<description>&lt;p&gt;Lak Lakshmanan had a successful career in Private Equity and Big Tech, but he realized he couldn&amp;#39;t just &amp;quot;coach the game&amp;quot; while the rules were changing. He had to get back on the field play it. We discuss vertical AI, the &amp;quot;foolhardiness&amp;quot; required to start a company , the reality of the AI technology wave, and why sitting on the sidelines is the biggest risk of all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valliappalakshmanan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Generative AI Design Patterns (book): https://amzn.to/45v0xBO&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Lak Lakshmanan had a successful career in Private Equity and Big Tech, but he realized he couldn&#39;t just &quot;coach the game&quot; while the rules were changing. He had to get back on the field play it. We discuss vertical AI, the &quot;foolhardiness&quot; required to start a company , the reality of the AI technology wave, and why sitting on the sidelines is the biggest risk of all. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valliappalakshmananGenerative AI Design Patterns (book): https://amzn.to/45v0xBO

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"I Needed to Be Back in the Game": Leaving PE & Big Tech to Build Vertical AI w/ Lak Lakshmanan

"I Needed to Be Back in the Game": Leaving PE & Big Tech to Build Vertical AI w/ Lak Lakshmanan

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