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▶ 6:20 · Enterprise AI Adoption · Build vs buy framework: use proprietary data as differentiator, buy undifferentiated horizontal AI
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The AI Dilemma: Should Companies Build or Buy AI?

2025-11-20 · 1 company · 3 thematic
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Co-founder of Solugen, previously worked in the chemicals industry on direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis using metal catalysts. Led the technoeconomic analysis that validated the chemioenzymatic process.

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