Gates: If I were 25 in India, I'd build vertical AI apps
Bill Gates · Nikhil Kamath x Bill Gates | People by WTF | Ep. #1 · Nikhil Kamath · Jun 14, 2024 · at 24:27
Nikhil Kamath asks Bill Gates what business he would start today if he were a 25-year-old in India with $100,000.
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“I'd probably build, pick some AI thing, And just use the Google, Microsoft platforms and go on top of that and try and, because I'd be in touch with the customer so well and improving my data, keep ahead You know, and I'd say, okay, who's the most demanding customer for this and go after that. It might be fun, you know, like clearing legal backlogs, you know, that one kind of fascinates me”
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