Code X Connor Ep8: Building a Coalition — Code and Connor
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Code X Connor Ep8: Building a Coalition

August 22, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min

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Two Palantir practitioners from Canada break down what it actually takes to win in enterprise AI.

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In this episode

  • Why Palantir-trained talent is so scarce and why that scarcity matters
  • How US and Canadian policy gives North America an edge over Europe in AI
  • What building a coalition inside a large enterprise really looks like
  • How Palantir could disrupt traditional SaaS and siloed AI tools

About this episode

CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 8 features our friends from i4C/ForgeSight out of Canada: Chris Atack, COO, and Brett Adams, Lead FDE. In this episode we discuss the fierce competition for Palantir-trained talent, US and Canadian politics around AI and our advantage over Europe, building a coalition to win in enterprises, lessons from the field, and Palantir's potential impact on SaaS and siloed AI solutions.

i4C ForgeSight: https://www.i4c.com/forgesight-palantir-solutions/

Brett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett20adams/

Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisatack/

Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/

Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/

CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411

CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap

Attending the Inaugural Palantir Customer Conference? We are: https://rangrdata.com/futurops/


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Code & Connor is where Connor Deeks and Dorian Smiley ask the questions most AI podcasts won't. Two founders — one strategist, one engineer — in honest conversations with executives, builders, and practitioners about what's actually happening at the intersection of AI and the enterprise.

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