Curious Thing | The Convenience of Conversational AI | DAWNCast Ep. 75 ft. Sam Zheng
Episode description
Creating startups for fun, Sam Zheng is a serial entrepreneur who has learned how to accept uncertainty while focusing on the expansion of conversational AI. Understanding that AI can assist in the recruitment process, he is the former CTO/Co-Founder of Hyper Anna, and the current CEO/Co-Founder conversational AI questioning engine company, Curious Thing.
A self-taught engineer, Sam created Curious Thing as a startup in 2018, and since then, the company has won multiple industry awards and been adopted by some of the most innovative brands across Australia, South-East Asia, and the U.S. Sam sat down to share with Dai Le the sacrifices that need to be made when creating a startup from scratch.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 What is Curious Thing?
04:22 Serial Entrepreneur
06:16 AI asking the questions
09:48 Self-taught Engineer
11:04 Conversational AI vs BI (Business Intelligence)
12:37 Expanding in the U.S.
14:19 Building startups for fun
16:12 Crafting a career
16:57 Learning to accept certainties
18:49 Foundation of innovative products
20:49 Defining a strong team culture
26:07 Team culture formula for different fields
27:47 The benefits of having a mentor
30:09 Family and social sacrifices for startups
32:01 The growing business ecosystem in Australia
33:48 Confronting setbacks
38:27 Diversity in technology sector
39:33 Encouraging females in STEAM
43:39 Advice for business owners of diverse backgrounds
47:12 Where to next for Curious Thing?
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