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AI Agents Will Change the Way We Shop and How Brands Must Adapt | Artificial Intelligence | Naveen Tewari | Presented by Glance

Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha

Hosted by Hala Taha

49m
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The episode explores the shift from traditional e-commerce to agentic commerce, featuring technology pioneer Naveen Tewari. The discussion covers how AI agents are transforming consumer shopping habits by focusing on intent, context, and digital body language rather than manual searches. Naveen explains his leadership philosophy, including the distinction between haircut and tattoo decisions to speed up execution, and how brands must adapt to agent engine optimization.

  • Treat most business decisions as haircuts rather than tattoos so you can move faster. 18:21
  • Brands must prepare for agent engine optimization just as they did for search engine optimization. 2:02
  • Embrace a startup mindset and avoid letting rigid corporate processes stifle disruptive innovation. 15:42

Chapters

  1. 0:00
    Episode Introduction and Sponsorships

    Hosts introduce the episode, sponsors, and set the stage for the discussion on AI and commerce.

  2. 0:54
    AI’s Impact on E‑Commerce

    The host explains how AI is poised to replace traditional e‑commerce with agentic commerce.

  3. 4:29
    From Mobile Advertising to AI‑Native Platforms

    Naveen describes how Inmobi evolved from mobile advertising to supporting AI-driven commerce.

  4. 7:53
    Glance: The Personal Shopper Agent

    Introduction of Glance, its user base, and how it functions as a personal shopper powered by AI.

  5. 10:40
    Privacy and Trust in Agentic Platforms

    Discussion on how Glance safeguards user data and builds trust with transparency.

  6. 32:09
    Future of Shopping and Ambient Commerce

    Speculation on how shopping will evolve beyond screens, integrating AI agents into daily life.

  7. 39:37
    Marketing to Agents and Brand Strategy

    Exploration of how brands must adapt to market to AI agents and the opportunities for small brands.

  8. 49:20
    Psychological Safety and Team Loyalty

    The guest reflects on the importance of psychological safety and loyalty within his team, emphasizing trust and long-term commitment.

  9. 50:00
    Disruptive Thinking and Big Companies

    The guest explains that future successful companies will be large and disruptive, urging entrepreneurs to aim high and not limit themselves.

  10. 51:24
    Personal Passion as a Secret to Profit

    The guest shares that living passionately and loving what you do leads to success, resilience, and compounding growth.

  11. 52:54
    Learning from Market Shifts

    The host reflects on how most people react late to tech shifts, while the guest advocates early understanding of human behavior and tech.

  12. 53:25
    Agentic Commerce and AI Agents

    The guest discusses how AI agents can reduce shopping friction by understanding intent, preferences, and context.

Highlights

Quotes

  • “Our belief is that e-commerce will now be replaced with agentic commerce.”
    Unnamed speaker · 0:59
  • “The more you train the agent, the better it is for the brand because…”
    Unnamed speaker · 2:07
  • “If you think about technology today, you have such amazing like technologies available to us that we like, we got to just think very differently about the world.”
    Unnamed speaker · 50:00
  • “I am all about living my life with very high level of passion.”
    Unnamed speaker · 51:24
  • “Most business decisions are really just haircuts. If you get it wrong, your hair grows back and you keep it moving.”
    Hala Taha · 54:08
  • “Innovation requires more than just big ideas. It requires the ability to keep moving through uncertainty, make decisions without perfect information and come back after failure with enough courage to try again.”
    Hala Taha · 54:36
  • HeyGen 0:00–0:15
  • Shopify 0:15–0:24
  • Indeed 0:24–0:34
  • Northwest Registered Agent 0:34–0:44
  • YoungAndProfiting.com/deals 0:45–0:50
  • HeyGen 9:56–10:50
  • Prenuvo 11:04–12:02
  • Northwest Registered Agent 12:25–13:13
  • AG1 22:29–23:19
  • Whatnot 36:15–36:58
  • Glance AI 54:49–55:01
  • Build Your Tribe 55:37–56:21

About this episode

AI is changing how consumers discover and buy products, and Naveen Tewari believes traditional e-commerce is entering a new era. Years after betting early on the mobile internet and building InMobi, he launched Glance, an agentic commerce platform designed to help consumers shop with AI. Despite early resistance, he turned Glance into a standalone company, raised close to $1 billion, and became a two-time unicorn founder. In this episode, Naveen shares how AI agents will reshape buying decisions for consumers, how brands will need to adapt, and how entrepreneurs can position themselves early for this shift into the agentic commerce era. In this episode, Hala and Naveen will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:00) Building Two Unicorn Companies (03:23) Pivoting to AI and Agentic Commerce (08:15) Naveen’s Leadership Principles and Mindset (18:56) The Haircut vs. Tattoo Decision-Making Model (22:40) How Agentic Commerce Changes Shopping (32:56) Integrating Glance With Siri and Brands (36:29) Marketing to AI Agents (38:21) How AI Agents Will Change Branding (42:27) Privacy and Trust in AI (43:36) Choosing the Right Strategic Investor (44:55) Founder Principles: Trust, Passion, and Growth Naveen Tewari is the founder and CEO of InMobi and Glance. He founded InMobi in 2007, which became India's first unicorn in 2011, and later built Glance, making him the first Indian entrepreneur to create two unicorns. Today, he leads both companies, with InMobi operating in digital advertising and Glance developing agentic commerce technology. Naveen is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Harvard Business School. Sponsored By: Glance: An agentic commerce platform designed to help consumers shop with AI. Visit glance.com/row to get started. Resources Mentioned: Naveen’s Platform, Glance: glance.com/row Naveen’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/naveentewari Naveen’s Instagram: instagram.com/ntewari14 Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap YouTube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Newsletter - youngandprofiting.co/newsletter LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new LinkedIn Creator Club - Skool.com/linkedin-creator-club Disclaimer: This episode is a paid partnership with Glance. Sponsored content helps support our podcast and continue bringing valuable insights to our audience. Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Startup, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, ChatGPT, AI Marketing, Prompt, AI in Action, AI in Business, Generative AI, AI for Entrepreneurs, Future of Work, AI Podcast

Transcript

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Topics

  • AI
  • Glance
  • personal shopper
  • Inmobi
  • Alice and Olivia
  • agentic commerce
  • Siri
  • India
  • Apple
  • agent engine optimization

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