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.
SEP12Volkmar
Ahrens
CO-FOUNDER, NXT4AP
Technology × Adoption
WHO WINS WHEN THE WORK DISAPPEARS?Solving the impossible, in public.
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THE INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE SHOW / BUMPER
Same shape every week. A different problem every time.
Bring the problem
A guest brings a real problem they've been told can't be solved.
Work it live
The founders ask the questions, the audience adds ideas, and the thinking stays visible.
Make it concrete
The session lands on something you can see: a working demo, a three-minute video, or a clear next step.
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Tell us what you're trying to do, what you've already tried, and why somebody told you it can't be done. We'll read every submission.
Five founders. One shared problem-solving room.

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Alignify

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