🚀 AI Robot Barista Ella: Revolutionizing Coffee with Keith Tan (Crown Digital CEO) | Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game with Debbie Go

☕ Coffee connects people—but robots will shape tomorrow’s F&B
Join host Debbie Go on Skin in the Game as Keith Tan, CEO of Crown Digital, reveals how his AI-powered robot barista Ella is solving a $3 trillion food service industry. From hospitals to tech hubs like Amazon and SAP, discover why Ella’s brewing hundreds of cups autonomously 24/7 and how she’s evolving into a GenAI-powered concierge.

🔍 In This Episode:
✅ From Finance to Robotics: Why Keith quit wealth management to build the world’s first fully autonomous coffee machine.
✅ Solve the Labor Shortage: How Ella tackles F&B’s biggest challenges—consistency, speed & costs.
✅ The Coffee Heist: A hilarious story of Ella’s “security breach” (spoiler: humans are creative!).

🎯 Why LISTEN?
👉 2025 U.S. Gamble: Why Keith’s moving HQ to Delaware—and betting on “physical AI.”
👉 Entrepreneur Gold: Keith’s raw journey—delivering through COVID and bootstrapping against the odds.
👉 Future-Proof Insights: Learn how AI and robotics will help preserve Singapore’s hawker heritage.

🔗 Links & Resources:

• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/keithtan-crowndigital/
• Website: ellaapp.com/; crowndigital.io/
• Facebook: facebook.com/meetella.official
• Instagram: instagram.com/meetella.official/

#Robotics #GenAI #FutureOfHospitality #TechInnovation #UserExperience #MeetElla #AI #crowndigital #KeithTan #DebbieGo #SkinInTheGamePodcast

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Ella's Evolution (00:00:00)

2. Meet Keith Tan: The Visionary Behind Crown Digital (00:00:47)

3. Keith's Journey from Wealth Management to Coffee Automation (00:01:36)

4. The Birth of Ella: Overcoming Challenges (00:03:56)

5. Scaling and Innovating with Ella (00:05:57)

6. The Future of Robotics in Food Service (00:08:05)

7. Scaling Crown Digital (00:15:38)

8. Expanding Ella's Capabilities (00:19:51)

9. The Intersection of AI and Robotics (00:22:51)

10. Advice for Entrepreneurs (00:24:09)

11. The Excitement of Innovation (00:26:06)

12. Fun Anecdote from Ella's Development (00:28:18)

13. Keith's Favorite Coffee and Closing Remarks (00:30:30)