100 Episodes Later: A Look Back at What We’ve Learned—and What’s Coming | 100
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In this special 100th episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias take a celebratory stroll down memory lane, unpacking the journey from the show’s inception in 2023 to today. They reflect on five distinct podcast eras, distill the top 10 AI insights echoed across episodes, and get candid about the surprising speed of tech transformation in the association space. You’ll hear how Mallory used Claude and Google Colab to distill hundreds of transcripts, which past guests left a mark, and what the future holds for episode 200. Plus, an exclusive giveaway for loyal listeners and one golden use case every association should adopt today.
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Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey.
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Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.
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Chapters
1. Celebrating 100 Episodes (00:00:00)
2. How Sidecar Sync Got Started (00:02:10)
3. The ChatGPT Moment & Podcast Launch (00:04:48)
4. Transcripts, Claude & Collab: Behind-the-Scenes (00:06:11)
5. Five Phases of the Podcast Journey (00:08:07)
6. The Evolution of AI Adoption (00:13:28)
7. Tiny Models, Big Disruption in Software Development (00:16:51)
8. Top 10 AI Insights from 99 Episodes (00:24:49)
9. One AI Use Case All Associations Should Implement (00:37:15)
10. Rapid Fire! (00:40:39)
11. Real-Time Avatars, World Models & What’s Next (00:43:55)
12. A Thank You to Our Listeners (00:47:32)
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