In this episode, Brock talks with Kieran Carroll. Kieran is a former surface warfare officer in the Navy and now the Chief Strategy Officer at ZeroEyes, a software company using computer vision to detect weapons on video feeds and stop active shooters. Expect to learn what exactly computer vision is and the problems that faces today which hinge around quality of data. We hear how ZeroEyes started by creating their own datasets by walking around with weapons on video cameras to train their initial machine learning models. We talk about dual use products and how to manage complexity of having customers in public and private sectors. And we also get into deciding what problems are worth solving in your business and how to fail it a lot of things but still come out on top.
Episode Resources:
ZeroEyes Website: https://zeroeyes.com/
ZeroEyes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeroeyes-ai/
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro to this episode.
1:33 What has been the most surprising thing about fatherhood?
4:07 Introduction and Kieran's life summary.
7:19 What is the technology behind the ZeroEyes?
11:05 How has computer vision changed?
14:33 Creating proprietary data and early contract wins.
21:04 End-user feedback.
23:49 Dual use products: Commercial vs. Defense.
27:03 The size of the business today.
29:37 Raising money for growth.
36:09 Managing geopolitical challenges.
39:12 How to accelerate growth.
42:29 Successes in the marketplace and position against competitors.
45:31 Deciding what to work on.
52:45 How do veterans position themselves and apply for jobs like this?
56:11 The good news about veteran talent acquisition.
1:00:13 Taking ownership of your failures.
1:03:49 Failing forward every day.
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