Episode 302: Wasim Khaled - CEO & Co-Founder, Blackbird.AI

Blackbird.AI helps organizations detect and respond to threats that cause reputational and financial harm. Powered by their AI-Driven Narrative & Risk Intelligence Constellation Platform, organizations can proactively understand risks and threats to their reputation in real-time. The company recently announced its $20M Series B round of funding led by Ten Eleven Ventures. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * A deep discussion about how quickly AI is developing and if it should be regulated. * How Wasim started as an entrepreneur as a sophomore in college and has been building startups since. * The history of misinformation dating back to 1835. * How he started to focus on AI back in 2017 and how being early to market as an AI first company has ultimately been a competitive advantage. * All the details on Blackbird.AI and how their platform is helping enterprises, plus growth plans ahead. * And so much more. It’s hard to believe that we have over 300 episodes of The VentureFizz Podcast. We have built up an amazing catalog of inspirational stories around building companies and every episode includes lots of great advice to follow, as well. If you haven’t checked out our past interviews, go to venturefizz.com/podcast for the complete list. Oh, and one ask - please share The VentureFizz Podcast with your friends and colleagues in the industry. I appreciate your support!