Watch our exclusive interview with Alex Hawkinson, Founder and CEO of BrightAI.

How many companies do you know that #bootstrapped their way to $80M in #ARR while truly changing the world? This is the story of BrightAI.

From realizing we haven’t truly graduated from #Roman-era #infrastructure maintenance, BrightAI set out to change it - using cutting-edge #observability tools to see in real time, for example, when storms hit, where leaks occur, and which power poles are down.

That naturally led us to discuss their #StatefulOS Physical AI platform, which uses #Edge AI to deliver continuous, 24/7, real-time diagnostics - via #robots or even #wearable tools. The result? Precise, surgical action items and a doubling of #productivity.

We also touched on BrightAI’s #bootstrapped journey to $80M ARR - and whether such #growth is still possible today, or if #VibeCoding tools are only suitable for #MVPs.

From there, we explored a pivotal early decision: going #MultiVertical versus #horizontal. What were the tradeoffs, and why was this choice #essential to their success?

And with discussions about #DataCenters in #space, what role could BrightAI play? Turns out Alex also founded another company- Observable Space.

Lastly, guess what is Alex' favorite movie? ⚔️💥🎬

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Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:56 Robots in the Streets?

01:57 From Smart Things to BrightAI

03:26 BrightAI' product assumptions

05:05 The rise of LLMs

06:23 Bright AI: Observability

08:39 Stateful OS Platform

12:04 Bright AI & Space

13:36 Efficient Computer Partnership

16:06 Bootstrapping to $80M ARR

19:22 Multi Vertical Strategy

23:04 Future of Smart City

26:04 Observable Space

27:11 Wearable AI

29:35 Entrepreneurs Advice

32:14 Career Mentor

33:54 Coffee with Historical Figure

34:44 Napoleon Dynamite Movie