What if the biggest barrier holding entrepreneurs back was never a lack of ideas, but the friction created by tools, platforms, and infrastructure that were never designed for speed?

In this episode of Business Technology Perspectives, I sit down with Sachin Puri, CEO of Bluehost, to explore how AI-native platforms are reshaping what is possible for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Sachin brings a long-term view from the heart of the web, sharing how the shift toward AI-assisted creation is lowering barriers, accelerating experimentation, and enabling a new wave of solo-scale founders to build brands, storefronts, and full customer journeys in days rather than months.

Our conversation looks beyond AI hype and focuses on where real value is showing up. Sachin explains how customer expectations are evolving in an AI-driven marketplace, where instant performance, personalization, and seamless experiences are no longer differentiators but baseline expectations. We also discuss why infrastructure alone is no longer the advantage it once was, and why speed of innovation, adaptability, and integrated experiences now determine which businesses scale and which struggle to keep up.

We also dig into an important milestone for an open, AI-ready web, with Sachin sharing why collaboration across the ecosystem matters. From Bluehost’s work with Yoast on brand insights and generative engine optimization to broader partnerships with companies like Microsoft, this episode highlights how the next phase of the web will be shaped by platforms that help entrepreneurs get discovered not just by search engines, but by AI systems as well.

Sachin offers practical insight into what happens when success arrives faster than expected, why virality can become a crisis without the right foundations, and why hosting has quietly evolved into a strategic performance layer rather than a background utility. As we look toward 2026, we explore the rise of intelligent, living websites, the return of owned web real estate, and why the future belongs to builders who move quickly while staying grounded in reliability, security, and trust.

If AI is giving entrepreneurs access to capabilities once reserved for the biggest players, how will you use that advantage to build something that lasts?

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How do you transform an industry that most people still assume runs on clipboards, manual checks, and fragmented updates? And what happens when reality capture and AI finally combine to give construction teams a clear and measurable picture of progress on every site? In this episode of Business Tech Perspectives, I sit down with Chaitanya NK, the co-founder and CEO of Track3D, to explore how reality intelligence is reshaping the way major projects are built and managed.

NK shares how three founders with no construction background stepped into one of the most complex environments in the world and uncovered a problem that had been hiding in plain sight. Field data was inconsistent, incomplete, and nearly impossible to verify at scale. The result was delays, rework, and avoidable cost overruns. Track3D tackles this head-on by unifying drones, 360 cameras, scanners, mobile devices, and even robots into one clear view of what has been installed, when it happened, and whether it meets the plan. Through practical examples, NK explains how automated measurement brings immediate clarity, how deviations are caught early before they snowball, and how objective data changes coordination across trades, schedules, and budgets.

This is a conversation for anyone interested in the real business value of AI in physical environments. NK talks openly about trust, data governance, security, and the balance between automated insight and human judgment. He also shares his vision for 2026, where AI agents act as partners to schedulers, coordinators, and field teams. If you want to understand how technology is reshaping one of the world’s largest and most demanding industries, you will find real insight here.

Listeners who want to learn more about Track3D or connect with the team can visit track3d.ai or reach out on LinkedIn at Track3D. Where would you like to explore this conversation further in your own work?

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What does it take to lead one of the fastest growing regions in enterprise security while spending your year hopping between Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, and London? At IGEL’s Now & Next event in Frankfurt, I caught up with Darren Fields, Senior Vice President for UK and Asia Pacific, to find out.

From rebuilding the partner ecosystem across continents to forging new alliances with industry giants like Lenovo, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike, Darren has been at the center of IGEL’s global expansion. He shared how regional differences shape technology adoption, why prevention first security is resonating with customers everywhere, and how business continuity has shifted from being a safety net to a core design principle for modern IT.

In our conversation, Darren explained how the endpoint has become the new control point for everything from zero trust to AI driven automation, and why so many organizations are rethinking old assumptions about bring your own strategies. He also opened up about the mindset shift he’s witnessing among IT leaders, one that moves from reacting to threats toward proactively preventing them.

We also discussed how cultural differences influence the pace of digital transformation, with regions like Japan preferring careful evaluation, while Australia and New Zealand have embraced rapid innovation. Darren’s global perspective highlighted how security maturity looks different around the world, yet the ultimate goal remains the same: empowering organizations to build trust, resilience, and operational continuity.

As we approach another year defined by AI, cybersecurity, and digital resilience, Darren’s reflections offer a rare window into how global teams are turning complexity into simplicity and scaling trust in every region. What does a truly prevention first future look like, and how can enterprises across the world prepare for it?

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