Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast, the show where we discuss the latest developments in the technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most influential people in the industry.
In today’s episode, we’re happy to present an interview with Daniel Dines, founder and CEO of UiPath, the automation company he started in Romania in 2005. Daniel explains why everything that can be delivered with software should be delivered in software, with AI stepping in only where software can’t, and why AI still can’t learn on the job, the gap UiPath’s new Cartographer agent is built to close.
We also get into UiPath’s long road to product-market fit, why he never compromises on chemistry when hiring, how juniors should learn now that AI agents do their old tasks, and why he came back as CEO. His advice for young people: embrace the unknown, be a cartographer, be an explorer.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:44 Why UiPath's culture is humble but bold
03:50 The long road to product-market fit
07:20 Never compromise on chemistry
08:36 AI agents vs junior hires
11:24 How the Cartographer agent learns a business
14:05 What enterprises get wrong about AI
17:32 Writing a book with AI agents
19:33 Life as UiPath's CEO
21:51 From communist Romania to founding UiPath
27:31 Why Daniel came back as CEO
31:06 UiPath's vision and going public
32:37 Should we slow down AI?
33:03 Can AI have a will?
34:59 Advice for young people