Sam Weitzman is the CEO and Founder of Deep Innovations and the creator of PoolScout. They are focused on enabling the future of pool enjoyment with cutting edge artificial intelligence and advanced video analytics to create a safer world around pools. The creation of PoolScout was inspired by an event where Weitzman's eldest son was nearly in a terrible swimming accident. Weitzman noticed the small margin of error in this space, and he decided to bring his expertise in deep learning technologies and cloud computing together to help give parents peace of mind.
Even though the water was shallow, I could see that he was struggling. He was gasping for air, but alive. That shook me up pretty substantially.
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but two fathers are developing state-of-the-art technologies to leave the world a better place for their kids.
Many Floridians consider an outdoor pool as essential to their homes as a garage. But insurance companies consider a home pool to be a major liability, and for good reason. With temperatures rising, young ones and pets are drawn to the cool water year-round — potentially with disastrous consequences. According to the American Pediatric Association, the plurality of injury-related deaths in children ages 1-4 are water-related. Meanwhile, Nationwide Insurance estimates that thousands of pets drown in home pools every year.
In this episode, we are joined by Sam Weitzman, the Founder, and CEO of Deep Innovations, which develops cutting-edge cl...