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Code & Connor is where Connor Deeks and Dorian Smiley ask the questions most AI podcasts won't. Two founders — one strategist, one engineer — in honest conversations with executives, builders, and practitioners about what's actually happening at the intersection of AI and the enterprise. Learn from collaborations with customers and partners, see Codestrap's technology in action, and get perspective on the hottest issues within the AI industry. No hype. Just real, unvarnished discussion with the industry's smartest people.

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  • 24 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 1 min
  • English

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  • April 16 · 54 min

    Codestrap Roundtable: If Your Boss Incentivizes Token Burn, Get a New Boss

    Codestrap’s Dorian Smiley, Benjamin Rogojan, and Przemyslaw Nowak discuss the key issues and considerations fueling the debate between tradcoding and tokenmaxxing. Be sure to follow us to get our latest updates and learn about our technology and approach. Schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to see what we can do for your business. Featuring: Dorian Smiley, Founder & CTO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/ Benjamin Rogojan, Founding Partner & Fractional Head of Data: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrogojan/ Przemyslaw Nowak, Founding Partner & Principal Engineer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nowakprzemek/ Codestrap: CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap

  • April 9 · 1 hr 17 min

    CxC Ep26: There’s no AI Strategy Without A Data Strategy

    CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 26 features our friend Jeff Hollan, Former Head of Cortex AI Agents and Snowflake Intelligence. Jeff led the product strategy for Snowflake Intelligence, Cortex Agents, Cortex Analyst, and Cortex Search. These core components of Snowflake Cortex AI empower developers, engineers, and data scientists to build powerful AI apps and agents alongside the world’s data and unlock insights with natural language. Prior to Snowflake, Jeff was Head of Product for Microsoft Azure’s PaaS and Serverless portfolio, where he was responsible for some of the most used and highest growth services in Azure, such as Azure Functions, Container Apps, App Services, and Static Web Apps. . Our 26th episode focuses on: → Snowflake’s goal to democratize AI for the enterprise → Should everyone be building AI solutions? → Snowflake Intelligence is GA - what is it, how is it different from traditional BI or copilots → Who is the operational user in the future for Snowflake → What it’s like to lead development of Snowflake Intelligence and Jeff’s learnings → Snowflake’s incorporation of AI into their own products → Snowflake recently announced $200 million partnership expansion with Anthropic. → The Arctic research team at Snowflake and their involvement with SLMs → Multimodal AI, interoperable agents and the future of enterprise AI → Snowflake vs. Databricks Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com! Snowflake Website: https://www.snowflake.com/en/ Cortex: https://www.snowflake.com/en/product/features/cortex/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snowflake-computing/ CodeStrap Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/ Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/ CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411 CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap

  • March 19 · 1 hr 6 min

    CxC Ep25: Giving Technology A Truly Human Voice

    CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 25 features our friend Jack Smith from ElevenLabs. Jack leads global channel partnerships and strategic alliances at ElevenLabs. Previously, he was the Employee Experience and Consumer Bank Operations tech strategy lead at JPMorgan Chase, overseeing emerging technology initiatives and leading engagement with the tech ecosystem. This episode focuses on: → Solving the fiction of existing software including the GUI, with ElevenLabs → Evolution of voice-first AI agents and the complexity of a system built on language → Will voice become the primary interface for AI agents? → ElevenLabs’ Agents platform and the competitive landscape → ElevenLabs focus on DevEx in their platforms and recent enhancements → Research teams inside ElevenLabs four walls → From pilot to production and the scaling challenges → Natural language interface wrapping the global API economy → What does the ‘voice of technology’ become in five years? Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com! ElevenLabs Website: elevenlabs.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevenlabsio/ Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackanthonysmith/ CodeStrap Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/ Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/ CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap

  • March 3 · 1 hr 2 min

    CxC Ep24: AI on the World Stage

    This week on Code x Connor, Unit8 co-founder & CTO Michal Rachtan joins us to debrief the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos and discuss global perspectives around AI. As CTO at Unit8, a Swiss-based data + AI services company, Michal leads a team of over 160 deploying production-grade data platforms and agentic solutions for major global enterprises in the life sciences, manufacturing, and financial sectors. Prior to launching Unit8, Michal served as a Tech Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, where he was instrumental in helping massive organizations implement and scale complex data platforms. In this episode, we discuss: → Attitudes around sovereign infrastructure and AI at Davos → What world leaders are actually prioritizing in 2026 → Jamie Dimon’s hot take on AI deployment and job loss → Policy and implementation in Europe vs. the US →The impact of regulation on startups and innovation → Navigating partnerships with industry giants like Palantir and OpenAI → Misconceptions around Palantir’s data collection and pricing → Building data foundations for AI coding that actually works Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com! Unit8 Website: https://unit8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit8/ Michal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-rachtan/ CodeStrap Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/ Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/ CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411 CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap

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