EO How to Build a Profitable Product from Day 1 | Smith.ai Aaron Lee | EO
Jul 2, 2025
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How to Build a Profitable Product from Day 1 | Smith.ai Aaron Lee
Aaron Lee, CEO and founder of Smith.AI, offers valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs in this video. Smith.AI is a startup that specializes in providing AI receptionist services for small and mediumsized businesses. Aaron's entrepreneurial journey began with the successful exit of his first venture, Red Beacon, a marketplace connecting homeowners with home professionals, which was acquired by Home Depot. Following three years as the CTO at Home Depot, Aaron identified gaps in the market and launched Smith.AI to address the needs he had encountered firsthand. In the video, Aaron shares strategies for effectively translating customer feedback into a new business venture and discusses methods for determining optimal pricing strategies for products and services.
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05:07 What I Learned at Home Depot as CTO
06:15 Turning Customer Feedback into a New Startup
08:18 Motivation of Improving a Product
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00:44 From Google Engineer to Startup Founder
02:22 Starting a Comapany during Financial Crisis
05:07 What I Learned at Home Depot as CTO
06:15 Turning Customer Feedback into a New Startup
08:18 Motivation of Improving a Product
EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. We're looking for more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, so don't hesitate to contact us! :)
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Subtitles for this video were created using [XL8.ai](http://xl8.ai/) machine translation. EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. Follow the podcast & turn on notifications for new episodes. EO Socials: Twitter twitter.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/eostudio Official Website eostudio.io EO School welcome.eostudio.io Disclaimer: This fanmade podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by EO. All content rights and trademarks belong to EO. If you represent EO and have any questions or concerns, please donβt hesitate to get in touch.
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