{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632498166f582400138c0fa7/68a639857339ce61db5faeb4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#71 Nikhil Teja Kolli, Co-Founder of mokSa.ai","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/632498166f582400138c0fa7/1755724040713-161bdc46-f9cc-4cf3-8b0d-09a97d8ba1e2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Nikhil Teja Kolli built </strong><a href=\"http://mokSa.ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mokSa.ai</strong></a><strong> after witnessing small retail businesses lose 10-15% of their revenue to theft. His solution? Privacy-first AI that catches shoplifters without facial recognition - and small business owners are obsessed with it.</strong></p><p><strong>From collecting 20,000+ theft videos to building patent-pending AI technology, Nikhil's journey shows how turning a massive problem into data can create game-changing solutions. His AI watches actions, not faces, works with any camera (even $40 ones from 2014), and sends real-time alerts when theft happens.</strong></p><p><strong>But here's the twist: </strong><a href=\"http://mokSa.ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mokSa.ai</strong></a><strong> doesn't just catch thieves. It predicts customer counts, optimizes employee scheduling, and provides heat maps - basically turning any security camera into a business intelligence powerhouse.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔥 What You'll Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How to build AI models from real-world data (20,000+ theft videos)</li><li>Why privacy-first AI is dominating the surveillance market</li><li>The camera-agnostic strategy that eliminates hardware costs</li><li>How to solve problems for overlooked small businesses</li><li>Building operational intelligence beyond just security</li><li>Scaling from manual monitoring to 200+ AI-powered locations</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>⏰ Key Moments:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Meet Nikhil Teja Kolli, Founder of <a href=\"http://mokSa.ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mokSa.ai</a></p><p>02:30 - Growing Up in Family Retail Business in Hyderabad</p><p>05:45 - The Liquor Store Incidents That Sparked Everything</p><p>09:15 - How Small Businesses Lose 10-15% Revenue to Theft</p><p>12:00 - Building the 20,000 Video Dataset (The Hard Way)</p><p>15:30 - From Aeronautical Engineer to Railroad to AI Entrepreneur</p><p>18:45 - Privacy-First AI: Actions vs. Faces</p><p>21:20 - Why Any Camera Works (Even 2014 Models)</p><p>24:15 - Beyond Security: Customer Forecasting &amp; Heat Maps</p><p>27:40 - The Camera-Agnostic Business Strategy</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔗 Connect with Nikhil:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.moksa.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">moksa.ai</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilteja-kolli/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilteja-kolli/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About </strong><a href=\"http://mokSa.ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mokSa.ai</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Privacy-first AI platform that detects theft, fraud, and provides operational insights for retail businesses using existing camera systems.</p><p><br></p><p>#AI #RetailTech #SmallBusiness #Privacy #Surveillance #Entrepreneurship #StartupStory #TechFounder</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy the episode!</p><p>If you love this episode, please share and review the podcast! It will help more immigrant and international founders find these content.</p><p>You can find us here: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/foreignfounders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/foreignfounders</a></p>","author_name":"Chibit"}