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Customer Obsession & Agentic AI Power Ravenna's Reinvention of Internal Ops

Most startups bolt AI onto old products. ⁨@ravennahq⁩ reimagined the entire workflow.

When we first met Kevin Coleman and Taylor Halliday, it was clear they weren't just chasing the hype cycle. They were pairing AI-native architecture with deep founder-market fit, and rebuilding how internal ops work — from first principles.

Their new company, Ravenna, is going after a $160B+ market dominated by legacy players. But instead of being intimidated by incumbents, they got focused, making some smart moves that more early-stage teams should consider:

1) Speak with 30+ customers before writing a line…

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