Episodes

  • The Top Scaling Lessons from Zapier's AI Transformation with Wade Foster, Co-Founder & CEO of Zapier

    The Top Scaling Lessons from Zapier's AI Transformation with Wade Foster, Co-Founder & CEO of Zapier
    Feb 19 2026
    Why did he set off the code-red alarm at his company? Today, we're talking to Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier and host of the Agents of Scale podcast. We discuss how Zapier scaled to $5 billion with only one funding round, why 100% of new hires must be AI fluent, and how top companies are using hackathons to transform their organizations in the age of AI. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Zapier, check out their website here.
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    53 mins
  • How Jensen Huang Built the World's Most Valuable Company with Stephen Witt, Author of "The Thinking Machine"

    How Jensen Huang Built the World's Most Valuable Company with Stephen Witt, Author of "The Thinking Machine"
    Feb 16 2026
    The man behind NVIDIA is unlike any other leader today. Today, we're talking to Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine. We discuss how he lied his way into six interviews with Jensen Huang, why NVIDIA operates like a company that's thirty days from bankruptcy despite being worth trillions, and how Jensen's decade-long bet on the $0 market created the backbone of the AI revolution. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Stephen Witt and to buy his book, check out his website here.
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    52 mins
  • How AI Will Collapse, Blur, and Rebuild Tech Teams with Kevin Adams, CIO at Edward Jones

    How AI Will Collapse, Blur, and Rebuild Tech Teams with Kevin Adams, CIO at Edward Jones
    Feb 12 2026
    He’s seeing AI unfold at one of the oldest financial firms in the world. Today, we're talking to Kevin Adams, CIO at Edward Jones. We discuss how AI is disrupting traditional organizational structures, why humans need to move up the stack while AI handles execution, and how to implement AI at the right speed in highly regulated industries. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Edward Jones, check out their website here.
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    48 mins
  • Why You’ll Never Plan Another Vacation with Vipul Hingne, CTO at Booking.com

    Why You’ll Never Plan Another Vacation with Vipul Hingne, CTO at Booking.com
    Feb 9 2026
    How is a travel giant like Booking.com leveraging AI? Today, we're talking to Vipul Hingne, interim CTO at Booking.com. We discuss how AI is transforming the entire travel experience beyond just planning trips, why Booking.com launched their AI trip planner in just 14 weeks with OpenAI, and how two-thirds of their organization is already using GenAI to solve real customer problems. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Booking.com, check out their website here.
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    39 mins
  • How to Build Defense for AI Cyber Attack Waves with Ariful Huq, Co-Founder at Exaforce

    How to Build Defense for AI Cyber Attack Waves with Ariful Huq, Co-Founder at Exaforce
    Feb 5 2026
    AI is flooding the cybersecurity space. So, how do we fight back? Today, we're talking to Ariful Huq, co-founder at Exaforce. We discuss how to build AI defense systems against AI-powered attack waves, why 98% of security alerts are false positives, and how to turn a team of three analysts into a team of ten using AI agents. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Exaforce, check out their website here.
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    51 mins
  • Will AI be the End of SaaS? with Rob Woollen & Marwan Mattar of Sigma

    Will AI be the End of SaaS? with Rob Woollen & Marwan Mattar of Sigma
    Feb 2 2026
    If it’s growing exponentially, what will happen to the SaaS model? Today, we're talking to Rob Woollen, Co-founder at Sigma Computing, and Marwan Mattar, VP of AI at Sigma. We discuss whether AI will kill the SaaS industry, why the demo-to-production gap is AI's biggest challenge, and how the cost of building custom applications is approaching zero. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Sigma, check out their website here.
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    41 mins
  • CES and WEF 2026: What’s the Global State of Tech? with Jim Harris

    CES and WEF 2026: What’s the Global State of Tech? with Jim Harris
    Jan 29 2026
    He went to the biggest tech and economic gatherings in the world. Today, we're talking to Jim Harris, AI Strategist and Keynote Speaker. We discuss how companies are achieving 80%+ efficiency gains with AI-first thinking, why most employees still fear AI and what to do about it, and how humanoid robots and AI are revolutionizing everything from healthcare to housework. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Jim's website: https://www.jimharris.com/ Jim's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyTJVWyQJI
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • How AI Will Dissolve Our Brains Just Like Google Maps with Jacob Ward, Author of "The Loop"

    How AI Will Dissolve Our Brains Just Like Google Maps with Jacob Ward, Author of "The Loop"
    Jan 26 2026
    If you don’t use it, you lose it. Does the same apply to AI and our brains? Today, we're talking to Jacob Ward, journalist, AI ethics and safety advisor, and author of The Loop. We discuss why AI will dissolve our brains just like Google Maps dissolved our sense of direction, how our unconscious decision-making makes us vulnerable to AI manipulation, and why kids saying "clankers" might be our best hope for the future. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Jacob's work, check out his website h
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    54 mins