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In this special episode of Sidecar Sync, we dive into the future of AI infrastructure with Ian Andrews, Chief Revenue Officer at Groq (that’s Groq with a Q!). Ian shares the story behind Groq’s rise, how their LPU chip challenges Nvidia’s dominance, and why fast, low-cost, high-quality inference is about to unlock entirely new categories of AI-powered applications. We talk about the human side of prompting, the evolving skillset needed to work with large language models, and what agents and reasoning models mean for the future of knowledge work. Plus, Ian shares how Groq uses AI internally, including an incredible story about an AI-generated RFP audit that caught things humans missed. Tune in for practical insights, forward-looking trends, and plenty of laughs along the way.
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🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Superhuman ➡ https://superhuman.com
Groq Cloud ➡ https://www.groq.com
ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com
Claude (Anthropic) ➡ https://www.anthropic.com
Perplexity ➡ https://www.perplexity.ai
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Meet Ian Andrews, CRO of Groq
05:48 - Ian’s Generative AI “Aha” Moment
10:30 - What Groq Is and What It Does
14:57 - The Launch and Growth of Groq Cloud
18:25 - What “High Quality Inference” Really Means
23:10 - Agents and Interns: Speed in Autonomous Work
29:26 - Use Cases: Finance, Legal, Customer Service
35:25 - Member Services Reimagined Through AI
39:06 - How Groq Uses AI Internally: Real Examples
53:23 - What’s Next for Groq in 2025 and Beyond

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