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COMMUNITY: Pittsburgh AI Works boosts data & AI startups with the "Be A Customer" program

"The best thing most of us can do for a young local company is simple: when you have the choice, choose to be a customer. It helps so much."

- Ilana Diamond, Managing Partner, 412 Venture Fund

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Pittsburgh AI Works is much, much younger than Dagostino Electronic Services (DES), but having DES as our parent company gives us an unfair advantage in getting to present our solutions to prospective clients. We recognize it.

 

So, we developed the Be A Customer program to share our market access with complementary local startups. Through our website, client meetings, and guest appearances at our events, our network of Pittsburgh-based startups will get access to prospective clients seeking to preview the latest in specialized data, cloud, cybersecurity and AI technologies, and perhaps save time and money by not custom building a solution when one already exists.

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This page shows the current participants.

KLOOPIFY

Founders: Daniela Osio, Ignacio Osio

URL: http://www.kloopify.com

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Why we like Kloopify:
 

  • Offers convenient tools to capture supplier data in real time
     

  • Solving a big and widespread problem -- understanding your supply chain’s environmental impact (carbon, water, etc)
     

  • Procurement decisions based on the company's specific sustainability goals and priorities
     

  • Best-practice approach to data storage means it's easily connected into the company's larger data fabric

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HARDLY

Founders: Allison Braund-Harris, Roger Harris

URL: https://hardly-work.com/business/

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Why we like Hardly:
 

  • Helps managers strategically hire the right talent through capturing and standardizing employee "workstyle" data
     

  • Provides straightforward recommendations based on the data
     

  • Helps identify best choices for each employee's teammates and incentive structures
     

  • Works as an employee career coaching tool and can exist within an employee benefit program

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PROGRAM GUIDELINES

  • The Be A Customer program is intended to assist young data, cloud, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence companies in being seen and considered by larger organizations.
     

  • There is no fee to participate in this program at any stage.
     

  • Applicants will be asked to provide a short presentation to explain their company and its offerings.
     

  • Companies are selected based on the value their products and services can provide to business and government clients.

  • Participants will have their companies and web addresses listed on the Pittsburgh AI Works web site, and will be mentioned and promoted at certain Pittsburgh AI Works events and webinars.
     

  • Referrals to specific clients will be made when appropriate, at the discretion of Pittsburgh AI Works or Dagostino Electronic Services. No warranties or guarantees are made, especially in regard to which clients or how many clients the participant might meet.
     

  • Startups and early stage companies interested in the program should use the form below.

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