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AI, Human Evidence, and Better Business Decisions

October 20, 2026 · 33 min

AI can generate answers in seconds. But what happens when the information needed to make a decision isn't available online? Sagar Kadakia, founder and CEO of Qualitate, believes reasoning is becoming abundant while real world evidence…
Building an AI First Company With a Lean Team

October 19, 2026 · 19 min

AI can help a small company move faster. But a leaner team also has fewer people to rely on when someone leaves. Kevin Bradt, founder and CEO of CasaPerks, joins The Tech Trek to discuss building an AI first company as a nontechnical…
Technical Founders, AI Pivots, and the Value of Focus

October 15, 2026 · 32 min

The original idea may not be what makes a startup successful. As AI changes markets and creates new opportunities, the ability to learn and change direction becomes increasingly important. Tim Chen, Managing Partner at Essence Venture…
AI Observability: Measuring Quality, Risk, and ROI

October 13, 2026 · 25 min

An AI agent can be fast, available, and still get the answer wrong. That changes what engineering teams need to measure. Jeetendra Soneja, VP of Engineering, AI Platform at iHerb, joins The Tech Trek to discuss why AI observability goes…
How AI Is Changing Engineering Teams and Hiring

October 12, 2026 · 23 min

What happens to engineering teams when everyone can code? Bali Raghavan, cofounder and CTO at Hero Safety, joins Amir Bormand to discuss how AI is changing team structures, engineering skills, and hiring. At Hero Safety, designers…

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Voice AI Agents: Testing, Trust, and Scale

October 8, 2026 · 23 min

Getting a voice agent to talk is one challenge. Knowing whether it can handle real conversations is another. Brooke Hopkins, founder of Coval, joins The Tech Trek to discuss how teams test, evaluate, and scale voice AI agents. Drawing on…
AI Engineering, Small Teams, and Public Demo Days at Omni

October 6, 2026 · 24 min

What happens when AI changes more than coding speed? Chris Merrick, Co Founder and CTO at Omni, explains how his engineering team is adapting around AI, autonomy, product ownership, and a lighter operating model. Omni has about 25…
From Token Maxing to Outcome Maxing in AI Engineering

October 5, 2026 · 24 min

AI coding tools are helping engineers write code faster. But faster code does not automatically mean better business outcomes. Vitaly Gordon, cofounder and CEO of Faros, joins The Tech Trek to talk about the gap between AI adoption and…
Problem Statements, Business Outcomes, and Better Technology Decisions

October 1, 2026 · 24 min

Technology teams are often asked to solve something before everyone agrees on what the actual problem is. Chad Carrington, CIO at Golden1 Credit Union, joins The Tech Trek to talk about listening to business partners, defining the outcome…
Physical AI and the Real Time Supply Chain

September 29, 2026 · 21 min

AI has learned from the digital world. Physical AI brings real world data into the picture. Doron Hazan, Director of Products and AI at Wiliot, joins The Tech Trek to explain how physical AI connects AI systems with objects, environments…
From Smart Dust to Edge AI: Building Intelligence Everywhere

September 24, 2026 · 26 min

Scott Hanson went straight from a PhD program at the University of Michigan to building a semiconductor company. Today, as Founder and CTO of Ambiq, he is working on the same core idea that inspired the company years ago: putting…
Early Stage AI Investing: Moats, Expertise, and Founder Anti Patterns

September 22, 2026 · 28 min

Building an AI product is getting easier. Building an AI company that lasts is not. Itamar Novick, Founder and General Partner at Recursive Ventures, joins The Tech Trek to explain what he looks for when investing at the earliest stages…

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About the show

The Tech Trek is a podcast about how founders, operators, and technology leaders build and scale technology companies. Each episode explores the decisions behind building products, teams, and technical organizations, with conversations spanning engineering, AI, data, product, hiring, leadership, and growth. Guests share what they are building, what they are learning, and how they are navigating the challenges that come with turning technology into a successful company.