How to Become an AI-first Company (ft. Csongor Barabasi)

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Struggling to cut through the AI hype to find real operational efficiency for your business? In this episode, we're joined by Csongor Barabasi, CEO of Bonsai Labs, an AI value creation partner for private equity firms. Csongor shares his expert framework for deploying AI agents to achieve massive productivity gains.

Learn the practical steps to progress from a simple AI co-pilot to a fully autonomous AI agent , and discover how to create a 'golden data set' and feedback loops to make your systems smarter over time. We cover the critical build vs. buy debate , strategies for process automation , data security considerations , calculating ROI for AI projects , and enabling non-technical teams to build custom workflows. This is your ultimate guide to using AI for tangible business results.

Csongor is the founder/CEO of Bonsai Labs, a specialized AI transformation and value creation firm working with Private Equity portfolio companies. With engineering excellence at it's core, the they deliver AI workflow automations and build custom AI products with tangible impact within weeks.

Bonsai Labs: https://bonsai-labs.com
Csongor: https://linkedin.com/in/barabasicsongor

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:40 - The Framework: Co-Pilot to Fully Autonomous Agent

00:11:26 - AI Solutions: The Build vs. Buy Debate

00:16:03 - AI for Non-Technical Teams

00:27:40 - How to Document a Process for Automation

00:31:36 - How to Measure the ROI of AI

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