Founder Mode AI-First Product Design with Ritwik Pavan
EPISODE 8
In this episode, serial entrepreneur Ritwik Pavan joins Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton to explore the rise of AI-first product design and its profound implications on consumer hardware, smart cities, and modular construction. They discuss the essential strategies founders need to adopt, including the importance of hyper-personalization, overcoming challenges in training data, untapped opportunities in lifestyle and public safety sectors, and why AI is turning hardware into recurring revenue businesses.
CHAPTERS
00:34 – What It Means to Build AI-First
03:53 – Ritwik’s Journey and AI Consumer Innovations
08:41 – Smart Cities, AI, and the Future of Urban Life
17:08 – Modular Construction and AI’s Role in Housing
22:20 – Underrated Opportunities: Lifestyle and Public Safety
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