PEDROM REJAI PT2: ELEVATE GROWTH PARTNERS / AI WON'T REPLACE YOU (YET) / CHICAGO VS MEXICO CITY

January 12, 2026·50 min·3 clips

Pedro says people won’t be replaced by AI, but by someone who uses AI.

The discussion stays focused on practical automation instead of futurist talk. It makes the case that low-value tasks are the first place founders should use AI or simple workflow tools. Inventory reconciliation comes up as a clear example of work that should not be eating human hours. It treats that kind of monthly checking as something machines can already handle. The conversation also gets into supply planning. That means deciding how many units of each SKU are needed and turning that demand into factory orders. From there, it moves into bill-of-materials work and the steps that follow once the plan is set. It treats these as ordinary operational problems, not glamorous tech problems. That keeps the episode tied to the reality of supply chain life. The tone is direct and useful. It does not stay in theory when a concrete example will do. Instead, it keeps asking what a founder or operator should automate next. The episode is also willing to admit that some of this work still lives in spreadsheets. Rather than treating that as outdated, it treats spreadsheets as part of the current setup. That makes the advice feel usable instead of preachy. The conversation suggests that AI gets more useful when it replaces repetitive coordination work. It is less about replacing people and more about clearing out the chores that keep them from doing better work. The practical thread adds another layer of comparison and texture. That part broadens the episode beyond pure automation talk. Even so, the practical thread stays steady. The episode keeps coming back to the same question: what should a founder stop doing manually right now?

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A blunt, useful look at where AI actually saves time in supply chain work.

Pedro M. Rejai keeps the focus on where AI is actually useful in supply chain work: inventory reconciliation, supply planning, bill of materials, and the spreadsheet tasks founders keep putting off. The strongest part is how concrete it gets.

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If you want AI talk that stays on the factory floor and out of the hype cycle.

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