The Building Blocks of Vertical AI
In this episode, we talk with two of Aforza’s co-founders, Dominic Dinardo & Nick Eales, about what it takes to build a Vertical AI solution that adds real business value and users can’t live without.
To truly be successful, you need to first understand your industry users and their challenges, and then leverage AI to help. This sounds obvious, but truly is the secret to success.
Episode Highlights
During this episode, we jump into the fast-paced world of Vertical AI, beginning with a clear distinction between Horizontal and Vertical AI and their respective applications. We delve into understanding personas and the unique challenges they face within various industries. The conversation highlights the power of touchless operations and how they revolutionize efficiency and productivity. We also explore the essential building blocks required for implementing Vertical AI solutions effectively. To wrap up, we provide practical recommendations for those looking to get started with Vertical AI, offering valuable insights and actionable steps to navigate this evolving landscape.
The following topics are covered:
1. The Difference Between Horizontal & Vertical AI
We discuss how Horizontal AI provides broad, general-purpose solutions, whereas Vertical AI is tailored to specific industry needs and challenges.
2. Understanding Personas & Their Challenges
Here the group shares experiences on the importance of getting out in the field with users to truly understand their challenges and then tailor AI solutions to their specific needs.
3. The Power of Touchless Operations
We explore how Vertical AI enables users to break free from the keyboard, utilizing multimodal inputs like speech, photos, videos, and gestures to massively speed up the productivity of day-in-the-life tasks.
4. The Building Blocks of Vertical AI
We take an in-depth look at the fundamental components required to develop and implement effective Vertical AI solutions.
5. Recommendations on Getting Started
The team shares practical advice and strategies for initiating your journey into Vertical AI, including key considerations and actionable steps.
As Dominic and Nick share, to be successful, you need to understand your users and their challenges, and then how to innovate to help them.
Vertical SaaS companies have an advantage here as nobody knows this better than us. If you want to see real examples of Aforza AI technology solving real persona problems in the Consumer Products industry, check out the Aforza Vertical Summer of AI.
Stay tuned to the series to explore how Vertical AI is set to change everything, making software more intuitive, efficient, and productive than ever before.
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