From U.S. Army sniper to VP of Product, Robert Henkhaus knows a thing or two about high-stakes decision-making. Today, he’s a product leader at Enverus, the software platform guiding billions of dollars in global energy capital.

Fresh off Enverus’ acquisition by Blackstone, Robert joins us to discuss how to innovate when the pressure is on.

In this episode, we cover:

* Why "Black Box" AI Fails: How Enverus builds trust with investment stakeholders by forcing AI to "show its work" on multi-million dollar recommendations.
* The Death of the Dashboard: Robert’s hot take on why AI will soon make traditional charts obsolete.
* Surviving Acquisition: The "60-Day Horizon" strategy Robert uses to keep team velocity high amidst Private Equity uncertainty.

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Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-henkhaus/
Enverus: https://www.enverus.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
04:23: Product innovations at Enverus
05:33: AI in the energy sector: How Enverus is implementing AI in oil and gas operations
8:17: Progressive disclosure and using AI to improve the user experience
12:09: Product engagement scores: How Enverus tracks success metrics
16:51 How internal teams are engaging with AI at Enverus
19:23: Are dashboards dead? How AI is transforming analytics
21:06: Enverus' recent acquisition by Blackstone
29:31: Conclusion

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