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Atomic ConversationsAuthor: Atomicwork
Atomic Conversations is brought to you by Team Atomicwork, where we are building the modern service management platform of the future. Every fortnight, we bring you conversations with some of the sharpest minds in IT to figure out how they are taking service management to the next level. And we also explore what that next level actually means in a world of AI, a focus on security, and distributed teams. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Jeegar Shah, Head of Applied AI at Atomicwork | From Big tech to startups: How risk-taking builds better AI leaders
Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
What does it take to thrive at the intersection of AI research and real-world deployment? In this episode, Atomicwork's new Head of Applied AI shares how a career built on calculated risk, moving between corporations and startups, shaped a philosophy for navigating today's biggest technological shift. If you think in dimensions, you think better. Watch the full episode to find out why.00:00 – Introduction and the "Reset" Moment,02:30 – Engineering Culture and Native AI,05:00 – High Risk Profiles and Building Natively,08:00 – Lessons from Amazon: Customer Obsession and Scale,11:00 – The PR FAQ Method and Product Alignment,14:00 – Avoiding Wasted Resources in Startups,17:00 – Pitfalls of AI in Production,20:00 – Agentic AI: Real vs. Aspirational,23:30 – Why Atomicwork: Talent Density and Faith,,26:30 – The Importance of Curiosity,29:00 – Defining Success through Customer Perception,31:00 – Advice for Young Engineers,,32:15 – Recommended Reading: Physics and AI Analogies,,Atomic Conversations is brought to you by Team Atomicwork, where we are building the agentic service management platform of the future. Every fortnight, we will be speaking to some of the sharpest minds in IT to figure out how they are taking service management to the next level.
