E571 Scaling AI Adoption for Businesses Through MSPs with Hatz AI's Matt Hamilton

Today’s guest is Matt Hamilton, Head of Engineering at Hatz AI. Founded in 2023, Hatz AI is an AI platform designed to help small and mid-sized businesses adopt artificial intelligence securely and effectively. Working through trusted Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Hatz AI provides the tools and infrastructure to build, deploy, and manage AI solutions. Its mission is to make AI accessible to businesses of all sizes, simplifying adoption while giving organizations greater control over their data, security, costs and AI capabilities.Matt brings over a decade of experience building and scaling products at early-stage startups to Hatz AI. His career includes working with innovative companies such as Venmo, Stash, Novo and Republic. Passionate about making technology accessible, he is also co-founder of realnice, a platform simplifying personal website creation. He also co-founded Toy Boat, an interactive app connecting families through games and activities, helping parents, children and grandparents stay connected across distances.In the episode, Matt discusses:

0:00 His career journey from Venmo pioneer to fintech and AI product leader

3:18 Enabling secure, governed AI adoption through MSPs at Hatz AI

7:25 How auto-routing makes business AI affordable and cost-predictable

12:13 Hiring AI-augmented engineers with strong foundational skills

15:55 Scaling through autonomous, cross-functional teams with clear priorities

19:01 Expanding Hatz into an intelligent, omnipresent digital coworker

23:44 Empowering everyone to ship and shape workplace AITo find out more about all the great work happening at Hatz AI, check out the website www.hatz.ai