In this episode, Ahmed Hadid, co-founder of HyBird, joins to discuss building reality-based digital twins of complex industrial facilities like oil terminals, refineries, and nuclear power plants. HyBird uses technologies like laser scanning, video, and photogrammetry to capture ultra-realistic 3D models of assets. These models can then be used for operations, maintenance, inspection, work planning, and more.Key topics covered: The origin story of HyBird and how Ahmed met his co-founder Mo at university Pivoting from visual inspection to a full maintenance management solution Integrating with existing EAM/CMMS systems vs trying to rip and replace Participating in the Techstars Space program in LA and key lessons learned Navigating the early days of COVID and running extremely lean as an enterprise startup Finding product-market fit through hands-on founder-led sales Building a startup focused on complex industrial enterprises Hiring the right people who can thrive in an early-stage environment Thoughts on raising capital and finding investors who will roll up their sleeves Learn more about HyBird: https://www.hybirdtech.com/
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