When businesses have to choose a vendor for software needs, they have to ensure that the vendor will be in business or be around for at least 10 or 20 years. This process of researching for a vendor is time-consuming and arduous, which can be challenging for companies to make informed procurement decisions.
The episode delves into how companies use data to make crucial decisions, such as navigating vendor selection, and the difficulties that arise from making such vast decisions purely based on data.
The guest of the show is a polite and introverted idea guy who also happens to be a prolific writer and fan of the show. He sent over a Google sheet with seventy seven random startup ideas and has a newsletter with half a million subscribers that always ends with "I love you".