THREE-PART MINISERIES ON BECOMING AI-NATIVE
Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on Individual AI Mastery (Part 1 of 3)
This is the first of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries. Instead of a news-and-headline driven conversation, Reid sits down one-on-one with Parth Patil, an AI engineer and strategist, for a deeper exploration of what it actually means to become AI-native. In this first episode of the series, Parth and Reid discuss how individuals can better leverage LLMs, agents, and creative tools daily. They trace the shift from seeing AI as a productivity boost to understanding it as a meta-tool, as well as unpack techniques like role-based prompting, meta-prompting, and voice as a high-bandwidth thinking interface. Along the way, they discuss the humility required to collaborate with these systems, the move from a single copilot to orchestrating fleets of specialized agents, and how these tools are already reshaping workflows.
Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on Enterprise AI Integration (Part 2 of 3)
This episode is our second installment of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries focused on what it actually means to become AI-native. Instead of a news or headline-driven conversation, Reid sits down one-on-one with AI engineer and strategist, Parth Patil, for a deeper exploration of how AI is changing the way people and organizations work. In this second episode, they discuss why most enterprises are still talking about AI without truly integrating it (“AI theater”), and how the real shift begins inside everyday workflows rather than strategy decks. Together, they explore how language models and agents can reduce friction in communication and coordination, reinvent meetings, and turn unstructured information into actionable insight (with examples). They also examine how AI-powered analysis, automation, and parallelized agents are accelerating decision-making, reshaping roles, and moving work from execution toward orchestration. Parth and Reid both highlight how an open mindset and experimentation are required to collaborate effectively with these systems as AI evolves from a productivity tool into a foundational layer for thinking and leadership.
Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on AI-Native Startups (Part 3 of 3)
This episode is our third and final installment of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries focused on what it actually means to become AI-native. In this episode Parth shares how founders can rethink work by breaking problems into modular pieces, orchestrating AI agents in parallel, and collapsing timelines that once required entire teams days of iteration. Using real-world examples like coding agents that tackle week-long engineering challenges to reimagining how the Possible podcast can be localized across languages the conversation explores how AI enables small teams to operate with extraordinary leverage. Along the way, Reid and Parth discuss what separates real AI traction from empty buzzwords, how founding teams are evolving, and why the most powerful AI often works best when it fades into the background, quietly amplifying human creativity and ambition.