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AI could be the solution for bureaucracy with Emilie Poteat from Advocate

Applying for government benefits is a slow, tedious process that often leaves applicants in limbo for several months.  Advocate () looks to help. Today on Found Becca and Dom are talking with Advocate’s founder Emilie Poteat, the company that helps Americans engage with federal benefits programs through its technology-enabled services platform. In this episode they…

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Applying for government benefits is a slow, tedious process that often leaves applicants in limbo for several months.  Advocate () looks to help. Today on Found Becca and Dom are talking with Advocate’s founder Emilie Poteat, the company that helps Americans engage with federal benefits programs through its technology-enabled services platform. In this episode they discuss how the Advocate team is using AI to automate advocacy and get the wait time for people seeking aid to nearly nothing.They also talked about:
 

• Where Poteat ultimately found fundraising success
• How the government has reacted to a small startup seeking to automate such an embedded bureaucratic process
• Why AI is the best tool in the technological shed to work with the mass amounts of rules and data required to navigate the social security system
• How the team is implementing the security measures needed when dealing with such sensitive information

(0:00) Introduction

(4:16) the status quo of applying for government aid

(8:56) Automating government services

(13:13) using AI to automate advocacy

(18:29) Finding the right investor fit

(24:13) Hiring for a social impact company

(30:00) Collaborating with government agencies

(32:00) Host discussion

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Generating AI videos for enterprise with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli | StrictlyVC London

At StrictlyVC London, an AI introduced our interview between TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden and Victor Riparbelli, co-founder and CEO of Synthesia, a company that creates AI-generated video content. The discussion focuses on how fast AI is moving in terms of imitating realism, Scarlett Johansson’s voice troubles with OpenAI, and generating AI video for enterprise. StrictlyVC brings…

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At StrictlyVC London, an AI introduced our interview between TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden and Victor Riparbelli, co-founder and CEO of Synthesia, a company that creates AI-generated video content. The discussion focuses on how fast AI is moving in terms of imitating realism, Scarlett Johansson’s voice troubles with OpenAI, and generating AI video for enterprise.

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Here’s how startups can crack the US market, according to Australian VCs | Equity Podcast

This episode of Equity features two interviews from the other side of the globe. TechCrunch’s Rebecca Bellan reported on the startup scene in Australia, and came back to us with a temperature check on the VC market back home. Equity is a show about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance…

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Maven takes the clout-chasing out of social media as Reddit teams up with OpenAI | Equity Podcast

This episode of Equity covers OpenAI’s deal with Reddit, a new social media platform that wants to do away with likes, and another Pitch Deck Teardown from Haje Kamps. Equity is a show about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. New episodes drop at 7 a.m. PT…

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