A podcast examining how founders and lean teams actually use AI inside real workflows beyond just hype, demos and surface-level productivity talk. <br/><br/><a href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pavitrastandon.substack.com</a>
The AI Momentum Podcast™
Claim This Podcastby PavitraST
11 episodes
Updated Daily
Accepts GuestsHas SponsorsLocation 🇮🇪
Podcast Overview
A podcast examining how founders and lean teams actually use AI inside real workflows beyond just hype, demos and surface-level productivity talk. <br/><br/><a href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pavitrastandon.substack.com</a>
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
3/1/2026
1 verified contact email on file for The AI Momentum Podcast™
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
July 30, 2026
Why AI can't replace the "ugly takes"
<p>In the season finale of The AI Momentum Podcast™, I sit down with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajbandyopadhyay/">Raj Bandyopadhyay</a>, a former Data Scientist and Cyber Security specialist turned full-time photographer and film maker. Raj shares how he uses AI as a high-speed sparring partner for script structure and project management while fiercely preserving the human elements that AI cannot replicate: emotional nuance, intentionally breaking creative rules and the raw performance, and numerous takes, of real actors. </p><p>We also dive into the inspiration behind his upcoming psychological short film, <a target="_blank" href="https://the-cage.ca/">The Cage</a>, which explores the dangerous feedback loop of AI sycophancy and validation. </p><p></p><p>Key topics:</p><p>- Stopping decision debt and season finale</p><p>- Leaving Cyber Security for Film making - a bold move or a midlife crisis?</p><p>- Old school machine learning vs Modern LLM adoptions</p><p>- The hidden data gap: why AI misses the emotional takes on a film set</p><p>- Brainstorming workflows: Using AI as a script diagnostic tool without becoming a 'framework robot'</p><p>- Knowing the rules of story structure vs intentionally breaking them for real impact</p><p>- Running local SLMs for task management, privacy and environmental efficiency</p><p>- Why <a target="_blank" href="https://the-cage.ca/">The Cage</a> chose a human composer over AI generated music</p><p>- Inside The Cage: Exploring AI boyfriend loops, abusive dynamics and Stanford's study on AI sycophancy</p><p></p><p>Know more:</p><p>→ EDGE framework explained: <a target="_blank" href="https://hazelweakly.me/blog/stop-building-ai-tools-backwards/">https://hazelweakly.me/blog/stop-building-ai-tools-backwards/</a></p><p>→ Get the latest updates for The Cage on <a target="_blank" href="https://the-cage.ca/">https://the-cage.ca/</a></p><p></p><p>Connect with Raj on:</p><p>→ LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajbandyopadhyay/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajbandyopadhyay/</a></p><p>→ Email: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:raj@seriesaphotography.com">raj@seriesaphotography.com</a></p><p></p><p>Subscribe and share:</p><p>If you enjoyed this season of The AI Momentum Podcast, please take a moment to subscribe, leave a review and share this with fellow founders, strategists and creators/</p><p>→ Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/">https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/</a></p><p>→ Youtube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@PavitraST/podcasts">https://www.youtube.com/@PavitraST/podcasts</a></p><p>→ Spotify: <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3If357zflDjfMKJb6KpKuX?si=ba9459c34f1f4232">https://open.spotify.com/show/3If357zflDjfMKJb6KpKuX?si=ba9459c34f1f4232</a></p><p>→ Apple: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-ai-momentum-podcast/id1881301426">https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-ai-momentum-podcast/id1881301426</a></p><p></p><p>Connect with Pavitra on:</p><p>→ LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitrast/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitrast/</a></p><p>→ Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@pavitrast">https://substack.com/@pavitrast</a></p><p>→ Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/pavitrastandon/">https://www.instagram.com/pavitrastandon/</a></p><p>→ facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/pavitra.s.tandon">https://www.facebook.com/pavitra.s.tandon</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Villain's Hat at <a href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe</a>
July 26, 2026
Building a $10K/mo AI Agency at 17 (Obsidian Workflows & Enterprise AI)
<p>In this episode, I sit down with 17yr old founder, Sohum, who shares his journey from starting his first failed company at 13 to building a custom AI platform for architects and office furniture giant Featherlite.</p><p>We dive seep into the reality of balancing academic pressures (scoring 96.5& on Board exams), scaling from no-code automation to vertical SaaS, setting up a local Obsidian 'second brain' with Claude, and why domain-specific AI orchestration wins over generic wrapper tools.</p><p></p><p>AI & Tech stack mentioned:</p><p>→ ChatGPT / OpenAI (GPT-4o, Codex): Used for general context tracking, OCR visualization/image parsing, and code generation. </p><p>→ Claude / Claude Code (Anthropic): Serves as the central "powerhouse" hub, managing local markdown systems and running overnight competitor research. </p><p>→ Gemini / Google AI Studio: Used as the primary engine for real-time web research, data extraction, and search replacement. </p><p>→ Nano Banana / Nano Banana Pro: Image generation models leveraged for architectural space rendering pipelines. </p><p>→ n8n: Primary workflow automation engine, self-hosted locally via Hostinger to eliminate API execution caps. </p><p>→ Make (formerly Integromat): Initial no-code automation platform used prior to migrating to self-hosted n8n. </p><p>→ Obsidian: Local markdown (.md) vault platform used to build and store the personal/agency "Second Brain". </p><p>→ Whisper: Voice-to-text audio processing interface used to dictate inputs directly to models. </p><p>→ Perplexity: Referenced as a legacy research tool prior to migrating research workflows to Gemini. </p><p>→ NotebookLM / Graphically: Knowledge base and second-brain alternative platforms evaluated during setup. </p><p>→ Hostinger: VPS infrastructure provider used to self-host n8n instance for unlimited workflow executions.</p><p>🔗 Connect with:</p><p>Sohum: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohumchhabria/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohumchhabria/</a></p><p>Sohum AI: <a target="_blank" href="http://sohumai.com">sohumai.com</a></p><p>(Host) Pavitra: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitrast/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitrast/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/pavitrastandon/">https://www.instagram.com/pavitrastandon/</a></p><p></p><p>Explore more sase studies: Visit the AI Momentum Hub for diagnostic tools and founder frameworks. </p><p>Substack podcast link: <a target="_blank" href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/">https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/</a></p><p>Spotify podcast link: <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3If357zflDjfMKJb6KpKuX?si=ba9459c34f1f4232">https://open.spotify.com/show/3If357zflDjfMKJb6KpKuX?si=ba9459c34f1f4232</a></p><p>Youtube podcast link: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@PavitraST/podcasts">https://www.youtube.com/@PavitraST/podcasts</a></p><p>Apple Podcast link: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-ai-momentum-podcast/id1881301426">https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-ai-momentum-podcast/id1881301426</a></p><p></p><p>Subscribe: Hit Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode on high-stakes AI decisions.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to AI Momentum™ at <a href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe</a>
June 30, 2026
The creative pivot: Navigating an artist’s journey into AI
<p>Hey everyone, welcome back to the notebook.</p><p>If you are a creative, a solo operator, or a misfit entrepreneur trying to build something real online, you’ve probably felt the ultimate crossfire lately. On one side, your purist friends look at generative AI like it’s a threat to humanity’s soul. On the other side, tech enthusiasts are screaming at you to automate everything.. NOW!</p><p>Enter Rachel Lee, co-founder of Neo Genesis - a lean, mean, visual branding agency built for creatives who refuse to water themselves down.</p><p>Rachel didn’t want anything to do with AI. When her business partner practically dragged her to use ChatGPT, her immediate reaction was pure resistance: “I don’t have time for this.”</p><p>But then she opened the prompt box, treated the AI like a human, and uncovered a massive truth: <strong>Ignoring the tech isn’t saving your craft. It’s just creating a quiet energy leak in your day-to-day operations.</strong></p><p>In our latest episode, Rachel joins us for an incredibly honest, informal, and peppy look at what it actually feels like to build a business in an AI world without losing your mind, or your creative edge.</p><p></p><p>The Art vs. The Design bucket</p><p>One of the most brilliant framing devices Rachel shared is how she keeps her sanity intact by separating her creative work into two strictly policed buckets:</p><p>* <strong>The ART Bucket:</strong> This is self-expression. It’s private therapy. It’s Rachel sitting in a corner drawing to recharge her battery at the end of a hard day. AI is banned here because art is about the process, not a masterpiece for likes.</p><p>* <strong>The DESIGN Bucket:</strong> This is problem-solving for clients. It’s a business service. Because she isn’t precious about the grunt work, she uses AI as a high-powered personal assistant to fast-track research and clear the administrative clutter.</p><p></p><p>Leaving your first AI Partner</p><p>We also dive into the hilarious reality of tool fatigue. Rachel talks about getting comfortable with ChatGPT, only to have her partner suggest migrating the entire business to Claude.</p><p>“It’s like that feeling of only having dated one person. That’s your only context for a relationship. When he told me there were other tools, I went into overwhelm all over again!”</p><p>She breaks down why ChatGPT felt like “the friend who just says - yes go girlfriend! to every bad idea,” while Claude offered the actual depth needed to revamp brand copy.</p><p></p><p>Why AI visuals are still absolute sh*t</p><p>For anyone worried that AI is coming for premium design jobs anytime soon, Rachel has some comforting words. Despite using professional design terminology, she notes that AI still completely fails at high-level visual execution. It can’t navigate human nuance, and it definitely doesn’t understand the happy little accidents that happen when a human designer puzzles pieces together on a canvas.</p><p></p><p>The 30sec workflow flip</p><p>Before AI, Rachel would have spent 15 - 30 minutes after every single client call frantically typing up notes based on her faulty human memory. Today, she uses an audio tool called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.granola.ai/"><strong>Granola</strong></a> (she swears by this!) paired with custom Notion templates.</p><p>The result? The call ends, she spends 30 seconds doing a copy-paste, and she’s done. More importantly, she can finally stop staring at a notepad and actually be present in her virtual coffee chats.</p><p></p><p><strong>Listen to the full episode to hear:</strong></p><p>* How to step through the vulnerability of being a beginner again.</p><p>* Why having a “bot participant” in a casual meeting completely ruins the vibe.</p><p>* Rachel’s dead giveaways for spotting non-human AI slop on your timeline.</p><p></p><p>Connect with Rachel:</p><p>* Website: https://www.neogenesis.me/</p><p>* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheltylee/</p><p>* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neogenesis_me</p><p>* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neogenesis.me/</p><p></p><p><strong>👉 Listen on </strong></p><p>* YouTube: </p><p>* Spotify: </p><p></p><p></p><p>Keep it weird, </p><p><strong>Pavitra</strong></p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitrast/</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to AI Momentum™ at <a href="https://pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pavitrastandon.substack.com/subscribe</a>
11 total episodes available
Deep-dive analytics for The AI Momentum Podcast™
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is The AI Momentum Podcast™?
- How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.