Quanta Bits
Business operations, automation, and AI don't have to be complicated. Every week, Quanta Bits breaks down what's actually changing for mid-market companies: what's working, what's hype, and what operational leaders should pay attention to. Hosted by Reza Morakabati, founder of Quanta Management and MIT Sloan alum. The companion to the Quanta Bits newsletter.
Episodes
13 episodes
AI's Public Relations Problem Is Becoming an Operating Problem
This week on Quanta Bits, I look at why AI's public relations problem is becoming an operating problem.Student backlash, data center opposition, AI-labeled layoffs, hiring algorithms, and forced workplace adoption are all pointing to the...
From Decks to Working Surfaces
This week on Quanta Bits, Reza looks at a practical workflow shift: using agents to separate the source layer from the presentation layer. Markdown can hold the facts, owners, risks, dates, and decisions. HTML, dashboards, diagrams, and other v...
The Build-It-Yourself Discount Is Expiring
This week on Quanta Bits, Reza looks at why the build-it-yourself AI moment is still exciting, but the cost assumptions underneath it are getting less stable. Anthropic's pricing and access changes are the hook, but the bigger issue is industry...
The AI Bill Needs an Owner
AI adoption is moving from experimentation to operations. This week, I look at why the "AI bill" needs an owner, not just because of tokens and software spend, but because AI work touches workflows, data quality, reviews, exceptions, trust, and...
The AI Replacement Math Got Less Clean
This week’s episode looks at why the AI replacement math is getting more complicated.AI tools are starting to feel less like chatbots and more like junior analysts, but the economics are not as simple as “AI is cheaper than people.” Com...
Episode 2: "Adoption at Machine Speed"
Everyone says "AI adoption" but nobody means the same thing. This week: why the definitions problem is killing more AI projects than the technology, what BCG's survey of thousands of CEOs reveals about the "pragmatist" majority, and why MIT say...