Apichai Sakulsureeyadej is the founder and CEO of Radiant1, a Singapore-based hotel management platform. 

They use machine learning algorithms to analyze factors, including real-time demand, types of properties, and travel behavior, to provide optimized room rate pricing on a real-time basis and maximize total revenue for customers.

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👋🏼 How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

Helping hotels make more money by using data in order to price their rooms more strategically, which also includes strategies such as changing prices more often and effectively.

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🧐 What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

I am always hungry to learn. 

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🏆 What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Seeing the impact of my work making quantitative and qualitative positive differences in people's lives.

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🔍 What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?‍

Like everyone else, I am watching how quickly AI progresses. 

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💼 What advice would you give someone starting out in your industry? 

Make sure you know why you are doing what you are doing. This motivation is what will drive you through all the tough times. 

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🗣 What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours? 

How hotels are not using data.

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🎥 What's your favorite movie/TV show? 

 Sherlock Holmes.

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🍨 What's your go-to ice cream flavor?‍

Salted caramel.

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FYI. We've edited this interview for clarity.