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Applied Intelligence
by Keith Richman
The go-to show for business leaders navigating AI adoption in the real world. Host Keith Richman talks with operators, founders, and business leaders who are actually deploying AI—exploring what works, what doesn't, and how to bridge the gap between AI's capability and practical implementation. Smart, grounded, actionable.
Episodes
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The Hardest AI Problem for Every Business | a16z's Josh Elman
Keith Richman sits down with Josh Elman, partner on a16z's consumer team and a product veteran of LinkedIn, Twitter and Apple, to make sense of a world where agents search, shop and negotiate for us. Josh explains who wins when an AI concierge does the shopping, why more of every purchase could...
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Tinder's CEO Shares His AI Operating Tactics | Spencer Rascoff Full Interview
Keith Richman talks with Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff about real-world AI adoption 18 months into the role. They cover flooding teams with Claude, Cursor and other tools, an all-hands AI day that unlocked productivity, a Velocity pod for engineering speed, token limits and a Brand AI Council…
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Influencer expert explains how AI is changing the creator economy
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman sits down with Eric Dahan, founder of Mighty Joy and Superdeal, to explore the collision of AI and the creator economy. As influencer marketing shifts from broad reach to niche trust, micro-influencers are becoming highly valuable. Eric...
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Why "Mr. Paranoid" Is Right About AI Security
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, Keith Richman sits down with Polygraf CEO Yagub Rahimov to uncover the hidden cybersecurity risks of everyday AI adoption. Dubbed "Mr. Paranoid," Rahimov explains how seemingly harmless tools—like AI meeting note-takers, QR codes, or even emojis—can be...
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AI Expert Warns of the AI Hacking Epidemic
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman sits down with cybersecurity expert David Campbell. They dive deep into the real-world dangers of artificial intelligence, exploring everything from prompt injections to malicious autonomous agents and the growing threat of "shadow AI"…
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The Invisible AI Failures Costing Your Business
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman sits down with Moritz Sudhof, Co-founder and CEO of Bigspin AI, to uncover the hidden realities of enterprise AI adoption. Moritz introduces the concept of "invisible failures"—when AI errors go completely undetected by users and...
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The Hidden Threat of Shipping AI Code Faster
As AI tools like Claude and Codex democratize software development, writing code has never been easier—but deploying reliable code has never been harder. In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman sits down with Pramin Pradeep, founder of Botgage, to explore the hidden dangers of...
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The Truth About AI Employees & Agentic Workers
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman talks with Joe Mayberry, Head of AI at SailPoint, about navigating the shift from simple conversational models to the "agentic era." Joe explains why we haven't hit the true AI Industrial Revolution yet and how businesses can practically...
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SEO is Dead: The Rise of Answer Engine Optimization
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, Keith Richman sits down with Graphite founder Marcos Ciarrocchi to explore the massive shift from traditional SEO to AI-driven Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). Marcos explains how Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents are changing the way users…
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Processing Trillions of Real-World Data Points with AI
In this episode of Applied Intelligence, Keith Richman sits down with Praveen Murugesan, VP of Engineering at Samsara, to explore how AI is transforming physical world operations. Praveen reveals how Samsara leverages massive IoT sensor data to solve complex real-world problems—from catching…
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The AI Testing Framework Every Business Needs (But Few Use)
Keith Richman sits down with Hamel Husain, machine learning engineer and founder of Parlance Labs, to demystify AI evaluations (evals). Hamel breaks down why generic AI testing metrics fall short and how businesses can actually measure, debug, and improve their AI applications in the real world....
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Employees as Air Traffic Controllers: Rethinking Work in the AI Era
Sergio Furio, CEO of Creditas, joins Keith Richman to discuss how AI is fundamentally transforming his Brazilian fintech company. In this episode of Applied Intelligence, Sergio reveals how transitioning from traditional apps to 24/7 AI conversational agents is revolutionizing the customer...
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The 6-Layer Framework for Scaling AI That Actually Works
Keith Richman sits down with Jeff McMillan, former Head of AI at Morgan Stanley, to unpack the realities of deploying enterprise AI. Jeff shares his journey of partnering with OpenAI in early 2022 and breaks down his six-layer framework for scaling AI effectively—emphasizing why models alone…
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The Argument for Why AI Can’t Replace Teachers
Is AI actually helping students learn? In this episode of Applied Intelligence, host Keith Richman sits down with Jason Robinovitz, an education business leader and micro-school founder, to discuss the real-world impact of AI in education. Jason shares why his school prioritizes human connection...
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Enterprise AI Is a Mess. Here's the Fix.
Brendan Falk joins Keith to dismantle the hype around enterprise AI. While AI can generate software instantly, Falk explains why legacy integrations and edge cases make real-world deployment a massive challenge. He shares his proven framework for prioritizing AI initiatives based on business…
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We Help 800k Patients with AI — Here's What Actually Works
Numan CEO Sokratis Papafloratos joins Keith to discuss the delicate balance of deploying AI in a highly regulated healthcare environment. Sokratis shares his unique perspective, having studied neural networks 25 years ago before building a digital health platform that has served 800,000 patients....
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How AI Helped Double Our Revenue with Half the Staff
Voi CEO Fredrik Hjelm joins Keith Richman to reveal how the European micro-mobility giant is transitioning into an AI-native organization. Fredrik breaks down his aggressive "build vs. buy" strategy, explaining how Voi reduced legacy SaaS spend by nearly 40% by replacing software with custom LLM...
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How We Are Deploying AI: 10x Functionality at 20% the Cost
Anthony Soohoo, CEO of MoneyGram, joins host Keith Richman to discuss how he is transforming an 80-year-old legacy payments company into an AI-first organization. Anthony shares his practical philosophy on AI adoption: start with a clear problem statement rather than the technology itself, and...
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The go-to show for business leaders navigating AI adoption in the real world. Host Keith Richman talks with operators, founders, and business leaders who are actually deploying AI—exploring what works, what doesn't, and how to bridge the gap between AI's capability and practical implementation. Smart, grounded, actionable.
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