The Pitch #172 My Town AI: ChatGPT Meets SimCity
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Oct 29, 2025 Nicole Sterling, Founder and CEO of MyTown AI, shares her vision for a civic-AI platform designed to empower small local governments. She highlights the $2.2 trillion grants gap that hampers accessibility to crucial data. Nicole showcases the platform's capabilities, like zoning queries and grants automation, which streamline bureaucratic processes. As an elected official, she brings personal insights into the challenges faced by towns. The discussion also delves into investor dynamics and the competitive landscape, with Nicole leaving with a soft commitment from an interested investor.
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Automate Grant Management From Recordings
- Use existing meeting recordings and local documents to auto-generate grant milestones and reports.
- Pull comments from board recordings to create on-demand mid-program grant reports.
Customer Request: Where Can A Dispensary Go?
- Towns asked Nicole to map where a new dispensary could legally open given setbacks and existing uses.
- That manual task previously required hours or expensive consultants; the product automates the spatial rules.
Make Onboarding Low Lift And Fast
- Minimize onboarding friction by scraping public data and offering low-lift integrations after signing agreements.
- Aim to reduce onboarding from four weeks to under two days through automation.