Emerson Smith started Pushnami at his kitchen table in 2016 and bootstrapped it to become one of the fastest growing companies in the Texas region. Pushnami delivers 1 billion push notification messages per day and is tracking to $100M+ in revenue in 2024. Emerson discusses the critical roles that machine learning and AI play in Pushnami's success. He discusses company culture and the challenges to building company culture in today's remote work environment.