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How to Pivot and Embrace AI for Growth with Aaron Letzeiser Co-Founder & COO of Obie

How to Pivot and Embrace AI for Growth with Aaron Letzeiser Co-Founder & COO of Obie

FromThe Scale Up Show


How to Pivot and Embrace AI for Growth with Aaron Letzeiser Co-Founder & COO of Obie

FromThe Scale Up Show

ratings:
Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ryan is joined by the founder and COO of Obie insurance, Aaron Letzeiser, who shares how identifying one costly mistake led him to pivot and embrace AI for growth. Listen as Aaron talks about the critical decisions that make-or-break start-ups; from avoiding common founder missteps to leveraging partners for customer acquisition. Aaron also brings a tactical playbook for scaling with limited resources and shares actionable growth tactics.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Aaron pivoted from a free platform to a paid insurance offering based on 200+ customer discovery interviews
Partner with non-competing software platforms to embed services and decrease churn
Stay laser-focused on a single niche before expanding into adjacent markets
Use AI to drive core insurance underwriting and operations via visual recognition models
Market conditions like rising interest rates can significantly impact lending partners
Revisit sales processes and tighten SOPs during rapid scaling to ensure quality

BEST MOMENTS
"We really should have continued to listen to our customers and utilize that as the guiding principle of what we ended up building."
"Do one thing and do it well. That was advice we should have taken sooner."
"AI is endless. We use visual models to identify fire hydrants and drive insurance underwriting."
"As the team grows, how do we ensure the quality does not also drop off?"
Ryan Staley
Founder and CEO
Whale Boss
ryan@whalesellingsystem.com
www.ryanstaley.io Saas, Saas growth, Scale, Business Growth, B2b Saas, Saas Sales, Enterprise Saas, Business growth strategy, founder, ceo: https://www.whalesellingsystem.com/closingsecrets
Released:
Jan 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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