Social media strategies often leave you feeling like you're working for the social media platforms. Our guest and his team built an AI solution that helps make social media actually work for you and your business.

Rhys Ryan, is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of Ekkobar, an AI solution giving you control over social media and the narrative you want to tell.

Ekkobar uses social listening to keep an eye on the conversation and lets you know if anything needs immediate attention. There’s also a web-based assessment platform letting you dig deep into the conversation to understand what is being said and how best to respond.

Rhys began his career working for Fortune 500 tech companies such as Microsoft, HP, and Tandem. At these companies, he was able to utilize his degrees in computer science and math to create new computing techniques for cryptography, security, and early-day data science.

Over his career Rhys has created award-winning patented technology that brought audio, video, telephony, natural language processing, and data science into the entertainment world.

Tap the link to RSVP and join me for a delicious conversation with Rhys. You’ll learn how his startup is helping brands control their narrative on social media while refining their ability to engage with customers.

Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your startup will do better - cheers from Boston!

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WHAT WE LEARNED ON THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Meet Rhys Ryan
09:00 - Mediocrity in large corporate environments led Rhys to launch his own business
12:00 - an extraordinary lived experience in tech from the 70s, 80, 90s and 00s
14:00 - I solve problems - this is the common thread of every founder
18:30 - Why True Blood should have used Rhys' algorithm!
24:00 - We spent five years to build ekkobar - here's what we learned
28:00 - How ekkobar could have help Bud Light
30:00 - The For and Against AI model
38:00 - Best advice for neurodiverse founders on how to negotiate the startup landscape with an Asperger's brain

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