Proof of Work: AI Value Creation
Proof of Work is the podcast of Pluris, a platform connecting investors and operators with the world's leading applied AI experts. Each episode features the builders, operators, and investors who've actually put AI into production, turning it from buzzword to bottom line through sharp case studies and practical conversations. We explore how AI is used to grow revenue, expand margins, improve operations, and create measurable value inside real businesses.
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Proof of Work: AI Value Creation
Latest Episodes
Doyl Burkett — Integrity Growth Partners | AI Won't Break Private Equity, It'll Sort It
Doyl Burkett is the founder and Managing Partner of Integrity Growth Partners, an $800M+ AI-enabled growth private equity firm in Los Angeles. Most GPs think about what AI does to the companies they own. Doyl is equally focused on what it does ...
Alex Lirtsman — CorralData | Why Most Companies Are Only "Data-Adjacent"
Alex Lirtsman spent ~15 years solving data problems by hand for brands like the NBA, Pfizer, and Sweetgreen — then sold his agency and built CorralData to automate the entire thing. In this episode, he makes the case that most "data-driven" com...
Tom Scott — Wrike | Why Most SaaS CEOs Are Sequencing AI Wrong
Tom Scott is the CEO of Wrike, a $250M+ ARR intelligent work management platform owned by Symphony Technology Group. Three years into PE ownership and squarely inside what he calls the AI "rebuild moment," Tom is running the experiment in real ...
Yann Magnan & Joe Zein — 73 Strings & Soal Labs | AI & Portfolio Monitoring in Private Equity
Most of the AI conversation in private equity has been about sourcing, diligence, and value creation. But a quieter transformation is underway inside portfolio teams — closing the gap between when something goes wrong at a portfolio company and...
Jonathan Hansing — Wallabi | How to Go AI-Native: The J-Curve, 10,000 Prompts, and What "Sprinkling AI" Really Signals
Jonathan Hansing is the co-founder of Wallabi, a data, technology, and AI strategy firm helping growth-oriented mid-market companies go AI-native. His team works with CEOs, COOs, and CIOs who feel the pressure to do something with AI — but need...