AI Automation Without the Hype. Real Nearshore Workflows That Scale

About this episode

Brian Samson discusses practical AI implementation with Marvin Martinez, focusing on automation and workflows.

Welcome to The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, hosted by Brian Samson and sponsored by 💻 Plugg Technologies (plugg.tech), a nearshore talent partner connecting U.S. companies with English-speaking software engineers and digital talent across Latin America. In this episode, Brian sits down with Marvin Martinez, CEO and Founder of Bandsaw AI, to break down how businesses are practically implementing AI today. They explore the difference between automation, AI tools, and AI agents, why most workflows d...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Samson

Guest: Marvin Martinez

Topics covered

• AI automation
• nearshore workflows
• business implementation
• software engineering
• digital talent

Keywords

• AI
• automation
• nearshore
• workflows
• business
• software engineers
• digital talent

Sponsors

Plugg Technologies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bandsaw AI

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