About Outpost
Built by operators, for operators.
AI implementations that stall. Fragmented data. Hiring you can't afford. We founded Outpost to fix all three.
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Why we built Outpost
Our founding team built data systems, AI products, and global operations at Bain, Uber, DoorDash, Wayfair, and Cengage. We kept running into the same blockers, on every operating team, in every industry.
Businesses had specific workflows that SaaS couldn't fit, so they bent themselves around the software. Their data lived in five different systems, none of it AI-ready. And when they wanted to hire someone to fix any of it, the right person cost $200K and took six months to find.
The AI revolution changed the math. Custom software is no longer expensive. So we built Outpost to be three things at once: a partner that builds custom AI workflows, the data infrastructure to support them, and the global teams that run them, at a fraction of what hiring would cost.
Leadership
Operators who've shipped at scale
We've built data systems, AI products, and global operations at some of the world's most demanding companies.
Imtisal Qadir
Co-Founder
Cornell University • Harvard Business School
Strategic roles in data, marketing, and operations at leading technology companies.
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Umer Khan
Co-Founder
UCLA • Duke Fuqua
Product, Strategy, and AI at Uber, where he led AI strategy across global operations. Built a fintech startup before that.
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Talha Shaikh
Co-Founder
Cornell University
Marketing and strategy expertise, Senior Manager in strategy function at Cengage Group.
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What we stand for
Custom over SaaS.
One-size-fits-all software is becoming a tax on adaptability. The cost of custom has collapsed.
Data before agents.
Most AI buildouts fail because the data isn't ready. We start where AI actually works.
You own what we build.
No vendor lock-in. The code, the models, the pipelines, all of it belongs to you.
Sometimes the answer isn't AI.
We pick the simplest solution that works. Not the most impressive.
Want to see what we can build for you?
Schedule a 30-minute scoping call. We'll map your highest-leverage automation opportunities and tell you what's worth building, even if it isn't with us.
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