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20VC: From $6.2BN Market Cap to $2.8BN: What Is Not Translating About Navan's Public Story | Are Any Public Company CEOs Actually Happy? | Why Navan Built It's Own Customer Service AI and What it Could Mean For Customer Service AI with Ariel Cohen
Ariel Cohen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Navan (formerly TripActions), an AI-powered travel and expense platform. Last month, Ariel took the company public, since being a public company, they have faced a torrid time seeing stock price decline by 50%. The company is currently valued between $4BN-$5BN.
AGENDA:
0:00 The Truth About Going Public After 11 Years
5:50 Why We Couldn't Wait: The Real Reason for the IPO
8:15 Disrupting the Giants: Amex, Concur, and the $1T Opportunity
11:50 "If We Don't Build This, We're Dead": Seeing ChatGPT Early
18:35 Why Navan Built Their Own Customer Service AI…
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