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James McHugh

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James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Sapient don't have a Salesforce practice or whatever.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

We create a Salesforce practice and then we can knock on the door of Lloyds Bank and say, hey, we don't have to even do paperwork with you.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

If you need these services, we can start working tomorrow.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Through Sapient.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

That would accelerate our ability to create this business.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So we set up a JV with Sapient.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

They owned 20%.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

We owned 80%.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And we built it to 100 people in a year.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

slowed down the hiring moved it from red to black numbers and they acquired it's always good isn't it yeah a good moment yeah and then they bought it and then they bought it right that was 2019.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So obviously, 18 months ago, we moved... Five with Sapien?

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Yeah, well, three they bought and two are running in parallel right now.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

I've been through several waves of technology.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

I think when I was... You said you were a contractor originally.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Yeah, when I was in my 20s, I kind of constantly felt I didn't have the capital or the wherewithal, the time, the ability to step away from a full-time job or a contract role to benefit from these waves of technology.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And now I'm fortunate enough to have the time and the capital and the relationships.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

But this time, James, it's different than anything I've seen before.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

The wave that's coming with AI is monumental.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And I think it's going to be so impactful to humanity.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

On so many levels.