Density CEO Andrew Farah on the Open Area Sensor, $51M Series C, risk-taking & more | E1135

In this episode, Jason Calacanis talks with Andrew Farah, the CEO of Density. They discuss the founding story of Density, its evolution, and the impact the pandemic has had on its product adoption. Andrew demos their new product, the Open Area sensor, and discusses the use of computer vision on cameras, privacy concerns, and spatial efficiency. They also discuss the future of work and democratized investing.

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Jason Calacanis

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0:00	Start
0:50	Jason intros Density CEO Andrew Farah, who he met at the LAUNCH Festival
2:33	Andrew explains Density’s founding story, original vision & how it has evolved
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13:32	What was Density’s 3.0 product? How did it help large companies better understand space utilization?
18:59	Pandemic impact on Density’s adoption/product
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27:05	Andrew demos Density’s new product: the Open Area sensor; what it sees, how it helps & more
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40:20	Reality of computer vision on cameras, can it be used to count humans & privacy concerns
45:09	Efficiency & serendipity created by understanding space, cost of deploying Density & usage
52:04	Second & third-order effects of spatial efficiency, how China is using overly-invasive tracking, importance of anonymity from the source
57:48	Unique ways Density’s sensors can be utilized, what lessons Andrew would teach his younger self
1:07:45	Importance of the LLC & risk-taking, change in funding, value of diverse teams in finding blindspots
1:17:40	Pandemic accelerating democratized investing, future of work, will Jason move?

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