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AI agents can run small businesses, Lassie founders explain on a16z show

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The a16z show podcast featured Steijn Pelle and Frédéric Renken, co-founders of Lassie, discussing how their AI agents automate administrative tasks for small businesses, starting with dental practices. They emphasized that small businesses need software to perform labor, not just manage data, and that deep customer immersion was key to understanding and automating workflows. The discussion also touched on distribution strategies and the potential for AI agents to significantly reduce administrative burdens. AI

IMPACT AI agents could enable small businesses to operate with significantly reduced administrative overhead, freeing up time for core customer-facing activities.

RANK_REASON Podcast discussion about a company's product and strategy.

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AI agents can run small businesses, Lassie founders explain on a16z show

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · jackma ·

    Every small business should run itself with ai | a16z show podcast insight

    <h2> Episode At a Glance </h2> <ul> <li>Podcast: a16z show</li> <li>Episode: “Every small business should run itself” | Lassie with a16z</li> <li>Guests: Steijn Pelle, Frédéric Renken</li> <li>Hosts: Alex Rampell, Olivia Moore</li> <li>Duration: 58 min 40 sec</li> </ul> <h2> Epis…

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