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Podcast: The CTO Show with Mehmet Gonullu
Episode: #563 From Geology to AI: Ahmad Saleem on Building the Google for Podcasts
Description: In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, I’m joined by Ahmad Saleem, Founder and CEO of Podyssey.Ahmad’s journey is anything but linear. From working as a geologist in mining and natural resources to earning a PhD in economics, moving into private equity, and eventually founding an AI startup, his path reflects deep curiosity, resilience, and systems thinking.We dive into why podcast discovery is fundamentally broken, how AI and natural language processing can unlock the real value hidden inside long-form audio, and what it take...