{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Junkies Podcast","title":"Why We Don't Let AI Predict Your Orders - with Foreko","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2085482f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1764,"description":"Everyone's racing to bolt AI onto everything, but Foreko co-founders Homero Ruiz and Alexis Rodas found the biggest opportunity in something almost boring: 76% of procurement teams are still running on spreadsheets. \nIn this episode, they break down why they deliberately avoided fully automating decisions with AI, how a food truck's stock-out problem turned into a company, and why they think the real Silicon Valley advantage is knowing which advice to ignore.\n\n⏱️ CHAPTERS\n0:59 – Welcome & Meet the Founders\n1:32 – What Is Foreko? The AI Operating System for Procurement\n2:11 – The Founders' Journeys: From Red Bull and Pepsi to Foreko\n4:11 – Turning Experience Into Expertise\n5:49 – Starting With Restaurants: Seeing the Problem First\n6:52 – The Pivot to CPG  and Why It Made Sense\n8:29 – The Food Truck Story Behind It All\n9:12 – Why They Said No to Full AI Automation\n10:49 – Built at the University of Arkansas\n13:59 – Growing Up in the Northwest Arkansas Startup Scene\n16:05 – The Silicon Valley Reality Check\n18:15 – From Idea to Paying Customers\n19:58 – The AI Bubble, Patience, and the Tortoise-and-Hare Mindset\n21:58 – The Five-Year Vision  and Where to Find Foreko\n—\nForeko’s Website: https://www.foreko.app/en\nConnect with Homero: https://www.linkedin.com/in/homero-ruiz/\nConnect with Alexis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrodas/\n\n\n\n🎙️ New founder stories every week — subscribe so you don't miss one.\n🔗 https://startupjunkie.org/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VIqyFnVoemaY16I1CQ_9OtsZkjBwg6MwfUeTfBb7LPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTg0/ODVhOTk1ZmFiOTQ2/MWM3YTk4MTcxOTg3/NmY5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}