Building with AI: Promises and Heartbreaks

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“Building with AI: Promises and Heartbreaks” is a podcast hosted by Yoni Leitersdorf, CEO & Co-Founder of Solid, that examines the landscape of AI from the lens of the innovative people defining it. In each episode, we sit down with builders, data and analytics leaders, engineers, product leaders and startup founders, who are creating AI-powered solutions. Our conversations explore what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish they knew before they started.

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  1. 3天前

    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.

    46 分钟

  2. 4天前

    Building AI at Scale: Inside SurveyMonkey’s Data Transformation with Meenal Iyer

    Meenal Iyer, VP of Data at SurveyMonkey and one of the top 100 AI influencers of 2025, joins Yoni to share how she turned experimentation into execution. From using ChatGPT to jump-start her own learning to leading company-wide AI hackathons, Meenal reveals how her team is building trust, driving effectiveness, and redefining what it means to build with AI—one workflow at a time.

    49 分钟

  3. 9月24日

    Structuring Data Teams for the AI Era with Miles Garvey

    Miles Garvey joins Yoni to discuss what it really takes to get data teams ready for AI. From bottom-up model building to federated team structures, Miles unpacks the promise and pitfalls of semantic layers, why skipping the groundwork leads to disaster, and how businesses can evolve their data culture to thrive in an AI-first world.

    46 分钟

  4. 9月19日

    Semantic Layers, AI, and the Future of BI with Benn Stancil

    In this episode, host Yoni Leitersdorf talks with Benn Stancil, co-founder of Mode and prolific writer on data and technology, about how AI is reshaping the way we think about analytics. From the hype and heartbreak of semantic layers to the deeper question of whether we can ever fully trust machine-driven decisions, Benn shares insights that push the conversation beyond BI and into the future of what “real” even means.

    45 分钟

  5. 9月11日

    Memes, Community, and the Human Side of Data with Zack Martin

    Zack Martin went from Best Buy’s supply chain to building one of the most vibrant new communities in analytics: Data GOATs. In this episode, Zack and Yoni talk about what worked (memes, events, authenticity), what didn’t (AI-written posts), and why curiosity and adaptability are the best skills for thriving in data, analytics, and beyond.

    20 分钟
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“Building with AI: Promises and Heartbreaks” is a podcast hosted by Yoni Leitersdorf, CEO & Co-Founder of Solid, that examines the landscape of AI from the lens of the innovative people defining it. In each episode, we sit down with builders, data and analytics leaders, engineers, product leaders and startup founders, who are creating AI-powered solutions. Our conversations explore what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish they knew before they started.

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