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This episode features Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Co-founder of LaunchBrightly, returning as a guest to discuss the entrepreneurial mindset, his experiences as a serial entrepreneur, and the journey of his latest venture post-x.ai. Dennis shares insights on the importance of solving real pains, the dynamics of pivoting in entrepreneurship, and the personal philosophy that guides him through the ups and downs of startup life. He emphasizes the joy in the entrepreneurial process, the necessity of embracing the sport of entrepreneurship for its own sake, and strategies for maintaining balance, such as his practice of taking long walks for reflection. Additionally, Dennis extends an open invitation to the audience for further engagement and mentorship. Highlights 00:36 The Evolution of x.ai and Launching LaunchBrightly 01:52 The Birth of a New Venture: Automating Product Screenshots 04:02 Entrepreneurial Mindset: Sticking to the Pain Points 16:59 The Emotional Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship 23:20 The Love of the Game: Entrepreneurship as a Lifestyle 28:16 Pivoting: When to Stick and When to Shift 32:47 Staying Centered: Dennis's Personal Strategy Guest links: LaunchBrightly: https://launchbrightly.com/ Dennis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/ ---- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek. We would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)

Today on the show, we have Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Founder of LaunchBrightly. In this episode, Dennis shares his profound insights on two pivotal strategies in the SaaS industry: Bottoms-Up vs Top-Down models.Drawing from his vast experience transitioning from x.ai to LaunchBrightly, Dennis discusses the unique challenges and benefits of each approach. We delve into how these models impact customer acquisition, pricing strategies, and overall business growth.Dennis also highlights the crucial role of data-driven decision-making in understanding and reducing churn, as well as the importance of customer support in both Bottoms-Up and Top-Down models.As usual, I'm excited to hear what you think of this episode, and if you have any feedback, I would love to hear from you. You can email me directly on Andrew@churn.fm. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter.Mentioned Resources:LaunchBrightlyx.aiBizzaboTrelloCalendlyDropbox

Entrepreneurship isn't a one-time gig; it's a lifelong journey. And it's important to “earn your card” in time to get the trust of investors, customers, and employees. The featured guest of the 22nd Growth Podcast episode, Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Founder of LaunchBrightly, earned his entrepreneurial credentials only at 26. Tune in as he uncovers the strategies behind building a successful business and personal brand.Listen to this episode to:

Whether you're building AI for self-driving cars or for scheduling meetings, it's all about prediction! In this episode, we're going to explore the complexity of teaching the human power of prediction to machines.Key Points From This Episode:Dennis shares an overview of what he has spent his career focusing on.How Dennis defines an intelligent agent.The role of prediction in the AI space.Dennis explains the mission that drove his most recent entrepreneurial venture, x.ai (acquired by Bizzabo).Challenges of transferring humans' capacity for prediction and empathy to machines.Some of Dennis's key learnings from his time working on the technology for x.ai.Unrealistic expectations that humans have of machines.How we can teach humans to have empathy for machines. Dennis's hope for the next generation in terms of their approach to AI.A lesson Dennis learned from his daughter about AI and about human nature.What Dennis is most excited about in the AI space.Tweetables:“The whole umbrella of AI is really just one big prediction engine.” — @DennisMortensen [0:03:38]“Language is not a solved science.” — @DennisMortensen [0:06:32]“The expectation of a machine response is different to that of a human response to the same question.” — @DennisMortensen [0:11:36]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Dennis Mortensen on LinkedInBizzabo [Formerly x.ai]

In this episode of AI For Business Growth, Dr Andree Bates is joined by Dennis Mortensen who is the founder of X.ai (acquired by Bizzabo in 2021). His company developed an artificial intelligence driven personal assistant for scheduling meetings. X.ai has created an AI scheduling tool that can save you time. Amy and Andrew are two of X.ai's AI schedulers. They're trained by humans to respond in a more personalised way than the average AI bot–so when you email them, they'll reply with an appropriate response that seems like it was written by a human assistant. They used real data from real people who interacted with the tool to train their assistants: user's questions and answers are used as training material for Amy and Andrew's algorithms. AI can make our lives easier by taking care of mundane tasks like meeting scheduling. It's good at scheduling meetings because it can do it faster than humans, more accurately than humans, and more efficiently than humans. In this episode you will learn: Why he developed the scheduling tool  What it was like developing the scheduling tool Why it was important for his tool to feel as though you were conversing with a human The process of his company being acquired Click to connect with Dr. Andree Bates for more information in this episode: https://eularis.com/ Click for more information and for resources mentioned in this episode: x.ai  AI For Business Growth is the podcast from pioneering Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur Dr. Andree Bates created to help organisations understand how the use of AI based technologies can easily save them time and grow their brands and business.  This show blends deep experience in the sector with demystifying AI for all business people from start up entrepreneurs right through to Fortune 500 companies. In this podcast Dr Andree will teach you the tried and true secrets to building a company using AI that anyone can use, at any budget. As the author of many peer-reviewed journals and having addressed over 500 industry conferences across the globe, Dr Andree Bates uses  her obsession with all things AI, futuretech and business to help you to navigate through the, sometimes confusing, but magical world of AI powered tools to grow businesses.  This podcast features many experts who have developed powerful AI powered tools that are the secret behind some time saving and supercharged revenue generating business results. Those who share their stories and expertise show how AI can be applied to sales, marketing, social media, psychology, customer insights and so much more. Resources:  Dr. Andree Bates LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter 

Hosts Arin Bhowmick, IBM's Chief Design Officer & Global Vice President, Product Design, Laura Edell, Microsoft's, Chief Data Scientists, AI, and Darren Kaplan, IBM Champion sit down with entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen to talk about Web 3, Bots and Expensive Questions vs Expensive Answers.  Dennis is a ball of energy and one of the top data science thought leaders. We are excited to have him share his thoughts on these topics.Learn in and learn in with us.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Absolute AI podcast, where, each week  you will have the opportunity to hear the humans behind artificial intelligence talking about cutting edge innovation and the unique challenges posed by this new technological frontier. The very special guest for this premier episode is Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Founder of x.ai, a sophisticated AI platform that solves the problem of scheduling meetings. A serial entrepreneur who built and successfully exited 4 companies as a Founder and CEO, Dennis is also a recognized leader, author, and university instructor in the field of Data Analytics and AI. Today, he delves into this vast amount of experience to pass on wisdom and advice for all to hear.   Dennis begins the interview by sharing the origins of his interest in computer science, his experience of becoming an entrepreneur, and starting x.ai. He goes on to discuss the technical challenges that he and his team faced at the start, their work in flipping the onus for accuracy onto the client, and the concepts of educating the market and explainable AI. He finishes up by detailing how they set up their system to distinguish between important and superfluous information, and offering his perspective on the future of work. Possessing an innate ability to render the complexities of his work entirely accessible, Dennis shares his experience, knowledge, advice, and thoroughly enjoyable sense of humor with listeners here today – a fitting springboard to this fascinating new podcast.   Episode Highlights:   ·   The origins of Dennis' interest in computer science ·   Becoming an entrepreneur ·   Starting x.ai ·   The technical challenges he and his team faced ·   Flipping the onus for accuracy onto the client ·   Pitfalls of educating the market ·   Explainable AI ·   Setting up their AI system in a way to distinguish between important and superfluous information ·   Future of Work ·   Dennis' vision of the future   Soundbites from the Expert:   The origins of Dennis' interest in computer science   “One day on the telly, they showed an old movie called Wargames, you might not remember it, but that really touched me.”   Becoming an entrepreneur   “The only reason that I briefly thought I would make a small entrepreneurial run was that the company that I worked for in college went bankrupt.”   “What I'm trying to do instead is just walk around, look at my life, and take note if there are things that don't work the way they should, or to the point where I actually get annoyed or disappointed.”   Starting x.ai   “Any startup is usually one of two challenges…either a tech/science challenge of some sort, or a market challenge.”   The technical challenges he and his team faced   “There's no way I can ever come up with any model that will be able to kind of predict anything if I don't even know what the end of this list looked like.”   “It's not as black as white as as this, but there's probably two types of AI sort of types of predictions that you could make. There's low accuracy predictions for where whatever prediction you make, it is of value. Then there's high accuracy predictions, where if you don't reach a certain kind of threshold, anything which you make, it's really not of value.”   Pitfalls of educating the market   “I'm just saying that if you're in a position where you need to kind of reframe it and rewire the full population of your uses, that is scary. You should try to avoid that at all cost.”   Setting up their AI system in a way to distinguish between important and superfluous information   “So we had this kind of deterministic decision engine, that, upon feeding it with the information, could figure out what is the next step. And we then designed that and that was deterministic, from beginning to...

Dennis R. Mortensen achieved what is for many a dream—the acquisition of his startup by a major company. But is the dream all it lives up to be? On this edition of Founders Journey, Dennis tells the story of starting x.ai, an automated scheduling tool, and what it was like selling the company to Bizzabo, which offers an event management platform. Dennis discusses what selling a company actually entails and what life looks like on the other side. And he should know—x.ai is the fourth company he sold.

"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."

Today, we're going to do an interview with Dennis Mortensen. He is the CEO and founder of a company called x.ai that builds a artificially intelligent virtual assistant by the name of Amy saving people time all over the world.

Some techniques on relaxation and meditation from the awesome book, The 5-Minute Meditator.SHOWNOTES:Buy The 5-Minute Meditator Here: https://kyil-extra.com/recommendations/#5-minute-meditatorInterview with Dennis Mortensen (the CEO of x.ai, talking about walking/meditation):https://theinnerwinnershow.com/60/

The most likely outcome when launching a startup is failure. How do you know when to try anyway? For Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Founder of x.ai, it’s not the data. It’s not the idea. It’s the pain you’re solving for that will allow you to propel forward,  even when the statistics are stacked against you. As the How to Use Data series continues, he provides the Better Product community with a word of caution to anyone building a data-driven startup. 

Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder at x.ai, jumped onto the ecom ops podcast to share insights on how SaaS companies are creating better alternatives for eCom operations, his secret recipe of SaaS-based eCom automation and how x.ai can help streamline eCom ops.

Episode title: x.ai with Dennis MortensenInterviewer: Bradley Caro CookInterviewee: Dennis Mortensen In this Career Up Now Socially Distanced Close-Up podcast Bradley Caro Cook interviews Dennis Mortensen, the CEO and Founder of x.ai. Becoming an entrepreneur was more of an accident for Dennis, as he vividly recalls that he always wanted to work at IBM. Dennis mentions that he isn't afraid to take risks and believes that this is a substantial contributing factor towards being an entrepreneur. When asked about what lesson he learned from life, Dennis revealed that he never understood those who leave things midway and start anew. Later on, he realized that everyone has a different way of doing things as life works differently for everyone. Nonetheless, one shouldn't get disappointed or sad; instead, they should be happy about what is in their lives.Let's join Dennis Mortensen and our host Bradley Caro Cook for this informative conversation.

Andy's joined by x.ai CEO Dennis Mortensen to talk the future of AI, starting your own business and whether that entrepreneurial spirit will ever fade. Oh, and walking too.Please support me so I can keep creating kickass content! https://theinnerwinnershow.com/recommendationsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/killyourinnerloserSHOWNOTES:x.ai (Dennis' kickass meeting software):http://x.ai/NVidia Noise Removal:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mETIjcIV0Two Minute Papers:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfYPyITQ-7l4upoX8nvctgAI Safety Videos (Robert Miles):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB7AzTwc6VFZrBsO2ucBMgNVideo Background Removal:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mETIjcIV0AngelList (Venture Capital):https://angel.co/CodeAcademy:https://www.codecademy.com/Self-Improvement is a Lifelong Endeavour:https://killyourinnerloser.com/self-improvement-is-a-lifelong-endeavour/

One of the more notable truths to emerge in the digital age is that as complicated as software may seem, the people using that software remain infinitely more so. This is especially apparent when it comes to scheduling meetings. Lives are difficult to coordinate, and people may not always remember the numerous requests coming their way. So it may be fitting that software is being developed now to manage the people. Our guest on this edition of UpTech report is Dennis Mortensen, the co-founder and CEO of X.ai—a company offering a very simple but powerful tool: An AI assistant that can reach out to your associates and schedule the meetings for you.

Dennis Mortensen is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of x.ai Connect with Dennis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/ https://twitter.com/DennisMortensen dennis@human.x.ai Connect with Mikhail: https://www.instagram.com/miqk https://www.twitter.com/miqk https://www.mikhailalfon.com

I had an insightful conversation with Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai, about the software's uses and the people it serves. Founded in 2014, x.ai is a productivity tool powered by AI that allows users to schedule meetings effortlessly. It should be easier and less time-consuming to schedule meetings, and x.ai is built to help achieve that. Dennis is an entrepreneur at heart and we discuss his thought process in how he launches his ideas as well as making sure he stress tests them before diving in. Key listening points: Who is Dennis Mortensen? [:05] What is x.ai? [1:40] The romanticism of startups [2:32] What was Dennis' frame of mind when x.ai first started? [3:34] The thought process in trade-offs [6:01] The internal structure of checks and balances [8:10] Processes for Dennis' previous startups [10:53] The startup race [14:04] The love/hate of risk [16:07] How Dennis poses the idea of x.ai to investors and potential employees [20:45] x.ai in the blink of an eye [23:25] The future of x.ai [25:26] x.ai for the personal space [29:24] Unique abilities of x.ai [33:19] The target audience for Amy and Andrew [35:50] VIPs feature [39:33] Connect with Dennis Mortensen: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DennisMortensen Connect with Elevano Website: www.elevano.com Connect with Amir Bormand LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/amirbormand?lang=en

Dennis Mortensen is Founder & CEO of x.ai, the company that does just one thing. They help you schedule meetings (without the phone tag & without the email back-and-forth). You may not even realize it, but you’ve likely used his company’s product. I sure have. So, I was lucky enough to grab him for a 20-minute conversation. x.ai is the super-sophisticated, automated way to schedule meetings. And it’s one of the first truly AI-focused companies built around a practical application. Along the way, he’s raised over $40 million in venture capital from top VC’s:  Pegasus Tech Ventures, Pritzker Group, DCM Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, SoftBank Capital, Tuesday Capital, FirstMark Capital, Two Sigma Ventures. Dennis has forgotten more about AI than most people will ever know. And he’s scaled a 25-person, virtual team of people who are fanatical about scheduling meetings. I wanted to find out how he’s built the team. Here’s the candid no-BS interview.  

Dennis Mortensen is an expert in leveraging data to deliver business insights. A serial entrepreneur, Dennis built and successfully exited several companies before founding x.ai in 2014, a company that is solving a painful problem—scheduling meetings—through a sophisticated AI platform that saves people time and effort. Dennis is a recognized leader, author, and university instructor in the field of digital data and analytics. Originally from Denmark, Dennis lives in New York with his family.   “Any startup is just the class of bad decisions. And the danger is that one of them might just be so bad that it kills the company. You just don’t know which one it is; you’ll know when it’s done.” Dennis Mortensen   Worst investment ever Dennis ventured into his first successful venture in 1996 when he started an internet company. He was the sole investor financing the startup on cashflow. He ran the startup for four years, and in 2000 he sold it for $11 million. At 27 years of age, $11 million was undoubtedly quite a kill. Moving onto the next successful venture Excited to have hit huge success with his first venture, Dennis took all the money he got from selling the company and invested it in another startup, a food delivery service this time around. From his projections, this was going to be an excellent investment. So Dennis jumped in the deep end, money in both hands, and started to build up the team. Soon enough, the company was driving up revenue. Doing things a bit different Dennis decided that he would run his business model a bit different from other similar services. He charged slightly higher for the service; however, if the customer had any complaints about their orders, Dennis’s company would shoulder the blame and not the food vendors. Slowly but surely, this business model started eating up his cashflow and affecting revenue. Pride comes before a fall As fate would have it, Dennis got the opportunity to turn things around for his business. Another delivery service that grew to become the most prominent food delivery service company in the world approached Dennis with a merger proposal. Dennis did his research and learned that indeed this would be a great merger. He got into negotiations with the company. The company offered him an 18% stake, but he negotiated to 23%. The company was adamant about offering him no more than 18%, which was still a staggering amount as Dennis would be the single biggest shareholder in that company. In his delirious optimism, Dennis declined the offer and opted to keep running his business on his own. Three months later, this decision came to haunt him when he had to fold his business as he had no cash flow left. The delivery company he walked away from is now worth 10s of billions of dollars. Lessons learned You win some you lose some Entrepreneurship is just a game you play to win, and sometimes you will lose. But there’s a game tomorrow as well. Don’t attach your life’s worth to the success of your company. Don’t dwell on the losers If you invest in a startup company or start a business and it doesn’t work, don’t dwell on it. Dust yourself up, learn from the loss, and move on to the next winner. Andrew’s takeaways Don’t make the wrong mistake You can make many mistakes, but don’t make that one wrong mistake that’s going to kill your business. Don’t be afraid to think differently When you find an entrepreneurial space that’s yet to be explored, no matter how crazy it seems, if it’s viable, go for it. Actionable advice Think of entrepreneurship as a career, not a moment in time where you must try a venture out, and once done, you’ll go back to your day job. This way, you dedicate your life and not just a moment in starting ventures that work and move on from those that fail. You’re not in some kind of hurry to get it done. No. 1 goal for the next 12 months Dennis’s number one goal for the next 12 months is to send his lastborn daughter to college, and together with his wife, they can finally enjoy a quiet house. Parting words   “Stay happy!” Dennis Mortensen   Connect with Dennis Mortensen LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram Blog Website Andrew’s books How to Start Building Your Wealth Investing in the Stock Market My Worst Investment Ever 9 Valuation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Transform Your Business with Dr.Deming’s 14 Points Andrew’s online programs Valuation Master Class How to Start Building Your Wealth Investing in the Stock Market Finance Made Ridiculously Simple Become a Great Presenter and Increase Your Influence Transform Your Business with Dr. Deming’s 14 Points Connect with Andrew Stotz: astotz.com LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube My Worst Investment Ever Podcast  

Dennis Mortensen, Founder and CEO of x.ai, shares why society needs to shake the stigma that comes with potential failure in entrepreneurship and how this could lead to more people being willing to take a risk in their careers.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dennis Mortensen. He is the founder and CEO of X.AI, which is an AI-powered Scheduling Network. Dennis has raised more than $44M for X.ai. And previously, he has founded multiple companies and he has multiple exits. In this episode;1-) The right approach for fundraising.2-) Stick to the pain.3-) Scaling the team.4-) Born of culture.Founder's FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

In this interview, we speak with Dennis Mortensen Co-founder & CEO X.ai Dennis has an incredible story and an entrepreneurship career. He has started, failed, and sold multiple startups. In this conversation, we go into detail about how he got his start. How he views entrepreneurship, and practical lessons to building a company. Enjoy! Dennis Mortensen. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismor... Ephraim Yarmak. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimya...

Dennis is a serial entrepreneur, with a few exits on his belt, and currently is the founder and CEO of x.ai. On this episode we discuss about Dennis' experience in building successful companies as well as how to set your company up for an exit.

In this week's episode we sit down with Dennis Mortensen, Founder of X.AI. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to deliver business insights. A serial entrepreneur, Dennis built and successfully exited several companies before founding x.ai in 2014. Dennis set out to solve a painful problem — scheduling meetings — through a sophisticated AI platform that saves people time and effort. Dennis is a recognized leader, author, and university instructor in the field of digital data and analytics.  Show Links https://twitter.com/DennisMortensen https://x.ai/about-dennis-mortensen/

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Vi har hul igennem til The Big Apple, New York City, hvor vi snakker med Danmarks mest undervurderede serieiværksætter, nemlig Dennis Mortensen, der har en håndfuld exit I bagagen og et super fedt startup I høj vækst, X.ai. Dennis deler ud af massere guld, så lyt med og hop da endelig ind og følg Dennis på LinkedIn ligesom over 500.000 andre! App: Slack Køb: Bleacher Report Bøger: The Narrow Road, Undisputed Truth, Shoe Dog

In this episode, I talk to Dennis Mortensen, the founder and CEO of x.ai, an artificial intelligence-driven personal assistant that schedules meetings for you.The Show NotesX.aiDennis on TwitterOmer on TwitterEnjoyed this episode?Subscribe to the podcastLeave a rating and reviewFollow Omer on TwitterNeed help with your SaaS?1. Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support.2. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.3. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

In this episode, I talk to Dennis Mortensen, the founder and CEO of x.ai, an artificial intelligence-driven personal assistant that schedules meetings for you. The Show Notes X.ai Dennis on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

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.

How can AI Improve the Employee Experience? In this episode of thinkPod, we are joined by x.ai co-founder & CEO Dennis Mortensen and Ben Jackson, founder of For the Win. We talk to Dennis and Ben about hiring algorithms and the danger of bias, whether HR teams are equipped to make data-driven decisions, Inbox Zero versus Inbox Infinity, and the possibility of cultural change. We also discuss whether engineers can predict human behavior, the ethics of employee nudging, how startups will start operating like a mid-sized European soccer team, and the definition of a sandwich. 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. More at x.ai Ben Jackson is an expert on tech and the people who create it. Before founding For the Win in 2017, he spent 20 years creating digital products. At the New York Times, he built apps for the "paywall" (current status: 3M+ subscribers). At Vice Media, he led mobile during VICELAND’s debut on cable TV. He was an early advisor on people and operations at Swing Left, and helps prep entry-level engineers for their first job search at Pursuit. Ben’s spoken at SXSW, and written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Fast Company. More info at FTW.nyc

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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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support

In Flashpoint Episode 4 (Part 1) Dennis Mortensen, the CEO and founder of x.ai, discusses artificial intelligence software that allows a 100% virtual assistant to schedule meetings for you. While that's interesting enough, Dennis' story is even better. In Part 1 of our interview you will learn about why Dennis wanted nothing to do with entrepreneurship and how he figured just "falling in line" was more tangible. As you can imagine the entrepreneurial DNA is inescapable and he began a run of multiple startups realizing that well 99% or startups FAIL. Did that / does that scare him? Watch to find out! x.ai: https://x.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/https://twitter.com/DennisMortensen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthorhttps://medium.com/@dennismortensenhttps://www.instagram.com/dennismortensen/?hl=enhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuS7VvtQ9btxIYrp2ycg7nA

He's 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 de-cluttering inboxes and improving productivity 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 Mortensen has founded and sold several successful company's, taught at British Columbia Institute of Technology, and is currently the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Originally from Denmark (and keeping his accent), Dennis is now a true New Yorker, and we're excited to have him on the show today! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Episode 61 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast of your most-trusted source for startup and tech jobs, news, and insights! For this episode of our podcast, I interviewed Dennis Mortensen, CEO and Founder of x.ai in New York City. Dennis is a serial entrepreneur who has helped start a number of companies over the course of his career with multiple exits. We talk in detail about these companies and we discuss the successes and lessons learned from them. x.ai is Dennis' latest startup which is solving a problem that happens 10 billion times a year. That is scheduling meetings. It is that ritual that we all know so well with the highly inefficient back and forth over email. As it turns out, it is a complex problem to solve and x.ai is finally providing a solution with its comprehensive AI-powered scheduling technology. The company is venture backed and they have raised $44M to date. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: -Dennis's background growing up in Denmark with a family of entrepreneurs, and how this gave him “sales stamina” and led him down the path of entrepreneurship. -All about his prior companies, including Visual Revenue, Indextools and others. -The details behind x.ai and the complexity of their technology. -Why he likes to hire people who are “comfortable in the dark.” -His perspective on whether entrepreneurship can be a career. -Plus, a lot more. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!

In episode 7, I interview Dennis Mortensen, CEO & Founder of X.AI and a serial entrepreneur who had 3 exits prior to X.AI. It’s hard to believe Dennis started in the fur trade back in Denmark building cages and saving his money to buy his first computer and becoming a computer geek. The hard work paid off as Dennis has had one hit after another with his last company being acquired by Outbrain. If you want to learn more about his drive and philosophy on selling than listen to this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I chat with Dennis Mortensen, CEO of NYC-based AI tech startup, x.ai. Solid mindset and life tips from a master of integration. We chat about integrating your life, passion, living from the heart and more. I interviewed him the first time 2 years ago. Subscribe to get more episodes straight to wherever you listen to this podcast and check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF6ZPFyk4I70gqtfff5kHLQ. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/passionunchained/support

Hey everyone! In today's episode, I share the mic with Dennis Mortensen, founder of x.ai, a revolutionary AI personal assistant. Tune in to hear Dennis talk about how having 1,019 meetings in one year led to creating Amy the personal assistant, why they had to raise $44M in funding, the two major challenges of creating a simple concept, and how he effectively manages his time. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave Some Feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @EricSiu

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 episode, we talk to the CEO and Founder of x.ai, Dennis Mortensen, about creating his AI driven personal assistant that takes on the task of booking meetings for you. We unpick what an intelligent agent is, why conversational UI is an important and distinct UI in its own right and how you go about building an AI that can seamlessly embed itself into a conversation with humans and other AI’s.

“Are you free for a meeting on Tuesday at 4?” “No, but what about Wednesday before 11?” “I'm busy then. Should we try for next week?” This is a well-worn back and forth. Setting up meetings can take a tremendous amount of time, which is why Dennis Mortensen founded x.ai to build AI software for scheduling meetings automatically. In this episode, he explains his philosophy of democratizing access to executive assistants, and why he's changed his tune on the appropriate ways for AI to mimic humans.   Show notes Conversation with Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai (1:06) X.ai, AI software for scheduling meetings (1:10) Bio about Dennis Mortensen (1:10) Is x.ai trying to completely replace human executive assistants? (8:45) What has the data from x.ai shown about the kinds of meetings that are scheduled? (14:28) What is Dennis' philosophy on AI that mimics humans? (19:25)   AI use case (26:42) Phil's iOS automatically created a calendar event for an appropriate time and label based on his text conversation (28:10)   Listener question (33:14) From Marina on Twitter: In a previous episode, you mentioned the Bill Gates quote that said, “A platform is when the economic value of everybody that uses it exceeds the value of the company that creates it.” Can you elaborate on what that means?   We want to hear from you Please send us your comments, suggested topics, and listener questions for future All Turtles Podcast episodes. Voicemail: +1 (310) 571-8448 Email: hello@all-turtles.com Twitter: @allturtlesco with hashtag #askAT For more from All Turtles, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website.

Dennis Mortensen is the Founder & CEO @ X.ai, the startup that realises scheduling sucks and provides ridiculously efficient AI software that solves the hassle of meeting scheduling. To date, Dennis has raised over $44m in VC funding from the likes of Firstmark, IA Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, DCM and more fantastic names. As for Dennis, he is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and prior to X.ai he was the Founder & CEO of 3 companies, 2 of which were acquired and one which went bust or as he describes a rather expensive MBA. Dennis is also the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Dennis made his way from Copenhagen to New York, the world of startups and came to found one of the hottest AI companies of our day in X.ai? 2.) What were Dennis' biggest lessons from enjoying 3 successful exits prior to X.ai? What were Dennis' learnings from his one failed startup? What would he do differently if he were to start another company? How does Dennis navigate the balance of between pursuing a vision and miss vs when something is just not working? 3.) Does Dennis believe that there really is such a thing as an AI first company? What is the right mentality to approach a company solving a problem through AI with? How does Dennis view the standardisation of AI tools today (Tensor Flow, libraries etc etc)? Does this remove barriers and defensibility for AI companies? What is the key to success for all AI companies? 4.) What does a truly differentiated data acquisition strategy look like? How can one determine the different utility value between different sizes of data? At what point does Dennis believe utility value of data diminishes due to the sheer size of existing data? 5.) Does Dennis believe that conversational UI is truly a paradigm shift in the way we interact with our devices or an iterative improvement? What have been some of the biggest lessons for Dennis in designing conversational UI products? What have been some of the fundamental challenges? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Dennis’ Fave Book: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Dennis on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.  

After a summer of bonus episodes and the release of our Unscaled series, we're back for season 2 with a slate of exciting upcoming guests and fresh discussion segments. In this season 2 preview, hosts Phil Libin, Jessica Collier, and Blaise Zerega announce some of the guests joining future recordings, from Max Levchin and Jason Calacanis to the cofounder of the Holberton School. They also answer a listener question that starts a discussion about how far extended metaphors should go.   Show notes What we did this summer (0:40) All eight episodes of the Unscaled Series are now available for streaming (0:48) Season 1 episode 22 of the All Turtles podcast that featured Hemant Taneja (1:01) Hemant's book Unscaled: How AI and a New Generation of Upstarts Are Creating the Economy of the Future (1:14) Listener feedback (1:39)   Upcoming guests (2:50) Sylvain Kalache, cofounder of the Holberton School, a project-based software engineering school (3:01) 42 Silicon Valley, a software engineering school without teachers or courses (3:08) Season 1 episode 27 of the All Turtles Podcast featured the cofounder of 42 (3:11) Max Levchin, and his company HVF, starting companies to solve hard problems (3:25) Anita Sands, board member of Symantec (3:38) Dennis Mortensen, x.ai CEO and founder (3:43) Season 1 episode 32 of the All Turtles podcast features a discussion with Brittney Gallagher about science fiction and tech (4:18)   Our new voicemail for listeners to call in with questions is +1 (310) 571-8448. Leave us a message and we'll play it on a future episode, and answer your question (5:45)   Listener question (6:10) The Algorithmic Canaries episode of the Unscaled Series (6:14) The Do Not Pass Go episode of the Unscaled Series (8:50)   We want to hear from you Please send us your comments, suggested topics, and listener questions for future All Turtles Podcast episodes. Email: hello@all-turtles.com Voicemail: +1 (310) 571-8448 Twitter: @allturtlesco with hashtag #askAT For more from All Turtles, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website.

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

It’s been nearly three years since I had the pleasure of speaking with Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of X.ai — the service behind Amy and Andrew - autonomous AI assistants who schedule meetings. Since three years in tech is like 20 years in real life, and with smart/digital assistants being at the top of many hot technology lists, I wanted to get Dennis’ perspective on how things have changed since we last spoke and how he sees the intelligent agent landscape shaping up.

Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai a hardcore technology company with a mission to democratize the personal assistant.

Amy and Andrew are artificial intelligence assistants who schedule meetings for you via email. They are the products of a company called x.ai.  I first interviewed CEO Dennis Mortensen back in 2014. Now the world looks a little bit different. Are people more accepting of AI in their inbox? Is it ok to be rude to an AI? And what happens when artificial intelligence meets traditional human gender? * * * Thanks for listening. Please tell the algorithms how you feel with a 5-star rating and a nice review. Subscribe for email updates about new episodes.

David Cristello had no background in accounting. He’s not a coder. Yet, he is the founder of a fast-growing accounting software startup called Jetpack Workflow.   How’d that happen? David diligently interviewed business owners until he found an untapped opportunity, then struck with full force.   He’s driven to solve painful problems with smart, passionate, and empathetic people and is building his company in Pittsburgh.   Jetpack Workflow is used by thousands of accountants in 12+ countries to help them better manage their client work.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   David’s Challenge; Go sell something in the next 24 hours. An old item around the house, a service you want to offer, or anything you can think of.   Mentioned Dan Kennedy John Carlton Gary Halpert   Connect with David LinkedIn Twitter Website david@jetpackworkflow.com   Connect with Piper Creative YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out our interviews with other software entrepreneurs like Andy Rachleff, Dennis Mortensen, and Mark Leslie. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

X.ai has raised $44 million to tackle a really big small problem: scheduling emails. You might have encountered one of their AI-powered assistants without even knowing it. When emailing to set up a meeting, a user simply copies amy@x.ai or andrew@x.ai to take over the logistics. These bots process natural language in order to set up a meeting the way a human assistant would — but for much less money. On this episode, Dennis Mortensen, the CEO and Co-Founder of x.ai, talks about what a future powered by artificially intelligent assistants could look like. This episode was produced and edited by Lauren Feiner. Our music is "Is That You Or Are You You" by Chris Zabriskie. This podcast is sponsored by Indicative, the leading behavioral analytics platform. Go to www.indicative.com to learn more. Be the first to know when a new episode is released and stay up to date on the latest data news by signing up for our newsletter: goo.gl/forms/FDhgnhRCfkydkjGr2 Read more about the podcast and Dennis Mortensen at decidingbydata.com. Follow us on Twitter @decidingbydata

In this episode of Automate and Grow we chat with entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen. Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai. He’s a pioneer and expert in leveraging Data and a serial entrepreneur who has successfully delivered a number of company exits on that theme. Dennis’s long term vision of killing the inbox triggered the …

Serial entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen talks about how hyperfocus, urgency, radical transparency and a single KPI have become part of his process for building successful startups at scale. CEO of x.ai, whose AI personal assistants are changing the way meetings are scheduled, Dennis advises a founder looking to inject more pace into their startup team.

"Hi Anders, Since I scheduled this for you a while back, I just wanted to send you a friendly reminder for your meeting today at 5:00 PM CET: I’ll assume this meeting is all set unless you tell me otherwise. Andrew" Sådan lød den lille påmindelse jeg modtog dagen før mit interview med Dennis Mortensen. Ikke i sig selv noget specielt, og så alligevel. Andrew - der også stod for at få vores oprindelige aftale jongleret på plads i kalenderen - er nemlig en digital assistent. Andrew og hans kollega Amy er skabt af det New York-baserede firma x.ai. Dennis, der er serieiværksætter, har over 1000 møder i sin kalender hvert år, og har derfor stiftet firmaet x.ai, der skal hjælpe ham - og andre - med at spare tid, når der skal koordineres og flyttes og alt det andet, som der kan gået mange timer med, når der skal bookes aftaler. Links x.ai - firmaet bag de digitale assistenter Amy og Andrew. Om Dennis Mortensen Dennis på Twitter De tre tips Følg filosofien om Inbox Zero - at rydde op i din email-indbakke hver dag. Ikke bare for at være i nul, men for at kunne fokusere i hverdagen. Bliv anal med din kalender! Skriv alting ind, også selvom du gør det hver dag eller uge…det hjælper med det store overblik. Dennis tager stort set hver weekend subwayen nordpå, uden mobil eller musik eller noget, og går tilbage til sit hjem på sydspidsen af Manhattan. Det giver ham mulighed for en slags mental oprydning på turen, helt uden planlagt agenda inden turen. Dennis anbefaler alle at gøre noget tilsvarende.

This interview threw me out of my element. What a great way to start the new year. I get pretty uncomfortable with the notion of transhumanism and implanting technology into the body through an elective procedure. Luckily, I got to talk it over with Ryan.   Ryan O’Shea is a spokesperson and advisor for biotechnology startup company Grindhouse Wetware, which is dedicated to creating technology to augment human capabilities. Ryan is also a founder of the Carnegie Mellon University-based artificial intelligence startup Behaivior, which uses wearables and machine learning to predict and intervene in human behaviors to promote positive health outcomes. Behaivior is currently a competitor in the $5 Million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition. Ryan has previously worked as a host and producer for the Pittsburgh ABC Television affiliate. He currently hosts the technology and futurism-themed Future Grind podcast and has produced talks around the world on the topic of citizen science, making, and biohacking   Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here.   Ryan’s Challenge; Question your assumptions. Why are you scared of these ideas? Reach out and continue the conversation.   If you liked this interview, check out previous tech-focused episodes with Robert Scoble, Joseph Lubin, and Dennis Mortensen.

The Syndicate hosted The Future of AI and Autonomous Vehicles Live Streamed Roundtable on 12/11/17 Our expert panelists include: Dennis Mortensen a super successful serial entrepreneur with 3 exits and is currently the founder of X.ai. His company has raised $44M and are solving the issues of scheduling and personal assistants. He has a ton of experience... The post AI, Autonomous Vehicles and Future of Cities Live Streamed Roundtable appeared first on The Syndicate.

“Artificial intelligence will move software from being passive to active, the software will be expected to make decisions on our behalf.” Dennis counted he had scheduled 1,019 meetings in a year! With big data startups under his belt, he deployed artificial intelligence techniques to create Amy, a virtual assistant and is on a mission to harness the power of AI to increase human potential. Hundreds of thousands of meetings have been scheduled automatically and it’s raised of $40m of Venture Capital investment. In this episode, he divulges the technology underpinning Amy,  jobs of the future, and the the morals and ethics behind bots - from bad behaviour, empathy to personalities.

Future Labs AI Summit, NYU, 10/31/17-11/1/17, 10.31.17 Presentation: Investing in AI: The Startup POV Presenter: Dennis Mortensen, x.ai This is the Impact Innovation Podcast by Rebel Method. Bringing you events and panels on different topics to keep you on the edge of innovation and accelerating impact founders from zero to impact. Music credit: Starlight by NUBY https://soundcloud.com/nubymusik/starlight What your event covered? Or have comments or suggestions? Message Sergio on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/sergiomarrero

We continue our NYU Future Labs AI Summit interview series with Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of X.ai, a company whose AI-based personal assistant Amy helps users with scheduling meetings. I caught up with Dennis backstage at the Future Labs event a few weeks ago, right before he went on stage to talk about “Investing in AI from the Startup POV.” Dennis gave shares some great insight into building an AI-first company, not to mention his vision for the future of scheduling, something no one actually enjoys doing, and his thoughts on the future of human-AI interaction. This was a fun interview, which I’m sure you’ll enjoy. A quick warning though… This might not be a show to listen to in the car with the kiddos, as this episode does contain a few expletives. The notes for this show can be found at twimlai.com/talk/67 For series information, visit twimlai.com/ainexuslab2

David Ryan Polgar and Joe Leonardo discuss the future of conversation with x.ai's Dennis Mortensen, design researcher Pamela Pavliscak, and tech humanist Kate O'Neill! Special performance by spoken word poet Marshall Davis Jones performs his poem, Touchscreen. PANEL: Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and Founder of x.ai. He’s a pioneer and expert in leveraging Data and a serial entrepreneur who has successfully delivered a number of company exits on that theme. Dennis’ long term vision of killing the inbox triggered the formation of x.ai and the creation of an artificial intelligence personal assistant to schedule meetings. Pamela Pavliscak is founder of Change Sciences, a future insights firm. She works with organizations of all kinds to envision a human future for technology. Pamela is also faculty at The Pratt Institute where studies our emotional relationship with technology. She has written for Quartz, Mashable, Smashing, and other tech publications. Kate O’Neill is a “tech humanist:” consultant, author, and speaker on how data and technology shape human experiences. Among her prior roles, she was one of the first 100 employees at Netflix, and led one of the first digital strategy and analytics agencies. FUNNY AS TECH FunnyAsTech.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/FunnyAsTech https://www.instagram.com/FunnyAsTech/ https://twitter.com/TechEthicist Instagram: https://twitter.com/ImJoeLeonardo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunnyAsTech/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-328735920 Signup to our monthly mailing list: http://eepurl.com/dgokyz NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY

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.

Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai. HIs vision is to kill the inbox, which triggered the formation of x.ai and the creation of an artificial intelligence personal assistant to schedule meetings. I was delighted to talk to Dennis about the artificial intelligence assistants, Amy and Andrew. If you've never heard of them, you'll love this conversation and exploration of the amazing things Amy...

Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai. HIs vision is to kill the inbox, which triggered the formation of x.ai and the creation of an artificial intelligence personal assistant to schedule meetings.I was delighted to talk to Dennis about the artificial intelligence assistants, Amy and Andrew. If you've never heard of them, you'll love this conversation and exploration of the amazing things Amy...

From the brand new Fulton Center in downtown Manhattan we bring you Dennis Mortensen. He is founder and CEO at X.ai, an artificial intelligence driven personal assistant named Amy who schedules meetings for you. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs in Denmark, Dennis initially strove to be a game engineer at IBM. He soon failed to resist the call to entrepreneurship though as he started and sold three of his first four companies. Dennis is now changing the way people interact with artificial intelligence by pioneering it's future. After raising $30+ million and growing the team to 93 people, he is hyper focused on building X.ai to rescue people's time. It is clear that focus is something he excels at from some of the unique lessons he shared:  Growing up in Denmark in a family of entrepreneurs Difference between being a serial entrepreneur and a first time founder The impact immigrants can have creating jobs in the United States Importance of doing one thing really well  Keeping a clear mind is one of the keys to success Why this wave of artificial intelligence is different from any before it Where the future of Artificial Intelligence is going   Ambition Today Question of the Day™: "As a serial entrepreneur how do you manage your life and prevent burnout?"   Quote Of The Episode: "You can start to think again, and really good ideas come with that. I take pride in the mental freedom Inbox Zero provides me every day"    Links from this episode: X.ai Dennis Mortensen on Twitter Dennis Mortensen Linkedin Founder Institute New York Audible Toptal   ========== This episode of Ambition Today is supported by: + Founder Institute New York: goo.gl/RGezjW   + Toptal: goo.gl/OObfM9 + Audible: goo.gl/Urjq6k ========== Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday  Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar   Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss, How I Built This, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, Mixergy, Seth Godin, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).      

In this episode, we bring a laser sharp focus on the startup phase of the agency growth curve by asking the question: what is the anatomy of an ideal startup? Today, entrepreneurship and the startup culture seems to be totally mythologized. But the reality is that it’s not easy, it’s not always fun, and it is almost always super risky. But it can also be incredibly rewarding. We spoke to Dennis Mortensen to get his strategically tactical advice on how to navigate the rollercoaster ride that is a startup.

Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and Founder of X.ai, the artificial intelligence driven personal assistant that lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to amy@x.ai. Their female persona Amy is so lifelike that users have asked her on a date at a rate of one request per month! X.ai is now one of the best funded AI startups having raised over $30m from our friends at FirstMark and DCM and a big thanks to Matt Turck for making the intro and from DCM, who also helped us with some of the questions for Dennis! In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Dennis came to found one of the leading AI startups today with X.ai? 2.) Why is product market fit like porn? How does this analogy affect Dennis' evaluation of product market fit? 3.) What are the fundamental features required to turn a single user consumer product into an enterprise product? How should that transition be managed? 4.) Is Dennis concerned by large incumbents making their entrance into the world of more traditional enterprise companies with the likes of GSuite and Facebook for Work? 5.) How did Dennis evaluate the right pricing method for X.ai? What pricing mechanisms did he consider? What does Dennis believe is the future of enterprise pricing? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Dennis' Fave Book: Shoe Dog Dennis' Fave Blog or Newsletter: Azeem Azhar: The Exponential View As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Dennis on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. X.ai is AI-poweredered personal assistant for scheduling meetings bringing you Amy or Andrew. The assistant you interact with like you would to any other person and it allows you to avoid the tedious hours of email ping pong in order to schedule one meeting. Even better, there is no sign in, no password, no download, all you do is cc amy@x.ai beautiful! And you can check it out now on x.ai it really is a must! Workable is the all-in-one recruiting software for ambitious companies. From posting a job to tracking and managing candidates, Workable provides everything you need to hire better. Transparent communication, organized candidate profiles, structured interviews and a full reporting suite gives hiring teams the information they need to make the best choice. Workable is available for desktop and mobile and you can find out more on workable.com where you can try it for free.

The O’Reilly Bots Podcast: X.ai founder on personal assistant agents that schedule your meetings.In this episode of the O’Reilly Bots Podcast, I speak with Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai, a personal assistant bot that handles meeting scheduling through email. Discussion points: Social considerations for personal assistants and the bots that stand in for them x.ai users can call their virtual assistant either “Amy” or “Andrew.” Mortensen says users overwhelmingly choose the name of the opposite gender. (But for the most part, he says, it’s only male users who flirt with the bot.) The goal: agents that carry over conversations from one channel or platform to another (like continuing an email conversation in Slack) Humans in the loop: how x.ai’s 40 human “trainers” review scheduling-related data and train the response algorithm How the scheduling bot attempts to guide conversations in order to improve outcomes Other Links The Call for Speakers for the O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference, June 26-29, 2017 After Dennis and I spoke, Microsoft launched a similar service that uses Cortana to schedule meetings.

The O’Reilly Bots Podcast: X.ai founder on personal assistant agents that schedule your meetings.In this episode of the O’Reilly Bots Podcast, I speak with Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai, a personal assistant bot that handles meeting scheduling through email. Discussion points: Social considerations for personal assistants and the bots that stand in for them x.ai users can call their virtual assistant either “Amy” or “Andrew.” Mortensen says users overwhelmingly choose the name of the opposite gender. (But for the most part, he says, it’s only male users who flirt with the bot.) The goal: agents that carry over conversations from one channel or platform to another (like continuing an email conversation in Slack) Humans in the loop: how x.ai’s 40 human “trainers” review scheduling-related data and train the response algorithm How the scheduling bot attempts to guide conversations in order to improve outcomes Other Links The Call for Speakers for the O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference, June 26-29, 2017 After Dennis and I spoke, Microsoft launched a similar service that uses Cortana to schedule meetings.

A hacker, professor, and consultation expert, Dr. Tim Summers is a cyber and risk strategist specializing in identifying cyber risks and sensitivities within public and private organizations. He is a specialist in understanding the relationship between human cognitive psychology and socio-technical systems. He has served as an Executive Advisor for one of the world’s oldest multinational strategic management firms.   He has also been a consultant for Fortune 500 companies worldwide and is a regularly invited speaker. He’s the CEO of Summers & Company,  Founder of WikiBreach, and the Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Engagement in the iSchool at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Summers is one of the world’s leading experts in understanding How Hackers Think.   Tim’s Challenge; Identify seven people and seek a unique way to inspire and empower them. Ways to empower include; Smile, be positive, encourage creativity, challenge others, and connect.   http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast   Connect with Tim Facebook Twitter Website   If you liked this interview, check out episode 95 with Dennis Mortensen where we discuss artificial intelligence, smart assistants, and entrepreneurship.

Serial Entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen has a refreshingly honest chat about x.ai and the future.

Serial Entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen has a refreshingly honest chat about x.ai and the future. Dr. Pauline Cogan discusses how dyslexic minds work, gives us some tips on spotting signs of dyslexia and discuss her mission and passion to make a difference.

The machines are coming! The machines are coming! Artifiicial Intelligence is here. But what is it, and how long will we have to wait for the technology to completely take over all analysis work? Dennis Mortensen -- founder of x.ai -- joins us on this episode for a deep dive into the topic. You will be surprised by how pragmatic and real AI seems as Dennis describes how he approaches it. And...then his last call will completely blow up the nice, cozy layer of downy comfort that you've settled into during the discussion. So it goes. Artificial intelligences and things referenced in this episode include: x.ai, Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Planet Money Episode #626, Wait But Why on The Fermi Paradox, and Rick and Morty.

In this episode of Business Systems Explored we speak to Dennis Mortensen. CEO and founder of artificial intelligence software company X.ai. Dennis breaks down how X.ai created an artificial intelligent, humanised personal assistant named Amy, the future of software and how artificial intelligence will continue to change the job market.

Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and Founder of X.ai, the artificial intelligence driven personal assistant that lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to amy@x.ai. Their female persona Amy is so lifelike that users have asked her on a date at a rate of one request per month! X.ai is now one of the best funded AI startups having raised over $30m from our friends at FirstMark and a big thanks to Matt Turck for making the intro and from DCM, who also helped us with some of the questions for Dennis!    In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Dennis came to found X.ai and what the a-ha moment was for him? 2.) What did the training look like for X.ai? How long did it take? How much data did you have to painstakingly annotate? What is more important; data or algorithms? 3.) Many VCs are concerned about large incumbents having proprietary data sets. Does this concern Dennis and what can be done to mitigate this 4.) Question from David Cheg @ DCM: How will AI startups interact with giant corporates also investing heavily in AI research? 5.) How was the fundraising journey for Dennis? How did he approach it strategically? What challenges did he face? How did he go about choosing his investors? Items Mentioned In Today’s Episode:  Dennis’ Fave Book: How To Get Rich by Felix Dennis Dennis’ Fave Blog: Wait But Why As always you can follow The Twenty Minute VC, Harry and Dennis on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow him on Instagram here!   If you are looking to make your move into the world of VC or improve your investing skills,  Venture Capital Unlocked: Secrets of Silicon Valley Investing is a must! It is a 2 week crash course at Stanford run by Stanford Professional Development Centre and 500 Startups. You will learn the mechanics of all things Silicon Valley investing, check it out here.   The Twenty Minute VC is brought to you by Leesa. Lees is like the TOMS Shoes or Warby Parker of the mattress industry. Here are 3 reasons why they are the best place to get your new mattress: Leesa has done away with the awkward mattress showroom experience by allowing a fully online experience, shipping to your doorstep for free. Their 10 inch mattresses come in all sizes and is crafted with 3 unique layers o foam including2 inches of memory foam and 2 inches of really cool latex like foam design to keep you cool. All Leesa mattresses are made 100% in the US or UK and they give you a 100 night trial, to make sure the mattress is perfect for you. Go to leesa.com/VC and enter promo code VC75 to get $75 off!    

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.

CliffCentral.com — Artificial Intelligence is here and it is real! Brett Levy and Brett Lindsay are joined by Dennis Mortensen from X.AI who reveals the latest and greatest in Virtual Assistants and other awesome Artificial Intelligence technology.

Imagine a future when you can call upon your A. I. assistant to have "her" arrange meetings, manage your schedule, send out confirmations and deal with schedule shifts, all automatically, with no input from you other than a quick email to explain what you want done.  That future is here now and it costs nothing, all thanks to x.ai and its founder, Dennis Mortensen. 

Our guest today Dennis Mortensen is the Founder and CEO of X.AI. They’re building an amazing AI agent which will once and for all completely eliminate the need for the horrible back and forth required of scheduling meetings. We talked about his story growing up in Denmark, trying his hardest NOT to be an entrepreneur, to the state of artificial intelligence, and a little bit about what’s coming in the future. This one was a lot of fun.   Today’s song is Abrigo by Similar. It’s melancholic and energetic, and long in a way that lot of music isn’t these days. It tells a story with no lyrics, and I really enjoyed it. A member of the Band Ariel Hernandez is actually also a developer, with whom I have worked before, which makes this pretty much perfect for the podcast. Artista: Similar Disco: Reverso Canción: Abrigo Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y...

Our guest today Dennis Mortensen is the Founder and CEO of X.AI. They’re building an amazing AI agent which will once and for all completely eliminate the need for the horrible back and forth required of scheduling meetings. We talked about his story growing up in Denmark, trying his hardest NOT to be an entrepreneur, to the state of artificial intelligence, and a little bit about what’s coming in the future. This one was a lot of fun.   Today’s song is Abrigo by Similar. It’s melancholic and energetic, and long in a way that lot of music isn’t these days. It tells a story with no lyrics, and I really enjoyed it. A member of the Band Ariel Hernandez is actually also a developer, with whom I have worked before, which makes this pretty much perfect for the podcast. Artista: Similar Disco: Reverso Canción: Abrigo Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y...

I’ve been using the Amazon Echo device for almost a year. And most of what I do is ask Alexa – the virtual assistant in Echo – what the weather is, who won the Rams game, add batteries to my shopping list, or even to play the new song from Prince. I also use Siri to dial people on my iPhone when I’m in the car. And, with Windows 10, I’m beginning to ask Cortana – Microsoft’s virtual assistant – for stuff as well. More and more we’re all using intelligent agents/services to handle routine things that take up time. Dennis Mortensen, co-founder of X.ai – the service behind virtual scheduling assistant Amy – shares why he feels we’re at the tipping point with artificial intelligence. He also shares his vision of a world where services like Siri, Alexa, Cortana and Amy will work together on our behalf to free us up from mundane tasks, and allow us to focus on more important things.

# Episode 132 **Summary:** In Episode #132 Ari sits down – literally – with Dennis Mortensen of [_Amy_](https://x.ai/), the smart personal assistant. During this in-person meeting, Dennis and Ari discuss the idea behind Amy and what makes her different as a scheduling toll. Ari and Dennis also talk about the importance distinction between doing a _query_ and doing a _job_. **Special Announcements:** # [Less Doing in Barcelona](https://www.gazelles.com/summits/EGS-2015/Barcelona/index.html) Watch Ari bring the lessons of Less Doing to Barcelona, Spain for the 2015 European Growth Summit. Ari will be joined by fellow masters of entrepreneurship Steve Martin, Director of _Influence at Work_ in the UK, and Verne Harnish, founder and CEO of Gazelles. ## [American Dream U](http://americandreamu.org/upcoming-events/) On March 13th and 14th, watch Ari Meisel bring his expertise to the stage in a setting unlike any other: Fort Benning, Georgia home of the United States Army's Airborne and Ranger schools. Ari will be joining a collection of legendary business leaders and exciting entrepreneurs to help demonstrate the _right _way to start a business. ## [Less Doing Live Event](https://lessdoinglabs.businessresearchgroup.org/sales/live-event-optin) The **Less Doing LIVE Event** in NYC is _less than six months away_! The best minds in business and productivity are joining Ari in his hometown of New York City to share their tips, strategies and secrets for success. Visit [LessDoingLive.com](http://www.lessdoinglive.com/) to learn more about this fantastic opportunity running from **May 1st – 3rd**. ## [Mastermind Talks](http://www.mastermindtalks.com/) Looking for an opportunity to see Ari speak live somewhere on the west coast?—Look no further! On **April 29th and 30th** , Ari will be featured at the _Mastermind Talks_ event in **Napa, California**. To learn more about this opportunity to watch Ari “_Optimize, Outsource and Automate_” in wine country, click [here](http://www.mastermindtalks.com/). **Time Stamped Show Notes:** - 27:12 – Introduction of Dennis - 27:45 – Dennis defines [_Amy _](https://x.ai/)as a service - 28:35 – Most meeting requests come in via email - 30:40 – Using 12,000 scheduled meetings as a baseline, Dennis and his team discovered that an average of 8.01 emails are exchanged - 31:55 – An average of 2.5 days are taken to schedule - 34:30 – Slight points of emphasis (bold, underline, etc) can dramatically impact how people reply to your meeting invitations - 35:10 – How Ari tested Amy in scheduling his meeting with Dennis - 38:00 – Some of the _nifty _things Amy can do - 38:38 – What is Amy? She is an AI-driven personal assistant - 39:37 – Amy is designed to be _invisible _software - 39:59 – Amy is designed to _not _be another query…she is designed to _do the job_ - 42:20 – Amy has visibility into Google Calendar - 44:00 – At the end of each week, Amy will send a summary of the meetings scheduled, held, etc. - 45:30 – The _business version _of Amy will prevent internal meetings from being scheduled without an associated agenda - 46:20 – Amy is not capable of batch scheduling at this time because there are too many variables…but she will be down the road - 47:49 – There is currently a waiting list to try Amy, but people are pulled off of it every day. Amy will not be available on the open market until early summer 2015 - 48:30 – Amy will go to market with 3 editions: free, pro and business - 49:16 – Dennis' _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective_ - 49:25 – Practice inbox zero - 50:17 – If you have a job, use a calendar - 52:02 – Find a way to make your office paperless - 54:00 – X.AI to sign up for Amy's waiting list **7 Key Points:** 1. An average of 8 emails is exchanged and 2.5 days taken to schedule a single meeting, this is highly inefficient. 2. Using points of emphasis strategically can radically alter how peo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message

Jenna and Dennis Mortensen discuss how x.ai is building ‘invisible software' to schedule meetings and what it's like working in uncharted territory. 

Summary Dennis Mortensen and I discuss x.ai, an AI personal assistant for scheduling meetings. Details Dennis and I discuss his background, traditional analytics products, predictive analytics; x.ai, it “schedules meetings”, how it works, invisible software, people don't have control panels or sliders, tuning Amy multiple calendars; humanizing Amy, pain does not have a syntax, democratizing having a personal assistant; scheduling nirvana, Amy work with Emily, elastic calendar; human speed; psychology of Amy, Amy is not an “it” and does not have features, Amy has skills and receives education; invisible interface; accepting Amy and stigma around AI PAs; is Amy dehumanizing, or is a control panel dehumanizing; why now for Amy, 1019 meetings and 672 reschedules in one year, not Turing ready; no app, maybe location awareness; audience of 87 million US knowledge workers, spreading word; when it will be available, thousands of users, tens of thousands meetings a day; backend, improving understanding, context; Amy's truth, cultural differences, irony; architecture, no scaling problem, AWS, Scala, mongo; data and privacy; future of x.ai, flights, hotels, other languages, voice integration.

Imagine a world where everyone could have a personal assistant to schedule meetings for them. Checking in with your team? Ask for it by next Friday and it shows up on your calendar a few minutes later. Drinks with friends? Handled. This is no longer the luxury of executives. Human assistants, even outsourced to foreign countries, are still pretty costly. But a robot, one that lives inside your email and calendar, that's cheap and could catch on. If it works. "I think it is inevitable that we will reach that point in time where we simply cannot allow you to do a task as simple as this," Dennis Mortensen, CEO of X.AI In this episode, we test out a new breed of personal assistant. Her, or its, name is Amy Ingram. She's plucky, tenacious, and loves arranging meetings. In contrast to Apple's Siri, Google Now or Microsoft's Cortana, Amy is specialized on one thing and one thing only: scheduling. A new and increasingly common type of software, Amy isn't a program you download, or an app you install. "I'm just really grateful that I can have that time back to be productive.... I've been in heaven honestly," Jonathan Lehr, Co-Founder of Workbench and user of Amy the robot assistant. You simply email her a request like you would a human—she has her own email address—and Amy comes to understand your natural language. Then she takes over the email ping pong with your friends and colleagues and hashes out the details until a meeting is set. Sound like salvation? In theory. We put her to the test. And also had a little fun using Amy as a daft Turing test on our friends to see if they would know the difference between a robot and a person. Along the way we found out a few dirty secrets about human nature that pop up when you are trying to program a robot helper. Like when our producer Alex tried to break Amy's will. "For some reason when you know it is a machine the impulse is: I am going to make her cry," Dennis Mortensen. Next week on the podcast, we'll cover the human cost of automation from job loss to craving that human touch. Subscribe on iTunes, or on Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed. And follow us on Twitter @NewTechCity. * A note: Since the taping of this podcast, Amy and X.AI can now interface with more than just Google Calendar. 

In this episode, we talk with Dennis Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! and Board of Director Member of the Web Analytics Association, about the Future of News Media and Yahoo! Analytics.  The group dives right into what the future hold for new media, and what the role of analytics will be.  From there [...]

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryIn this episode of "Success Story: Lessons," we had an insightful exchange with Dennis Mortensen, an accomplished entrepreneur. Dennis offered a unique perspective on the entrepreneurial journey, likening it to a game that one must learn to love and master.Our conversation with Dennis explored the challenges and uncertainties of traditional jobs in the current year of 2020. He urged listeners to bravely step into the unknown and experiment, emphasizing that failures could be stepping stones to success.Dennis highlighted the "Success Principles Workbook" of entrepreneurship. The first lesson - acknowledging the inevitability of failure, especially during these unpredictable times. Dennis' powerful message was that our reactions, not our circumstances, shape the outcomes of our entrepreneurial endeavors. He underscored the importance of resilience, adaptability, and the courage to keep trying despite failures.Just like a seasoned player, Dennis encourages budding entrepreneurs to view each failure as a lesson, an integral part of the game. His advice was profound yet simple: adapt, think quickly, and have the courage to step out of your comfort zone. This podcast is your toolbox for navigating the unpredictable journey of entrepreneurship with grace and grit.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://youtu.be/Qfnml2Vsvu0Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-story-with-scott-d-clary/id1484783544?i=1000473423306➡️ Watch the Podcast On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclaryAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryIn this episode of "Success Story: Lessons," we had an insightful exchange with Dennis Mortensen, an accomplished entrepreneur. Dennis offered a unique perspective on the entrepreneurial journey, likening it to a game that one must learn to love and master.Our conversation with Dennis explored the challenges and uncertainties of traditional jobs in the current year of 2020. He urged listeners to bravely step into the unknown and experiment, emphasizing that failures could be stepping stones to success.Dennis highlighted the "Success Principles Workbook" of entrepreneurship. The first lesson - acknowledging the inevitability of failure, especially during these unpredictable times. Dennis' powerful message was that our reactions, not our circumstances, shape the outcomes of our entrepreneurial endeavors. He underscored the importance of resilience, adaptability, and the courage to keep trying despite failures.Just like a seasoned player, Dennis encourages budding entrepreneurs to view each failure as a lesson, an integral part of the game. His advice was profound yet simple: adapt, think quickly, and have the courage to step out of your comfort zone. This podcast is your toolbox for navigating the unpredictable journey of entrepreneurship with grace and grit.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://youtu.be/Qfnml2Vsvu0Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-story-with-scott-d-clary/id1484783544?i=1000473423306➡️ Watch the Podcast On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclaryAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy