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Learn what works in AI right now and future-proof your business or your career so you don't end up on the AI chopping block. Right now, AI is used for less than 1% of the problems it can solve. We're here to change that. Every week, we interview industry insiders & the builders behind game-changing AI-powered companies to uncover practical insights you can implement in your business or career to get ahead. Hosted by David Stepania with tech veterans Ben Smokovic & Derek Skinnell, these conversations cut through the hype to show how real businesses are leveraging AI's untapped potential.
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The AI Chopping Block is hosted by David Stepania. The show has published 32 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Scaling 3000 Sites With 1 AI Agent" (12 February 2026, 49 minutes), "Nonprofits Are Saving 12 Hours a Week With AI, But That’s Not the Real Breakthrough" (22 January 2026, 52 minutes), and "AI Hiring From 60 days to 2 Hours" (15 January 2026, 43 minutes).
The AI Chopping Block publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 32 episodes.
Booking probability for The AI Chopping Block is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The AI Chopping Block requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The AI Chopping Block's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The AI Chopping Block are IT Services & Software Development. The AI Chopping Block has a business audience.
David Stepania hosts The AI Chopping Block, a business podcast with 32 episodes published.
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Episode #3
In this episode, Mark Michael, founder of DevHub, breaks down what it really looks like to scale a non–AI-native company in the age of AI agents. DevHub powers thousands of franchise and multi-location websites, and...
Episode #2
Nonprofits are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI — yet most are still struggling to adopt it. In this episode, Remy Reya , Director of AI and Thought Leadership at Compass Pro Bono , breaks down how nonprofits are...
The AI Chopping Block
Hiring shouldn’t take 60 days. In this episode, Alex an AI recruiter designed to interview everyone, summarise every conversation, and help employers and staffing firms move from “endless screening” to “fast...
Episode #29
In this episode, David Stepania talks with Haokun and Rishabh, founders of Gale, an immigration service provider bringing more tech into the U.S. visa process so employers, beneficiaries, and vetted lawyers can...
Episode #28
In this episode, Cleanlab CEO Curtis Northcutt shares a perspective few leaders are willing to say publicly: “I don’t even think my job is safe.” We discuss the exponential acceleration of AI, how machines are improving...
Episode #27
AI & Web3 are killing data labeling jobs – Sapien CEO Rowan Stone reveals how blockchain quality control and human-in-the-loop methods reshape AI data pipeline. In this hard-hitting episode titled “Your Data Labeling...
Episode #26
First-time homebuyers and refinancers, meet Approval AI (now Clevy ), the AI-powered mortgage marketplace turning tens of hours of rate shopping, paperwork, and lender negotiations into a streamlined, secure experience...
Episode #25
Bind AI co-founder Amogh Mundhekar (ex-Intuit/Mailchimp) breaks down how “developer-less” development lets technical founders ship full-stack apps from a chat, image, or GitHub repo—complete with live preview and...
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...
Episode #23
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...
Episode #22
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...
Episode #21
Discover how AI agents are reshaping commerce and payments. What is agentic commerce and why it matters now How Skyfire enables AI agents to authenticate and pay autonomously The future of money: micro-payments...
Episode #20
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...
Episode #19
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...
Episode #18
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...
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...
Episode #16
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...
Episode #15
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...
Episode #14
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...
Episode #13
🚀 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...
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CEO and co-founder, The Living Church magazine
Chief Strategy Officer, Mastra AI
Executive Dean and Senior Vice President for Michael O. Leavitt School of Health at Western Governors University, United Spinal Central Coast Chapter
director of strategic business initiatives and pastry programs, Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester
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