Episode 15 of the Curious Creator podcast is a raw/unfiltered discussion on the topics of Artificial Intelligence (how it's evolving), the journey of entrepreneurship (building a startup) and how creative production/analytics tools can help agencies and brands scale their performance marketing campaigns. Don't miss this one!

I'm kindly joined by two guests, (Ankuj Arora) and my co-host (Ja Yue).

Ankuj Arora - Founder of Morphiq and Ex-AI Lead at Smartly.io

Ja Yue - Performance Marketing Leader and Consultant

This is a refreshing episode for me, as it's my first physical podcast episode (which I definitely prefer over remote recordings), and I get to ask burning questions related to the intersection of AI and marketing. If you're still not sold, here are other topics we discuss:

- When will AI have consciousness and be fully autonomous
- How Ankuj became a Data Scientist coming from a Computer Science background
- His lessons and takeaway from going through various accelerators and building a SaaS startup
- Anukj's experience at Smartly.io and how it influenced his new ventures

00:00 Intro (Mini vlog)
01:51 Meet Ankuj and Ja
05:57 Evolution of AI and Data Science
11:45 OpenAI's Impact
19:51 The Consciousness Debate
31:39 Explaining AI to Non-Technical Audiences
34:00 Smartly & Creative Intelligence
42:49 Introducing Morphiq
46:48 The Vision Behind Morphiq
52:12 Value Proposition of AI in Analytics
54:16 Transparency and Trust in AI Systems
57:34 Morphiq's Situation
01:01:04 Bootstrapping vs VC
01:14:54 Lessons from Entrepreneur First
01:26:45 Pitching Morphiq to Agencies and Clients
01:30:39 Media Buyers and Creative Teams
01:33:57 AI's Role in Creative Production and Media
02:03:51 Personal Reflections

Shownotes

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankuj-arora-ph-d-94777421/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayue/
https://morphiq.xyz/
https://www.smartly.io/
https://www.joinef.com/

#AI #Entrepreneurship #SaaS