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AI demos + Jason invests $25K live! | E1789

Aug 8, 2023

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AI demos including auto-generated articles, social clips, and ChatGPT's newest feature. Jason invests $25K in one of three Founder University graduates' startups. The pace of progress in the industry and influx of AI startups. AI-generated content implications for search engines and challenges for the open web. The future of AI-generated content that is indistinguishable from professional writers. Analyzing data and the need for AI in companies. Custom Instructions feature in Chat GPT. Investing in startups through Founder University, a pre-accelerator program. Creo, a self-service data analytics tool for small businesses. Symantec, an AI co-pilot for product design.

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The podcast features a demo of new AI tools, including auto-generated articles, social clips, and ChatGPT's newest feature.

Jason invests $25K in one of the startups pitched by recent Founder University graduates.

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Creo: Empowering Individuals with Self-Service Data Analytics

Creo is a self-service data analytics platform that aims to empower individuals with the ability to answer their own data-driven questions and analyze data easily. The platform allows users to combine multiple data sources into a single source of truth and provides AI-powered analytics. Creo's intuitive platform enables users to create visually appealing dashboards and offers over 300 integrations. The company has a live MVP and is already generating revenue. Their initial target market is small businesses with under 500 employees who can't afford a data analyst. They aim to reach $100 million in revenue by charging on a per-seat basis.

Identifying and Inviting Desired Guests for the Podcast

00:57

The Benefits of a Founder Program for Startups

00:59

Customize and Tune Responses in Chat GPT

01:16

Introduction

3min

The Rapid Pace of Product Development in the AI Industry

4min

The Use of AI-Generated Content and its Implications

5min

AI-generated Content and the Future of Writing

11min

Analyzing data and the need for AI in companies

2min

Custom Instructions in Chat GPT

14min

Investing in Startups through Founder University

6min

Creo: A Self-Service Data Analytics Tool

15min

Symantec: AI Co-pilot for Product Design

18min

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Today’s show:

First up, Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo some new AI tools, including auto-generated articles, social clips, and ChatGPT’s newest feature. (3:50) Then, Jason sees pitches from three recent Founder University graduates and invests $25K in one of their startups! (40:33)

Time stamps:

(00:00) Sunny joins Jason

(2:20) The pace of progress in the industry and influx of AI startups

(3:50) Sunny demos byword.ai

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(11:19) Building a company today and improving LLMs

(17:21) Sunny demos Submagic

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(25:09) Sunny demos ChatGPT’s new Custom Instructions feature

(29:40) TWiST's "all-star" summer and brief TWiST history

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(40:33) Jason and Kelly kick off another $25K startup pitch competition!

(44:13) Rami pitches Querio.ai

(49:18) Batuhan pitches BeforeSunset.ai

(59:54) Allen Pitches Semanttic

(1:07:03) Kelly and Jason share thoughts, then Jason picks a startup!

(1:11:34) Q&A with Jason

Check out byword_: https://byword.ai/

Check out Submagic: https://www.submagic.co

Check out Querio.AI: https://www.querio.ai

Check out BeforeSunset.AI: https://www.beforesunset.ai

Check out Semanttic: https://www.semanttic.com/

Follow Sunny: https://twitter.com/sundeep