# The Inference Podcast — Full Content

> Long-form, in-person conversations with founders of vertical AI, SaaS, and deep-tech companies. Recorded in Birmingham, UK. Hosted by Mian Khubaib Jim, founder of Codedevza AI.

## About the show
The Inference Podcast is a long-form founder-journey show focused on builders of vertical AI, SaaS, and deep-tech products. Every episode is a single, uninterrupted in-person conversation recorded in Birmingham, UK. No panels, no Zoom calls, no remote recordings. Guests are selected on the strength of their story, not their follower count.

The show is hosted by Mian Khubaib Jim, founder of Codedevza AI. Codedevza AI builds vertical AI systems for commercial real estate, autonomous vehicles, logistics, and cybersecurity.

Sector focus: AI infrastructure, vertical SaaS, fintech, legaltech, proptech, defence tech, climate AI, and adjacent deep-tech.

The Inference Podcast is a founder-to-founder conversation show. It is not a PR or marketing service. Guests are not charged. Sponsored placements are not sold.

## Host
Mian Khubaib Jim is the founder of Codedevza AI and the host of The Inference Podcast. He builds vertical AI systems across commercial real estate, autonomous vehicles, logistics, and cybersecurity. He is based between Birmingham and London.
- Website: https://www.miankhubaibjim.com
- Company: https://www.codedevza.com

## Episodes
### Episode 01 — AI in Europe — The Funding Gap, EU AI Act & Vertical AI Opportunity
Guest: Thomas Langara (AI investor and operator)
Published: 2026-05-20
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmUyy3ePOUI
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmUyy3ePOUI

In the debut episode of The Inference Podcast, host Mian Khubaib Jim sits down with Thomas Langara for a long-form conversation about the real state of artificial intelligence in Europe. They cover the structural funding gap between European and US AI startups, what the EU AI Act means in practice for founders shipping models and products today, and why vertical AI — software built for one specific industry — is where the next generation of European deep-tech companies will be built. Thomas shares first-hand observations from the ground: which sectors are underbuilt, which regulatory traps catch founders, and the operational habits separating teams that ship from teams that talk.

Topics covered:
- EU AI Act and what it changes for founders
- Europe vs US AI funding gap
- Vertical AI and industry-specific software
- Building deep-tech companies in the UK and EU

### Episode 02 — AI Is Coming For Lawyers — Vipul Ladwa on Legaltech, Liability & The New Law Firm
Guest: Vipul Ladwa (Legaltech founder)
Published: 2026-06-10
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y689lAu4jaE
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y689lAu4jaE

Vipul Ladwa joins Mian Khubaib Jim to talk about what artificial intelligence is actually doing inside law firms today — not the headlines, the workflows. The conversation covers how junior associate work is being absorbed by AI, where liability lives when a model gets it wrong, why generic chatbots have lost to domain-specific tooling, and how a serious legaltech company is built. Vipul shares the unglamorous side of selling software to a profession that runs on precedent and risk aversion, and where he sees the opening for founders who actually understand the practice of law.

Topics covered:
- AI inside law firms — real workflows, not hype
- Liability and risk in legal AI
- Why vertical legaltech beats horizontal chatbots
- Selling software into a risk-averse profession

## Contact
- Email: hello@inferencepodcast.co.uk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinferencepodcast
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinferencepodcast/
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