Ganesh Padmanabhan is the Founder & CEO of Autonomize AI.
After eleven years scaling infrastructure at Dell, Ganesh took on healthcare's biggest problem—an industry drowning in data but struggling to use it.
We're discussing AI agents, healthcare transformation, and why patients believe healthcare has deteriorated despite all the technological innovation.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:22) Ganesh's journey from Dell to founding Autonomize AI
(06:55) Overview of what Autonomize AI does
(10:03) Initial go-to-market approach and challenges in healthcare
(14:51) Developing channel partnerships
(18:15) Organic demand for AI in healthcare
(23:07) Challenges of implementing AI in healthcare (data privacy, hallucinations)
(29:17) Series A fundraising approach and strategies
(36:16) Details of the fundraising process
(40:24) Deployment of capital raised
(42:45) Balancing rapid product development with lengthy healthcare sales cycles
(46:27) Metrics used to show ROI to customers
(49:59) Most pivotal decisions that changed Autonomize's trajectory
(54:00) Playbook for building credibility in heavily regulated industries like healthcare
(57:11) Closing remarks and ways to follow Ganesh and Autonomize AI
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