• #13 - Deepak Shrivastava, Co-Founder & CEO at Sunrise AI
    Oct 7 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Deepak Shrivastava, Co-Founder & CEO at Sunrise AI.

    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • AI Co-pilot for Customer Success: Deepak Shrivastava explains how Sunrise AI enables enterprise account managers to work faster and more efficiently by leveraging AI technology.
    • The Pivot to AI for Enterprises: Initially focused on credit scoring, Sunrise AI pivoted to solve a bigger gap in enterprise sales and customer success management.
    • Ethical AI Deployment: Deepak emphasizes the importance of AI in shaping the future of work while ensuring ethical use, especially in data privacy and security.
    • Challenges in AI Adoption: Large enterprises’ concerns about workflow disruption and data privacy are top priorities, and Sunrise AI has built enterprise-grade solutions to address these.



    To Learn More About Sunrise AI:
    Website https://www.sunrise.ai/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunrise-ai/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-shrivastava-3baa12/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    20 mins
  • #12 - Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom
    Oct 7 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • AI-First Pivot: Intercom's rapid decision to embrace AI, starting with ChatGPT's release, and integrating human augmentation features into their customer service platform.
    • Finn’s Development: How Intercom’s AI chatbot, Finn, has answered 15 million customer queries, improving response times and user satisfaction.
    • Human-AI Balance: Des emphasizes the importance of seamless handovers between AI and human agents, preventing customer frustration.
    • Future of AI: Des predicts software development and industries requiring extensive research, like law and medicine, will undergo major AI-driven disruptions.
    • Trust in AI: Intercom focuses on maintaining trust by avoiding AI hallucinations and ensuring the bot provides reliable, fact-based answers.



    To Learn More About Intercom:
    Website https://www.intercom.com/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/destraynor/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    27 mins
  • #11 - Victor Riparbelli, Co-Founder & CEO at Synthesia
    Sep 30 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Victor Riparbelli, Co-Founder & CEO at Synthesia.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • Founding of Synthesia: Victor Riparbelli shares the early vision behind Synthesia and how partnering with Professor Matthias Niesner helped shape the company’s trajectory.
    • AI Avatars and Video Translation: Synthesia enables businesses to create Hollywood-level videos with AI avatars and multilingual translation tools, significantly reducing production time and cost.
    • Challenges and Innovations: Riparbelli discusses the technical hurdles of AI video creation and how Synthesia is developing more emotionally expressive avatars.
    • Ethical Concerns in AI: The importance of consent and content moderation in preventing misuse of AI-generated content, like deepfakes.
    • What’s Next for Synthesia: Riparbelli hints at new developments, including next-gen avatars capable of conveying emotions and seamless video translation tools.



    To Learn More About Synthesia:
    Website https://www.synthesia.io/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/synthesia-technologies/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorriparbelli/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    26 mins
  • #10 - Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder & CEO at Insilico Medicine
    Sep 29 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder & CEO at Insilico Medicine.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • Insilico Medicine's AI-Driven Approach: Using deep learning for drug discovery, target identification, and disease modeling.
    • Focus on Longevity: Alex Zhavoronkov’s mission to extend healthy human lifespan through advanced AI technologies.
    • Life Models & Beyond: Development of life models using multi-modal transformers to understand aging and biology across species.
    • Future of Biotech: Exploration of novel materials for sustainability and quantum computing's potential in healthcare.



    To Learn More About Insilico Medicine:
    Website https://insilico.com/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/in-silico-medicine/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhavoronkov/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    24 mins
  • #9 - Richard Tame, CFO at Ori
    Sep 23 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Richard Tame, CFO at Ori.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • Scaling from Startup to IPO: Richard Tame shares his journey of helping companies grow from Series B to IPO and beyond, highlighting the crucial role of finance in rapid scaling.
    • AI Infrastructure Leadership: Ori is building a GPU cloud infrastructure to support AI development, providing developers with on-demand and private cloud offerings.
    • Lessons in Scaling Tech Companies: Richard emphasizes the importance of laying strong operational foundations early to handle future growth efficiently.
    • Strategic Team Building: Tame discusses the challenges of building a high-performing finance team in fast-growing startups and the need for flexibility in talent management.
    • Preparing for AI Growth: As the demand for AI services expands, Ori is poised to be a significant player in AI infrastructure with plans to design custom data centers optimized for AI workloads.



    To Learn More About Ori:
    Website https://www.ori.co/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ori-global-cloud/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtame/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    25 mins
  • #8 - Brian Goffman, VP at McKinsey & Company
    Sep 23 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Brian Goffman, VP at McKinsey & Company.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • AI’s transformative potential: Brian Goffman reflects on how generative AI, like early internet waves, is poised to revolutionize industries globally, with parallels to cloud and mobile technology adoption.
    • Enterprise AI challenges: Organizations face hurdles such as legacy IT, unclear data strategies, and legal concerns, slowing AI’s integration into scalable production.
    • Developer productivity boost: AI is transforming software development, with McKinsey's research showing up to a 50% improvement in speed for early adopters.
    • Talent strategies for AI growth: Companies must adjust their workforce strategies by retraining or rehiring employees with AI expertise to stay competitive in this fast-evolving field.



    To Learn More About McKinsey & Company:
    Website https://www.mckinsey.com/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckinsey/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangoffman/

    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    20 mins
  • #7 - Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital
    Sep 17 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • Anthony Scaramucci shares his thoughts on AI stocks, arguing that while they may be in a bubble, they remain promising long-term investments.
    • He recounts investment lessons, including missing early opportunities with Amazon and the long-term value of holding strong assets like Bitcoin.
    • The convergence of AI and blockchain, and how both technologies will shape the future of productivity and security, is discussed.
    • Scaramucci explores the need for checks and balances in AI to prevent potential risks and bad actors from causing harm.



    To Learn More About SkyBridge Capital:
    Website https://www.skybridge.com/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/skybridge-capital/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anscaramucci/


    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    30 mins
  • #6 - Aaref Hilaly, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
    Sep 16 2024

    Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Aaref Hilaly, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.


    What you’ll get out of this episode:

    • Early Entrepreneurial Experiences: Aaref Hilaly reflects on how founding two companies shaped his empathetic approach to evaluating AI startups.
    • Investing in AI Companies: Focuses on team strength and market foothold as key factors in assessing potential AI businesses.
    • Advice for Founders: Highlights the importance of staying focused on personal goals, rather than being distracted by external competition.
    • AI's Impact in Healthcare: Discusses how AI can enhance patient experiences without overhauling existing systems.
    • Exciting AI Trends: Explores the future potential of multimodal AI and intelligent reasoning agents in shaping new innovations.



    To Learn More About Bain Capital Ventures:
    Website https://baincapitalventures.com/
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-capital-ventures/

    Guest's Socials:
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarefhilaly/


    Show and Host's Socials:
    Slice of Technology
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

    Jared S Taylor
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


    Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.

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    24 mins