T.M. Ravi of The Hive

In our sixth episode, we sit down with T.M. Ravi, Managing Director and Founder of The Hive to discuss developments in the Artificial Intelligence landscape and his experiences successfully co-creating over 25 startups. Topics include The Hive’s mission (1:09); The philosophy behind their co-creation model (3:50); How they’ve remained competitive against Silicon Valley’s traditional venture firms (6:10); The motivation behind T.M.’s focus on AI (7:00); Recent trends in AI development (10:17); How enterprises are integrating AI operations (11:20); The movement from AI frameworks to full optimization (13:56); T.M.’s perspective on the ‘black box’ risks of AI decision making (14:44); The importance of AI explainability (17:15); Changes in the fundraising landscape (18:53); The consequences of VC consolidation (21:08); The value of culture-building in startups (22:45); and T.M.’s advice for founders (24:39).