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Ronald den Elzen
5 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1995
Ronald den Elzen graduated in 1995 after trying to predict the stock market with neural networks, and he says he was not very successful.
“once graduated in ninety five, uh, trying to predict the stock market with neural networks. And I was not very successful.”
Ronald den Elzen · How a 160-Year-Old Startup Uses AI: The Heineken Company’s Ronald den Elzen, 0:03:28
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Ronald den Elzen says he has worked at Heineken for about 30 years.
“I've been here now for 30 years. And look, I would jokingly say Heineken is a hundred and sixty-year-old startup.”
Ronald den Elzen · How a 160-Year-Old Startup Uses AI: The Heineken Company’s Ronald den Elzen, 0:01:44
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Ronald den Elzen says Heineken's market general managers have started to understand that they need to invest in data quality.
“I have never seen before that our general managers, our managing directors in markets, start understanding that they need to invest in the quality of data”
Ronald den Elzen · How a 160-Year-Old Startup Uses AI: The Heineken Company’s Ronald den Elzen, 0:07:59
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Ronald den Elzen says the cost of failure has fallen tremendously, allowing smaller and more numerous experiments.
“the cost of failure is coming down tremendously. You can do much smaller experiments and many more at the same time.”
Ronald den Elzen · How a 160-Year-Old Startup Uses AI: The Heineken Company’s Ronald den Elzen, 0:11:20
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Ronald den Elzen says Heineken's purpose is the joy of true togetherness.
“We have a purpose in the company, which is the joy of true togetherness. I really hope I will never talk to AI and drink a beer with AI.”
Ronald den Elzen · How a 160-Year-Old Startup Uses AI: The Heineken Company’s Ronald den Elzen, 0:16:32