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What Comes Next with Arun

Arunansu Pattanayak
Artificial Intelligence
Capabilities-Based AI Strategy
Quantlink AI
Competitive Intelligence Architecture
Alpheva AI
Generative AI
Organizational Change
Adaptability
Data Governance
Tool/vendor Management
Organizational Learning
Tipsora
Intelligence Infrastructure
AI Agents
Modular Architecture
Decision-Making
Intelligence Economy
Retraining Organizations
Technology Adoption
Arunansu Pattanayak

Most conversations about AI are either too technical for business leaders or too generic to be useful. What Comes Next with Arun fills that gap. Each episode translates real-world data and AI strategy into the language of competitive advantage — drawing on Arun’s 20+ years inside the world’s most complex enterprises, six years as a Microsoft Data & AI Executive, and his experience building Tipsora... more

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What happens to teams when everything around them gets automated?

David Lengyel has spent more than 40 years answering a version of that question. As Managing Director of Venture Up, one of the first team building companies in the ... more

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Most leaders don't have a strategy problem. They have a noise problem.

Executive coach Steve Barton spent 30 years as a florist, grew his business from roughly $200K to $2M serving high-end destination weddings in Maine, and then h... more

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AI has made it possible to build a product in six to eight months. So here's the uncomfortable question: if you can build it that fast, why can't your competitor?

Christopher Hussain has spent more than 20 years answering versions ... more

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Most organizations aren't behind on AI. They're behind on the thinking required to use it. That's where this conversation with Frank Bravo starts — and it doesn't let up.

Frank is a Bay Area technologist who spent more than three d... more

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Your AI agent can book a flight, move money, and open accounts on your behalf. But it can't take a selfie or hold a driver's license — so how does anyone know it's really acting for you?

Arun sits down with Ravi Bijlani, founder an... more

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High earners rarely lose money because they make bad decisions. They lose it in the gaps — between a financial advisor who only sees stocks and bonds, a CPA who shows up 60 days before the deadline, an insurance agent working a diff... more

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Most conversations about AI in finance stop at "we use AI." This one goes deeper.

Aidan McConnell started as a data science intern at Sezzle in 2019, worked his way up to Head of AI/ML, then left to build QuantLink AI — a verticall... more

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In the finale of this series, Arunansu Pattanayak brings together every framework from the show into a single worldview — one he argues is the most important strategic idea for any leader heading into the next decade.

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Recent Guests

Christopher Hussain
Three-time founder/operator and fractional C-suite executive focused on AI, FinTech, product, GTM, sales and fundraising
Sindeo (co-founder & COO), RealKey (founder & CEO)
Episode: The One-Man Accelerator: What Startups Actually Need to Scale | Christopher Hussain
Frank Bravo
CTO of ProLegal; Host of Your Tech Makeover
ProLegal
Episode: Fluent in the Tools, Illiterate in the Tradeoffs — Frank Bravo on AI's Real Risk
Ravi Bijlani
Founder and CEO of KYXStart.ai
KYXStart.ai
Episode: The Trust Layer for AI Agents — Ravi Bijlani, KYXStart.Ai
Lord Munjal
Founder and CEO of Alpheva AI
Alpheva AI
Episode: The AI Family Office: Financial Advice for High Earners — with Lord Munjal
Aidan McConnell
Founder and CEO of QuantLink AI
QuantLink AI
Episode: Building an AI-Native Platform to Take On the Bloomberg Terminal — with Aidan McConnell

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Arunansapatnaik
Host of What Comes Next with Arun, affiliated with Tipsora.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 5 ratings
  • Thought-Provoking and Insightful

    A thoughtful and engaging podcast that offers a fresh perspective on AI, data, leadership, and the future of business. I really enjoyed the practical insights and forward-thinking discussions. Arun presents complex ideas in a clear and accessible way. Definitely worth listening to for anyone interested in how AI is shaping the future.

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    5
    janathanmoore346
    United Statesa month ago

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Building an AI-Native Platform to Take On the Bloomberg Terminal — with Aidan McConnell
Q: Can you walk me through your background and what sparked the idea for QuantLink?
Aidan describes starting at Sezzle as a data science lead, observing market gaps and the high cost of Bloomberg-like tools, and then founding QuantLink to democratize premium data and AI tools with an accessible platform.
Fluent in the Tools, Illiterate in the Tradeoffs — Frank Bravo on AI's Real Risk
Q: When and how did you realize that you want to be a CTO, and this is where you can provide companies the most value?
I didn't set out to become a CTO; it happened as I grew into roles where technology could unlock business value, starting with hands-on IT work in a media company and gradually moving toward strategic tech leadership where I could shape solutions that matter for the business.
The AI Family Office: Financial Advice for High Earners — with Lord Munjal
Q: How open is the platform to external advisors and firms?
Advisors can join via the Advisors portal to serve Alpheva's clients, enhancing value for their own customers and enabling cross-firm collaboration within a trusted framework.
The AI Family Office: Financial Advice for High Earners — with Lord Munjal
Q: So how does your AI layer actually integrate tax, investment, insurance, and loan optimization while coordinating with human experts?
Alpheva AI builds a unified financial vault and uses user-provided goals and risk tolerance to generate tailored recommendations, which are then reviewed by domain specialists; users can opt to connect with CPAs or advisors to validate and execute plans.

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Listeners are likely senior-level technologists and business leaders who want practical guidance on how to turn AI and data into competitive advantage. Episodes center on durable AI strategy, governance, and platform thinking—from building autonomous toolchains and trustworthy AI to designing open, transparent data pipelines and scalable identity/verification layers. Across conversations, the emphasis is on actionable frameworks (capability-based strategy, change fitness, governance, and education) rather than chasing the latest tools, with notable focus on real-world deployments, organizational learning, and balancing tech scope with business outcomes. A few standout angles include practical AI governance, open standards and interoperabili... more

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