Brandon Sedloff and Alex Robinson explore the accelerating intersection of artificial intelligence and private markets operations. Robinson, co-founder and CEO of Juniper Square, explains why investment managers must reimagine their businesses around AI rather than treating it as a simple productivity tool. The conversation balances technical strategy with practical leadership advice for non-technical founders navigating rapid transformation.

They discuss:

• Why making your company "AI legible" requires recording meetings, writing down processes, and controlling your data layer
• How Robinson runs Juniper Square through ORCA, a synchronous operating system designed for AI-native decision-making
• The difference between technology companies building AI applications and service providers arranging human capital
• Why the industry will bifurcate between "sharpshooters" with distinctive strategies and scale players with compute budgets
• How to evaluate partners in a noisy market where every vendor claims to be AI-first

This episode from The Distribution offers a roadmap for investment managers seeking to apply AI thoughtfully without becoming technologists themselves.