Nathan Latka

Launched back in, call it, 2015, 2016, after Aaron sold his first company, Red Beacon, to Home Depot, then stayed at Home Depot through 2020.

Hey folks, my guest today is Aaron Lee.

He's the co-founder and CEO of Smith.ai and former CTO of Depot.

His former company, Red Beacon, won the TechCrunch 50 startup competition in 2009.

He's one of the founding engineers at Google Video and holds a PhD in computer science from Princeton University, now building Smith.ai, which is human-centered AI customer engagement.

Aaron, you ready to take us to the top?

Wow.

Okay.

So did you go right into Red Beacon in 2008?

Interesting.

So what happened with Red Beacon?

You sell it, you shut it down.

What did you do with it?

Now, what size did you grow Red Beacon to before you decided to exit in terms of revenue?

We're talking like a million, 10 million, something in between?

That's very cool.

What did you guys, I mean, it sounds like you're building something at Red Beacon.

It's doing well.

You have more than 10 million in revenue.

What did you like about the Home Depot offer?