#475 Laura Funderburk interviewed by Niels Brabandt: How Executives Build Production-Ready LLM Pipelines

How do organisations move from AI prototypes to production-ready large language model systems?

In this leadership podcast, Niels Brabandt interviews data scientist and author Laura Funderburk, who explains how executives can build reliable, scalable, and responsible LLM pipelines.

Key insights include:

Why most LLM initiatives fail after prototype stage
How executives can manage hidden costs and total cost of ownership
Why context engineering and data infrastructure are critical
How to ensure governance, evaluation, and regulatory compliance
A practical 90-day roadmap for deploying production-ready LLM systems

This episode is essential listening for executives, CIOs, CTOs, and decision-makers responsible for AI strategy.