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98°Major Pivot
Before

Building LLM connectors to integrate manufacturing data.

After

Augmented Reality Training and Copilot for Manufacturing

Full description — before

Standard Data builds LLM connectors to integrate manufacturing data. At Palantir, we saw manufacturers spend hundreds of millions of dollars to solve this problem manually with legacy systems such as SAP and Oracle, but we realized this problem can be automated using LLMs.

Full description — after

Standard Data builds augmented reality training content and interactive copilots for high-skill manufacturing roles. U.S. manufacturing is in crisis. Despite surging growth, by 2030 the United States will have 4 million unfilled roles. Automation will not be capable of replacing these skilled roles - to create a safe, prosperous future, we must secure the next generation of manufacturing talent.

Category shift
LLM Development ToolsFactory Robotics & Automation
Summary

This is a full pivot: the company shifted from building LLM data integration connectors for manufacturing data (an automation/data infrastructure product) to creating augmented reality training and copilots for high-skill manufacturing jobs (an education/recruiting product). The problem, product, and even aspects of the target market are fundamentally different.

Detected 1 year ago · 2024-11-28
Company journey — 2 pivots
103.4°Near Reinvention2025-04-03

Augmented Reality Training and Copilot for Manufacturing(viewing)

98.3°Major Pivot2024-11-28
Started as

Building LLM connectors to integrate manufacturing data.