Anthony Azrak and Jai Mansukhani from OpenSesame

05/09/2025 45 min

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Anthony Azrak and Jai Mansukhani are the Co-Founders of OpenSesame.OpenSesame is building Cell, an embedded AI agent layer that lets users explore, understand, and take action inside any SaaS product using natural language.Chapters0:00 Introduction2:45 Introduction to Speedrun and OpenSesame's Experience05:30 Identifying the AI Gap and OpenSesame's Focus08:20 Customer Use Cases and Product Iteration11:08 Target Market and Software Company Dynamics13:58 The Future of AI Interaction and User Experience16:49 Navigating the AI Landscape and Customer Education19:33 Feature Development and Revenue Opportunities22:34 Customer Discovery and Feedback Mechanisms25:05 The Future of Work with Natural Language Interfaces28:30 Raising Capital and the SF Ecosystem32:25 The Language User Interface Revolution37:21 Team Dynamics and Hiring in the AI Era40:37 The Advantages of Being in Silicon Valley42:49 Navigating Challenges as a Founder