Go for Launch: X.ai, Riff Analytics & Powow AI

2020-12-11T14:00:00+00:00

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Putting a meeting on the calendar sometimes take more time than the meeting itself. X.ai, an AI-powered scheduling tool, can help make the process seamless and efficient. Once the tool has access to a person’s email, all they have to do is CC a unique X.ai address that corresponds with a scheduling bot. The last step is giving the bot instructions in the email itself (“Scheduler, set up a 15-minute call”), and the notification appears on your calendar.

In the most recent episode of Go for Launch, three startups — including X.ai — pitched their products. Go for Launch is Innovation Leader’s series of live startup demos. During each episode, three startups pitch their solutions in 30 minutes. Then, our guest hosts ask questions to the entrepreneurs. After the webcast concludes, participants have the opportunity to connect with founders to ask their questions.

In addition to X.ai, Powow AI and Riff Analytics pitched their products. Powow combines its founders’ knowledge of the corporate environment to build an AI-powered management platform. Riff uses vocal data to monitor interactions during video meetings and in text chats. Its AI-powered program can then gauge how effectively the team communicated. Riff also gathers metrics on engagement, who dominated the meeting, and the flow of information.

This episode also features insights from Ben Cooper, Head of Corporate Commercial Innovation at Flex. Alex Choy, Director of Enterprise Software at Silicon Valley Bank, co-hosts this episode. Silicon Valley Bank is also a sponsor of this series.

Learn more about the startups and see timecodes for their pitches below. Sign up for future episodes of Go for Launch.

Presenting Startups:

X.ai (4:35): Founded in 2014, X.ai is a productivity tool powered by artificial intelligence that lets you schedule meetings effortlessly. We believe it should be easier and less time-consuming to schedule meetings, and X.ai is built to help everyone achieve that.
Powow AI (14:26): Powow AI is a SaaS platform that uses proprietary AI algorithms to transcribe and analyze operational meetings, transforming them into actionable insights.
Riff Analytics (24:20): Riff Analytics arose from two pursuits — social science and social learning — that came together to form one big idea: using technologies and AI to enable better experiences when teams learn and work together.

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