Yousuf Imran Mangosteen: A former Google employee left his job even after earning around Rs 9 crore. He has started his own AI startup. Yusuf Imran has no software and coding experience. Despite this he has moved forward in this direction. Joseph was afraid of being left behind.
What is the latest incident?
According to the report of Business Insider, Yusuf Imran was working in Google since the year 2020. He earned a salary of approximately 1 million dollars in a year. This is more than Rs 9 crore. Despite earning well, Yusuf was afraid of being left behind. The main reason for this is companies like Anthropic and OpenAI which are giving life-changing stock packages to their employees. According to the report, Yusuf says that he found it better to have a stake in his own startup than a secure job with a high salary.
- Yusuf’s main job was to tell Google’s customers how to use AI machine learning technology.
- The major part of his earnings was commission. According to the report, his earning from this commission reached $1 million.
- Due to the work that Yusuf got, his interest in AI started increasing.
- Yusuf had no background in software engineering. Still he learned to use ChatGPT, Quad and Gemini. Build apps and handle side projects. (ref.)
Retrenchment changed the way of looking at career
According to Yusuf, the recent layoffs in Google and other companies changed his outlook on career. When he saw talented people losing their jobs, he decided to start his own business. According to the report, Yusuf launched his own AI startup – Mangosteen Studio.
What does Mangosteen Studio do?
- Mangosteen Studio is an AI-startup. It creates AI-powered tools for sales professionals. Explained in simple language, the company creates such digital tools and apps that make sales-related work easier with the help of AI.
- It is rarely seen when a person with little knowledge of software prepares an AI Product Lab.
- The company’s website does not hesitate to state that this AI Product Lab has been started by an account executive.
- The company has prepared many market tools. All tools have already been tested.
Main works of Mangosteen Studio
- Smart Client Research: The company’s AI tool scans the background of a company or client and their needs with the help of AI before preparing a sales pitch.
- Customized Sales Pitch: A unique and precise Ai-generated proposal or email is prepared according to the business model of each client.
- Automation: Taking notes on sales calls, scheduling follow-up emails, and prospecting to close deals are all done automatically.
Yusuf has used the APIs of leading AI models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to build his AI startup.
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