062 | The Token Meat Grinder: Why Your Best Ideas Are Dying in Chatbots

by promode | Mar 11, 2026

Matt and Heather get real about the “operational drag” of modern marketing. From the 14-week approval cycle for a single newsletter to the way senior leadership “assholes” dilute golden ideas through layers of chatbot tokens, this episode is a...

065 | Marketing Manager Anjelika Surprise On Consistency, AI And Pivoting| MarketWatch Series

by promode | Mar 6, 2026

In this episode of the Tenfold AI Podcast, Heather Gerdes speaks with Anjelika Surprise, a marketing manager at MentorMentee. They discuss Anjelika’s journey into marketing, the importance of consistency in branding, and how AI is transforming the marketing...

066 | The Capital Mirage: Why Execution Matters More Than Funding

by promode | Mar 6, 2026

In this episode, Heather and Matt deconstruct the current venture capital landscape after attending a major industry event. They pull back the curtain on the “financial apparatus” of VC, explaining why the core skill of a general partner is often...

064 | Negotiating with the Algorithm: Physics-Based Video and the “Dear Algo” Era

by promode | Feb 26, 2026

In this episode, Heather and Matt break down a pivotal week in AI infrastructure, focusing on the massive leap from static generation to physics-informed video models. They analyze ByteDance’s Cdance 2.0 and its implications for intellectual property, while examining...

063 | The Evolution of Agents: From Chatbots to Agentic Protocols

by promode | Feb 20, 2026

In this episode, Matt and Heather trace the rapid two-year history of AI, from the early days of GPT-3.5 to the current shift toward agentic protocols. Matt reveals a breakthrough in his “grid system” for code-based graphics—a solution to the...