This Week in Startups AI-Driven Auto Shops with Mastertech.ai and Data Observability with Monte Carlo | E2035
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Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm interviews leaders from Monte Carlo and Mastertech.ai, exploring their roles in data observability and AI applications. Linda Gray shares her journey founding Mastertech.ai and highlighting AI's transformative role in auto shops.(2:05) Monte Carlo's Lior Gavish discusses the importance of data downtime and AI's influence on data monitoring. (35:51)
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Timestamps: (0:00) Alex Wilhelm kicks off the show
(2:05) Linda Gray's career and Mastertech.ai origin
(5:17) Mastertech.ai and the auto repair industry
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(35:51) Lior Gavish from Monte Carlo joins Alex
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