Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi Building AI Employees | Surojit Chatterjee, CEO of Ema
Dec 22, 2025
Surojit Chatterjee, CEO of Ema and former CPO at Coinbase, dives into the world of AI employees—automated agents designed to streamline complex workflows. He shares insights from his time at Google on scaling tech for transformative outcomes and discusses why the term 'AI employee' highlights collaboration and autonomy over simple copilots. Surojit reveals Ema's foundational pillars for success, including governance and model integration, while emphasizing the importance of trust and human oversight in AI deployments.
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AI Employee = Team-in-One
- An AI employee is a coordinated set of agents that mimic a team rather than one person.
- It reasons, has memory, takes feedback, and executes multi-person enterprise workflows.
Mobile Ads Began As A One-Engineer Bet
- Surojit built mobile ads at Google starting with one engineer before smartphones took off.
- That early bet scaled into a $50B business and shaped his approach to new tech trends like AI.
Scale By Hiring And Process
- At Coinbase Surojit focused on scaling users, revenue, and the team from early-stage to billions.
- Hire top talent and build processes that enable exponential growth and product-led expansion.