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Joe Addona

Joe Addona

VP of GTM
Joe guides and leads the sales team at Vida. His passion for AI Agents, storytelling, and customers often compels him to share those anecdotes and information on the Vida blog.

Everyone Is Building Trains. Few Are Building the Tracks

The AI industry is in its railroad boom era. Hundreds of startups are racing to build the flashiest demos and capture market share before consolidation. But just as railroads weren't the technology that transformed industries, the technology that transforms industries won't be the trains themselves. It will be the tracks: the compliance standards, monitoring systems, multi-model architectures, and operational support that make AI reliable enough for enterprise adoption.
July 13, 2026