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Building an AI Marketing Partner with Agent Emma

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About this episode

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In this episode, Matt Wyman sits down with Harsha Vankayalapati to explore how AgentWeb is rethinking marketing with Emma, an AI marketing partner built to help startups grow. They discuss the philosophy behind autonomous growth agents, the importance of deep personalization during onboarding, and why trust in AI is earned through real results. Harsha explains AgentWeb’s hybrid model that blends AI-driven strategy with human expertise, the continued need for human oversight, and why generalists are becoming increasingly valuable in an AI-powered marketing landscape. The conversation offers a forward-looking view on how AI agents will shape more tailored, effective marketing strategies in the future.

The Closing Question

What is the human skill we need to build or improve to be successful in this new era?

Every Agent Odyssey episode ends here. Hear Harsha Vankayalapati's answer in the full conversation on Spotify or YouTube.

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Matt Wyman - CEO & Co-founder, Okareo

The Agent Odyssey

Conversations with the people building AI. Hosted by Matt Wyman, CEO & Co-founder of Okareo. Not-for-profit — no ads, no sponsors, tracking-free.

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The Agent Odyssey

Conversations with the people building AI. Hosted by Matt Wyman, CEO & Co-founder of Okareo. Not-for-profit — no ads, no sponsors, tracking-free.

© 2026 The Agent Odyssey

The Agent Odyssey

Conversations with the people building AI. Hosted by Matt Wyman, CEO & Co-founder of Okareo. Not-for-profit — no ads, no sponsors, tracking-free.

© 2026 The Agent Odyssey