In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Karan Uppal, EVP of Engineering at Evolution IQ, about building AI native products. They discuss the difference between building AI native products and what goes into it. Karan's responsibilities include hiring and growing the engineering team, ensuring technology strategy aligns with business goals, and ensuring the organization can execute and deliver on product commitments. Highlights [00:02:23] AI native products. [00:07:16] Thinking about higher dimensions. [00:10:48] Variability in AI outcomes. [00:14:16] Ramp up time for AI. [00:18:07] Building Confidence in Software. [00:22:19] Hiring in the market economy. Guest Karan Uppal is a data science leader with experience at the forefront of Natural Language Processing, time series data ingestion, and product creation. Karan leads our data science organization but also is a hands-on client advocate and engagement partner. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanuppal/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)