The quality of the guests I've never heard of is high here and often beats big names. Your productive disagreeability gets the most of the interviews as well.
you’re doing a great job, and the guests are great. I would though encourage you to not interrupt your guests, let them finish, wait with silence a few seconds, they’ll share even more than they initially did. Diary of CEO is good at this. Best
I'll help break down this interview into key segments and themes. Let me analyze this thoroughly. Introduction & Personal Reflection [0:00-1:06] - Opens with personal reflection on never-before-shared story about wasting time in late 20s/30s/40s [0:00] - Brief mention of feeling like a "lonely wolf" and living in his head [0:17] - Host references previous successful episode and audience response [0:42] Why Does Product Matter More Than Innovation in AI? [1:06-8:14] - Discussion of AI product development vs innovation [1:12] - Story of UiPath's early days using OpenCV for automation [2:01] - First niche market competing against Blue Prism [3:55] - Importance of product experience over model sophistication [5:30] - Discussion of using Alibaba's Gwen model [5:43] - Perspective on multiple specialized models vs monolithic models [6:53] What's Next for UiPath with Product as the Priority? [8:14-9:15] - Major shift in company's software building approach [8:29] - Moving to AI-first experience [8:56] - Building agentic AI approach from ground up [9:03] Why Is RPA Compatible with Orchestration & Agents? [9:15-13:33] - Explanation of RPA's sweet spot in business processes [10:52] - Discussion of rule-based vs non-rule-based tasks [11:24] - Role of orchestration in connecting different parts [13:59] Enterprise Adoption & Implementation [13:33-28:34] - Discussion of data migration concerns [22:19] - Timeline for agent adoption and trust [18:38] - Wall Street's valuation of UiPath [25:43] Leadership & Personal Insights [42:04-1:06:29] - Biggest challenges as CEO [42:04] - Reflections on IPO experience [42:46] - Discussion of founder mode and leadership [43:49] - Personal management style and team motivation [46:31] - Work-life balance and personal philosophy [52:44] - Quick-fire round covering various topics [56:57] Key Themes Throughout: 1. The importance of product experience over pure technological innovation 2. The complementary nature of RPA and AI agents 3. Enterprise adoption challenges and opportunities 4. Leadership philosophy and personal growth 5. Balance between ambition and contentment The conversation concludes with reflections on UiPath's future and the potential for a "second act" in the agentic space.
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I’m confused about the autonomous driving car comparison. We have fully autonomous Waymo taxis in San Francisco, LA, Phoenix, etc…they’re already here and I ride in them. Is he referring to something else? Or was this shot before the cars were available to the public?
In RPA, I find that people think their jobs are not rule based, but usually they just haven’t asked themselves why they make a decision to zig or zag. If there is a “why”, there is a rule. It may be complex, but it’s there.
great podcast! businesses employ people, who make mistakes, but fix their mistakes, cause they are smart. same businesses, will get along with intelligent systems too, and will love them, cause their speed is 100-1000X more than people.
RPA is not AI, its a reference they use mainly for promo purposes. Inevitably giants like MSN will kill all those players like AA, BP, UP by offering seamless integration with OpenAI. They use Alibaba LLM because of price, period.
Totally disagree with argument about RPA vs Agentic flows. You can create a rule based using agents too in fact it can also be dynamic & not as rigid as RPA. The biggest problem with RPA flows are they require a ton of effort (including cost of hiring system experts) to set up & generally are very brittle. At the same time, agentic flows if done right can be set up any person & should be easy to deploy/change. I feel its the classic innovator's dilemma in play.
Was it a paid a promo video? You failed to apply any critical thinking and touched none of the scandalous practices surronding this subject. Useful puppets always come handy and relatively cheaply these days..
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The quality of the guests I've never heard of is high here and often beats big names. Your productive disagreeability gets the most of the interviews as well.
Fascinating conversation. I feel like I am getting in the machine room of UiPath. My respect for the company, and Daniel Dines is growing.
you’re doing a great job, and the guests are great. I would though encourage you to not interrupt your guests, let them finish, wait with silence a few seconds, they’ll share even more than they initially did. Diary of CEO is good at this. Best
I'll help break down this interview into key segments and themes. Let me analyze this thoroughly.
Introduction & Personal Reflection [0:00-1:06]
- Opens with personal reflection on never-before-shared story about wasting time in late 20s/30s/40s [0:00]
- Brief mention of feeling like a "lonely wolf" and living in his head [0:17]
- Host references previous successful episode and audience response [0:42]
Why Does Product Matter More Than Innovation in AI? [1:06-8:14]
- Discussion of AI product development vs innovation [1:12]
- Story of UiPath's early days using OpenCV for automation [2:01]
- First niche market competing against Blue Prism [3:55]
- Importance of product experience over model sophistication [5:30]
- Discussion of using Alibaba's Gwen model [5:43]
- Perspective on multiple specialized models vs monolithic models [6:53]
What's Next for UiPath with Product as the Priority? [8:14-9:15]
- Major shift in company's software building approach [8:29]
- Moving to AI-first experience [8:56]
- Building agentic AI approach from ground up [9:03]
Why Is RPA Compatible with Orchestration & Agents? [9:15-13:33]
- Explanation of RPA's sweet spot in business processes [10:52]
- Discussion of rule-based vs non-rule-based tasks [11:24]
- Role of orchestration in connecting different parts [13:59]
Enterprise Adoption & Implementation [13:33-28:34]
- Discussion of data migration concerns [22:19]
- Timeline for agent adoption and trust [18:38]
- Wall Street's valuation of UiPath [25:43]
Leadership & Personal Insights [42:04-1:06:29]
- Biggest challenges as CEO [42:04]
- Reflections on IPO experience [42:46]
- Discussion of founder mode and leadership [43:49]
- Personal management style and team motivation [46:31]
- Work-life balance and personal philosophy [52:44]
- Quick-fire round covering various topics [56:57]
Key Themes Throughout:
1. The importance of product experience over pure technological innovation
2. The complementary nature of RPA and AI agents
3. Enterprise adoption challenges and opportunities
4. Leadership philosophy and personal growth
5. Balance between ambition and contentment
The conversation concludes with reflections on UiPath's future and the potential for a "second act" in the agentic space.
Your shorts are getting shorter! Your guests are getting bigger and your interviews even more interesting.
😂😂
Excellent conversation. Thanks to both of you
lovely to see non-US founders
I live in US and I find interesting ideas & nuisances from founders & experts from other continents.
somehow hadn’t heard of daniel before, came across really well. great interview both
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Can see Harry covering his face when Salesforce CEO Mark was being attacked 😂
Great guest! Love the vulnerability
I’m confused about the autonomous driving car comparison. We have fully autonomous Waymo taxis in San Francisco, LA, Phoenix, etc…they’re already here and I ride in them. Is he referring to something else? Or was this shot before the cars were available to the public?
Those are only 3 cities among thousands in the whole world.
No we don’t. Haven’t seen one AI car! All demos run by remote ops?!?
In RPA, I find that people think their jobs are not rule based, but usually they just haven’t asked themselves why they make a decision to zig or zag. If there is a “why”, there is a rule. It may be complex, but it’s there.
Great voices period. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
great podcast! businesses employ people, who make mistakes, but fix their mistakes, cause they are smart. same businesses, will get along with intelligent systems too, and will love them, cause their speed is 100-1000X more than people.
Remarkable insight on so many levels.
RPA is not AI, its a reference they use mainly for promo purposes. Inevitably giants like MSN will kill all those players like AA, BP, UP by offering seamless integration with OpenAI. They use Alibaba LLM because of price, period.
solid channel
From one lone wolf to another, tip of the hat to you, sir.
Totally disagree with argument about RPA vs Agentic flows. You can create a rule based using agents too in fact it can also be dynamic & not as rigid as RPA. The biggest problem with RPA flows are they require a ton of effort (including cost of hiring system experts) to set up & generally are very brittle. At the same time, agentic flows if done right can be set up any person & should be easy to deploy/change. I feel its the classic innovator's dilemma in play.
Will you ever give credentials to a payroll system to an agent? No. But you can grant credentials to a robot, it is standard procedure
GREAT INTERVIEW! Very bullish on Daniel based on what he is saying here.
Interesting guy
Bear case for agents
Was it a paid a promo video? You failed to apply any critical thinking and touched none of the scandalous practices surronding this subject. Useful puppets always come handy and relatively cheaply these days..