The AIFirst Company, Ash Fontana
The AIFirst Company, Ash Fontana
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The AI-First Company
How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence

Author: Ash Fontana

Narrator: Lachlan Woods

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/04/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence is transforming every industry, but if you want to win with AI, you have to put it first on your priority list.

AI-First companies are the only trillion-dollar companies, and soon they will dominate even more industries, more definitively than ever before. These companies succeed by design--they collect valuable data from day one and use it to train predictive models that automate core functions. As a result, they learn faster and outpace the competition in the process. Thankfully, you don't need a Ph.D. to learn how to win with AI.

In The AI-First Company, internationally-renowned startup investor Ash Fontana offers an executable guide for applying AI to business problems. It's a playbook made for real companies, with real budgets, that need strategies and tactics to effectively implement AI. Whether you're a new online retailer or a Fortune 500 company, Fontana will teach you how to:

  •  Identify the most valuable data;
  •  Build the teams that build AI;
  •  Integrate AI with existing processes and keep it in check;
  •  Measure and communicate its effectiveness;
  •  Reinvest the profits from automation to compound competitive advantage.

If the last fifty years were about getting AI to work in the lab, the next fifty years will be about getting AI to work for people, businesses, and society. It's not about building the right software -- it's about building the right AI. The AI-First Company is your guide to winning with artificial intelligence.

* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of a glossary and diagrams from the book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rafael on June 06, 2021

Este no es un libro fácil de caracterizar. Es demasiado complejo y técnico para personas que quieran adquirir conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de la Inteligencia Artificial en los negocios. Por otro lado, en ocasiones es difícil saber si el autor escribió el libro pensando en cualquier compañía qu......more

Goodreads review by Nick on June 14, 2021

Great book with practical advice on building AI-based startups. The concept of "Lean AI" and ideas around building successful teams in this space are very helpful. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Harri on April 27, 2022

As a Co-Founder, I found Ash's book to be an excellent introduction to employing AI in my company. Not only was it helpful in framing how I think about the role AI can play in building a sustainable competitive advantage, but it also introduced me to an important new idea; "data learning effects". Es......more

Goodreads review by Moritz on October 11, 2021

A practical how-to guide for building AI-first companies based on data learning effects (a new type of competitive advantage that combines learning/network/scale effects) and strategies like Lean AI (the process of building a minimum viable AI to solve a specific problem). There are some interesting......more

Goodreads review by Kris on May 07, 2021

Exceptional book on AI by Ash Fontana. Highly recommend! Also, check out a thought-provoking interview with Ash in the upcoming Strategy Skills podcast episode. This book and learning from Ash is worth your time.......more


Quotes

Praise for The AI-First Company:

“An engaging read with important implications for the future of business. Whether you’re launching a start-up or integrating emerging technologies into your existing company, Ash Fontana provides not only a comprehensive framework for understanding AI, but also practical advice for developing an ‘AI-First’ mindset.”
—ERIC SCHMIDT, former executive chair and CEO of Google and cofounder of Schmidt Futures

“Fontana explains AI with untold pragmatism, and his practical analysis of how to get started with an AI-first mindset has the potential to reshape how we do business.”
—CATHERINE LIVINGSTONE, AO, FAA, FTSE, chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney

“I’ve seen thousands of companies take on ambitious AI projects. Fontana’s guide distills what works into the definitive playbook.”
—ANTHONY GOLDBLOOM, cofounder and CEO of Kaggle
 
“Ash Fontana thinks about building companies in a really unique way. His ideas helped companies like ours get started, and now they’re in a book for you to use too.”
—MELANIE PERKINS, cofounder and CEO of Canva

“A must read for anyone who seeks to understand the history and future of AI, and, more importantly: how to apply it to business in a very tactical and direct way.”
—TOM TUNGUZ, managing director of Redpoint Ventures and author of Winning with Data

“An indispensable guidebook for twenty-first-century business leaders. This is essential advice for everyone from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 CEOs.”
—KIM POLESE, chair of CrowdSmart Inc. and founding product manager for Java