Sidebar Speaker Series: Building AI That Augments Humans (Not Replaces Them) with Micael Oliveira

​Practical insights on balancing automation, trust, and human judgment when shipping AI-powered products.

Speaker Bio: 
Micael Oliveira is the co-founder and CRO at Amplemarket, an AI-powered sales platform that helps B2B teams identify new customers and accelerate revenue. The idea for Amplemarket came from real challenges he and his co-founders experienced firsthand. Born in Portugal and raised in Luxembourg, Micael now calls San Francisco home.

Originally on track for a PhD in High Energy Particle Physics, Micael left academia to pursue the adventure of building startups with his co-founders. Together, they launched Fermat’s Library (/fermatslibrary) - a platform for sharing and annotating scientific papers, which was even featured on the Lex Fridman Podcast - before co-founding Amplemarket (https://www.amplemarket.com/), an AI-powered sales platform.

Micael is passionate about applying the scientific method to every challenge, whether in business or in daily life. He believes work should be both challenging and rewarding, and wants every Amplemarket team member to one day look back and say, “We really built something great together.”

Outside of work, you’ll find him playing sports (running, tennis, mountain biking), making music (he’s a guitarist and former band member), or spending time with his wife and twin daughters. For Micael, life is too short not to enjoy the journey and the people you share it with.

Fun Facts:
- Speaks five languages (Portuguese, French, English, German, and Luxembourgish)
- Used to play in a band and still loves picking up the guitar (not as frequently though)
- I love reading research papers for fun.