48: Tooraj Helmi (Apsy)

Revenue: Real Startup Stories

English - September 08, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Tooraj Helmi, PhD is Founder & CEO of Apsy, an AI application development platform. They help companies build applications by using a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and human developers. Prior to starting Apsy, Tooraj was a software manager and former startup founder.

In this episode, we talk about Tooraj's background, his approach to higher education, working in big companies, what it's like to be a technical founder, and his thoughts on how app development will change over the next few years.

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0:00 - Episode intro
0:53 - Manage your schedule as a startup founder
5:27 - Tooraj's background
12:45 - Persistence vs. listening to feedback
21:16 - What problem is Apsy solving?
33:45 - What was harder than you expected?
44:22 - Wrap up and final thoughts