In this episode of Coffee with a Founder, Beck Bamberger sits down with Ashok Kartham, CEO and co-founder of Circuitry.ai, a company using AI and decision intelligence to transform equipment maintenance. From heavy machinery to medical devices, Circuitry.ai helps service teams reduce downtime, improve first-time fix rates, and make faster, more accurate decisions.
Ashok draws on more than 20 years of building technology companies to discuss the challenges of training AI across specialized industries, why human expertise remains essential, and how the rapid evolution of AI inspired his latest venture. He also shares what keeps him motivated as a repeat founder and offers advice for entrepreneurs building in an AI-powered world.