Engineering in Astonia - How Did You Manage That?

Highlights from this episode include: 

• Launching Pactum as a start-up (2:50)
• Reaching pareto optimality in negotiations (4:45)
• Use case description of negotiation with vendors (6:23)
• Benefits seen and value created for customers and suppliers (12:28)
• Example of Pactum in retail (20:15)
• Where Pactum fits into the future of the supply chain (21:57)
• How launching a second startup compares to launching your first one (24:01)
• Determining pricing strategy and utilizing profit-sharing (26:01)
• Lessons learned from having an engineering team in Estonia (28:50)

Pactum is an AI-based system that helps global companies to autonomously offer personalized, commercial negotiations on a massive scale. The system adds value and saves time for both the Pactum client and their negotiation partner by aligning their values to determine win-win agreements via an easy-to-use chat interface that implements best-practice negotiation strategies. The company is based in Mountain View with engineering and operations in Estonia. Find out more at pactum.com

About The Future of Supply Chain:

During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.