This week, Dave speaks with Eldar Sadikov, co-founder and CEO of Field Materials AI.

Eldar has spent his career building AI companies — first in retail and ecommerce personalization with Jetlore, and now in commercial construction procurement with Field Materials AI.

In this episode, Eldar shares how AI has changed from classical machine learning to modern LLMs and agents, why vertical AI companies need to start with deep industry pain points, and how AI-native software changes the way teams think about workflows, user interfaces, and automation.

He also shares practical advice for anyone trying to move beyond basic AI use cases and start using AI agents to automate real work.

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