Hyperspec CEO Sravan Puttagunta is on an ambitious mission: to make self-driving cars think like humans, not machines. With recent advances in available computational power combined with some very clever machine learning algorithms, Hyperspec is enabling robots to think critically and contextualize the world more like humans do, removing the need for pre-defined maps and opening up new possibilities. As Sravan explains to Brett what it’s like to build an AI that approaches human consciousness, they also reflect on what it means to think like a human, and how that can inform the cultures we cultivate and the companies we build.

Early stage startups cannot afford to rest on their laurels. In order to scale and grow a business sustainably, business leaders have to make wise decisions about how to direct their resources and where to focus their efforts. Hamish Livingston, Head of Product at Willo, knows that well. He joins Brian Gupton on the podcast to discuss how Willo is managing to scale their asynchronous video interview platform in today's competitive market while keeping the Willo team agile and capital-efficient. He discusses how the product team assesses and prioritizes feature suggestions and leverages the advantages of outsourced developer resources to build a product that clients want to pay for. Listen in to learn how Willo is changing the game in video interviewing, and get a peek at some of the lessons Hamish and his team have learned along the way.

How did I end up here?

In today's episode, we speak with ChainSafe's VP of Product & Project Management Amer Ameen about overcoming difficult life challenges while building a tech startup.

Whether it's an unfulfilling career, a failing relationship, getting laid off or even all of the above, difficult life challenges are inevitable. How you deal with those challenges is what matters.

We discuss how to make these life challenges a catalyst for personal & professional growth.