Andy Walsh2x Exited Founder, Startup Strategist & Podcast Host

Why Taryn Went to Harvard Before AI Ate Her Industry

4 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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Taryn attended Harvard's AI program two years ago because she saw AI reshaping content, talent, social media, and advertising. She wanted to understand how to use her existing data assets to build new AI products, cut costs, and find new revenue streams.

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About 2 years ago, I went to Harvard and did their Competing in the Age of AI program, which I loved. And I just could see that AI was going to fundamentally disrupt the industries that— one, probably all industries, but two, the industries that I was heavily involved in. So content, talent, social media, I could advertising, all of those things were really going to be disrupted. And I really wanted to be at the forefront of that. I really wanted to understand it. I wanted to be able to look at my own businesses and go, okay, what data do we have here that could be really useful in commercializing new products now that we have AI, or where are going to be the opportunities for cost savings, new revenue streams, all of those things.