EP 199 Turning Data Into Better Decisions

Turning data into decisions for growth and traction is where many startups stumble. Our guest, Ahmed Elsamadisi, is the Founder and CEO of Narrator.ai, an innovative platform allowing companies better and quicker access to their critically important data. Before Narrator, Ahmed was the first member of the data team at WeWork, a team he helped grow to over 40 people. He has also worked as an AI engineer for missile defense systems as well as for self-driving cars. Narrator allows companies to answer questions about their data in just minutes instead of weeks, using a single 11-column table. Since its founding in 2017, Narrator has helped dozens of companies and graduated from startup accelerator Y Combinator. To learn more about Narrator, please visit: https://www.narrator.ai/ Follow and connect with Ahmed and Narrator on social media here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsamadisi/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/narratorai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ae4ai and https://twitter.com/narratorai https://www.narrator.ai/ Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers! Ande ♥ https://andelyons.com #bestpodcastforstartups #knowyourdata #growyourbusinesswithdata 00:00 - Andelicious Announcements - accelerators; pitch events; founder opportunities 08:00 - Meet Ahmed Elsamadisi - Founder & CEO of Narrator 14:20 - I don't care about the data, I care about making better decisions 27:10 - VC funding advice you rarely hear 33:50 - Pitching to Y Combinator VCs 43:25 - how founders can avoid getting lost in data, resulting in poor decisions 52:55 - If you have found purpose and you're doing it every day - you are crushing it! Stitch That On A Pillow! 55:00 - how Narrator has changed company cultures by helping them ask better, smarter questions 58:00 - how entrepreneurship has changed Ahmed's life for the better CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://andelyons.com https://twitter.com/AndeLyons https://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/ https://angel.co/andelyons TikTok: @andelyons ANDELICIOUS RESOURCES: JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUP Get an alert whenever I post a new show! https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVE AGORAPULSE My favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it’s the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17 STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork neede