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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 59 MIN

John Wang, Assembled Co-founder on AI & the Future of Customer Support

from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong

John Wang is the CTO at Assembled, where he leads efforts to transform customer support through a unified platform blending human expertise with AI-powered efficiency. Previously, he was Co-founder and Chief Engineer at Zinc and an early engineer at Stripe. A Computer Science graduate from MIT, John’s career spans open source contributions to Ruby on Rails, applied mathematics research in fluid dynamics and pathogen dispersal, and economics studies on housing quality and academic achievement under renowned professors. Beyond technology, he is passionate about woodworking, applying the same commitment to craft, precision, and timeless design in both code and furniture.Topics: Building and scaling complex SaaS products integrating AI Innovation in customer experience through blending workforce intelligence and automationTechnical moats in an age of AI commoditization#AIandHumans #CustomerSupportTech #EngineeringLeadership #StartupJourney

John Wang is the CTO at Assembled, where he leads efforts to transform customer support through a unified platform blending human expertise with AI-powered efficiency. Previously, he was Co-founder and Chief Engineer at Zinc and an early engineer at Stripe. A Computer Science graduate from MIT, John’s career spans open source contributions to Ruby on Rails, applied mathematics research in fluid dynamics and pathogen dispersal, and economics studies on housing quality and academic achievement under renowned professors. Beyond technology, he is passionate about woodworking, applying the same commitment to craft, precision, and timeless design in both code and furniture.Topics: Building and scaling complex SaaS products integrating AI Innovation in customer experience through blending workforce intelligence and automationTechnical moats in an age of AI commoditization#AIandHumans #CustomerSupportTech #EngineeringLeadership #StartupJourney

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