Nasim Uddin is the co-founder and CEO of Riverborn, a Dhaka-based AI solutions company that builds and ships production-grade AI systems for clients across the US, Canada, and Europe. In this conversation, we go deep into his journey, work, and lessons.
Building a company that lasts takes something different from building one that grows quickly. Growth and durability are two different challenges. However, that is not to say one is more desirable than the other. Rather, these are two different problems that demand different skills and strategies. Growth is important, but if your company doesn’t last, […]
Welcome to this week’s Future Startup Letter, our weekly selection of stories, ideas, and conversations about business, entrepreneurship, technology, and the people building in Bangladesh and beyond. Here are five of our latest stories, along with two conversations from the archive worth revisiting. This Week at Future Startup 1. ACI’s Two Bets ACI is putting […]
ACI puts Tk 60 crore behind its Danish fruit-drink venture and opens a second joint venture with a Japanese partner. The smaller deal is the more interesting one.
Future Startup’s Companies to Watch series has traditionally focused on technology and tech-enabled businesses. This time, we are expanding the lens to manufacturing. Manufacturing is difficult and complex. It requires capital, people, machinery, supply chains, quality control, and the ability to consistently make and deliver a physical product. It is also an important part of […]
Only 10% of Bangladeshi adults have ever used artificial intelligence, according to a new Gallup survey. Nearly two-thirds of Bangladeshis say they are not aware of AI. Among those who know about it, Bangladeshis also have some of the lowest expectations for what AI will do for the country. Apparently, Bangladesh's AI adoption is still […]
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