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Ahmed is the founder and CEO of Narrator. Narrator enables companies to understand their customer, ask questions, and analyze data across all their systems from a single universal data model that grows with them.

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Guest Bio
Ahmed started his career at Cornell’s Autonomous Systems Laboratory building algorithms for autonomous vehicles and human-robot interaction. He then joined Raytheon to develop AI algorithms for missile defense, focusing on tracking and discrimination.

In 2015, Ahmed joined WeWork as the first hire on their data team. He built their data engineering infrastructure and grew the team to forty data engineers and analysts.

Recently, Ahmed was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 for 2021

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00:00 - Start of the interview, introduction of the show and Ahmed, founder and CEO of Narrator AI.

00:05 - Discussion on focus items versus busy work in startups and common pitfalls.

00:17 - Mention of customer service and building great conversion rate channels.

00:41 - Ahmed's practice of deleting code and rewriting it.

01:00 - Ahmed's assessment of people and building Narrator AI.

01:16 - Key problems founders face when transitioning from doing to leading.

01:55 - Ahmed’s take on key metrics for early-stage startups.

02:32 - Watching customer sessions to understand product usage.

03:30 - Focusing on core metrics and building customer needs.

04:52 - Building relationships with customers through understanding their needs.

07:27 - Example of unnecessary tech adoption, like Kubernetes for small startups.

08:15 - Discussion on the importance of focusing on the right tasks.

09:45 - Evaluating the effectiveness of chatbots and customer service.

11:46 - Data analytics pitfalls and common misconceptions.

12:57 - Importance of focusing on core product quality over additional features.

14:08 - Ahmed’s philosophy on deleting and rewriting code.

15:07 - Focus on delivering customer value and avoiding unnecessary features.

18:15 - Importance of reading broadly to gain diverse perspectives.

19:57 - Benefits of understanding the history and purpose behind tools.

21:03 - Why Ahmed believes most people should not be founders.

23:00 - Importance of becoming an expert before starting a company.

25:13 - Transitioning to the topic of what a CEO should focus on.

25:30 - Ahmed’s unique approach to focusing on specific company needs.

27:11 - Ahmed’s involvement in product development and problem-solving.

30:00 - Importance of having curiosity and understanding all aspects of a company.

33:01 - Challenges in transitioning leadership roles.

33:26 - Shopify and other platforms’ analytics limitations.

34:58 - Importance of understanding company-specific data needs.

36:36 - The approach of standardizing data for answering any question.

38:48 - Importance of asking good questions and focusing on significant impacts.

42:11 - Encouraging asking and answering many questions.

43:42 - Becoming an operating system for science teams.

45:00 - Differences between tools and operating systems in terms of opinions and constraints.

47:02 - Ensuring the right decisions through guided analysis.

48:00 - Target profile for Narrator AI’s customers.

50:10 - Customization in Narrator AI’s approach.

51:57 - Transitioning from solving a problem to building a business.

52:50 - Handling the crisis of laying off employees.

56:30 - The mission and determination to solve a significant problem.

58:00 - Importance of not sacrificing personal well-being for the company.

59:47 - Challenges of getting people to try Narrator AI.

01:07:10 - Question to assess analytical thinking in potential hires.

01:11:01 - Job role description for a platform infrastructure engineer.

01:13:10 - Onboarding process for new hires.

01:16:01 - Ahmed’s go-to tech stack for building a new product.

01:17:00 - Music preferences while working.

01:18:01 - Recommended bands or music.

01:19:00 - Impactful part of the book "Never Split the Difference".

01:21:00 - Problem Ahmed is currently facing.

01:23:00 - Upcoming releases and focus for Narrator AI.

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