The Operations Room: A Podcast for COO’s

91. AI in The Future of Work

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Description

In this episode we discuss: AI in the future of work. We are joined by Agata Nowicka, Managing Partner of the AI Visionaries Accelerator.

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We chat about the following with Agata Nowicka:

  1. Are high-growth founders underestimating the role of distribution from day one?
  2. At Series B and beyond, is your monetisation model actually aligned with value delivery?
  3. Could your onboarding and sales process be quietly eroding the value you promise?
  4. Will AI fluency soon become a non-negotiable capability in your workforce?
  5. Are you building an AI-first company — or just layering AI onto old plumbing?

References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/agata-nowicka/
  2. https://femalefoundry.substack.com/
  3. https://www.aivisionaries.co/
  4. https://www.femaleinnovationindex.com/

Biography

Agata Nowicka is the Managing Partner at AI Visionaries—an AI accelerator launched with Google to scale Europe’s most innovative AI and deeptech startups. With 12 years of experience as an angel, VC investor and founder of two tech businesses in the U.S., Hong Kong, and the UK (one exit), she is also the author of the Female Innovation Index—the largest analysis of female-led innovation and funding in Europe. Agata holds an MBA from Wharton and INSEAD and is an advisor to startups and accelerators including Techstars, the University of Cambridge Founders Accelerator, and Village Capital.

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Summary

39:04 – Introduction & Founder Focus Shift

42:04 – Monetisation Beyond Revenue

45:04 – Sales & Onboarding as Value Proof

48:04 – AI Fluency as a Workforce Standard

51:04 – Moving to an AI-First Model

54:05 – Business Complexity & “Plumbing”

48:20 – Resilience in High-Growth Environments

49:49 – Leadership in an AI Era

57:05 – The Future Belongs to Visionary Founders



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