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Cold Outbound
Quotes and lessons on cold outbound from 8 founders Charles Cormier interviewed on the Founder Wisdom, CEO Wisdom, and YC Wisdom podcasts.
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Basically we help construction companies, specifically general contractors, put together their on-site documentation more easily.
— Arvind Veluvali, Fresco · episode
We do that using generative AI and we've taken a lot of workflows that have been really annoying because they've traditionally only existed on the desktop and move them over to the phone
— Arvind Veluvali, Fresco · episode
Leaping makes self-improving voice agents for businesses.
We currently do around 100,000 calls per day on our platform whilst automating, you know, up to 70% of repetitive uh support calls on the phone.
I'm building the most complex go-to-market workflows just through natural language.
— Vihaar Nandigala, OrangeSlice.ai · episode
The first big lessons and kind of things I wish I knew earlier was just how important the sales function is to startups.
— Vihaar Nandigala, OrangeSlice.ai · episode
So essentially what we are is the easiest way for you to build a voice agent that answers your phones.
— Will Bodewes, Phonely · episode
When I was when I was 13 years old, my brothers and I spent 72 days kayaking around Lake Superior, which is 1,200 miles.
— Will Bodewes, Phonely · episode
We just raised our series A and we've been really growing out the team, scaling it a lot. Seeing a ton of attraction attraction traction in the market and a lot of adoption.
— Will Bodewes, Phonely · episode
Where a lot of our competitors are building you know, chatbots that talk, we've been able to build that two years ago and now we build AI agents that are optimized better than any other agent.
— Will Bodewes, Phonely · episode
the only thing that changed is we put in your own data, your own images. And back in that was in like 2010 and back in those days the images did not look great
— Janus Klok Matthesen, Pixelz · episode
basically we could show them that well the only thing that changed is we put in your own data, your own images. And back in that was in like 2010
— Janus Klok Matthesen, Pixelz · episode
so what am I I'm I've got quite the career Journey But ultimately I'm a communication strategist I'm a digital marketer and six months ago I set up my own content strategy consulting firm called content joinery
— John Normoyle, Content Joinery · episode
the reality is humans are constantly evolving the same way that gen AI is and we're very dubious and we're all kind of like becoming increasingly critical of or better able to analyze what we're seeing
— John Normoyle, Content Joinery · episode
I was actually a doctor first I did 10 years in family medicine and then 15 years in emergency medicine and one of the things that I really saw was that um I basically came to the conclusion that the young people are trying to create their own rights of passive
— Arne Rubinstein, Rites of Passage Institute · episode
the number one you know their fathers had never accepted them or acknowledged them or told them they'd love them and that they were all these men and even older men you know still trying to prove something to a father even if that father had been dead for 20 years
— Arne Rubinstein, Rites of Passage Institute · episode
FAQ
What does Fresco do?
Fresco helps construction companies, specifically general contractors, put together their on-site documentation more easily. They use generative AI to move annoying desktop workflows over to mobile phones.
What is Arvind Veluvali's background before starting Fresco?
Arvind originally studied premed and worked as a biologist at NASA doing genetic editing on fungi. He later completed a master's in biotechnology at Brown University, worked in venture capital, and served as a chief of staff at a health tech AI company called January AI.
What is Leaping AI?
Leaping AI is a YC Winter 25 company founded by Kevin Wu that makes self-improving voice AI agents for businesses. The platform automates repetitive support calls and currently handles around 100,000 calls per day.
Who is Leaping AI's ideal customer profile (ICP)?
Their ICPs are companies with large call centers that handle a high volume of repetitive phone calls and want to use AI to improve their first-call deflection rates. They primarily serve the European and American markets.
What is OrangeSlice.ai?
OrangeSlice.ai is a company building the most complex go-to-market workflows through natural language to make go-to-market easier and more accessible.
Who is the co-founder of OrangeSlice.ai?
Vihaar Nandigala is a co-founder of OrangeSlice.ai alongside his co-founder Kishan.
What is Phonely?
Phonely is a platform that makes it easy to build an AI voice agent that answers your phone. It connects the plumbing of your calls to calendars, CRMs, and other tools so it can operate and talk like a person.
What is the primary use case for Phonely?
The primary use case is inbound lead qualification. Businesses use it to have AI answer phone calls, ask a few questions to qualify customers, and schedule appointments.
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