Latest episode · September 12, 2026

EPISODE 03 / VOLKMAR AHRENS

When a Winning Product Creates Losers

Volkmar Ahrens, co-founder of nxt4ap, brought a product that works: AI agents that process SAP supplier invoices without human touch. His challenge was the people who would have to champion it, because it automates their own work.

The conversation moved from selling a finance process to showing organizations how to adopt AI safely, and what to do with the time and people it frees.

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Volkmar
Ahrens

CO-FOUNDER, NXT4AP

THE CONVERSATION

Technology × Adoption

WHO WINS WHEN THE WORK DISAPPEARS?
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