Here's a recent AI experience all CEO's and CTO's should be wary of.
I was recently interviewed as a prospect to head-up a new AI start-up with two founders; their pitch was "Ai is the future" and their plan was to sell AI services to "streamline business efficiency"... so far, in theory, everything is fine.
It started out well, a Zoom call with three fine gentlemen in suits; one of the prepared questions they asked was:
'What's your definition of innovation and how do you see the role of technology'?
A good question, I gave them my definition:
'Innovation is the improvement of existing systems, process or tools. So while it's valuable to always be improving services, the end goal shouldn't be the production of tools. What's more valuable is the application and thinking behi
Once upon a time I was working with a tech start-up, similar to an Uber Eats app. At the time the app was largely based around a SHIFT work model.
Within my first week the puzzle put to me by the CEO was: “Get the drivers off Shifts and onto Roaming”.
No budget. No tech. (No support). Immediate timeframe.
In effect what I was being asked was to redesign a business model and manage a culture shift, all while retaining the current levels of service, attraction and engageme
