Bernard Aceituno (Stack AI): Lessons from YC, Pivots & Scaling
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Bernard Aceituno discusses his journey from MIT to co-founding Stack AI, sharing insights on AI agents, Y Combinator, and scaling startups.
This week, we sat down with Bernard Aceituno , co-founder & CEO of Stack AI . Originally from Venezuela, Bernard’s journey took him from a PhD at MIT to building Stack AI , fresh out of Y Combinator . We covered a lot, including: ✅ How Stack AI is revolutionizing AI agents —connecting data sources & tools securely ✅ The real value of YC beyond the hype (including how their first customers came from a YC WhatsApp group) ✅ The role of AI agents as a new software category—automating tasks, interacting with tools, and storing memory ✅ How operationally heavy industries (banks, logistics, healthcare) benefit most from AI automation ✅ Stack AI’s go-to-market strategy —leveraging content, inbound leads, and pilot projects to scale ✅ Why raising money is a distraction and shouldn't take more than two weeks If you’re building in AI—or thinking about it—this one’s a must-listen. Key moments: Introduction (1m13) YC / Start of the story (8m07) Vision with Stack AI + AI agent definition + how they integrate into (18m50) How companies figure out their best use cases with Stack AI, and managing data privacy (23m40) Data privacy with StackAI (27m12) Targeting industries - horizontal VS…
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