In this episode, Shruti Gandhi joins us to talk about how data is being used to generate insights for humanity and the backend infrastructure to power that. Shruti Gandhi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Array Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund that focuses on solving pressing problems in large industries using data, AI, and ML. Shruti has investments in over 60 early stage companies with 6 exits to companies such as Apple, PayPal, ServiceNow, and The We Company. We dive deep into what the world of AI, ML and data look like for the last ten years, what it will look like going into the future and what she is working on today. Furthermore Shruti helps us understand how data aggregation provides insights, how machine learning is being used, big data platforms, and how publicly traded companies fight against these big data platforms and compete against emerging startups. “My life is my message” - Shruti Gandhi If you have technical talent and are planning to do something cool, dive in! This one's for you! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Who is Shruti Gandhi? Shruti Gandhi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Array Ventures. She has investments in over 60 early stage companies with 6 exits to companies such as Apple, PayPal, ServiceNow, and The We Company and has a strong background in engineering. Topics: Welcome Shruti Gandhi to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00) Goal for listeners: (00:02:29) What made Shruti find her fire & moment she decided what she wanted: (00:02:42) What Shruti has been working on in the past: Array, AI, ML & data: (00:09:02) Technical backend of Placer.ai: what company was building & how did they leverage data: (00:12:04) Technical backend of Unacast: (00:18:24) Core patterns underneath both platforms: (00:23:51) About data privacy & security: (00:26:53) Why TikTok is in the same category as GAFA: (00:31:16) How publicly traded companies fight against GAFA and compete against emerging startups: (00:33:31) What Shruti looks for in founders & how she likes to support them: (00:44:02) Overrated & underrated questions: (00:45:35) Wrap-up: (00:47:34) Mentioned resources: Placer.ai: https://www.placer.ai/ Unacast: https://www.unacast.com/products/foot-traffic-data Connect with Shruti Gandhi: Twitter: https://twitter.com/atShruti Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrutigandhi/ Array VC Web: https://array.vc/ Substack: https://substack.com/profile/5304471-shruti-gandhi