Episode 18: Sinan Ozdemir, Kylie.ai

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In this episode you’ll hear about: -The origins of Kylie.ai, and why it’s entrepreneurs should always listen to prospective customers when developing new products -How his mother’s blend of math and psychology, and his father’s 30+ year tenure working at GE, inspired him to be an entrepreneur -Sinan’s experience as a professor at Johns Hopkins’ (after finishing his Bachelor’s degree in just 2 years), where he met his then-chocolatier (yes, chocolatier!) cofounder -How Sinan fell in love with data science after teaching himself how to code as it’s the perfect blend of computer science and math -Why it’s critical to continually show people what you are building Sinan’s response to critics of AI, and why the winners of AI will be ones that can integrate successfully into what humans are already doing Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode, where Sinan explains his love for Henry Ford and why he’d want to talk about the way Ford integrated technology with the masses to ensure widespread adoption.