{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Connex the Dots: The Business Optimizer","title":"Should Every App Have an AI Agent?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9b93dab0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1840,"description":"Most business owners assume more AI is always the upgrade. Two engineers who build with it all day say otherwise.\nPaul Kortman sits down with Kwame Kwakye Asan and Okana Graham, two of his engineers at Connex Digital, to talk about why native AI features often solve the wrong problem, when MCP access beats a built-in agent, and why the right place to build one depends entirely on a client's existing software stack.\nHighlights\n(00:00) Intro \n(01:27) Should every SaaS app have AI built in \n(02:20) The case against AI in every single app \n(04:31) Why the right answer depends on the specific software \n(05:57) Should database platforms like Airtable and Notion have AI \n(08:54) The QuickBooks test for when native AI is worth it \n(11:44) The real difference between UI, API, and MCP \n(14:16) Is this the death of the user interface?\n(17:10) What actually separates a workflow from an AI agent \n(20:26) Where to build an agent based on a client's stack \n(22:59) Notion vs n8n for building an agent \n(28:11) Where clients should start before adding any AI\nConnect with Okana\nConnect with Kwame\nConnect with Paul\nCheck out Connex Digital\n\nWant help finding a quick win like this in your own business? https://connex.digital/book/podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/j_M6K9dRyz1ezNilRDhiRFF71abukeiCtsfQyk96fgY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNGMz/N2NhNjViZGMzNmNh/N2MzYTdiMWUxN2Q4/OTk5Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}