AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics 355: Can AI Transform Proposal Writing, Bidding, and RFPs? Sean Williams on AutogenAI’s $40M Journey.
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Sep 29, 2025 Sean Williams, Founder and CEO of AutogenAI, which recently raised $40 million, shares insights on transforming proposal writing with AI. He discusses how AutogenAI slashes proposal creation from days to hours, emphasizing that AI amplifies storytelling rather than fabricating truths. They delve into the ethical implications of AI in high-stakes industries, the importance of transparency, and why regulatory governance is essential. Sean highlights the potential job transformation rather than elimination and predicts ongoing debates about AI's role in the future.
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From Proposal Writer To Founder
- Sean began his career as a proposal writer and worked up through research, management, and leadership roles.
- He used that experience to spot how LLMs could transform proposal work and started AutogenAI in 2022.
Three-Week Retirement Sparked AutogenAI
- Sean retired for three weeks after his last exit, got bored, and started experimenting with LLMs on a friend's recommendation.
- That experimentation led to founding AutogenAI and a rapid customer ramp after ChatGPT's release.
How RFPs Used To Work
- Sean described the old RFP process: lengthy RFPs, grumpy subject matter experts, red-ink edits, and repeated rewrites.
- He said AutogenAI now cuts a two-week first draft into a couple hours to reach the review stage.
