🌟 AI, Storytelling & Building AI-Driven Products – Featuring Manas K. Mallik 🌟How do you build AI-driven products in a world where new models emerge every few weeks? How do you balance cost, infrastructure, and user experience while ensuring your AI-powered platform remains scalable?In this episode of Product Talk with Malthi, we sit down with Manas K. Mallik, Co-Founder & CTO of ReelCraft, an AI-powered video creation platform. With 24+ years of experience in AI, speech recognition, fintech, and automation, Manas shares deep insights on:🔹 How AI is revolutionizing content creation and storytelling🔹 Evaluating AI models – which one should you use?🔹 Managing cost & infrastructure for AI-powered products🔹 Open-source vs. closed-source AI models – which is right for you?🔹 How to measure AI product success & ROI🔹 The rise of Agentic AI & Vertical AI Agents🔹 Building defensible AI products in a competitive marketTimeStamp0:00 – Introduction to Manas K. Mallik and his journey2:05 – The motivation behind building ReelCraft6:30 – How AI is democratizing storytelling11:45 – The key differences between traditional products & AI products16:20 – Evaluating which AI model to use for your product22:10 – Balancing cost & infrastructure in AI development28:05 – Open-source vs. closed-source AI models – making the right choice33:40 – The future of Agentic AI & Vertical AI Agents38:15 – How AI product builders should handle data privacy & content ownership44:20 – The challenges of keeping up with rapid AI advancements50:30 – How to build a defensible AI product in a competitive market57:10 – Manas’ favorite AI product of all timeGuest Corner:Manas K. Mallik is a technology leader, entrepreneur, and AI innovator with over 24 years of experience in AI, speech recognition, digital signal processing, fintech, and automation. As the Co-Founder & CTO of ReelCraft, he has built an AI-powered video creation platform that democratizes storytelling, making it accessible to creators, marketers, and businesses.Manas has played a pivotal role in advancing AI-driven automation, speech synthesis, and fintech solutions. His extensive experience includes leading AI innovation at TartanHQ, CRED, UltraCash, and Ubona Technologies, where he developed groundbreaking solutions in voice processing, income verification, and mobile payments.With a patent in data transfer for cashless transactions and a National Technology Award for developing India’s first Text-to-Speech system, Manas continues to push the boundaries of AI-powered automation and storytellingLinkedIn:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/manaskmallik/Host corner:Malthi SS, is Fractional Chief Product Officer at HerKey(formerly JobsForHer), a woman’s career engagement platform. She is a seasoned global product leader, Start-Up Mentor and Freelance Product Coach and Trainer. She has more than 2 decades of professional experience in building global software products working with PayPal, Societe Generale, Intuit, SAP and EMC catering to millions of customers.🌟 S͇u͇b͇s͇c͇r͇i͇b͇e͇ t͇o͇ t͇h͇i͇s͇ Y͇o͇u͇T͇u͇b͇e͇ C͇h͇a͇n͇n͇e͇l͇ a͇n͇d͇ s͇t͇a͇y͇ a͇h͇e͇a͇d͇ i͇n͇ y͇o͇u͇r͇ p͇r͇o͇d͇u͇c͇t͇ m͇a͇n͇a͇g͇e͇m͇e͇n͇t͇ s͇k͇i͇l͇l͇s͇: / @product-talk-with-malthi 🌟🔗Gᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ Mᴀʟᴛʜɪ:📧 Email: malthi.satish@gmail.com🌐 Website : www.malthiss.com🔹 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/malthis👉𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐔𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://malthi.substack.com/