E1140: Dishcraft Robotics CEO Linda Pouliot on scaling Robots-as-a-Service | Rising Stars of SaaS 6

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

1:07 Jason intros Dishcraft Robotics CEO Linda Pouliot & rants about automation

4:44 Linda's thoughts on automating dishwashing jobs, how & why she started Dishcraft

10:54 Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at https://odoo.com/twist

12:23 Conceiving the Dishcraft robots - Linda explains her thought process & why she focused on large enterprise customers

16:48 How Robotics positively impacts cleanliness & sustainability

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21:58 How Linda became obsessed with robots after moving to Silicon Valley, Robots-as-a-Service, why customers choose Dishcraft

27:51 Using data to improve robot efficiency, raising money for a robotics company given the challenges

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34:39 How shrinking costs of robotics will impact society

40:06 Would Dishcraft ever target smaller restaurants on-site? What comes first: full self-driving car or VTOL from SFO to San Francisco

45:45 Branding benefits of standardizing plates

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