Iskander Pols
Hi, I’m Iskander. I’m an engineer and entrepreneur based near Lake Geneva Lake Léman. I’ve spent most of my career building products and companies, with a detour running two restaurants in Nice.
I co-founded Paper.li, which grew to over a million users. Later, I set up and led DemandScience’s innovation lab, working with teams to put AI to practical use. Most recently, I built iKo, an AI coach for managers.
I also help companies figure out what’s worth doing with AI, whether that means building a new product or finding a better way to work.
Writing
- AI adoption starts with the workLook at real tasks, test the workflow and bring people along.
- Inside the exponentialThe chatbot-to-agent shift
- The deck was never the workWhere the value of knowledge work goes when the output is free.
- Things I believeBeliefs on shipping, leadership and learning.
- Understanding AIHow language models learn, use context and get checked.
- Switzerland's AI map is upside downThe more you earn, the more exposed you are
- Tools that workChoose for the problem, people and stage.