The AI Chopping Block

In this episode, Mark Michael, founder of DevHub, breaks down what it really looks like to scale a non–AI-native company in the age of AI agents. DevHub powers thousands of franchise and multi-location websites, and instead of chasing hype, Mark explains how his team is using AI where it actually works from internal knowledge agents and developer copilots to agent-driven website updates across hun...

Nonprofits are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI — yet most are still struggling to adopt it. In this episode, Remy Reya , Director of AI and Thought Leadership at Compass Pro Bono , breaks down how nonprofits are actually using AI today, what’s holding them back, and why AI adoption in mission-driven organizations looks very different from the for-profit world. Remy shares how Compass Pro Bo...

Hiring shouldn’t take 60 days. In this episode, Alex an AI recruiter designed to interview everyone, summarise every conversation, and help employers and staffing firms move from “endless screening” to “fast, skills-based hiring.” Alex isn’t just a chatbot. It has its own interview link, calendar, email, and phone number, can run interviews over phone or video (Zoom-style), and plugs into your ATS...

In this episode, David Stepania talks with Haokun and Rishabh, founders of Gale, an immigration service provider bringing more tech into the U.S. visa process so employers, beneficiaries, and vetted lawyers can collaborate with shared context without endless email threads.  They share how Gale supports startup-friendly pathways like O-1, EB-1, NIW, and H-1B, and where “AI” fits today: mostly on th...

In this episode, Cleanlab CEO Curtis Northcutt shares a perspective few leaders are willing to say publicly: “I don’t even think my job is safe.” We discuss the exponential acceleration of AI, how machines are improving faster than humans can understand, and why we’re entering a future where AI evaluates AI —because humans simply won’t be able to. Curtis also explains: Why no job (including CEOs)...

AI & Web3 are killing data labeling jobs – Sapien CEO Rowan Stone reveals how blockchain quality control and human-in-the-loop methods reshape AI data pipeline. In this hard-hitting episode titled “Your Data Labeling Job is Going to Zero,” we confront a stark reality: AI and Web3 are rapidly eliminating traditional data labeling roles and rewriting how we prepare data for intelligent systems....

First-time homebuyers and refinancers, meet Approval AI (now Clevy ), the AI-powered mortgage marketplace turning tens of hours of rate shopping, paperwork, and lender negotiations into a streamlined, secure experience. Co-founder Arjun Lalwani breaks down how three purpose-built agents (buyer assistant, loan processing, lender outreach) translate your financials, simulate underwriting, and negoti...

Bind AI co-founder Amogh Mundhekar (ex-Intuit/Mailchimp) breaks down how “developer-less” development lets technical founders ship full-stack apps from a chat, image, or GitHub repo—complete with live preview and one-click deploy. We dig into Bind’s traction (≈14,000 users), multi-model agent approach, and GitHub integration that helps teams enhance existing codebases, accelerate MVPs, and reduce...

Shipping a feature and waiting a week for translations?  In this episode, Max Prilutskiy , co-founder & CEO of Lingo.dev (YC), breaks down how teams ship every language in the same release without refactors, file shuffling, or brand-voice drift.  We cover the simple workflow shift (translate diffs, review where you already review, release together), the “one slide” that helped close a seed rou...

PMs and GTM leaders: ditch spray-and-pray. In this interview, Dor Vordi (Co-founder, Samplead) breaks down trigger-based outbound, how to spot person-level buying signals, score them with a rarity-weighted framework, and use founder-led outreach to turn context into qualified pipeline.  We cover cold email that actually works, LinkedIn outbound, workflows, and the “trigger loop” that consistently...

7 people. No investors. $300K ARR. Royal Tomar built an AI startup that prints profit — without spending on ads or hiring big teams. In this episode, Royal reveals how he turned a simple Instagram automation idea into SPUR , a profitable AI platform that helps businesses handle customer conversations across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Live Chat — powered by AI teammates. You’ll learn: 🚀 How SPUR sca...

Discover how AI agents are reshaping commerce and payments. What is agentic commerce and why it matters now How Skyfire enables AI agents to authenticate and pay autonomously The future of money: micro-payments, stablecoins, and tokenized cards Real-world examples of AI transforming industries and unlocking growth What founders, product leaders, and AI enthusiasts can learn today Get ready for a d...

Discover the powerful secrets of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and how to get your brand cited by ChatGPT and other AI-driven search engines. This video unveils cutting-edge strategies for brand visibility in the rapidly evolving world of AI-powered search.  What you'll learn in this video: - Key differences between AEO and traditional SEO in 2025 - How to create content that ChatGPT and L...

What happens when a viral LinkedIn post turns into a startup idea?  🚀 In this episode, João (Founder of Crafted ) shares how he went from launching a 30-day “1 hour per day, $1K capital” challenge with GPT-4 to building an AI ghostwriting platform inside WhatsApp that helps leaders create high-performing posts in minutes. We dive into: How João’s viral LinkedIn experiment hit 5M+ views and attrac...

Failed payments silently drain $443B from SaaS and subscription businesses every year. Most founders accept it as an unavoidable cost — but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, FlyCode CEO Tzachi Davidovich reveals how AI transforms silent churn into predictable revenue growth. From YC learnings to CFO playbooks, this is the inside story of building an AI-native company solving one of SaaS’s bi...

Most online businesses don’t realize they’re losing 2–15% of revenue to false declines — when legitimate customers are wrongly flagged as fraud. It’s the silent killer of sales. In this episode, we sit down with Brian Grech , ex-PayPal exec and now Co-Founder of Corgi Labs , to explore how AI precision models are rewriting the payments playbook. From building PayPal Working Capital into a billion-...

In this episode, we talk with Tyler Postle, CEO & Co-Founder of Voker AI , a Y Combinator-backed startup helping small and mid-sized businesses scale without in-house AI engineers . Voker makes it possible for product managers and business leaders to build reliable AI agents and automations through a no-code platform , then deploy them instantly with APIs. Tyler shares: How Voker helps SMBs cu...

YC’s latest wave is all about AI agents — but how do you actually make them scale? In this episode, we sit down with Sam Bhagwat , co-founder of Gatsby and now founder of Mastra , a JavaScript/TypeScript framework making AI agents production-ready. Sam shares: How Gatsby grew into one of the most popular open-source frameworks Why 2025 is the year of AI agents, and why YC startups are betting big...

From recreating months-long experiments in minutes to forecasting customer behavior through AI personas, discover the future of rapid, safe experimentation powered by artificial collective intelligence.  Join James He, Co-Founder and CEO of Artificial Societies, as he unveils how AI-driven simulated markets are transforming the way businesses experiment, innovate, and grow.  In this Episode: 00:00...

🚀 AI pricing tech once reserved for Uber is now boosting Shopify store revenues by 50%+! Discover how former Uber Product Manager Peter Moot is transforming e‑commerce pricing for small and mid‑sized businesses. In this episode, Peter shares the AI pricing and discount personalization strategies he helped scale at Uber—and how he adapted them for Shopify merchants to unlock 50%+ revenue growth. F...

Why do LLM apps break in production — and how can you stop them before users notice? In this episode, Nir Gazit (co-founder of Traceloop, ex-Google/Fiverr, YC W23) breaks down how his team is solving AI’s biggest failure mode: observability. You’ll hear how Traceloop became the go-to black box recorder for LLMs, powering companies like Cisco, IBM, Miro, and more. We cover: Real-world LLM horror st...

Robert Ta breaks down why today’s AI agents fall short at true personalization — and what it really takes to fix it. He shares how his company, EpistemicMe , is building belief-aware systems that align with your mental model over time. From working with Bryan Johnson’s Don’t Die App to helping developers personalize AI agents in health, mental health, and high-stakes verticals, this episode is pac...

Keith Smith, co-founder of Me4U, reveals how his AI companion platform empowers content creators to build AI clones—complete with personality, voice and visuals—to monetize fan engagement and scale your brand like never before. Please visit my website to get more information and join 6,000+ founders & tech leaders http://www.thehomebase.ai/ ✨Visit here for top-tier tech talent, AI consulting,...

Is community banking on the brink? With 4,050 small banks representing 92% of U.S. institutions and $3.2 trillion in deposits at stake, traditional workflows are creaking under fragmented data and siloed tools.  In this deep-dive interview, I sits down with Anubhav Pradhan, co-founder of Shiftmate, to explore how an AI Copilot—powered by predictive analytics, automated workflows, and unified data...

What if you could clone yourself and scale your output 10x? This isn't science fiction anymore. In this mind-expanding episode, we sit down with Fedor Zhdanov , Head of AI at Nebius , who brings over 20 years of AI experience from companies like Amazon and Microsoft. From building face recognition algorithms to shaping the future of responsible LLM infrastructure, Fedor is deep in the trenche...