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Matt Fitzpatrick on Who Wins the Data Labelling Race & Why AI Needs Forward-Deployed Engineers?
•December 31, 2025
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Matt Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Invisible Technologies, leading the company's mission to make AI work. Since joining as CEO in January 2025, he has raised $100M, and accelerated AI adoption across industries from sports to consumer and government. Previously, Matt was a Senior Partner at McKinsey, where he led QuantumBlack Labs, the firm's AI R&D and software development arm.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:21 Career Journey and Leadership
08:36 The Single Biggest Barriers to Enterprises Adopting AI
10:41 It is BS That Enterprises Can Adopt AI Without Forward-Deployed Engineers
27:13 Are AI Talent Marketplaces Dead? What is the best model?
36:39 How Does the Data Labelling Market Shake Out: Who Wins/ Who Loses
50:01 Are Revenue Numbers for Data Labelling Real Revenue? Or GMV?
52:56 Best Capital Allocation Decision? What did Matt Learn from it?
55:22 How Important is Brand for AI Companies Selling Into Enterprise?
01:09:24 Remote Work vs. In-Person Collaboration
01:21:47 What Does No-One Know About the Future of AI That Everyone Should Know
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