Designing and building AI products: Insights from a CEO & PhD in AI | Ari Kahn

Dive into the world of AI product development with insights from Ari Kahn, CEO of Bridgeline and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence.

Ari boasts 20 years of experience growing SaaS companies. He co-founded FatWire, which was later acquired by Oracle for $160 million. Under his leadership, FatWire expanded globally with offices in 13 countries and received top industry analyst ratings. Following this successful acquisition, Ari served as Chairman and CEO of resort development company Great Land Holdings, navigating it through the 2008 recession and transforming it into one of the region's most successful businesses.

Currently, Ari is a member of the Forbes Councils and hosts the eCommerce AI: The Revenue Revolution podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• AI agents for businesses
• eCommerce disruption: preparing for AI agents
• Pace of innovation and release cycles
• Adaptability of roadmaps
• Balancing UX design and engineering
• The CEO's role in design decisions

📚 The book Ari was about to mention is The High-Value Writing: Real Strategies for Real-World Writing by Erin Lebacqz.

This podcast is created to connect with tech and design leaders. Feel free to reach out to us:

🎙 Yuriy Mykhasyak, Podcast Host, CEO and Co-Founder of Cieden

🎙 Ari Kahn, CEO of Bridgeline Digital. If you want to know more about Bridgeline, visit their website.

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