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This is Joao (Joe) Moura, founder of Crew AI, who shares his journey from building an open-source AI project to raising millions in funding for his startup.
In this episode, Joe talks about how AI agents revolutionize workflows, and his strategy for scaling Crew AI to capture the rapidly growing market of AI automation. Discover Joe's insights on leveraging AI agents for marketing, sales, and internal operations, and his take on the future of AI infrastructure.
Links:
Joe: https://x.com/joaomoura
Omar: https://x.com/omarwasm
Alif: https://alif.build
Crew AI: https://crew.ai
Chapters
00:00 - Intro Recap
01:25 - Using AI agents to get 10x leads
05:39 - Lessons from Clearbit: scaling startups
08:25 - Exploding from pre-seed to Series A
11:07 - How is open source helpful for building AI agents?
14:44 - How to get a job in startups (almost guaranteed)
16:21 - Are AI agents replacing or enabling jobs?
18:12 - How Crew AI actually uses AI agents internally
22:19 - Brainstorming agent-based GTM strategies
27:26 - Competing in the Evolving AI Market
28:47 - Looking ahead: 2025 and the future of automation