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He Built a $200M AI Agent 10 Years Before ChatGPT

Ashish Shubham explains enterprise analytics agents, the long arc from search-based analytics to LLM interfaces, and what it takes to make AI useful for business users.

He Built a $200M AI Agent 10 Years Before ChatGPT

What this episode covers

A look at enterprise AI agents before and after ChatGPT, centered on analytics workflows, user trust, and the product lessons behind ThoughtSpot.

Key takeaways

  • AI agents before ChatGPT
  • Search-based analytics and LLM interfaces
  • Trust in enterprise analytics
  • Lessons for production AI products

Why it matters for AI engineering teams

The through-line is production discipline. Teams need clear ownership, evaluation loops, source-of-truth workflows, and deployment patterns before AI systems can move from impressive demos to reliable business processes.

Enterprise agents win when they reduce the distance between a business question and a trusted decision.

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