From $100k/Year Losses to Inc5000: The Journey of an AI Market Research Firm
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-11
Dan Faggella shared the entrepreneurial journey of his AI market research firm, which made this year's Inc5000 list.
- Rough Start: For the first four years, he lost $100,000 annually. At the time, enterprise AI investment was limited to pilots, meaning no committed audience or hell-bent sponsors.
- Strategic Persistence: He held the faith that at-scale enterprise AI applications would eventually take off, focusing on building top-tier research insights through a network of Fortune 500 AI leaders.
- Breakthrough: Today, the firm boasts 1,000,000 podcast downloads a year, with listeners at the world's largest brands. They have successfully run programs with tech giants like Google Cloud, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and major data center/AI infra firms globally.
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