In this episode we sit with Kirk Marple, Founder and CEO of Unstruk Data. Unstruk Data is enabling its customers to utilize information stored in video image, 3D and industrial files with its knowledge hub, which is designed specifically for spatial and unstructured data. Its technology unlocks the information stored in these data files so that you can easily search, visualize, analyze, and integrate them into existing data workflows. Kirk is a serial entrepreneur, operator, and technologist. He started his career in media management and entertainment at Microsoft and his own media transcription company, which was acquired by ESPN. He shares with us entrepreneurial, approach to collaborating with customers on product development, and his approach to fundraising. If your company is looking to scale its AI initiatives, head over to Tesoro AI (www.tesoroai.com). We are experts in AI strategy, staff augmentation, and AI product development. 1:47 - Kirk's background and the experiences that led to starting Unstruk Data 3:52 - The pros and cons of building a private equity backed company vs bootstrapped company 8:21 - Managing ethical decisions in building AI products 9:28 - Understanding the catalyst behind Unstruk 11:51 - Breaking down the Unstruk product 16:21 - Industries that are becoming more comfortable with utilizing AI tools like Unstruk 19:04 - How enterprise customers interact with the Unstruk product 25:16 - How Kirk approached building the founding team 26:58 - Utilizing the MVP stage to get vital feedback from customers 28:41 - How to manage customer feedback and internal strategy for product development 31:46 - How they've approached the fundraising process 34:33 - Investor knowledge on the AI space 38:38 - How to get in contact with Kirk and the Unstruk team

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