
Founded & Funded
Unscripted: What Happened After the Mic Went Off with Douwe Kiela
Apr 18, 2025
10:04
This bonus episode of Founded & Funded is a follow-up to Madrona Partner Jon Turow's conversation with Douwe Kiela, CEO of Contextual AI and co-inventor of RAG.
In this quick chat, they dive into:
1) Why storytelling—not just GTM—needs to be vertical2) How to build a platform by showing what’s possible3) The tension between “doing one thing well” vs. building the whole stack 4) Multimodal content moderation at Meta & what it taught Douwe
This 10-minute post-show chat is a must-listen for founders thinking deeply about where to plant your flag — and when to break the rules.