I interviewed four impressive leaders at the forefront of incorporating AI into product live at BuildGroup’s Annual Meeting this year: - Ben Eachus (CEO) and Jason Harbert (CTO) of Flowspace, which powers fulfillment for merchants with software and a network of warehouses - Mickey Alon (CTO/CPO) of VidMob, which helps enterprise brands measure & optimize creative effectiveness. - Liam DeCoste (CTO) of PressW, a consulting firm which helps companies adopt AI into their workflows. Here are four takeaways from our discussion: 1. Tech execs should focus on real ROI for the power user as opposed to just leveraging cool technology for its own sake. For Flowspace, the power user could be a single person at a DTC company with all of the responsibility of ensuring the right product gets to the right consumers on time at minimal cost. The ability to tell a system to “freeze orders from this bad batch of dogfood” can save hours and improve consumer happiness. VidMob’s brand manager power user can instantly interpret what creative ads are appropriate for different audiences and automatically ensure that all ads adhere to brand best practices. 2. I saw this at the Pablo Escobar museum: “El dinero fácil no dura" (Easy money doesn’t last). Putting a simple wrapper around GPT and up-charging customers is challenging to sustain. The hard work of automating workflow and building a proprietary data asset bolsters a company’s ability to provide outsized value to users. In the land-grab that the latest AI wave has kicked off, founders should take the high ground that they are uniquely capable of defending. For VidMob, this means leveraging 18 million analyzed videos and insights from the feedback loop of knowing which ads were successful. For Flowspace, this means leveraging millions of historical order history of addresses, warehouses, shipping times, and costs. 3. This Time Really Is Different: While prior innovative cycles in AI over the decades were followed by “AI Winters”, the current deep learning renaissance is different. Foundation Models are in the early innings and ordinary organizations can leverage a host of new off-the-shelf tools. 4. 3/4 panelists took a $100 bet that OpenAI will be worth over $100B in 10 years, but the first mover is not always the biggest winner. Accordingly it makes sense to plan for flexibility with multiple models. And the hardware paradigm that supports these models is shifting quickly. *Note: BuildGroup invested in Flowspace and Vidmob, & engages PressW for consulting. This content does not constitute an offer of any investment advisory services, nor does it constitute an offer to issue or sell, or of a solicitation of an offer to subscribe or buy, any securities or other financial instruments, nor a financial promotion, investment advice or an inducement or incitement to participate in any product, offering, or investment." https://lnkd.in/gk2msqeQ
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Our VP Eric Levine wrote about key learnings from his recent panel with SaaS leaders leveraging AI for their businesses. Read the full versions of his four takeaways on our blog: https://lnkd.in/d-anx7Nz
I interviewed four impressive leaders at the forefront of incorporating AI into product live at BuildGroup’s Annual Meeting this year: - Ben Eachus (CEO) and Jason Harbert (CTO) of Flowspace, which powers fulfillment for merchants with software and a network of warehouses - Mickey Alon (CTO/CPO) of VidMob, which helps enterprise brands measure & optimize creative effectiveness. - Liam DeCoste (CTO) of PressW, a consulting firm which helps companies adopt AI into their workflows. Here are four takeaways from our discussion: 1. Tech execs should focus on real ROI for the power user as opposed to just leveraging cool technology for its own sake. For Flowspace, the power user could be a single person at a DTC company with all of the responsibility of ensuring the right product gets to the right consumers on time at minimal cost. The ability to tell a system to “freeze orders from this bad batch of dogfood” can save hours and improve consumer happiness. VidMob’s brand manager power user can instantly interpret what creative ads are appropriate for different audiences and automatically ensure that all ads adhere to brand best practices. 2. I saw this at the Pablo Escobar museum: “El dinero fácil no dura" (Easy money doesn’t last). Putting a simple wrapper around GPT and up-charging customers is challenging to sustain. The hard work of automating workflow and building a proprietary data asset bolsters a company’s ability to provide outsized value to users. In the land-grab that the latest AI wave has kicked off, founders should take the high ground that they are uniquely capable of defending. For VidMob, this means leveraging 18 million analyzed videos and insights from the feedback loop of knowing which ads were successful. For Flowspace, this means leveraging millions of historical order history of addresses, warehouses, shipping times, and costs. 3. This Time Really Is Different: While prior innovative cycles in AI over the decades were followed by “AI Winters”, the current deep learning renaissance is different. Foundation Models are in the early innings and ordinary organizations can leverage a host of new off-the-shelf tools. 4. 3/4 panelists took a $100 bet that OpenAI will be worth over $100B in 10 years, but the first mover is not always the biggest winner. Accordingly it makes sense to plan for flexibility with multiple models. And the hardware paradigm that supports these models is shifting quickly. *Note: BuildGroup invested in Flowspace and Vidmob, & engages PressW for consulting. This content does not constitute an offer of any investment advisory services, nor does it constitute an offer to issue or sell, or of a solicitation of an offer to subscribe or buy, any securities or other financial instruments, nor a financial promotion, investment advice or an inducement or incitement to participate in any product, offering, or investment." https://lnkd.in/gk2msqeQ
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Check out our CTO, Liam DeCoste!! Liam was recently on a panel with one of our clients, BuildGroup, a venture capital firm in Austin. They brought him in to answer some burning questions about AI and it's future. It's been truly exciting and challenging to integrate AI into companies like BuildGroup. The more we push forward the more we realize how vast this space is and how powerful it can be when built correctly. Go show Liam some love, this was his first panel discussion!
I interviewed four impressive leaders at the forefront of incorporating AI into product live at BuildGroup’s Annual Meeting this year: - Ben Eachus (CEO) and Jason Harbert (CTO) of Flowspace, which powers fulfillment for merchants with software and a network of warehouses - Mickey Alon (CTO/CPO) of VidMob, which helps enterprise brands measure & optimize creative effectiveness. - Liam DeCoste (CTO) of PressW, a consulting firm which helps companies adopt AI into their workflows. Here are four takeaways from our discussion: 1. Tech execs should focus on real ROI for the power user as opposed to just leveraging cool technology for its own sake. For Flowspace, the power user could be a single person at a DTC company with all of the responsibility of ensuring the right product gets to the right consumers on time at minimal cost. The ability to tell a system to “freeze orders from this bad batch of dogfood” can save hours and improve consumer happiness. VidMob’s brand manager power user can instantly interpret what creative ads are appropriate for different audiences and automatically ensure that all ads adhere to brand best practices. 2. I saw this at the Pablo Escobar museum: “El dinero fácil no dura" (Easy money doesn’t last). Putting a simple wrapper around GPT and up-charging customers is challenging to sustain. The hard work of automating workflow and building a proprietary data asset bolsters a company’s ability to provide outsized value to users. In the land-grab that the latest AI wave has kicked off, founders should take the high ground that they are uniquely capable of defending. For VidMob, this means leveraging 18 million analyzed videos and insights from the feedback loop of knowing which ads were successful. For Flowspace, this means leveraging millions of historical order history of addresses, warehouses, shipping times, and costs. 3. This Time Really Is Different: While prior innovative cycles in AI over the decades were followed by “AI Winters”, the current deep learning renaissance is different. Foundation Models are in the early innings and ordinary organizations can leverage a host of new off-the-shelf tools. 4. 3/4 panelists took a $100 bet that OpenAI will be worth over $100B in 10 years, but the first mover is not always the biggest winner. Accordingly it makes sense to plan for flexibility with multiple models. And the hardware paradigm that supports these models is shifting quickly. *Note: BuildGroup invested in Flowspace and Vidmob, & engages PressW for consulting. This content does not constitute an offer of any investment advisory services, nor does it constitute an offer to issue or sell, or of a solicitation of an offer to subscribe or buy, any securities or other financial instruments, nor a financial promotion, investment advice or an inducement or incitement to participate in any product, offering, or investment." https://lnkd.in/gk2msqeQ
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During the beta trial, Rebot successfully answered over 50,000 questions! As someone who is passionate about AI, I'm thrilled to see the impact it's having on our work and our customers. At RELEX, we're dedicated to embedding AI into every aspect of what we do, and the results speak for themselves. We have seen a 19% increase in productivity since implementing Rebot. If you're curious to see it in action, I'd be more than happy to show you. Let's continue to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI! #AI #productivity #relexsolutions
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The best way to build an effective AI / ML products? Building iteratively. So many times I've seen teams often start with complex ML model. Then end up with a messy product. And its very common. Teams want to showcase the latest library or framework but end up without a working prototype. All great AI/ML products start with a simple model first. And that needs to be the starting point before we build any complex ones. This is a major lost opportunity for data science teams. Simple models aren't just good for testing. They can be used as templates for other models. You're delivering a product. Consistently. Teams need it point to this as a sign of progress as they develop an AI/ML product. It increases buy in, trust in the product, and trust in the team. There always exists a simple model. And it should be the starting point before you build any complex one. #datalife360 #ai #aistrategy #productmanagement
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How do you differentiate your tech company in the sea of AI? All your customers are playing with AI. Just as all your competitors are building with AI. So, simply adding AI into your product features is not enough. One way is to create a contrarian point of view (POV) on how AI changes your category. And then drive this POV into your product roadmap and with your customers. I’m hosting a FREE Lightning Lesson on Maven about this topic. This 30-min session is for tech founders & product leaders who want to learn: 👉 Learn how AI is changing B2B category assumptions. Discover the key steps to challenge the assumptions of your own product category 👉Brainstorm a new, contrarian POV. Practice three sharp questions to generate a new POV. Learn from key examples to apply to your company/product 👉Get a template to capture your contrarian POV. Summarize your insights into a starting point. Use this to test a differentiated POV for your product offering with AI Join LIVE on June 19! RSVP here (it’s free): https://lnkd.in/gDG6svNy #Positioning #AI #ContrarianPOV
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5moInsightful.Thanks for sharing! 🤖💡