{"id":5253,"date":"2026-07-28T11:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupjunkie.org\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:51:43","slug":"460-why-we-dont-let-ai-predict-your-orders-with-foreko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startupjunkie.org\/es\/460-why-we-dont-let-ai-predict-your-orders-with-foreko\/","title":{"rendered":"460: Why We Don&#8217;t Let AI Predict Your Orders with Foreko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"reproductor de v\u00eddeos de youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzZvjF_XCZ8?si=4-UchLRbtpKYU73e\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/2085482f\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong>Resumen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s racing to bolt AI onto everything, but Foreko co-founders Homero Ruiz and Alexis Rodas found the biggest opportunity in something almost boring: 76% of procurement teams are still running on spreadsheets.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, they break down why they deliberately avoided fully automating decisions with AI, how a food truck&#8217;s stock-out problem turned into a company, and why they think the real Silicon Valley advantage is knowing which advice to ignore.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 22px;\">Cap\u00edtulos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>0:59 \u2013 Welcome &amp; Meet the Founders<\/p>\n<p>1:32 \u2013 What Is Foreko? The AI Operating System for Procurement<\/p>\n<p>2:11 \u2013 The Founders&#8217; Journeys: From Red Bull and Pepsi to Foreko<\/p>\n<p>4:11 \u2013 Turning Experience Into Expertise<\/p>\n<p>5:49 \u2013 Starting With Restaurants: Seeing the Problem First<\/p>\n<p>6:52 \u2013 The Pivot to CPG and Why It Made Sense<\/p>\n<p>8:29 \u2013 The Food Truck Story Behind It All<\/p>\n<p>9:12 \u2013 Why They Said No to Full AI Automation<\/p>\n<p>10:49 \u2013 Built at the University of Arkansas<\/p>\n<p>13:59 \u2013 Growing Up in the Northwest Arkansas Startup Scene<\/p>\n<p>16:05 \u2013 The Silicon Valley Reality Check<\/p>\n<p>18:15 \u2013 From Idea to Paying Customers<\/p>\n<p>19:58 \u2013 The AI Bubble, Patience, and the Tortoise-and-Hare Mindset<\/p>\n<p>21:58 \u2013 The Five-Year Vision and Where to Find Foreko<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 22px;\">Conectar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foreko\u2019s Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreko.app\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.foreko.app\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Homero: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/homero-ruiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/homero-ruiz\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Alexis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexisrodas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexisrodas\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Nuevas historias de fundadores cada semana: suscr\u00edbete para no perderte ninguna.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/startupjunkie.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/startupjunkie.org\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Everyone&#8217;s racing to bolt AI onto everything, but Foreko co-founders Homero Ruiz and Alexis Rodas found the biggest opportunity in something almost boring: 76% of procurement teams are still running on spreadsheets. 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