AI for Physical Security | Dave Selinger, CEO of Deep Sentinel

Dave Selinger is the CEO of Deep Sentinel, an AI-powered video surveillance system. They have raised $38M in funding from Intel Capital, Shasta Ventures, and others. Prior to this, he was the cofounder and CTO of Redfin. And he was also the cofounder of RichRelevance.  Dave"s favorite books:  - The Speed of Trust (Author: Stephen Covey) - Snow Crash (Author: Neal Stephenson) (00:01) – Origin Story: A Near-Miss and the Broken Security Market (04:22) – What Deep Sentinel Does and Why It Works (06:23) – Benefits of Vertical Integration in Security Tech (10:20) – How Deep Sentinel Tackles False Positives with AI (14:06) – Balancing Escalation Risk and Deterrence (17:06) – How Deep Sentinel Processes and Uses Its Data (19:36) – Positioning Deep Sentinel in the Competitive Landscape (21:12) – Go-to-Market Learnings for Hardware-Software Companies (23:39) – Residential vs. Commercial Security: A Comparison (26:41) – Regulation and Public Sentiment Around Security AI (29:03) – Insurance, Security, and Incentive Alignment (31:23) – Company Building and Lessons from 20 Years of Founding (39:26) – The Role of Distillation and LLMs in Deep Sentinel’s Future (42:27) – Rapid Fire Round -------- Where to find Dave Selinger:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selly/ -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi:  Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com  Website: https://prateekj.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infinite  X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi