"Right after we graduated EF, we started building the earliest layer of accounts receivable automation, which was collections automation. These are different modules within the same AR stack that help companies send invoices faster, collect on those invoices quickly, give clients professional branded portals to make payments, check invoice status, extract statements of accounts, and apply payments to incoming transactions. We built that first, and by 2022, the entire stack was in place." - Saurabh Chauhan, Co-founder and CEO of Peakflo" - Saurabh Chauhan
"We have been doing a proof of concept with a lot of our AR clients on a voice AI agent that can be embedded in the existing workflow. It coexists with automatic email reminders, SMSes, or WhatsApps, and somewhere in the workflow, you can insert a voice AI agent to make a call, for example, seven days past the due date depending on your preference. Just like a collection officer, it has full context about the client it's calling—it knows the outstanding invoices, the total amount due, the original due date, any open disputes, and even prior conversations like a promise to pay in two weeks. It tracks whether that's an upcoming or broken promise to pay." - Saurabh Chauhan, Co-founder and CEO of Peakflo" - Saurabh Chauhan
"Apply everywhere and figure out what suits you best. It's hard to be prescriptive when it comes to talent incubators because every cohort has different people, and a positive experience in one cohort doesn't necessarily translate into the next. Even if the ecosystem is supportive, it's ultimately about the co-founders you meet, and that carries the most weight. Test the waters and try to see where you can find the best match because that's what a talent incubator is ultimately about." - Saurabh Chauhan, Co-founder and CEO of Peakflo" - Saurabh Chauhan
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on going from EF to YC, beating the hype, and building AI finance agents.
Keywords: Saurabh Chauhan, EF to YC, Beating the Hype, Building AI Finance Agents, India, Southeast Asia, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Founder Story
