Applying for government benefits is a slow, tedious process that often leaves applicants in limbo for several months. Advocate looks to help. Today on Found Becca and Dom are talking with Advocate’s founder Emilie Poteat, the company that helps Americans engage with federal benefits programs through its technology-enabled services platform. In this episode they discuss how the Advocate team is using AI to automate advocacy and get the wait time for people seeking aid to nearly nothing.They also talked about:
(0:00) Introduction
(4:16) the status quo of applying for government aid
(8:56) Automating government services
(13:13) using AI to automate advocacy
(18:29) Finding the right investor fit
(24:13) Hiring for a social impact company
(30:00) Collaborating with government agencies
(32:00) Host discussion
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