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The AI Chopping Block
David Stepania
24 episodes
5 days ago
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 round in ~10 business days, and the leadership playbook to reduce Time-to-All-Locales, prote...
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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 round in ~10 business days, and the leadership playbook to reduce Time-to-All-Locales, prote...
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Entrepreneurship
Personal Journals,
Education,
Business,
Society & Culture,
How To
Episodes (20/24)
The AI Chopping Block
State-of-the-Art AI Localization for Apps, Right in CI/CD
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 round in ~10 business days, and the leadership playbook to reduce Time-to-All-Locales, prote...
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5 days ago
50 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
From 1% Replies to Real Pipeline | Trigger-Based Outbound Explained
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 beats 1% reply rates in B2B SaaS. Where to find me: • David: Linkedin • Email: hello@theho...
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1 week ago
45 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Bootstrapped to $300K ARR with 7 AI Builders
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 scaled to $300K ARR — fully bootstrapped 🤖 The pivot from WhatsApp bots to AI customer support 💡 How l...
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2 weeks ago
50 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Building The Future Of Money With Agentic Commerce
Discover how AI agents are reshaping commerce and payments. What is agentic commerce and why it matters nowHow Skyfire enables AI agents to authenticate and pay autonomouslyThe future of money: micro-payments, stablecoins, and tokenized cardsReal-world examples of AI transforming industries and unlocking growthWhat founders, product leaders, and AI enthusiasts can learn todayGet ready for a deep dive into the next wave of the machine economy. Where to find me: • David: Linkedin • Email: hello...
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3 weeks ago
53 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
AEO Secrets: How to Make ChatGPT Cite Your Brand
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 LLMs cite - The role of Reddit, Wikipedia, and authoritative mentions in AI SEO - Strategies to ...
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1 month ago
42 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
From Viral LinkedIn Experiment to AI Ghostwriting Startup | João on Building Crafted
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 attracted investors overnightWhy most startup leaders fail at content, and how Crafted solves it wit...
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1 month ago
44 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
AI Transforms Silent Churn Into Predictable Growth
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 biggest leaks. If you’re a founder, PM, or exec in SaaS or fintech, this episode shows how to tur...
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1 month ago
40 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
The Silent Killer of Sales — Fixed by AI with Brian Grech
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-dollar product to helping today’s merchants recover hidden revenue, Brian shares insights every fou...
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1 month ago
1 hour 21 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Ship AI Features in Minutes, No Coding Required.
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 cut costs and move faster without AI teamsReal-world use cases in HR tech, pet healthcare, and SaaS pl...
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2 months ago
47 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Behind YC’s AI Agent Boom
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 frameworksWhy 2025 is the year of AI agents, and why YC startups are betting bigThe 5 principles of building scalable AI agents (orchestration, composability, reliability, developer...
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2 months ago
51 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
From Months to Minutes: The Future of Market Testing with AI Societies
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 Intro and motivation behind Societies 02:30 The two-month experiment recreated in t...
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2 months ago
53 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
AI Pricing Secrets from Uber to Shopify with Peter Moot
🚀 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. From overcoming merchant skepticism to running rigorous A/B tests, leveraging neural networks, and...
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2 months ago
46 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Traceloop CEO on Why LLMs Fail Silently — and How to Fix It!
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 storiesHow OpenLLMetry hit 2M+ downloadsMiro’s strategy for safely deploying GPT-4.1What AI teams c...
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3 months ago
45 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Why AI Personalization Is Failing — And How Belief-Aware Agents Can Fix It | Bryan Johnson | Don't Die App
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 packed with tactical insight. Forget surface-level AI personalization. This is about long-term alignm...
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3 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
The AI That Supercharges Creators—Instead of Replacing Them
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, and product development! Build smarter with ThirstySprout: http://www.thirstysprout.com/ 📰 Wa...
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3 months ago
45 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
4,050 Banks, $3.2 TRILLION at Stake: Can an AI Copilot Save Community Banking?
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 integrations—can become the lifeline that community banks desperately need. Why Listen? L...
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3 months ago
45 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
Can You Clone a Founder? AI, Digital Twins & the Future of Work — with Fedor Zhdanov, Head of AI @ Nebius
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 trenches of AI evolution. We discuss: Why trust is the true currency of AI adoptionThe rise of AI agents, digit...
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4 months ago
38 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
How This CEO Does the Work of 30 People Using AI | Complete Framework Revealed!
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 in any business ✅ How to future-proof your team and job in the AI era 👨‍💻 Perfect For: Business leaders...
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4 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
From $1B Call Center to AI Agents at Scale. Alex Levin | CEO & Co-Founder @ Regal AI
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. We cover: ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Alex’s journey from Angie to launching Regal AI 04:36 – Legal & compl...
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4 months ago
51 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents
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 Permission Problem: Why most enterprise AI agents never make it to production • Human-in-the-Loop Solution...
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5 months ago
50 minutes

The AI Chopping Block
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 round in ~10 business days, and the leadership playbook to reduce Time-to-All-Locales, prote...