{"podcast":{"title":"AdTechGod Pod","slug":"adtechgod-pod-6593523","podcast_index_feed_id":6593523,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/EAATE5455623661","website_url":"https://www.adtechgodpod.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/99d80f26-c920-11ef-b063-7fae06079af2/image/a4569d99d3b0112694f803e327aa6d25.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"AdTechGod, The AdTech God","episode_count":195,"summary":"A Podcast For The People About The People. The AdTechGod ® Pod celebrates the Minds Behind Adtech and offers an engaging platform where listeners can discover the stories and insights of the individuals driving the advertising technology industry. This podcast shines a spotlight on the creative and innovative minds that make adtech great, providing a unique perspective on the people behind the technology that shapes our digital advertising experiences. All guests appearing on the adtech god podcast are invited participants; they do not provide compensation to AdTechGod for their appearance. The podcast's funding is provided through preroll and midroll advertisements, which are sponsored by various companies. If you are interested in being a guest or advertising on the AdTechGod Pod (The Adtech God Podcast) please visit https://www.adtechgod.com/adtechgod-pod.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T16:19:37.042182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adtechgod-pod-6593523"},"episode":{"title":"When Agents Become the Customer","slug":"when-agents-become-the-customer","published_at":"2026-04-24T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adtechgod-pod-6593523/when-agents-become-the-customer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adtechgod-pod-6593523","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EAATE6304998241.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EAATE6304998241.mp3","summary":"Jeremiah Owyang, General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures, explains how AI agents representing consumers and business decision-makers are reshaping the relationship between marketers, publishers, and advertisers. As agents increasingly control discovery and purchasing decisions, traditional marketing strategies break down and must be reimagined. The talk outlines the five AI cultures companies need to adopt internally to compete in this new landscape. It also shows how the marketing funnel evolves when agents, not humans, become the primary decision-makers. The session closes with real-world examples and a clear prediction for the future of AI-driven marketing. Takeaways AI agents will increasingly act as the primary decision-makers for consumers The AI-first approach prioritizes using AI before hiring humans AI-native startups are achieving up to 10x revenue per employee The customer journey is shifting from human-driven to agent-driven decisions Ads may disappear or evolve into AI-to-AI negotiations Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI agents becoming customers 01:00 What is the agentic economy 02:30 Real-world examples of AI agents in action 04:30 The five AI cultures explained 06:30 The AI-first method (Adopt, Build, Hire) 07:30 Shopify case study and AI adoption 09:30 Revenue per employee and AI-native advantage 10:50 The agentic thesis and future of the internet 12:30 Why ads may disappear in an AI-driven world 13:00 What an AI agent actually is 14:50 The AI agent ecosystem explained 19:20 How the customer decision funnel is changing 21:30 AI agents making decisions for consumers 22:30 Web4 and the agentic internet 24:00 Real-world startups building agent-driven companies 26:20 Key insights and future outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…","meta_description":"Jeremiah Owyang, General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures, explains how AI agents representing consumers and business decision-makers are reshaping the rela…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1761,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adtechgod-pod-6593523/episodes/when-agents-become-the-customer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adtechgod-pod-6593523/when-agents-become-the-customer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}