"World of DaaS" Atlan CEO Prukalpa Sankar - AI agent workflows and hiring AI native talent
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Jul 15, 2025 
Prukalpa Sankar, Co-founder and CEO of Atlan, discusses transforming organizations into AI-native entities. He highlights the importance of context in leadership hiring and the strategic balance between building and buying AI tools. Prukalpa elaborates on fostering remote-first cultures and shares insights on the future of metadata in enterprises. The conversation also touches on the humorous implications of unique names and their social significance, providing a light-hearted contrast to the tech-centric themes.
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Building AI Native Culture
- To become an AI native company, focus on transforming workflows rather than just augmenting human processes with AI.
- Start with a dedicated AI task force and foster bottom-up AI productivity challenges to engage employees actively.
Leverage AI for Customer Insights
- Use AI to process vast data and generate insights to improve customer service and product quality.
- Implement AI-driven call scoring and feedback to coach team members effectively.
Hiring AI Native Talent
- Make AI nativity a core hiring pillar and require candidates to use AI in problem-solving exercises.
- Value clean, structured thinking and growth mindset over prior experience or knowledge.
