How many founders think AI is about faster automation?

What if the real opportunity lies in reimagining how entire systems work?

Sophia Matveeva sits down with Sangeet Paul Choudary, best-selling author of Platform Revolution and Re/Shuffle: Who Wins When AI Restacks the Knowledge Economy, to explore how AI isn't just speeding up workflows.

It's rewriting the rules of business models.

From TikTok's behavior-driven growth to Shein's algorithmic supply chain, Sangeet explains how AI coordination is quietly reshaping industries.

You'll learn why being a "second mover" might now be an advantage, and how to design your company around AI's strengths instead of bolting it on as a tool.

In this episode, you will hear:

• The difference between using AI for automation and building an AI-first business
• How Shein's real-time supply chain sensing outpaces Nike's legacy model
• Why "first mover advantage" is outdated in the age of AI
• The simple framework Sangeet uses to identify what won't change—no matter how fast tech evolves

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Resources from this Episode

Book: Reshuffle: Who wins when AI restacks the knowledge economy https://amzn.to/4n7NgF2

Podcast: listen to the platform series on Tech for Non-Techies:

• Tech for Non-Techies episode 90: What makes platform businesses SO successful https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/platforms-episode
• Tech for Non-Techies episode 91. How to launch a platform when you've got no users https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/chicken
• Tech for Non-Techies episode 92. How to get people to be nice to each other on your platform https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/how-to-get-people-to-be-nice-to-each-other-on-your-platform
• Tech for Non-Techies episode 94. Learning effects: why getting more users isn't the only key to success https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/learning-effects-why-getting-more-users-isnt-the-only-key-to-success

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For the full transcript, go to https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/276-how-ai-is-reshuffling-the-rules-of-business