Building the World's Most Wearable AI | Dan Siroker (CEO Limitless)
Apr 23, 2024
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Dan Siroker, CEO of Limitless, talks about creating the world's most wearable AI, fast shipping without compromising quality, and balancing entrepreneurship with 3 kids. Topics include the journey to build an AI wearable, life-changing impacts of Limitless, hiring top talent, and managing product scope. Learn about the motivations behind Limitless, revolutionizing meetings with AI, prioritizing quality in product development, involving engineers in decision-making, and balancing work and family life with young kids.
Limitless AI pendant enhances memory retention, improving productivity and presence in meetings.
Shipping fast but hiring slow is essential for product development, emphasizing quality over excessive scope.
Deep dives
Limitations of Memory
Our biological limitations, particularly memory, play a crucial role in shaping our experiences. With 90% of what we encounter forgotten after just one week, we often live like Dory from 'Finding Nemo,' forgetting most of our daily experiences. This memory limitation poses challenges, especially in professional settings like meetings where only a fraction is retained, highlighting the need for tools like Limitless to enhance productivity and presence.
Evolution of Limitless from Scribe to Rewind
Limitless's journey reflects a transition from the Scribe online meeting bot during the pandemic to Rewind, a Mac app capturing various interactions and meetings efficiently. The shift was fueled by the emergence of powerful hardware like Apple Silicon, enabling data capture locally. This move addressed privacy concerns while maintaining convenience, paving the way for Limitless as a cloud-based platform.
Balancing Speed and Quality in Product Development
The mantra 'ship faster, hire slower' underpins Limitless's product development ethos, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing quality and time over excessive scope. By setting clear deadlines and ruthlessly cutting unnecessary features, the team ensures high-quality outcomes within specified timelines. This approach, honed through experiences at Optimizely, ensures efficient delivery and product excellence.
In just 24 hours after launch, Dan and team sold over 10,000 AI pendants to help people augment their memory with what they’ve seen, said, and heard - making Limitless arguably the fastest growing AI wearable in the market.
In this short interview, Dan and I talked about:
- His journey to create the world’s most wearable AI
- How the team ships fast without compromising quality
- How he manages his time with 3 kids
Dan also co-founded Optimizely and is one of my favorite entrepreneurs to follow. If you enjoy our conversation, please like and subscribe to support the podcast.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Dan started Limitless (02:19) Dan’s experience of losing his hearing (03:12) Exploring the idea maze of personal AI (04:55) Why the team decided to build an AI wearable (06:40) How someone’s life could change with Limitless (11:10) How to ship fast but still keep a high quality bar (13:34) How to decide what scope to focus on (15:45) How to attract and hire great talent (17:47) Why you should hire slow (19:12) Dan’s thoughts on product management (20:55) Balancing entrepreneurship and family
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