Today we have Aru Anavekar back joining us on the podcast. As we learned last week, Aru and her husband Ramu Pulipati are the Co-Founders of botsplash – “a software as a service messaging platform aimed at improving communications between consumers and businesses.” We focused mostly on Aru and Ramu and how they got to this point. This week I wanted to focus more on botsplash, the business.
So this week, we wanted to talk more about the business and how it’s developing. We learned last week Ramu is the developer behind the business and Aru is running the business and drumming up new business. Our conversation focused mostly around the following and just like last week Aru does a great job weaving us in and out of what’s going on.
When did they start the business?
In a ‘use case’ how would botsplash work for a business segment?
They did a big pivot in 2017. How did the business start?
What led them to pivot to their new business model?
How are they beginning to use machine learning in the business model?
How did the pilot/alpha users respond to the fact that botsplash was going to change its business model?
How has it been creating a startup in Charlotte?
What is the Charlotte Bots and AI group?
What is the plan for them to raise money from investors for botsplash? How do they intend to tackle that aspect of the business?
What is Collective Hustle and why does it exist?
Several key people have stepped up and served as mentors and advisors to the botsplash. What has that been like and how tight is the network in Charlotte.
What’s the next 12 months look like for Botsplash?
Enjoy today’s podcast.
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