Lessons building an AI start-up: Mahdi Shariff

20/08/2024 1h 37min

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Episode Synopsis

Mahdi, Co-Founder of Humble AI shares with us his perspective on:
Building AI startups, the importance of creating meaningful relationships, how to define your vision as a founder, the opportunity ahead in the AI revolution and more.

Mahdi has also angel-invested in early-stage startups and funds, including Tiny.VC, Aire.io, Purple.AI, Pathao, Sheetgo, Silkfred, Noty.AI & JustPark.

Timestamps:
00:00 - intro
10:50 - optimizing for learning early on
21:00 - building a vision of the future
21:28 - product vs. technology
24:30 - speaking to customers
29:50 - how to spend your first 30 days
42:41 - the four types of luck
53:07 - identity and realising your potential
01:00:00 - taking life level by level
01:07:30 - surrounding yourself with the right people
01:10:20 - poetry and the importance of play
01:19:01 - the history of computing and the opportunity ahead
01:25:51 - LLMs and the challenges building AI products


Follow Mahdi on X/Twitter - x.com/mahdishariff

// Mahdi's Motto to live by: "Smile at the world, and the world will smile back" //

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