{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Taylor Black on AI, Startups, Microsoft, and Building a Life Through Foster Care and Adoption","description":"In this episode of The Jason Cavness Experience, Jason sits down with Taylor Black for a wide-ranging conversation that spans AI, startups, big tech, and family life. Taylor shares his experience working at Microsoft, where he\u2019s been close to how AI is being built, adopted, and misunderstood inside large organizations. He talks about how startups and founders should think about AI realistically not as hype, but as a tool that rewards clarity, discipline, and execution. Beyond tech, Taylor opens up about his family\u2019s journey through fostering and adoption, what it\u2019s taught him about responsibility, patience, and long-term thinking, and how building a family reshapes how you approach work and leadership. He reflects on balancing ambition with presence, and why success isn\u2019t just about what you build professionally, but what you commit to personally. This is an honest conversation about building companies, adopting new technology responsibly, and choosing to show up fully  at work and at home. Topics Discussed \u2022 Taylor\u2019s role at Microsoft and exposure to AI at scale \u2022 How large companies actually adopt AI \u2022 The gap between AI hype and real-world execution \u2022 How startups should think about using AI \u2022 Discipline and clarity as advantages in tech and business \u2022 Lessons from working inside a major tech company \u2022 Fostering and adopting children and what it teaches about leadership \u2022 Balancing startup ambition with family responsibility \u2022 Long-term thinking in both business and life \u2022 Redefining success beyond career milestones Support CavnessHR CavnessHR is building an AI-native HR system for small businesses with 49 or fewer employees  automation plus a dedicated HR Business Partner.  Invest on Wefunder https:\/\/wefunder.com\/cavnesshr  Download 7 free eBooks https:\/\/www.buildcavnesshr.com\/ebooks Join the Builders Club https:\/\/www.buildcavnesshr.com\/ Connect with Taylor Black LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/blacktaylor\/   ","author_name":"The Jason Cavness Experience","author_url":"https:\/\/thejasoncavnessexperience.com","html":"