Spark of Ages
The Spark of Ages podcast is about the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence through a marketing lens.
We are living in the middle of the most important "spark for the ages". Our episodes are either about looking back to teach us what we can learn for this moment, or looking forward for where the next spark might be.
We highlight the stories from business leaders at the intersection of marketing, technology and innovation.
Podcasting since 2023 • 60 episodes
Spark of Ages
Latest Episodes
From API Economy to Agent Economy/Oren Michaels - Barndoor AI, OpenClaw, Agentic Governance ~ Spark of Ages Ep 60
Rajiv talks with Oren Michaels about why enterprise AI ROI stalls when tools live in chat and stay stuck in read-only mode. We break down how a control plane for AI agents enables safe write access across SaaS and internal systems while keeping...
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Episode 60
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51:01
SaaS Isn't Dying. Bad Deals Are/Ankur Srivastava, Priya Ramachandran - Flywl, Cloud Procurement, SaaS-pocalypse ~ Spark of Ages Ep 59
We unpack why the “SaaS-Pocalypse” is less about software dying and more about buyers finally right sizing cloud and marketplace deals with better data. We dig into AI unit economics, token driven cost volatility, and how procurement, FinOps, a...
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Episode 59
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The Data Moat: A Google Veteran's Investment Thesis for AI/David Yakobovitch ~ Spark of Ages Ep 58
We chart how AI leapt from chat to code, why product is now the leverage point, and how startups can market to algorithms without losing trust. David Yakobovitch shares hard-won views on moats, data, defense tech, and the immigrant energy power...
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Episode 58
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58:38
The Science Behind When Customers Decide to Buy/Patrick Renvoise - Brains, System 1, Value Prop ~ Spark of Ages Ep 57
We explore how real decisions start in the primal brain and how neuromarketing turns that insight into practical steps to capture, convince, and close. Patrick Rénvoisé shares the six stimuli, the Neuromap method, and how to sell with contrast,...
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Episode 57
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57:15
The 100% Open Rate: How Gifting Cuts Through Noise/Kris Rudeegraap - Sendoso, Curiosity, HITL ~ Spark of Ages Ep 56
We explore how intelligent gifting breaks through AI-filtered inboxes, using psychology, data, and timing to earn real conversations and long-term loyalty. Kris Rudeegraap of Sendoso shares playbooks for stage-based sends, retention strategies,...
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Episode 56
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48:49