David Stepania

The AI Chopping Block

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Learn what works in AI right now and future-proof your business or your career so you don't end up on the AI chopping block. Right now, AI is used for less than 1% of the problems it can solve. We're here to change that. Every week, we interview industry insiders & the builders behind game-changing AI-powered companies to uncover practical insights you can implement in your business or career to get ahead. Hosted by David Stepania with tech veterans Ben Smokovic & Derek Skinnell, these conversations cut through the hype to show how real businesses are leveraging AI's untapped potential.

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David Stepania

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How This CEO Does the Work of 30 People Using AI | Complete Framework Revealed! 19.06.2025 1:03:26

Discover how Justin Coats, a former Marine turned AI strategist, built a system that replaces the work of 30 employees using AI-powered Digital Teammates. In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ How to turn an 8-hour workday into just 20 minutes ✅ The exact AI tools & frameworks he uses ✅ Real-world examples across sales, marketing, and operations ✅ The human-centered approach to scaling AI...

From $1B Call Center to AI Agents at Scale. Alex Levin | CEO & Co-Founder @ Regal AI 12.06.2025 51:15

In this episode of Homebase AI, we sit down with Alex Levin, CEO and Co-Founder of Regal AI, to explore how AI voice agents are transforming enterprise customer service, sales, and support. 💬 "These AI agents are 10x cheaper and perform as well as humans." — Alex Levin Learn how companies like Fidelity Life, Angie’s List, and others are already using AI agents to handle 90%+ of calls. W...

From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents 05.06.2025 50:31

In this episode, I sit down with Mounir, CEO and co-founder of Portia AI, an open-source SDK for building production-ready AI agents specifically designed for regulated industries. After raising over $5 million, Portia is tackling one of the biggest challenges in enterprise AI: the "permission death loop" that keeps 70% of agent implementations stuck in POC stage. 🎯 What We Cover: • The...

Why 90% of B2B Websites Fail to Convert (And How One Founder Raised $2.2M to Fix It) 29.05.2025 1:13:20

In this episode of Homebase, host David Stepania sits down with Ómar Thor Ómarsson, CEO and Co-founder of Optise, who just raised $2.2M to revolutionize B2B website analytics with AI. What You'll Learn: Why most B2B websites focus too much on product features instead of customer value How to prioritize marketing efforts by cutting non-essential activities (Ómar went from 17 responsibilities t...

From AI Agency to €2.5M Seed: How Delos Built an AI Orchestration Platform | 20VC | Harry Stebbings 22.05.2025 48:59

Agency to €2.5M Platform: The Anti-Prompting Revolution That Caught 20VC's Attention Thibaut de la Grand'rive, CEO of Delos, reveals how they evolved from an AI consulting agency into a €2.5M-funded orchestration platform backed by Harry Stebbings' 20VC—without building a single AI model. Inside This Episode: • Why 90% of enterprise employees can't prompt AI (and how Delos elim...

From Twitter to Toolhouse: How 2 Engineers Built a Profitable AI Infra Platform Without VC Bloat 15.05.2025 1:15:28

OpenAI is paying engineers $490K. AI platforms are charging startups $5K/month. So where does that leave lean teams trying to ship agents that actually work? In this episode, we go deep with Daniele Bernardi , CEO of Toolhouse , a developer-first platform helping teams deploy production-ready AI agents with just a few terminal commands. We break down: The “Simpsons model” of building tech in Italy...

60% of Future Jobs Don't Exist Yet: Building the LinkedIn for Jobs That Haven't Been Created 07.05.2025 28:40

In this episode, Lawrence Bugg, founder of Future State University , shares powerful insights into why traditional education is falling short in preparing students for a rapidly evolving, AI-driven economy . Lawrence discusses how his game-based platform , Future State University, is leading the way in creating pathways to jobs and careers that don’t even exist yet . Inside This Episode: 🌟 Why 60...