#182: How Can AI Revolutionize Freight Brokerage? Featuring Santosh Sankar and Madelyn O'Farrell of Dynamo
Hosted by Santosh Sankar on July 10, 2024
Summary
During this episode, Santosh is joined by Madelyn O'Farrell, part of the investment team at Dynamo Ventures. During the conversation, Madelyn shares her unexpected journey into supply chain investment and her decision to join the Dynamo team. Santosh informs the audience that Madelyn will host upcoming episodes focused on AI in freight brokerage, a topic she has researched extensively. The two discuss the early stages of AI adoption, challenges in technology sales to brokers, the importance of data and UI/UX for AI differentiation, and more.
Show Notes
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Madelyn’s Background and Journey to Join Dynamo (0:40)
- The Intersection of AI and Freight Brokerage (2:29)
- Discussion on AI and technology in freight brokerage (5:19)
- Challenges in adopting AI and technology (17:06)
- Differentiation and data advantage (20:12)
- User interface and AI use cases (24:02)
- Final thoughts and takeaways (26:00)
Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on seed-stage, enterprise startups.
Find out more at: https://www.dynamo.vc/