Mark Dusseau: How to Use AI to Make Smarter Lending Decisions

Mark Dusseau is the technical co-founder of StarterStack.ai, a profitable, bootstrapped enterprise AI company based in Atlanta. StarterStack builds the operating system for private capital, deploying on-premise AI agents that automate underwriting and monitor portfolio risk in real time for non-bank lenders scaling from $50M to $500M. Before StarterStack, Mark was a data scientist and product leader. He started his career at Ernst & Young and later worked alongside engineers at Two Sigma. Across startups and mid-market companies, the products he has built have driven over $500M in revenue and impacted more than four million users. Mark is a builder who focuses on operational throughput rather than theoretical AI. He actively invests his own capital into early-stage tech startups, backing founders who share his pragmatic, execution-first approach. During the show we discuss: Why AI is changing modern lending What happens after you submit a funding application How AI and human underwriters can work together How AI can improve lending speed How AI can help lenders evaluate more deals How lenders can use AI without giving up human judgment How AI can improve pricing flexibility How AI can create both efficiencies and new risks Resources: https://www.starterstack.ai/