Is it truly possible for a small group of engineers to accomplish the tasks of numerous consultants? This is the premise behind Ode with Anthropic — a collaborative effort focused on integrating forward-deployed engineers within enterprise companies, supported by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and others.  

In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan converses with the leaders of Ode, Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, who are the founders of Fractional AI, the applied AI services firm that was acquired by Ode earlier this year to become the backbone of this new venture. The trio discusses the reasons why numerous enterprise AI pilots fail to transition into production and their belief that AI-native services are on the verge of becoming one of the largest categories in technology. 

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