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May 11, 2023 30 mins

Ryan Francis⁠, Partner and President of Chicago-based software studio, ⁠LaunchPad Lab⁠, joins the AI lab to share his perspective on how AI-driven development will redefine UX and programmer workflows.

  • How ChatGPT will impact the future of web & mobile user experience
  • Will ChatGPT replace Google as our go-to web search?
  • How LaunchPad Lab went from development firm to AI firm overnight
  • How ChatGPT will change how developers work
  • How generative AI can transform the staffing industry

A entrepreneur and software engineer, Ryan brings a decade of experience building technology that transforms organizations inside out.

Ryan is currently Partner and President of Launch Pad Lab, a software studio that seemingly overnight has gone from a firm focused on web, mobile, and Salesforce development to becoming the go-to dev team for generative AI-driven solutions.

Before LaunchPad, Ryan held multiple roles within the finance world, most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Elixserve. On the side, him and his dad manufacture bunk beds and loft beds for adults as Francis Lofts & Bunks, a company the two founded in June 2012. Step Brothers anyone?

⁠https://youtu.be/3BlHY69ZsZ0⁠

⁠Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn⁠

⁠Learn more about LaunchPad Lab

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