Today’s episode of Request for Startups features
Romeen Sheth: CEO of Metasys Technologies. @RomeenSheth on X
Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co. @eriktorenberg on X
In this conversation, recorded in mid-2023, Romeen Sheth, CEO of Metasys Technologies, joins Erik Torenberg and Sean Linehan to discuss the potential of AI in service-based businesses, his ideas for a Carta-like platform, and utilizing a media company as a wedge into the expert network space.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) Bridging Tech Investments and Service Businesses
(02:17) AI's Transformative Role in Scaling Service Businesses
(05:53) Blending AI and Human Intelligence for Business Efficiency
(12:28) Automation Consulting and the Power of AI
(15:45) Sponsor: Turpentine | Brave
(17:26) Potential of Digital Transformation
(26:19) Carta for Non-Venture Companies
(32:05) Shift Towards More Sustainable and Independent Business Models
(34:04) Impact of AI and Global Labor
(34:57) Rethinking VC
(40:14) Innovating on GLG & Tegus
(46:18) Identifying Opportunities in the Expert Network
(54:23) Media as a Wedge into Expert Networks
(58:01) Wrap
Carta for Mainstreet, Consulting in the Age of AI, & the next GLG with Romeen Sheth