Building with AI: Promises and Heartbreaks

Building AI That Matters with Ilan Frank

In this episode, host Yoni Leitersdorf talks with Ilan Frank, Chief Product Officer at Checkr and former product leader at Slack and Airtable, about what it really takes to build AI that works in the real world. Ilan shares lessons from launching early AI features at Airtable, the importance of chasing pain before innovation, and how Checkr is using AI to make background checks faster, more accurate, and more human.