AI That Makes Plans Happen: FUSS and the Future of IRL Social

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Gary Fowler, President, CEO and Founder, GSD Venture Studios https://www.linkedin.com/in/fowlerinternational/ Gary is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and investor with 17 companies, two Unicorns and a successful IPO. Gary was on the original management team of ClickSoftware that was sold to SalesForce for 1.35 billion, and was the co-founder at the award-winning AI company, Yva.ai that was acquired by Visier. He has over 30 years of experience and is the CEO, President and Founder of GSD Venture Studios, a Silicon Valley-based Family Office, Venture Studio, and Hyper-Accelerator with 1

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AI That Makes Plans Happen: FUSS and the Future of IRL Social

GSD Venture Studios Podcasts by Gary Fowler

36 minutes 27 seconds

3 weeks ago

AI That Makes Plans Happen: FUSS and the Future of IRL Social

Top Global Startups features Daria Berman, Co‑founder & CEO of FUSS—the AI app matching everyone’s preferences so group plans actually happen. We’ll explore relationship tech, user behavior shifts, launching in Eastern Europe vs Western markets, and how FUSS achieved 50% retention in London with ⁠ULTRA.VC⁠ backing. Daria previously co‑founded Uptown ($360k ARR, 60k users) and rebuilt in the UK via the Innovator Founder programme.• AI for IRL: preference matching that removes friction and boosts follow‑through• Behavior & retention: what drives habit formation and repeat usage• Markets: lessons from Eastern Europe vs UK launch and pivot• Fundraising: pre‑seed in the UK—narrative, metrics, and momentumSubscribe for more global founder conversations from GSD Venture Studios:GSD Venture Studios: ⁠https://gsdvs.com⁠⁠#RelationshipTech⁠ ⁠#SocialAI⁠ ⁠#ConsumerApps⁠ ⁠#IRL⁠ ⁠#NetworkEffects⁠ ⁠#UserBehavior⁠ ⁠#Retention⁠ ⁠#PreSeed⁠ ⁠#UKTech⁠ ⁠#LondonStartups⁠ ⁠#EasternEurope⁠ ⁠#ULTRAVC⁠ ⁠#TopGlobalStartups⁠ ⁠#Subscribe⁠"