Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast EP 448: How To Build an AI-First Company
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Jan 27, 2025 Rajesh Kandaswamy, founder of the AI-driven nutrition app Nourish, shares insights from his extensive experience in building AI-first organizations. He discusses how AI can both complicate and simplify starting a business. Kandaswamy explains strategies for integrating AI from day one and overcoming common challenges. He also delves into the transformative potential of AI agents in driving innovation and efficiency in the workplace, while promoting healthier lifestyle choices with technology.
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AI-First Organizations
- Organizational models change with each industrial revolution, but digital hasn't caused such a shift until now.
- Generative AI is the underlying energy driving a new organizational model: the AI-first organization.
Nourish Origin Story
- Rajesh Kandaswamy was fascinated by early internet interactions, a feeling rekindled by ChatGPT.
- This, combined with his research and a desire to create value, led him to found Nourish.
Building for the Future
- Bet on the inevitable improvements in computing like cheaper processing, faster speeds, and better connectivity.
- Build AI-first solutions assuming these advancements will catch up, like Nourish's initial 90-second processing time now down to 10 seconds.