Mike Conover: How Brightwave's AI Reads Entire Deal Rooms in Minutes
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I'm excited to bring you my conversation with Mike Conover, co-founder and CEO of BrightWave. Here's what we cover:
Mike's Background:
- From studying complex systems to creating Dolly at Databricks
- His journey into AI-powered investment tools
The Problem:
- Investment pros drowning in 600-800 page data rooms
- Traditional due diligence hitting human limits
BrightWave's Solution:
- AI that reads entire documents simultaneously, not snippets
- Customer feedback: "Identified risks I wish I'd seen originally"
- $21M raised to revolutionize investment research
Leadership Insights:
- Hiring for mindset over skills
- Why humility is his secret weapon as a leader
- Building high-performance teams in the AI era
The Future:
- How BrightWave plans to transform investment research forever
Host: Jake Aaron Villarreal, leads the top AI Recruitment Firm in Silicon Valley https://www.matchrelevant.com, uncovering stories of funded startups and goes behinds to scenes to tell their founders journey. If you are growing AI Startup or have a great storytelling, email us at: [email protected]
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