3501: How Aily Labs is Bringing AI Decision Intelligence To Fortune 500 Teams
Release Date: 11/28/2025
3531: Scaling Without the Hype Inside Uploadcare’s Technical Philosophy
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What does it really take to build software that can grow from a single line of code to millions of users a day without losing its soul along the way? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I’m joined by Alex Gusev, CTO at Uploadcare, for a wide-ranging conversation about scale, simplicity, and why leadership in technology starts with people long before it gets anywhere near frameworks or tooling. Alex has spent two decades building server-side systems, often inside small teams, and has seen firsthand how early decisions echo through a company’s future, for better and for worse. We talk...
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3530: Candy Crush Accessibility Lessons From a 200 Million Player Game
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If you have ever opened Candy Crush over the holidays without thinking about the design decisions behind every swipe, this episode offers a rare look behind the curtain. I sit down with Abigail Rindo, Head of Creative at King, to unpack how accessibility has evolved from a well-meaning afterthought into a core creative and commercial practice inside one of the world’s most recognizable gaming studios. With more than 200 million people playing King’s games each month, Abigail explains why inclusive design cannot be treated as charity or compliance, but as a responsibility that...
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3529: How Ping Identity Sees the Next Chapter of Digital Identity
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What does it actually mean to prove who we are online in 2025, and why does it still feel so fragile? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Alex Laurie from Ping Identity to talk about why digital identity has reached a real moment of tension in the UK. As more of our lives move online, from banking and healthcare to social platforms and government services, the gap between how identity should work and how it actually works keeps widening. Alex shares why the UK now feels out of step with other regions when it comes to online identity schemes, and how heavy reliance on...
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3528: How Boomi Thinks About Scaling AI Without Losing Control
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What does it really mean to keep humans at the center of AI when agentic systems are accelerating faster than most organizations can govern them? At AWS re:Invent, I sat down with Michael Bachman from Boomi for a wide-ranging conversation that cut through the hype and focused on the harder questions many leaders are quietly asking. Michael leads technical and market research at Boomi, spending his time looking five to ten years ahead and translating future signals into decisions companies need to make today. That long view shaped a thoughtful discussion on human-centric AI, trust versus...
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3527: How AWS Is Building Trust Into Responsible AI Adoption
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What does responsible AI really look like when it moves beyond policy papers and starts shaping who gets to build, create, and lead in the next phase of the digital economy? In this conversation recorded during AWS re:Invent, I’m joined by Diya Wynn, Principal for Responsible AI and Global AI Public Policy at Amazon Web Services. With more than 25 years of experience spanning the internet, e-commerce, mobile, cloud, and artificial intelligence, Diya brings a grounded and deeply human perspective to a topic that is often reduced to technical debates or regulatory headlines. Our discussion...
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3526: TinyMCE and the Human Side of Developer Experience
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What does it really mean to support developers in a world where the tools are getting smarter, the expectations are higher, and the human side of technology is easier to forget? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Frédéric Harper, Senior Developer Relations Manager at TinyMCE, for a thoughtful conversation about what it takes to serve developer communities with credibility, empathy, and long-term intent. With more than twenty years in the tech industry, Fred’s career spans hands-on web development, open source advocacy, and senior DevRel roles at companies including...
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3525: iBanFirst and the Shift Toward Specialist Fintechs for Global Payments
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What does it really take to build a fintech company that quietly fixes one of the most frustrating problems SMEs face every day? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I’m joined by Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, the Founder and CEO of iBanFirst, for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, timing, and why cross-border payments have remained broken for so long. Pierre-Antoine’s story begins in London, where his early career as an FX trader felt like a compromise at the time, yet quietly gave him a front-row seat to inefficiencies most people accepted as normal. That experience...
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3524: Trust, Verification, and Ownership in the Age of AI, with eSentire’s Alexander Feick
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What happens when artificial intelligence moves faster than our ability to understand, verify, and trust it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Alexander Feick from eSentire, a cybersecurity veteran who has spent more than a decade working at the intersection of complex systems, risk, and emerging technology. Alex leads eSentire Labs, where his team explores how new technologies can be secured before they quietly become load-bearing parts of modern business infrastructure. Our conversation centers on a timely and uncomfortable reality. AI is being embedded into workflows,...
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3523: From Chaos to Clarity, Valiantys on Making AI Work for Developers
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How much value do your developers actually get to deliver in a typical week, and how much of their time is quietly lost to meetings, context hunting, and process drag? I’m joined by Phil Heijkoop, Global Practice Head of Developer Experience at Valiantys, for a conversation that cuts through the hype surrounding AI and asks a harder question about why so many engineering teams still struggle to see meaningful returns. Phil argues that most organizations are only unlocking a small fraction of a developer’s true contribution, not because of a lack of talent, but because process drag...
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3522: Building the Future of Money at Gnosis With Dr. Friederike Ernst
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info_outlineHave you ever wondered what it looks like when an enterprise finally breaks free from spreadsheet-driven decision paralysis and lets AI take the wheel? That was the question at the back of my mind as I sat down with Bianca Anghelina, the founder of Aily Labs.
In our conversation, Bianca explains how her career inside large global enterprises shaped her view of the world. She saw first hand how companies could gather astonishing amounts of data but struggled to translate it into choices that actually mattered.
That friction pushed her to imagine something bolder, a decision intelligence platform that could remove the hand-stitched chaos of manual analysis and replace it with real-time clarity. She shares how she took the leap during an uncertain moment in 2020, trusting the idea that disruption often grows during difficult periods. Hearing her describe that early stage reminded me how many founders take quiet risks long before the public sees any success.
What stood out most was the simplicity of her philosophy. Every company will eventually use AI, but only the ones that rewire their culture and everyday routines will turn it into measurable value. Bianca talks about the shift from pilots to production, the widening gap between firms that run AI at scale and those still treating it as a side project, and how leaders need to rethink their role if they want to see material financial impact.
She also shares how Aily Labs uncovered a hundred million dollars in opportunities instantly for one enterprise, and how their AI agents connect previously isolated functions to solve resource allocation, supply chain shocks, and board-level scenarios in minutes instead of months.
We also look ahead. Bianca outlines her vision for fully autonomous decision-making agents and the long path toward an operating model where strategy, execution, and action flow through a single intelligent layer. Her optimism about where this can lead Fortune 500 organisations over the next five years left me thinking about how quickly boardrooms will need to adapt.
At the same time, she grounds that vision in her own story, acknowledging the mentors and supporters who helped her grow from corporate leader to founder.
If you are wrestling with the business case for AI, or trying to understand why so many firms still struggle to get past experimentation, this episode offers a clear window into what happens when AI is built into the centre of how an enterprise thinks. It is a rare mix of founder story, practical insight, and a glimpse of the future.
What part of Bianca’s thinking resonates most with your own experience, and how do you see decision intelligence reshaping leadership teams in the years ahead? Let me know your thoughts.
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