AI-Driven Auto Shops with Mastertech.ai and Data Observability with Monte Carlo | E2035

This Week in Startups is brought to you by: Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://www.vanta.com/twist Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Kalshi. Kalshi—the largest regulated predictions market—now lets you trade on US elections. Visit https://www.kalshi.com/twist to see live odds, trade, and get $20 when you deposit $100. * Todays show: Alex Wilhelm interviews leaders from Monte Carlo and Mastertech.ai , exploring their roles in data observability and AI applications. Linda Gray shares her journey founding Mastertech.ai and highlighting AI's transformative role in auto shops.(2:05) Monte Carlo's Lior Gavish discusses the importance of data downtime and AI's influence on data monitoring. (35:51) * Timestamps: (0:00) Alex Wilhelm kicks off the show (2:05) Linda Gray's career and Mastertech.ai origin (5:17) Mastertech.ai and the auto repair industry (8:06) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (9:11) Technological adoption and Mastertech.ai 's benefits (16:18) Mastertech.ai 's OEM approval process and community data (20:50) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (22:20) Mastertech.ai 's AI-driven diagnostics demo (34:34) Kalshi—the largest regulated predictions market—now lets you trade on US elections. Visit https://www.kalshi.com/twist to see live odds, trade, and get $20 when you deposit $100. (35:51) Lior Gavish from Monte Carlo joins Alex (45:15) AI's accelerant effect on Monte Carlo's growth and strategy * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Monte Carlo: https://www.montecarlodata.com Mastertech.AI : https://www.mastertech.ai * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm * Follow Lior: X: https://x.com/lgavish LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgavish * Follow Linda: X: https://x.com/lindach167 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-gray-6433b251 * Thank you to our partners: (8:06) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (20:50) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (34:34) Kalshi - Sign up to win $100K at https://www.kalshi.com/twist * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe , Steve Huffman , Brian Chesky , Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie , Sophia Amoruso , Reid Hoffman , Frank Slootman , Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916