"Listen to customers. A large amount of time and money is wasted early on building things people don’t want. As much as entrepreneurs need to be stubborn in their vision, it’s also critical to be able to build what your customers actually need."

"Omneky’s mission is to empower human creativity and democratize growth with AI."

"During my time at Yup.com, I saw how much money was being spent on inefficient content. From here, I was inspired to build Omneky by combining the ability of AI to quantify design and to generate creative content."

"our average customer sees a 2.7x Return on Ad Spend."

"By lowering the cost of advertising effectively online, we are democratizing growth and empowering small businesses to grow."

"By helping the growth of small businesses, the backbone of the American economy, we will create more jobs in the country."

"I think one of the reasons why people dislike ads so much is because it’s intrusive and not socially aware. But with smart ads personalized by AI, ads are going to feel less like strangers shouting at you but a close friend recommending you products that they think will help you."

"We’re using GPT-3 for generating text and are utilizing human creators for the final assembly of the ads."

"Our biggest growth channel has been referrals. Separately, we also run our own ads. One of the benefits of building an ad tech product is that we can dog food our own product."

"We’ve signed the 1% pledge to donate 1% of our time, profits and product back to the community."

"You’ve got to care about the problem and your customer. Startups are really hard and you’re going to give up unless you genuinely care about solving the problems of your customers."

"A large part of success is going to depend on hiring the right people and getting them in the right roles"

"Effective altruism is a data driven approach in giving back to maximize positive outcomes. I am singularly focused on creating the largest, most positively impactful technology company I can during my lifetime."

"Andrew Carnegie said “a person who dies rich dies disgraced.”"

"My favorite quote is by Abraham Lincoln, “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” An entrepreneur has to create something from nothing based on a vision. As a serial entrepreneur, I’ve had to hustle my entire life. Always be hustling."

"In technology, you always have to be innovating, and I loved the constant change, independence, and comradery, the feeling of being at the forefront of societal change."

"I studied computer science and regularly attended the events organized by Peter, where I met like-minded students. They would become core to the network of founders I am connected with to this day."

"I was incredibly lucky to receive my first investment days after leaving Yup from Village Global. They incubated my company for the first six months, hosting weekly dinners with other portfolio companies where we discussed challenges and shared learnings."

"It does take a community to build a successful company, and Village Global was critical in getting Omneky off the ground."

"I read a lot."

"One big obstacle to founders starting companies is financial. It is challenging to start a company if you need the consistent income of a job (due to debt, providing for others in your family, etc.). So increasing the access to capital so more people can take the risk of starting a company is vital."

"My favorite quote is, “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits” by Thomas Edison."

"The Future of Online Advertising with Hikari Senju of Omneky"