Entrepreneurship, the startup race, and AI scheduling assistants with Dennis Mortensen, CEO of X.ai

Published: July 14, 2020, 10 p.m.

I had an insightful conversation with Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai, about the software\u2019s uses and the people it serves.

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Founded in 2014, x.ai is a productivity tool powered by AI that allows users to schedule meetings effortlessly. It should be easier and less time-consuming to schedule meetings, and x.ai is built to help achieve that.

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Dennis is an entrepreneur at heart and we discuss his thought process in how he launches his ideas as well as making sure he stress tests them before diving in.

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Key listening points:

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  • Who is Dennis Mortensen? [:05]
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  • What is x.ai? [1:40]
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  • The romanticism of startups [2:32]
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  • What was Dennis\u2019 frame of mind when x.ai first started? [3:34]
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  • The thought process in trade-offs [6:01]
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  • The internal structure of checks and balances [8:10]
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  • Processes for Dennis\u2019 previous startups [10:53]
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  • The startup race [14:04]
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  • The love/hate of risk [16:07]
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  • How Dennis poses the idea of x.ai to investors and potential employees [20:45]
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  • x.ai in the blink of an eye [23:25]
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  • The future of x.ai [25:26]
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  • x.ai for the personal space [29:24]
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  • Unique abilities of x.ai [33:19]
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  • The target audience for Amy and Andrew [35:50]
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  • VIPs feature [39:33]
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Connect with Dennis Mortensen:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DennisMortensen

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