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Built to Share: 2M Users in 18 Months | Julius AI, Rahul Sonwalkar

This episode features Rahul Sonwalkar, founder and CEO of Julius AI – the leading AI data analysis platform. Since launching in 2023, Julius AI has helped users create over 10 million data visualizations. Every day, Julius AI generates more than 4 million lines of analysis code – far more than any team of human data scientists could produce. In just 18 months, Julius AI has grown to over 2 million users. In this interview, Rahul Sonwalkar shares the 5 essential rules every AI startup should consider. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on a single task, moving fast, and embracing failure – especially for startups. Discover why Rahul believes in these principles and how they shaped his journey by watching the full episode. 00:00 Intro 00:45 About Julius AI 01:17 Rule No.1 Focus on only one task 02:51 Rule No.2 Solve daily problems that matter 04:22 Rule No.3 One ‘NO’ kills an idea 06:08 Rule No.4 Failing Fast 07:46 Rule No.5 Build products people share EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net X | @eostudi0 LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description

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July 3, 2025
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This episode features Rahul Sonwalkar, founder and CEO of Julius AI – the leading AI data analysis platform. Since launching in 2023, Julius AI has helped users create over 10 million data visualizations. Every day, Julius AI generates more than 4 million lines of analysis code – far more than any team of human data scientists could produce. In just 18 months, Julius AI has grown to over 2 million users. In this interview, Rahul Sonwalkar shares the 5 essential rules every AI startup should consider. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on a single task, moving fast, and embracing failure – especially for startups. Discover why Rahul believes in these principles and how they shaped his journey by watching the full episode. 00:00 Intro 00:45 About Julius AI 01:17 Rule No.1 Focus on only one task 02:51 Rule No.2 Solve daily problems that matter 04:22 Rule No.3 One ‘NO’ kills an idea 06:08 Rule No.4 Failing Fast 07:46 Rule No.5 Build products people share EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net X | @eostudi0 LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description

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  • Rahul Sonwalkar

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    Founder of Julius AI, sharing his first-person experience quitting his job and building Julius over ~18 months.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Rahul Sonwalkar, Built to Share: 2M Users in 18 Months | Julius AI, Rahul Sonwalkar explores how Julius AI grew fast by focusing, failing, and sharing Sonwalkar argues startups win through extreme focus, building a specialized tool that outperforms general-purpose AI for a single job like real-world data analysis.

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