Andy Pandharikar - AI-Powered Commerce: Building the products and services of the future with Commerce.AI

Building the products and services of the future with Commerce.AI

Andy Pandharikar

Frederik Bussler

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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To our hard-working team, innovative customers, and supportive investors.

Andy Pandharikar

To the reader, may you have as much fun reading this as I had writing it.

Frederik Bussler

Andy Pandharikar is the CEO and founder of Commerce.AI. His previous start-up was acquired by the Flipkart group, which later was acquired by Walmart for $16B. Prior to that, Andy held various product and engineering positions at Cisco. He has an M.S. in management science and engineering from Stanford University and has an executive degree from Harvard Business School.

Frederik Bussler is a consultant and analyst, with experience across innovative AI platforms such as Commerce.AI, Obviously.AI, and Apteo, as well as investment offices such as Supercap Digital, Maven 11 Capital, and Invictus Capital. He has featured in Forbes, Yahoo, and other outlets, and has presented for audiences including IBM and Nikkei.

Joey Bertschler is a brand and marketing expert who has worked with some of the world's most influential companies and thought leaders. His work is featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Hacker Noon, and many other outlets.

He has shared his journey in front of thousands at leading events such as Step Conference Dubai. Mr. Bertschler has worked internationally, from AI firms operating in Japan and India to pioneering sustainability ventures in Nigeria.