The Vertical AI Opportunity in Public Sector
In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of AI in the enterprise, focusing on the distinction between horizontal and vertical AI. While horizontal AI offers significant productivity boosts through generic use cases like writing emails or creating content, the true power of AI emerges when it is tailored to specific industries and job roles.
Vertical AI, with its deep understanding of industry-specific processes and challenges, has the potential to supercharge productivity by delivering solutions that are finely tuned to the needs of particular personas.
At Aforza, we love to get perspectives from different industries. Joining us in this conversation is Carsten Schaltz, Co-Founder and CPO at Stotles, who will share his insights on how Vertical AI is revolutionising how private companies grow their public-sector business.
Episode Highlights
Joining the podcast is Carsten Schaltz Co-Founder & CPO at Stotles. Stotles is unlocking the potential of business and government working better, together. Their all-in-one platform streamlines public sector sales. Think of millions of public sector opportunities in one view, tailored to you. Track buyers, partners & competitors and approach them with the right message, at the right time.
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. Introduction to Stotles
Here we learn about Stotles and how they are unlocking the potential of business and government working better, together. Their all-in-one platform streamlines public sector sales. Think of millions of public sector opportunities in one view.
3. The Need for Vertically Focused Solutions
Whether it’s Public Sector or Consumer Products, we explore how enterprises need vertically focused solutions that address the specific needs of their users. It’s all about understanding the personas, their business processes and how to address their challenges.
4. The Vertical AI Opportunity
The Vertical AI opportunity is here and real. For the first time in 20 years, we’re seeing a paradigm shift in how users engage with enterprise software. The winners understand my industry, personas, processes, data and pains. It’s time to rip up the rule book and drive game changing levels of productivity.
5. Recommendations on Getting Started
The group shares practical advice and strategies for initiating your journey into Vertical AI, including key considerations and actionable steps.
As Carsten shares, 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.



