Discussing AI First Company and AI First mentality with Ash Fontana. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace analytics, data and AI to retain competitive edge.

Bio:Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt and Invenia. He has appeared in Fast Company, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC and at the UN. This is his first book.

Ash's Book:The AI-First Company: How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence by Ash Fontana https://amzn.to/33C2OL5

Ash's Recommendations:On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee https://amzn.to/3vZhkskNeurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain by Patricia S. Churchland https://amzn.to/2RiKrYO

Discussion Timeline:TIMELINE

Some questions we covered:1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that this book points to:2. Vishal briefly introduce guestStage 2: Subject Matter Expertise3. What is the state of startups today?4. State of AI in mature organization?5. AI and Enterprise outlook? Cautionary tale or hopeful story6. Who will win the AI race?7. Challenges in AI adoption?Stage 3: Introduction as an author8. What is an AI-First company?9. Why write AI-First?10. Why does every company need to prioritize AI over the next decade? 11. What are the most common mistakes companies make when trying to become AI-First? 12. What’s the difference between “lean-startup” and “lean AI”? 14. How do AI-First companies retain more of the “first mover” advantage than others?15. AI + Business, will make it more science or art?16. Can AI be a competitive edgeStage 4: Rapid Fire with Ben Pring [Say what comes to your mind]17 a. #MachineLearning17 b. #Technology17 c. #Leadership17 d. #FutureOfWork17 e. #Culture17 f. #DigitalTransformation17 g. #Disruption17 h. #JobsOfFuture17 i. #FutureofStartup17 j. #FutureofOrganization17 k. #AIFirstStage 5: Closing18. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?19. Do you have any favorite read?20. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience?

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