NESST Keynote 2019

This presentation is based on my previous NESST keynote from 2018, plus slides from the Ara pitch, updated for 2018–2019.

2. @AnandChowdhary CEO, Oswald Labs IBM Global Entrepreneur EyeFocus Accelerator TEDx Speaker Oefenen.nl Advisor Consultant to 10+ startups University of Twente © Rikkert Harink
4. 2013 2012 Accelerator ARA 2018 2017 Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi 2016 2015 2014
6. CLASS
 REBELS
9. Collaborative learning Education technology Free and open platform
13. 7 months
15. Discover great music Download and share for free Open source and community-driven
24. Make the web accessible Everyone gets the best content Free and open source
31. Accessible information Global connectivity Individual empowerment
39. Content accessibility Business-driven Access for all
43. $5,000
47. Ara
48. AI-powered business communication assistant.
49. Email 124B 110B Business emails
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50. Hey John, let’s set up a Skype call for this week! Hi Jenny, I’m on a leave next week, so let’s follow up after I’m back? Hello Steven! Do you need any help in getting started with the product? These are my bank account details for the payment, thanks! 1 2 3 4
51. Hey John, let’s set up a Skype call for this week! 1 Hello Steve! Happy to talk to you. Does sometime Friday work? Hello again John, I’m picking my daughter up on Friday, so I can only do between 8 and 9 am.
52. Oh, that’s alright. How’s next Monday in the afternoon? Yes, I think I can do around 2 pm. Does that work for you as well? Perhaps we can push it to 2:30 pm instead? Great, I’ll send you a calendar invitation.
53. Ara AI Email Assistant
54. Email
55. Hi John! Happy to talk to you. :) Coffee with John Say Hi john@speakup.nl
56. Hi John! Looking forward to talking to you. :) Hi Ara, can you set up coffee with John? Coffee with John CC Ara john@speakup.nl ara@yourdomain.com
57. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary
58. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary Recommended time
59. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary Alternate options
60. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary Location preference
61. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary Hi Ara, Thanks for your email! I’m super looking forward to coffee with him. Sure, Friday at 4:30 works perfectly for me, I’ll see him at Starbucks. :)
62. Hi John, Happy to find a time for you and Anand. Does Thursday, October 3, 11:00 AM CEST work? Alternately, Anand is also available for a 30-minute coffee meeting on: – Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM – Friday, October 4, 4:30 PM You can also let me know if you have any other times in mind. Anand usually like to meet at Starbucks Enschede for coffee; it’s at Universiteit Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Best, Ara Isaacson (AI) Assistant to Anand Chowdhary Hi Ara, Thanks for your email! I’m super looking forward to coffee with him. Sure, Friday at 4:30 works perfectly for me, I’ll see him at Starbucks. :) Hi Anand, Your coffee with John is scheduled, and I’ve added it to your calendar. It’s this Friday at 4:30 PM CEST and he’ll see you at your usual place.
63. Artificial neural network Natural language processing Email interface Translation and internationalization Calendar context awareness Location and geography Contextual timezone and locales
64. Hi Ara, Can you send John my bank account details to make the payment? Hey Ara, Please make you follow up with John tomorrow about the payment. :) Hey Ara, Set up a meeting with the team, I’ve CC’d everyone in this email. Negotiate times and get back to me. Hi Ara, Make sure there’s no appointments when I’m on vacation, and turn on the autoresponder. Hey Ara, Make sure I’m available for dinner with my wife on date night (this Friday). Hey Ara, Remind John to send the paperwork next week, we’re going to be in trouble otherwise!
65. Platform for people with cancer to come together and help each other App for people with dyslexia to translate, view, and understand text around them in real-time Restore heritage sites for investment and cultural uses between Chile and the Netherlands Discovery engine and review platform for online stores
66. Universal resources for startups Community-driven acceleration Free and open platform
67. 201X
68. Education Inclusion Empowerment
70. Problem + Tools
71. Problem + Tools Why? How?
72. Problem + Tools The relationship between form and purpose—How and Why—is symbiotic. But despite this link, Why is usually neglected, because How is more easily framed. It is easier to recognize failures of technique than those of strategy or purpose, and simpler to ask “How do I paint this tree?” than to answer “Why does this painting need a tree in it?” Frank Chimero, The Shape of Design
73. Problem + Tools Why? How?
74. Problem + Tools Open education Music is hard to find Technology isn’t inclusive Technology Technology Technology
75. Problem + Tools Open education Music is hard to find Technology isn’t inclusive CLASS REBELS
76. Problem + Tools Open education Music is hard to find Technology isn’t inclusive
77. Problem + Tools Open education Music is hard to find Technology isn’t inclusive
78. Problem + Tools Open education Music is hard to find Technology isn’t inclusive ?
79. Problem + Tools
80. Opportunities
81. Opportunities Live subtitles AutoALT AI Helper Eventa11y Oswald Labs Platform
82. Problem + Tools Opportunities
83. Register
84. Register Ideation Pitching Prototyping Investment-readiness Business Plan
85. @AnandChowdhary Questions? Slides on SpeakerDeck ceo@oswaldlabs.com anandchowdhary.com © Rikkert Harink