# How We Choose Technology Partners in the AI Era - Matt Schwartz, Sage Hospitality Group Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group.md Podcast: [Hospitality Daily Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452) Published: 2026-08-05T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.hospitalitydaily.com/matt-schwartz-tech-partners/ Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2103299/episodes/19607192-how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/episodes/how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group Duration seconds: 542 ## Resource Every technology partnership is a bet, especially when AI is changing what software can do and which providers may remain relevant. In this episode, Sage Hospitality CTO Matt Schwartz explains how he evaluates hotel technology partners -- and who he chooses to work with. Listen to the series: Part 1: The Weekend Class That Changed My CareerPart 2: How We’re Leading AI Adoption With a Human-First ApproachPart 3: Our 4-Layer AI Framework: Data, Reporting, Insights, ActionLearn more: The Bitter ... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/episodes/how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospitality-daily-podcast-5916452/how-we-choose-technology-partners-in-the-ai-era-matt-schwartz-sage-hospitality-group.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.