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0Welcome to the Innovator Coffee, a podcast that bridges the gap between people and the world of AI and innovation. Follow us to explore the top AI products, ecosystem insights, and the emerging trends.
This episode of Innovator Coffee features guests Daniel Alberson and Wenbo Zhang, two Y-Combinator Founders.
Daniel's company, Agentive, helps auditors request and test evidence with AI to be 10x more effective.
Wenbo's company, LineWise, is building a virtual engineer to troubleshoot production line issues faster in manufacturing.
The "Innovator Cafe" podcast episode features Y Combinator founders Daniel of Agentive and Wen Bo of LineWise, who share their experiences in AI entrepreneurship. They discuss the origins of their companies, their journey through the YC application and accelerator program, and offer advice for aspiring AI founders. Key themes explored include solving real-world problems, the benefits of community support, and effective fundraising strategies. The founders emphasize the importance of clear communication, persistent effort, and a mission-driven approach in building a successful startup.
A summarized version of each section of the podcast with timestamps, with a total of fewer than 8 sections:
• Introduction & Company Overviews (00:03 - 01:43)
• Founders' "Aha Moments" & Company Origins (01:43 - 07:21)
• YC Application Advice (07:21 - 10:46)
• YC Program Experience: Challenges, Breakthroughs, and Community (10:46 - 16:22)
• Managing Pressure, Work Ethic & YC's Impact on Go-to-Market (16:22 - 26:49)
• Post-YC Habits & Core Founder Advice (27:14 - 34:15)
• Key Resources, Best YC Advice, and Final Reflections (34:15 - 47:16)
Hosts:
Tom Kong
*Stanford EE alumni,
*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )
*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com
*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)
Wickey Wang
*IT Security Compliance/Auditor Leader & CSTU Faculty
*Growth fund VC advisor, Early stage fund fellow and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus
*GAI Security book co-author
Special thanks to Hannah Wang who did the wonderful job to assist to complete this podcast. www.linkedin.com
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