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John Riley is the co-founder and COO of Accio, an AI tool for people who work with data. John was VP of product and marketing at Markforged and led the music player product management team at Sonos. In this conversation, we talk about his career path to founding Accio,. How the team built and validated the product and their learnings throughout the process.

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In this podcast episode, we are joined by Jonathon Reilly, the co-founder and COO of Akkio, who focuses on driving the company’s mission of making it incredibly easy for people who work with data to leverage AI.

Jon discussed the importance of user experience design in building a successful product. He explained that his motivation for creating Akkio came from his frustration with the difficulty of extracting value from data in various businesses. To ensure that Akkio is a user-friendly tool, Jon and his team strive to create a B2C quality experience in a B2B application.

He emphasizes the importance of setting ambitious goals and thinking big when starting a company. Jon also discusses the challenges of natural language processing as well as the impact of AI on businesses. He shares his unconventional opinions on risk and experience in business and offers valuable advice for new parents.

Overall, this episode is packed with valuable insights and advice for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, AI, and user experience design. So, if you want to learn more about Jon's journey and his thoughts on these topics, be sure to tune in to this episode.

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