Catching Up On Readings: GenAI 50

This list from CB Insights is a compilation of 50 of the most promising private generative AI companies in the world. The winners are working on foundation models, code generation, and AI assistants among others. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Serial Entrepreneur Bootstrapped Three PropTech Ventures

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LuxuryProperty Founder Jason Hayes has worked at the cusp of real estate and digital marketing for 35 years and built three successful ventures. All of them are bootstrapped, organically grown, capital efficient businesses.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

Jason Hayes: I’m speaking to you from Dubai. I was born in the UK, brought up in Sri Lanka, and I’ve spent time living and working in the Barbardos and California. I’ve been in Dubai for nearly eight years now. I consider myself a global citizen.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Solo Entrepreneur Bootstrapped to Over $5M

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Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladimir Gendelman started as a solo entrepreneur in Detroit and has bootstrapped a $5M+ niche e-commerce company called Company Folders.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

Vladimir Gendelman: I was born and raised in the former Soviet Union in Ukraine. We came to America when I was 16.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an AI-Powered Security Startup to $10M+

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Osprey Security CEO Rohit Anabheri has effectively used the Bootstrapping Using Services technique to bootstrap an AI-Powered Enterprise Security venture to mid eight figure revenues. In that process, he has turned down offers for Venture Capital. I believe, in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, currently, Bootstrapping Using Services is one of the best ways to find problems to solve and build successful companies.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and then we’ll come to the Osprey Security journey in a moment. You are a serial entrepreneur, yes?

Rohit Anabheri: That is correct.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an AI Chatbot Startup with a Paycheck

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It took CoRover CEO Ankush Sabharwal and his co-founders two years to launch their first customer, The Indian Railways. During this time, the founders held on to their jobs, diligently fulfilling their responsibilities while also pursuing their dreams.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

Ankush Sabharwal: I come from a remote district in India in the extreme north – Rajouri. I was brought up there. My family moved to Jammu. I did schooling there. For Masters, I’ve done Software Engineering.

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