Serve Robotics

Robots may rule the world one day....Ali Kashani of Serve Robotics grants us access on how these robots deploy along with how he starts his day.

"We deploy our bots in North Hollywood. We'll be testing in Santa Monica and Vancouver."

"LA is where we deploy, but SF is where we do most of our QA of performance tracking and durability."

Juan undergoing maintenance after a day on the track

"We've worked with Disney to use the developed soundbite from a movie...any guesses?"

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Questionnaire

How do you start your day?

Locate our cat, often on my pillow, before reviewing the day's agenda and catching up on podcasts as I get ready for the day

Coffee or tea?

Blood type: Tea positive

What did you have for breakfast?

What is your greatest extravagance?

Screens! At the peak of it I used to have an 8-screen setup

When and where were/are you happiest?

What is your superpower?

Being an evangelist for causes I care for

What do you consider your greatest achievement

What superpower would you most like to have?

What is your greatest fear?

What was your first job?

What’s a life or business lesson you wish you’d learned earlier?

Almost everything we worry about never comes to pass

Who has had the most significant impact on who you are today?

If your startup were a movie what would it be called?

Run Robot Run

What [book / article / blog / podcast / person] has had the biggest impact on how you run your company?

Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow"

What is different about the world in 10 years because of what General Fusion has accomplished?

Millions fewer cars on the road

What new technology do you believe will have the biggest impact on society in the next 20 years?

Artificial Intelligence, with its largest impact being due to transforming mobility

What company do you wish you could get unrestricted access to?

Amazon