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S3 | E3 | The reality of building an AI Audio start-up with JL Queguiner - Founder @ gladia.io

Welcome to the ThinkData Podcast, in Partnership with Dataworks

Episode 3 of Season 3 features a special guest, Jean-Louis, founder and CEO of Gladia, a French-based speech recognition and audio analysis startup.

This episode offers one of the most open, honest, and upfront conversations yet, providing real insight into what it takes to launch and scale an early-stage startup.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Jean-Louis' background and the journey that led to founding Gladia
  • The problem Gladia is solving and its core mission
  • The challenges of understanding product-market fit
  • Gladia’s go-to-market (GTM) and sales strategy, along with its ideal customer profiles
  • The fundraising journey, what worked, what didn’t, and what he would do differently
  • Managing company culture in a rapidly growing, remote-first startup

This is a must-listen for anyone navigating the startup world!

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ThinkData Podcast
Data, AI and the Future of Work
Welcome to the ThinkData Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Dataworks 🎙

If want to stay up-to-date with the latest breakthroughs and trends in the world of Data & Artificial Intelligence, and if you're curious about some of the strategies that companies and founders use to launch Data & AI products, then you're in the right place!

Our aim is to bring together a diverse lineup of fantastic guests, from Founders to accomplished leaders and product owners at some of the most fascinating Data & AI companies worldwide who will each offer you a unique insight into what it takes to launch and scale a great Data business!

Thank you for tuning in, and I hope you enjoy the episode!

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Alex Hutchings

I am the Co-Founder of the Dataworks group who are a specialist Data & AI Talent partner in the world of Data.
I have over 10 years of experience working in Analytics and have spoken to my fair share of Data professionals, at all levels.
Through our roundtables, in-person events, and the ThinkData podcast, our aim is to provide our community with the most up-to-date insight from the fastest-growing labor market in the world today.