Follow Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachrattner/
Yembo: Yembo.ai
Scourhead: https://github.com/zachrattner/scourhead
Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Up-Fast-Lessons-Startup/dp/B0C9SF8JXJ
Resources Zach mentioned during the podcast:
Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/
Google Media Pipe: https://ai.google.dev/edge/mediapipe/solutions/guide
In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast I am joined by Zach Rattner, the CTO of Yembo.
Zach brings an interesting perspective to the show as he got an early start in AI, starting his company back in 2016.
Since then, Yembo has grown to over 70 employees all over the world, they operate in 20 countries and process tens of thousands of videos per day for their customers.
In this episode we will dive into:
- A framework for thinking about if your startup idea makes sense for you.
- What you need to learn to become proficient in AI.
- How to effectively communicate with your customers.
I hope you enjoy the episode!
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Zach and Yembo.ai
02:30 - Current State of the Yembo.ai
03:30 - Why Zach decided to go all in on AI and computer vision technology
09:17 - Building the initial Yembo.ai product
13:00 - The importance of Product/Founder fit
16:25 - Identifying the feasibility of AI tech when identifying a business solution
20:17 - How to communicate solutions to your customers
22:50 - How much about the AI technology does Zach understand as an engineer
26:35 - How one should learn about AI and AI learning resources
30:56 - Agentic AI
37:00 - AI in the future
39:00 - Zach's advice to his younger self
39:54 - Conclusion and where to find Zach online