We're former Google coworkers who raised $4.5M for an AI startup. We didn't build a big team — we built fast instead.

Joe Cheuk and Praneet Dutta cofounded Pomo. Dan Clark Joe Cheuk and Praneet Dutta cofounded AI startup Pomo after meeting at Google years ago. Pomo raised $4.5 million in seed funding for their AI marketing startup. Cheuk and Dutta emphasize 'grind mode' as crucial in rapidly evolving AI and startup landscapes. This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Praneet Dutta, a 32-year-old CEO in Palo Alto, and Joe Cheuk, a 33-year-old CTO in Seattle. The two met at Google and later reuni...