AI in China ③: Two Founders Who Found PMF — Why Are They Still Anxious? | A Conversation with Jisi Tech and Talk AI

This week on Crossroads, we're joined by two AI founders who have found product-market fit — one in B2B, one in B2C, both having reached tens of millions in annual revenue in the domestic market.

Shizun is the founder and CEO of Jisi Technology, which provides digital human hosts for brands' e-commerce livestreams. Mark is the founder and CEO of Talk AI, which helps users practice spoken English with AI assistance. We've always believed that the transformation brought by generative AI will profoundly impact every industry, creating massive new entrepreneurial opportunities. But it's true that AI founders today are all somewhat confused, all exploring — all standing at a "crossroads."

No entrepreneur doesn't envy those who have found PMF, and hope to learn from them. So this week on Crossroads, we're inviting Shizun and Mark to share their stories of how they found product-market fit.

From 0 to 1 is certainly exciting, but "you found PMF, now what?" — the journey from 1 to 10 is just beginning.

After all, entrepreneurship, like life itself, is an infinite game.

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