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Jack Porter

Cofounder, Cognizer

Search every verified Jack Porter interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jack Porter, cofounder and CEO of Cognizer, discussed his approach to building companies and managing during the COVID-19 crisis in two 2020 podcast appearances. He described his success as stemming from focusing on markets with significant budgets, applying advanced mathematics to critical business problems for nearly 35 years, and maintaining passion for his work. Porter also emphasized the importance of selecting the right market and being cash-efficient, noting that his company of about 41 people burned approximately $250,000 per month, which he contrasted with higher burn rates he attributed to typical Bay Area startups. In a March 2020 interview, Porter addressed leading during the pandemic, stating that his company had quickly reduced its burn rate to maintain an 18-month runway without layoffs. He noted that enterprise AI sales budgets had frozen and predicted that large-scale decisions might not resume until around October, prompting Cognizer to pivot its product toward a "personal brain" offering. Porter also discussed his company's pre-existing virtual work systems, including daily huddles and Slack usage, which he said eased the transition to remote work, and shared advice about pursuing dreams and working with people one enjoys being around.

Recent appearances

  • Find out how a successful 11-time CEO has built his companies.

    May 14, 2020 · 📺 AI Fund

    Jake Porter, CEO of Cognizer AI talks about what his secret sauce is to building companies. Jack Porter is an 11-time successful CEO. His companies have focused on advanced mathematics applied to an expensive business-critical problem. He currently is the CEO of Cognizer AI, a company that provides a “Corporate Brain” to large enterprises. Mr. Porter has an extensive background in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and analytics. His focus has always been large enterprise deployments where the requirements include scalability, availability, and security.

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  • Episode 44: Leading During a Crisis Interview with Jack Porter CEO, Cognizer

    March 26, 2020 · 📺 Motivated to Lead

    In this week's episode, we interview Jack Porter, CEO of Cognizer. Jack shares his thoughts around managing in crisis in this new environment. Jack is a serial entrepreneur who has been the CEO of eleven startups. He has extensive experience in advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. His expertise includes understanding how to leverage complex mathematical algorithms, data visualizations, and sophisticated business models. Mr. Porter has worked on some of the largest AI projects in the world at companies like American Express, Discover Card, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline,…

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