Mid-Market AI
Mid-Market AI is brought to you by Paragon, a Managed Intelligence Provider (MIP) to mid-market enterprises across the private equity portco ecosystem. Designed for C-suite leaders, PE operators, portco managers and trusted channel partners navigating the rapidly changing world of AI transformation, automation and AI agents, each episode features interviews with industry experts and leaders alongside the most relevant insights, tools and developments in AI and ML. Our CAIO/CIO-led team brings deep hands-on experience implementing AI and ML across healthcare, manufacturing, retail, finance, software and managed solutions. Whether you are leading a portfolio company through digital transformation or advising clients on AI adoption, this is your resource for clear intelligence that drives real business outcomes.
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Latest Episodes
The Great MCP vs. CLI Debate | Mid-Market AI | Episode 109
There's a war happening inside every major technology company about how AI agents should connect to the tools they use. This week Stripe dropped 288 product announcements including MCP support for their financial infrastructure. OpenAI shipped ...
What is Headless AI? | Mid-Market AI | Episode 108
Parker Harris, co-founder of Salesforce, stood on stage at TDX this week and asked publicly: "Why should you ever log into Salesforce again?" That question is what this episode is about.Headless AI means your software is about to start w...
What is an AI Harness? | Mid-Market AI | Episode 107
What is an AI Harness?$200 billion invested in AI. 6% meaningful impact. The gap has a name -and it's not the model.In this episode, Ariel Jalali breaks down the most practical concept in AI right now: the harness. The infr...
Should You Put All Your AI Tokens in One Claude Basket? | Mid-Market AI | Episode 106
Description:Uber's CTO just blew through the company's entire 2026 AI budget - and it's only April. Claude was named as the main driver. So if Uber can't afford it, should you even be trying?In this episode, Ariel Jalali, CEO ...
Cutting Through the AI Clutter with Ron Kim, Former Global CTO at Merck
Host Ariel Jalali, CEO and CAIO of Paragon, sits down with Ron Kim, former Global CTO at Merck and founder of Ron Kim Advisory, to tackle the question every C-suite leader is asking: is your organization actually ready for AI, and is AI actuall...