Untangled

About Untangled

Start at Zero is a conversation-first podcast about what it actually takes to modernize technology, build a business from scratch, and make sense of AI without the hype. Episodes range from focused 15-minute interviews with government leaders and tech founders to longer deep dives where I walk through what I'm building in real time - the AI agents, the automation stack, the hard lessons from 20 years of consulting. The tone is direct and honest. I don't do scripted questions or softball setups. I want the story behind the story - what went wrong, what you'd do differently, what nobody in the room was willing to say. Guests should expect a conversation that feels like two people working through a real problem together, not a performance. Topics include government technology, AI in the real world, entrepreneurship, consulting, procurement, and the messy intersection of all of them. Some episodes are interviews, some are just me thinking out loud about something I built or broke that week. If you've got a real story - something you built, something that failed, a lesson that cost you - you'll fit right in here. I'll send a loose topic outline beforehand, but the best episodes happen when we go off-script.

Publisher

Abhijit Verekar

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2022

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

90 of 140 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   State CIOs Just Made AI Their #1 Priority…

   Abhijit Verekar explores the critical gap between state CIOs prioritizing AI and the low success rate of AI projects, offering insights for public buyers.

2. 

   26 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Responsible AI Governance: How Public Sector Leaders Avoid Costly Mistakes

   Host [Host Name] interviews Public Sector Leader [Guest Name] on establishing responsible AI governance to prevent costly mistakes and build essential structure before scaling.

3. 

   12 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Long Should Digital Transformation Really Take?

   Host [Host Name] and guest [Guest Name], a leading expert in [Guest's Field], discuss the true drivers of public sector digital transformation timelines, emphasizing change management over technology.

Inside a recent episode

Responsible AI Governance: How Public Sector Leaders Avoid Costly Mistakes

Published 26 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think that's the other thing people will miss out on is just the you operate in the realm of public trust. And there's a lot of scrutiny that comes with the decision making within that realm of public trust. And to let AI run amok with your without an ability for you to provide transparency to what you're doing is going to put you in a real PR pickle. awfully quick. It's probably also going to cost you the long-term use of the product as well. Because like I said, the first time someone uses something and there's a negative reaction to their use of it, especially in a public forum, they're not going to return to that or they're going to scrap the whole entire thing. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

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Quality

93

Social presence

100

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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