AI in the Wild

How New Data Infrastructure Tech is Transforming Enterprise Strategy (feat. Vipin Chamakkala)

Episode Summary

This week we have on Vipin Chamakkala, Principal Investor at Work-Bench, an enterprise technology venture capital fund in NYC investing in & supporting the next generation of enterprise startups. Vipin has spent the majority of his time in the infrastructure, data, and the AI space, helping enterprise startup founders navigate the murky waters of selling and working with enterprise corporations. Vipin was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018.

Episode Notes

We discuss,

• Breaking into VC
• How the enterprise investment space has transformed due to the rise of AI
• Best practices for enterprise companies to pilot projects with startup companies leveraging deep technologies
• What makes for a good early pilot partner?
• The viability of horizontal companies as they compete against the likes of Google, Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft
• How companies can compete with better tooling. We discuss companies & tools like H2O, Data Robot, Data IQ, which are all helping companies build & support models
• Which opportunity areas & industries are still up for grabs
• What startups in the space are taking advantage of better tech (models, protocols, processes, etc), and are creating differentiation in the market