Building AI-enabled products: Lessons from Tines Co-founder Tom Kinsella
Update: 2025-11-06
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This is a special episode from the Centre Stage at SaaStock Europe 2025. Áine Mulloy, Account Manager for Startups at AWS, sits down with Thomas Kinsella, Co-founder and CCO of Tines, to discuss what it really takes to build AI-enabled products. From navigating trade-offs to rethinking workflows, and the tactics that truly work when scaling in the AI era.
In this episode:
- How Tines approaches AI product development and automation
- The biggest trade-offs when embedding AI into existing workflows
- Why user experience and trust still matter more than hype
- Lessons on scaling AI responsibly and iteratively
- What’s next for AI-enabled SaaS tools
Guest links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kinsella
Website - https://www.tines.com/
Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their
business forward:
🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland
Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/
🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: April 2026 | Austin, Texas
Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
In this episode:
- How Tines approaches AI product development and automation
- The biggest trade-offs when embedding AI into existing workflows
- Why user experience and trust still matter more than hype
- Lessons on scaling AI responsibly and iteratively
- What’s next for AI-enabled SaaS tools
Guest links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kinsella
Website - https://www.tines.com/
Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their
business forward:
🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland
Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/
🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: April 2026 | Austin, Texas
Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
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