Sramana Mitra: Let me ask you a few questions to clarify how your algorithm is working. What is the database of candidates that you’re working with? If it’s a large enterprise, are they starting with a database of candidates that exist within the enterprise, and are you supplementing that with data from some other sources?
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Doug Atkin was recorded in July 2019. Doug Atkin, Managing Partner at Communitas Capital Partners, has extensive experience in FinTech and this conversation explores the nuances of that sector.
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) has had a tumultuous year so far. The stock has lost nearly 20% of its value since the beginning of the year. Increasing competition from rival and upcoming players in the streaming space are raise concerns over Netflix’s ability to keep growing, especially in the domestic market.
This is one of the best TLAI interviews I have done. Ashutosh has founded two AI-driven companies, so have I. We kick around heavy-duty material. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Eightfold.ai. Ashutosh Garg: I got my PhD in AI from the University of Illinoi – Urbana
Sramana Mitra: How do you find and recruit these developers who are very important to your success? Paul Kellenberger: Over the course of the last three or four years in the education industry, there’s a set of events and a lot of conferences that we go to where both developers as well as end users
According to a recent MarketsandMarkets report, the global enterprise collaboration market size is projected to grow from $31 billion in 2019 to $48.1 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 9.2%. Billion Dollar Unicorn Atlassian (Nasdaq: TEAM) is a leading service provider in this market, which recently reported first quarter results that just about beat estimates.
Sramana Mitra: In terms of customer acquisition, what is working for you? Anders Ankarlid: We have a reward program. We have ambassadors that we don’t pay. If they like our products, they can get discounts. We are doing Google Ads and Facebook marketing. Facebook marketing has shifted a lot into being really competitive.
Artificial intelligence enabled automation is sweeping through society and it will have a species level impact on humanity during this century. Sramana Mitra explores this evolution and the nuances of humanity’s future during a keynote address she gave on August 22, 2019, at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Kolkata. Here is the recording: