{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chuck Yates Got A Job","title":"Collide AI 2025 Wrapped Part 2: Scaling AI From Proof of Concept to Production","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/738e961b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3277,"description":"Catching yourself rereading last year’s VC emails while you’re back in Silicon Valley is a pretty good way to realize how wild the last 12 months have been. Colin, Chuck, Canisius, and Todd break down how Collide AI is turning fast POCs into real production workflows, why change management is the actual moat, and how a stacked forward deployed team plus community driven distribution is setting up 2026 to be the year everything scales.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n\n00:00 Product market fit jokes and kickoff\n00:28 VC email flashback and velocity\n01:29 Forward deployed model and AI first mindset\n02:18 Sam Texas and AI coding shift\n04:04 What AI first actually means\n06:18 Not just podcast bros anymore\n07:00 AI breaks silos across the business\n08:21 Doglegs example and incentives\n09:57 Change management is the advantage\n10:18 Client story and regulatory filings win\n12:42 Selling outcomes not hype\n13:36 Building the FTE team and faster delivery\n16:24 AI strategy as workflow ROI first\n18:26 Grok as a thought partner and GPU cluster\n20:15 Shale revolution mindset parallel\n22:29 Recruiting, software DNA, and stacked team\n26:16 Content and community as a recruiting engine\n29:11 Distribution flywheel in the real world\n30:22 Team distribution vs product debate\n32:32 2026 is the scaling year\n34:02 Community platform finally clicking\n36:09 Building the community platform the hard way\n39:20 Scaling clients, POCs, and production\n41:09 Why mom and pops matter\n41:55 Energy demand tailwinds and macro impact\n44:44 One word answer for next year: scale\n45:20 POC to production cycle time focus\n47:12 Scaling tech, sales, and financing\n49:45 Moving at AI speed story\n50:14 Raising capital and building serious software\n52:56 Collide as the operator layer vision\n54:02 Gratitude and community over everything...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c5WQufo5wbt5DUoayihGmjPfi-6mpIXlFv-B8NwxUXk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODIw/NmQyYjMwOTI3MTcw/NjU3ZTI2NDViYTlk/M2NkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}