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The $400 AI Startup with Jon Cheney | 139
Jun 18, 2026
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AI Solves an 80-Year Mystery, Microsoft Agents Take Over, & Anthropic’s Claude Mythos vs. Fable | 138
Jun 11, 2026
56m 15s
The 4 Modes of Working with AI, The Transformation Paradox, & Building a Learning Organization | 137
Jun 4, 2026
1h 02m 36s
How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing with Dr. Jessica Miles | 136
May 28, 2026
42m 41s
Proactive Gemini Workflows, AI Mode’s Search Overhaul, & Antigravity-Powered Wearables | 135
May 21, 2026
1h 00m 47s
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| 6/18/26 |  The $400 AI Startup with Jon Cheney | 139 | Send us Fan Mail What if building a million-dollar business no longer required a team, funding rounds, or even technical expertise? In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias sits down with AI strategist and GenAIPI CEO Jon Cheney to explore how artificial intelligence is radically changing the economics of innovation. Jon shares the story of launching a company in a single weekend for just $400—and scaling it to $1M in six months—using a concept known as “vibe coding.” The conversation ... | 1h 02m 38s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  AI Solves an 80-Year Mystery, Microsoft Agents Take Over, & Anthropic’s Claude Mythos vs. Fable | 138 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith and Mallory explore three major developments shaping the future of AI. First, they unpack how an OpenAI model independently solved a decades-old mathematical problem—challenging long-held assumptions and proving AI can generate truly novel insights. Then, they break down Microsoft Build 2026 and the shift toward an “agent-first” world, where AI systems take on real work across your organization. Finally, they dive into Anthropic’s powerf... | 56m 15s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 |  The 4 Modes of Working with AI, The Transformation Paradox, & Building a Learning Organization | 137 | Send us Fan Mail In this jam-packed “mini” episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down a whirlwind of recent AI model releases—from Anthropic, Alibaba, Microsoft, and beyond—and what they signal about the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Then, they dive into Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index Report, unpacking the “agency equation” and what it really means for organizations navigating AI adoption. From the rise of agents and the four modes of working with AI to the growing gap between... | 1h 02m 36s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing with Dr. Jessica Miles | 136 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias welcomes Dr. Jessica Miles, founder of The Informed Frontier, former VP of Strategy and Investments at Holtzbrinck, and advisory board member for Johns Hopkins University Press, for a fascinating look at how AI is transforming publishing, research, and trusted content ecosystems. Jessica explains what happens when AI becomes a “reader” instead of just a writer or assistant, why associations and scientific societies may already b... | 42m 41s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 |  Proactive Gemini Workflows, AI Mode’s Search Overhaul, & Antigravity-Powered Wearables | 135 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack Google I/O 2026 and what it signals for the future of AI-powered work, search, and member engagement. They explore Google’s push toward proactive, agentic AI across Gemini, Workspace, Search, and new infrastructure like Antigravity and TPU chips, while digging into what these changes mean for associations trying to protect their content, improve digital experiences, and stay relevant as members increas... | 1h 00m 47s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Enterprise Platforms Prepare for AI Agents & Diffusion LLMs Prove Their Production Value | 134 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into two major shifts happening beneath the surface of AI: how enterprise software vendors are responding to the rise of AI agents, and why diffusion language models may be moving from research curiosity to real-world infrastructure faster than expected. They unpack Salesforce’s open, agent-friendly “Headless 360” strategy, SAP’s more restrictive API stance, and what these moves mean for associations tryi... | 49m 28s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  Dark Databases & the State of AI Video | 133 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into the hidden world of “dark databases”—messy, undocumented systems quietly powering many associations—and explore DBAutoDoc, a new open-source tool from Amith and Thomas Altman that uses AI to map database structure, infer relationships, and generate documentation at scale. Amith & Mallory also unpack the state of AI video after OpenAI’s Sora shutdown, explaining why the category is not cooling off... | 45m 38s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  Claude's Design Coup & The Curse of Work Slop | 132 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into Anthropic’s latest moves with Claude Opus 4.7 and the new Claude Design, a conversational visual creation tool that can generate decks, prototypes, one-pagers, landing pages, and even animations from simple prompts. Mallory shares her first hands-on experiment with Claude Design, while Amith breaks down why stronger visual intelligence matters for computer use, design workflows, and real-time AI app... | 47m 49s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 |  How Siri’s Co-Creator Predicts the Next AI Wave with Adam & Noah Cheyer | 131 | Send us Fan Mail What happens when you put a Siri co-creator and longtime AI pioneer together with a next-generation events strategist? Adam Cheyer—co-creator of Siri, founder of Viv Labs, and a builder behind several influential AI startups—and Noah Cheyer, founder of Silicon Valley Speakers and a close observer of how event planners and audiences are responding to AI, join Mallory Mejias for a father-son conversation on where this technology has been and where it’s headed next. The episode ... | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  The Little AI Models That Could | 130 | Send us Fan Mail This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias trace one of the biggest stories in AI: how cutting-edge intelligence keeps getting compressed into smaller, faster, cheaper models. From GPT-4-era pricing to today’s open models like Gemma 4, they unpack the forces driving this shift, including distillation, mixture-of-experts architectures, quantization, and Google Research’s new TurboQuant breakthrough. Along the way, they explore what this means for association... | 52m 00s | ||||||
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| 4/9/26 |  An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | 129 | Send us Fan Mail In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney, cybersecurity expert, and founder of The Georgetown Group and NeXasure AI—whose career has spanned undercover FBI work, national security law, and advising organizations on how to defend themselves against modern cyber threats. Eric shares stories from the extraordinary operation that led to the capture of Robert Hanssen, the longtime FBI agent wh... | 52m 34s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  The Claude Mythos Leak & the Reality of Computer-Using Agents | 128 | Send us Fan Mail This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of Claude news, from Anthropic’s accidental “Mythos” leak and what it could signal about the next major leap in AI capability, to the increasingly practical reality of Claude using your computer to complete real tasks on your behalf. They also dig into Mistral’s new open-weight text-to-speech model, the growing cybersecurity implications of more powerful frontier models, and what all of this mean... | 49m 15s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  A New Era of AI Education with the ‘AI Learning Hub’ & The Rise of OpenClaw | 127 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into the explosive rise of OpenClaw—an open-source AI agent that’s taken the tech world by storm. From being dubbed “the next ChatGPT” at NVIDIA GTC to triggering widespread security concerns, OpenClaw represents both the promise and peril of the agent era. Amith breaks down what OpenClaw actually does, why its viral adoption matters more than its underlying tech, and how its vulnerabilities hig... | 48m 40s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  Meet Grace: Sidecar’s New AI Agent Takes the Stage | 126 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias pull back the curtain on one of Sidecar’s most ambitious experiments yet: Grace, a real-time AI audio agent designed to transform how organizations engage with users. From a beachside hackathon to a live deployment in under two months, they unpack the full journey—covering the business case, rapid development process, tech stack decisions, and early learnings. Along the way, they explore how audio AI captures... | 50m 54s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | 125 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for associations and nonprofits. First, they explore the rapid evolution of AI models—including ultra-fast releases like Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and the growing capabilities of systems like GPT‑5.4 that can interact directly with legacy software. Next, they discuss how AI agents could disrupt traditional software pricing models, potentially reducing the n... | 52m 57s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  The State of AI Agents in 2026 | 124 | Send us Fan Mail In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it actually means for associations. Drawing from data across 500+ technical leaders, she explores how organizations are moving beyond basic chatbots to multi-stage AI agents that handle workflows end to end. From research and reporting to customer service and coding, the results are clear: speed and quality are driving ROI—not just cost savings. ... | 39m 42s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Agent Tollgates & MCP Mayhem: Who Really Owns Your Data? | 123 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory and Amith dive deep into two seismic shifts rocking the AI landscape for associations: the rise of “agent tollgates” in SaaS platforms and the growing security concerns around Model Context Protocol (MCP). Sparked by comments from HubSpot’s CEO about monitoring and monetizing agent access to customer data, the conversation explores what happens when vendors start charging for AI agents to access “your” data—and why this may signal ... | 54m 23s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  The Maia 200 Breakthrough, Project Genie’s Living Worlds, & The New Rules of Work | 122 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias zoom out to explore the AI infrastructure quietly reshaping everything beneath the surface—from Microsoft’s new Maia 200 custom AI chip and the race to lower inference costs, to Google’s Project Genie and the rise of interactive world models that could transform everything from credentialing simulations to digital twins of annual conferences. They also unpack bold predictions about the future of work, includi... | 43m 08s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  From Deep Learning Indaba to Algorithmic Sovereignty with Benjamin Rosman | 121 | Send us Fan Mail If you think the future of AI is being decided only in Silicon Valley or Beijing, this conversation will stretch your perspective. Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias sit down with Benjamin “Benji” Rosman—Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Founder of the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute, and recently named to the Time 100 Most Influential People in AI for 2025—to explore how Africa is building its AI ecosystem from the ground up. From t... | 53m 08s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Kimi K2.5’s Swarm of Agents, Claude Goes Vertical, and AI Data Centers in Space | 120 | Send us Fan Mail In this high-octane episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith and Mallory cover an ambitious trio of AI developments with massive implications for associations. They dive into Kimi K2.5, a Chinese open-source model built for multimodal agent swarms that rival GPT-5.2 at a fraction of the cost. Then, they explore Claude’s new domain-specific plugins for Cowork and what it means for associations when Big AI moves into vertical markets like legal and finance. Finally, they unpack Elon Musk... | 51m 34s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  From White House Strategy to Youth Safety Tools: Navigating AI’s Risks and Rewards with Bruce Reed | 119 | Send us Fan Mail What do AI companions, deepfakes, and White House briefings have in common? Bruce Reed. In this episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan are joined by Bruce Reed, Head of AI at Common Sense Media and former Deputy Chief of Staff in the Biden-Harris White House. Bruce shares an insider’s view on how the U.S. government reacted to the launch of ChatGPT, the urgent need for AI guardrails for youth, and why you don’t need to be a tech expert to lead responsibly. Bruce R... | 45m 44s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  Global Gaps in AI Use & What Happens When Capital Doesn’t Need Labor? | 118 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan unpack two powerful narratives shaping our AI future: the surprising global leaderboard of AI adoption and a provocative economic thought experiment on capital, labor, and AGI. From Mallory’s firsthand experience using Claude to navigate the stress of first-time home buying to Microsoft’s latest diffusion report revealing where AI is truly taking hold (spoiler: it’s not the U.S.), this episode blends the pers... | 49m 10s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  The Physical AI Moment: Dispatches from CES 2026 | 117 | Send us Fan Mail CES 2026 brought the heat—and the robots. In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down the biggest stories from the Consumer Electronics Show, where AI made its move from code to corporeal. They cover Meta’s $2B acquisition of Manus, Groq’s $20B licensing deal with Nvidia, and how LPUs are set to revolutionize inference computing. From humanoid robots dancing across stages to Nvidia’s open-source models reshaping robotics and autonomous vehicles, this episod... | 46m 59s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  The 95% Problem: Fixing What’s Broken in Enterprise AI | 116 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dig into the startling findings of a recent MIT study: 95% of enterprise AI initiatives are failing to deliver measurable impact. Why are so many organizations investing in AI only to watch their efforts fizzle? Mallory and Amith unpack 10 core reasons for these failures—ranging from building chat-first features instead of end-to-end workflows, to skipping the unglamorous data cleanup that powers real results... | 39m 11s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 |  The New Year AI Checkup: What We Got Right in 2025 and What’s Coming in 2026 | 115 | Send us Fan Mail In this annual predictions spectacular, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias kick off 2026 by looking back at how well their 2025 AI forecasts held up (spoiler: pretty darn well) and then boldly lay out what’s coming next for artificial intelligence, associations, and knowledge work. From real-world AI recruiting agents and voice-first interfaces to the rise of AI literacy as a job requirement, the shift from SEO to AEO, and the very real possibility of AI-native platforms disr... | 52m 05s | ||||||
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