In the dynamic season #1 finale of The Lean AI Podcast, host Ben Hafele is joined by Eric Ries—bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way, and creator of the transformative Lean Startup methodology.

Join them as they discuss:

• Identifying and testing critical assumptions in AI development
• The importance of metered funding versus traditional corporate funding
• Rethinking traditional vendor relationships in the AI era
• Building AI companies with smaller, more efficient teams
• The evolving economics of AI product development
• Learning from both startup and corporate innovation experiences

Eric Ries is the creator of the Lean Startup methodology and author of The Lean Startup, The Startup Way, and The Leader's Guide. He is also the founder of the Long Term Stock Exchange and co-founder of Answer AI, an AI research lab. Eric advises numerous Fortune 100 companies on innovation and serves as an investor and advisor to dozens of AI startups.
The Lean AI Podcast is brought to you by Lean Startup Co. You can find out more about us here.

Episode Highlights:
[00:00] Intro
[03:45] Identifying the right assumptions to test
[15:20] MVP development in AI
[25:30] Problems with traditional corporate funding
[35:15] Benefits of metered funding
[42:50] AI's impact on vendor relationships
[48:30] Building efficient AI teams
[52:40] Three key insights for AI development

Resources:
Lean Startup Co: https://leanstartup.co/services/lean-ai
Eric Ries: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/
The Eric Ries Show:
• Apple: https://apple.co/400eJQV
• Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41zxY4X
Ben Hafele: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hafele/

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