Ask HN: Offer to start a data/AI division in a traditional software company
I had a meeting with the company owner (ex work colleague) some days ago, the company has like 30 employees and they develop traditional software products and they also do some outsourcing. He asked me if I was willing to join the company as a partner in order to build an AI division inside the company, focused on building data and AI products. None of their current employees have experience with this type of technologies.
I’m interested but I’m not quite sure that the company will be able to focus on two different lines of work, with different life cycles and different development metodologies.
Do you think that the proposal makes sense?
Do you have experience doing something like that or know a similar case from the web?
What would you do if you were in my position to approach this kind of job?