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Ping Wu discusses how Cresta integrates AI and human intelligence to enhance customer support sustainably.

Can you scale customer support without burning out agents or frustrating customers? Ping Wu shares how Cresta combines AI and human intelligence into a single system that scales sustainably for companies like United Airlines and Porsche. In this episode, Ping also breaks down the three constraints that shape automation in the real world: conversation complexity, infrastructure debt, and customer demographics. Guest: Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta Connect with Ping Wu X: https://x.com/ping_wu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pingwu/ Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X: https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

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