{"id":1345,"date":"2016-11-02T19:36:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T19:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/general-catalyst-backed-octane-ai-will-make-you-a-bot.html"},"modified":"2016-11-02T19:36:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T19:36:41","slug":"general-catalyst-backed-octane-ai-will-make-you-a-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/general-catalyst-backed-octane-ai-will-make-you-a-bot.html","title":{"rendered":"General Catalyst-backed Octane AI will make you a bot"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bots are hot.<\/span><\/a> Ever since Facebook<\/span> introduced chatbots at F8 last spring<\/span><\/a>, they\u2019ve been integrated into brand pages for customer service, e-commerce and fun. <\/span><\/p>\n

But how do you make a bot? Many businesses don\u2019t have developers that are adept at creating them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enter Octane AI<\/a>, a newly formed startup launched by media personality <\/span>Ben Parr<\/span><\/a>, serial entrepreneur <\/span>Matt Schlicht<\/span><\/a> and Omegle<\/a> founder Leif K-Brooks. The team has\u00a0already built up a following in the bots community after creating a popular <\/span>Facebook group<\/span><\/a> and a <\/span>digital magazine.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Their business\u00a0is like web design\u00a0platforms\u00a0Wix or Weebly, but for chatbots. It\u2019s a paint-by-numbers for bot creation that\u2019s so easy, I could do it. (I did it! I programmed the\u00a0Katie Roof bot to respond with \u201craise the roof\u201d as my greeting. Sorry but not sorry).<\/p>\n

Phil Libin<\/a>, co-founder of Evernote and partner at General Catalyst, talked about why they led a $1.5 million funding round in Octane. Bots are a \u201cvery natural way to interact with technology,\u201d he said, voicing optimism about the founders because he\u2019s \u201cimpressed with the community they\u2019ve already managed to build.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With an impactful client list that includes 50 Cent and Aerosmith, the Octane team hopes to double down on its Facebook business, eventually expanding to SMS, iMessage, Slack and websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe this is something that everyone\u2019s going to need, not just top enterprises,\u201d said Schlicht.<\/span><\/p>\n

Believing that bots are more than just a gimmick, Parr says, \u201cthis actually saves you time. This actually makes you money.\u201d It\u2019s \u201cvery clearly a win for every business that uses it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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