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AI Hot Takes and Unusual Twitter Fundraising Strategies with Dan Siroker (Rewind AI)

Sep 14, 2023
Dan Siroker, CEO at Rewind AI and co-founder of Optimizely, discusses Rewind's journey to Product Market Fit, lessons from Optimizely, his unique Twitter fundraising strategy, hot takes on the future of AI, and where to build in AI. They also explore the current state of AI and excitement surrounding large language models. The chapter on fundraising through Twitter explains the reasons and strategies used. Lastly, Dan shares future plans of Rewind AI and lessons on building a product people want.
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Quick takeaways

  • Rewind AI aims to provide a personal time machine by capturing and indexing all user data for a photographic memory.
  • Product-market fit is crucial for startups, with Rewind focusing on highly retained users, clear market differentiation, and strong cultural alignment.

Deep dives

Rewind: Pioneering AI as a Memory Augmentation Tool

Rewind is a startup that is using AI to aid human memory by creating a personal time machine. The product captures and indexes everything a user sees, hears, and says on their devices, making it searchable and effectively giving everyone a photographic memory. The CEO, Dan Soroker, explains how the idea for Rewind came from his personal experience with hearing loss and the realization of how important memory is. The company has raised $33 million in funding and has a growing user base in the knowledge worker market. They emphasize privacy and ownership of data, as everything is stored locally on the user's device. Rewind aims to be more than just a thin wrapper on top of large language models, providing a unique and valuable user experience.

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