In this episode of Tesseract Talks, host Marko Rukavina interviews Andrew Levy, co-founder and CEO of Aircover, a company leveraging GenAI to enhance live sales calls. Andrew shares his journey from engineer to entrepreneur, discussing his experiences in various startups and the challenges he faced. He highlights the market trends that inspired the creation of Aircover, the significant impact it has had on sales performance, and insights into funding strategies for startups. The conversation emphasizes the importance of practical AI solutions in today’s business landscape.
Takeaways
- Andrew worked as engineer at HP and later built his first startup Properat/AdThrow which was backed by Y Combinator.
- He also built Crittercism (now Apteligent) which was pivotal in his career.
- Aircover was founded to address challenges in sales calls.
- AI technology has advanced to enable real-time conversation processing.
- Sales teams often forget 80% of training content within two months.
- Aircover has significantly improved win rates for clients.
- Funding decisions should prioritize the right investors over amounts.
- Startups should aim to build MVPs without raising excessive funds.