can AI help us compete against market leaders?
(05:20) Q6: How do I tell if my AI product is working?
(07:29) Q7: Should you offer a freemium model for your AI product?
(09:15) The Hotline
(09:22) James, co-founder of coso.ai
(12:44) Building what customers want
(13:59) Girri, co-founder of DialMe
(16:48) Building broad versus vertical
(17:23) That's a wrap!
Last updated 9:54 pm, April 22 (ET)
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