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‍Lautaro Schiaffino and Ezequiel Sculli are two startup founders with a clear mission: enabling small and medium businesses to compete with players of all sizes. Working with these SMBs for over a decade in Latin America, they've conquered both an exit and a new frontier to work on: artificial intelligence.

Darwin AI brings companies not only software, but an employee capable of making decisions that'll boost their sales. The startup has raised 2.5 million dollars with investors, Latitud included, and it's on its way to processing over a million conversations by the end of the year.

In this episode, Lautaro gives a masterclass on creating an AI-first startup and seeing the real challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence in LatAm. What you'll hear in this episode:

– The start of Lautaro's journey supporting SMBs with Sirena;
– The creation and traction of Darwin AI;
– How to train AI to become like an employee;
– Where's the sweet spot in LatAm between foundational models, integration tools, and applications;
– The constant discussion of building either horizontal or vertical solutions;
– What is the Meta Sandwich and why it matters;
– Darwin AI's go-to-market strategy, including the biggest value delivered and the biggest challenge;
– What's next for Darwin AI, and what makes Lautaro the most excited about building in AI and supporting SMBs across LatAm.

I'm your host Tomas Roggio, and this is the Latitud Podcast. Vamos LatAm!

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