Join us for this episode as Kannan Govindasamy shares his journey from Tesla and Uber to founding CertBuddyAI, an AI-driven platform transforming product compliance. Learn how he navigated global challenges, built high-performing teams, and leverages AI to simplify complex processes. This episode is a must-listen for innovators looking to scale efficiently and strategically.
Kannan Govindasamy is a seasoned product certification expert and has over 25 years of experience and worked with most successful startups like Tesla and Uber.
Founder of CertBuddyAI - We can help any Physical Product Manufacturer's certification process from start to end, e.g. such as cars, medical devices and aircrafts. These products usually take 2-3 years of product design and certification cycle where our AI Platform can cut down time, cost, and business up to 50%. It can also help manage regulations, create automated design and test tasks, validate reports and help file applications with government agencies such as EPA, FDA, FAA. If interested, please reach out for any demo.
E-mail kannan@certbuddyai.com
YouTube - CERTBUDDYAI - https://www.youtube.com/@CERTBUDDYAI
Music By Eggy Toast
0:00 - Intro
4:17 - Cutting Teeth on Manually Reading Hundreds of Pages
7:03 - Can Someone Really Say “I haven’t worked a day in my life?”
9:54 - Keeping the Motivation to Keep on Keeping On
14:40 - Engineers: Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Certification
16:40 - Lessons from Tesla & Burnt Hair
29:10 - Helping Uber Rollout Scooters to the World
37:03 - Lessons from Uber: Goals & Teams
40:32 - Advice on Building the Critical Team
43:01 - Productizing 25+ Years of Expertise With CertBuddy.ai
48:51 - The Future of Cert & Advice For Founders
