From Zero to Global in Five Years

The AWS Startup Podcast

It was not by chance that Kamarul Muhamed combined his financial background and drone obsession into an AI-powered drone services startup. Aerodyne is Muhamed’s fourth startup, so he can spot a great opportunity. But even he didn’t fully appreciate that if developing technology is your only focus as CEO -- you will fail. Today, Muhamed pilots his own startup with one key focus: people. “I know it’s cliché, but our people are everything,” Muhamed says. “In the past, I used to be focusing more on our technology, on developing our systems and our solutions. I would say the first year of operations put us into a little bit of stress. We managed to coming up with pretty cool tech, but I could see that the team was suffering.” By addressing the struggle he saw within his team, Muhamed also saw Aerodyne’s technology and business soar.