Thinking about automating your SME but worried about costs, employee pushback, and choosing the right tech? We dive into the real challenges and opportunities of business automation with seasoned experts:
- Jeremy Au, Host, BRAVE Southeast Asia Podcast
- Oliver Tian, Vice Chair, International Alliance of Robotic Associations & Vice-President, Global Robot Clusters—a 30-year AI veteran working with global robotics organisations
- Jingjing Zhong, CEO, Superbench.ai, automating operations for home services companies
- Why automation isn't just about cost-cutting
- How to evaluate if you're actually ready for AI
- Simple frameworks for choosing the right tech solutions
- Real stories of automation success (and failures!)
- Practical ways to handle employee resistance
What We Discuss:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:06 - Why do you even need to care about AI or automation as an SME owner?
- 03:36 - How should SME owners be thinking about cost structures and operations?
- 09:00 - What is the upside of technology? What does it mean for me in number and cents?
- 13:25 - Employee pushback: How to overcome inertia or roadblocks to adoption?
- 18:24 - Competition is a big thing, How should SME think about this?
- 24:05 - Buzzwords, technologies & grants; How do you pick a good vendor or advisor to help you make a good decision?
- 33:48 - What are the success stories to expect from deploying technology and AI?
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