NZ startup is building AI for augmenting CEOs' strategising

NZ startup is building AI for augmenting CEOs' strategising
Diana Minée founded Astronort to help companies that wanted strategic support, but couldn't afford a COO. (Image: Astronort)
Ben Moore
A New Zealand startup is building an artificial intelligence assistant to help small to medium business leaders make the best decisions for their companies.To paraphrase an expression rapidly approaching cliché: AI won’t take a CEO’s job, but someone using AI will.Seeing this gap in the market, Diana Minnée co-founded Astronort, a startup dedicated to building a business advisory AI that can fulfil this role.Minnée said her work as a fractional chief operating officer for various startups led her to see the need...

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