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"Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who's successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who'll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building's doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. Originally from Denmark (and keeping his accent), Dennis is now a New Yorker for life."
Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai.Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme.His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work.Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data.Originally from Denmark (and keeping his accent), Dennis is now a New Yorker for life.
Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. Originally from Denmark (and keeping his accent), Dennis is now a New Yorker for life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support
Work 2.0 | Discussing Future of Work, Next at Job and Success in Future
Building an AI startup to solve #Productivity @DennisMortensen #JobsOfFuture #Podcast In this podcast Dennis Mortensen (@DennisMortensen @XdotAI) sat with Vishal Kumar from @AnalyticsWeek to discuss his entrepreneurial journey of building successful analytics startups. He shared how AI is changing the way we look at future workforce. He sheds some light into how workers today could use AI to stay relevant in the #JobsOfFuture. He shared his entrepreneurial journey of being a first entrant into an AI startup around a novel idea. He shared insights into what are some of the challenges one could prepare themselves for while working on new and groundbreaking idea. Dennis's Recommended Read: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money by Felix Dennis https://amzn.to/2vaJ1S4 Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman https://amzn.to/2ACOypK Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight https://amzn.to/2MaFMAu Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Dennis's BIO: Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. About #Podcast: #JobsOfFuture is created to spark the conversation around the future of work, worker and workplace. This podcast invite movers and shakers in the industry who are shaping or helping us understand the transformation in work. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/ Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: #JobsOfFuture, #FutureOfWork, #FutureOfWorker, #FutuerOfWorkplace, #Work, #Worker, #Workplace
In this podcast, Dennis Mortensen (@DennisMortensen @XdotAI) sat with Vishal Kumar from @AnalyticsWeek to discuss his entrepreneurial journey of building successful analytics startups. He shares his journey to starting advanced analytics at AI startup x.ai and how he is solving an important productivity killer using AI. He shared his challenges and opportunities of being an early entrant into the AI startup space. He also shared his thoughts on Google Wave and Google Duplex and what to expect from these technologies in the future. Timelines: 0:28 Dennis's journey 4:46 Dennis's "why." 9:50 Dennis's success mantra. 14:45 Making of X.ai 19:03 Educating the market 22:34 Surprises on the way 30:05 Killing the inbox 35:50 Why the calendar? 39:07 About Google. duplex 50:05 Future of work 55:00 Recommended books. Dennis's Recommended Read: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money by Felix Dennis amzn.to/2vaJ1S4 Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman amzn.to/2ACOypK Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight amzn.to/2MaFMAu Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/road-to-building-a-successful-ai-startup-dennismortensen-xdotai-futureofdata-podcast/ Dennis's BIO: Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who's successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He frequently speaks to anyone who'll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building's doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data-Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future. Wanna Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest by emailing us @ info@analyticsweek.com Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: FutureOfData, DataAnalytics, Leadership, Futurist, Podcast, BigData, Strategy
Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and Founder of x.ai, whose artificial intelligence driven personal assistant lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to amy@x.ai. He's a pioneer and expert in the analytics, optimization and big data space and has been since its inception – he is also a fully-fledged entrepreneur and successfully delivered a number of company exits. He's an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia, the Author of Data Driven Insights from Wiley and a frequent speaker on the subject of Analytics and Data. A native of Denmark, Mortensen currently calls New York City his home. In this episode you'll learn: [01:04] What is x.ai and who is Amy? [02:12] What is the business model for x.ai? [04:34] How does x.ai compete with all the other tools on the market? [07:07] What's next for x.ai? [07:48] What is making it easy for x.ai to sell their product? Links mentioned: x.ai Brought to you by Experiment 27. Find us on Youtube here. If you've enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the Digital Agency Marketing Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show. Get access to our FREE Sales Courses.
Welcome Dennis Mortensen, Founder and CEO of x.ai (xdotai), a personal assistant in the form of artificial intelligence, who schedules meetings for you. You may know these assistants as Amy or Andrew Ingram. Dennis is a pioneer and expert in the analytics, optimization and big data space and has been since its inception. He is also a fully-fledged entrepreneur and successfully delivered a number of company exits including one to Yahoo! Dennis is also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia, and the Author of Data Driven Insights. In this episode we discuss: The rise of cognitive computing and artificial intelligence, threatening traditional business models. XdotAI: how it all began with the pain of meeting scheduling. The reality: AI will deliver net job growth, NOT losses. The importance of understanding language and being singularly focused. What is the vision for x.ai in the next 5 years?
Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai, whose artificial intelligence driven personal assistant lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to amy@x.ai. Founded in 2014, x.ai is backed by blue chip investors, including IA Ventures, Firstmark, and Two Sigma Ventures, and located in New York City. Dennis is a pioneer and expert in the analytics, optimization and big data space and has been since its inception – he is also a fully-fledged entrepreneur and successfully delivered a number of company exits. He’s an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia, the Author of Data Driven Insights from Wiley and a frequent speaker on the subject of Analytics and Data. A native of Denmark, Mortensen currently calls New York City his home. Dennis’s Challenge; Take public transportation far away from home and walk back. Leave your phone at home so you can be alone with your mind. If you liked this interview, check out episode 85 with Sean Ammirati where we discuss startups, exponential growth, and being LinkedIn’s first acquisition.