AI Coding Acceleration

The shift where AI tools like Devon eliminate coding as a constrained resource, enabling architects to deploy multiple AI coding instances instead of hiring junior developers and fundamentally changing software development economics and team structures.

9 episodes

Adoption Isn't Impact: Where Enterprise AI Coding Stalls | Nadeem Haider | Ep 54

Adoption Isn't Impact: Where Enterprise AI Coding Stalls | Nadeem Haider | Ep 54

Nadeem Haider, a software engineering leader with 20 years at Citrix, maps the five-stage maturity curve enterprises face when adopting AI coding agents—from individual experimentation through team standardization to full agentic development. He argues that adoption metrics don't equal transformation, explains why 'AI ergonomics' of legacy codebases determine agent effectiveness, and advocates for risk-stratified code review where humans focus on high-blast-radius changes while agents handle boilerplate.

The Crawl-Walk-Run Playbook for Adopting AI | Jim Hasty, Ep 53

The Crawl-Walk-Run Playbook for Adopting AI | Jim Hasty, Ep 53

Jim Hasty, founder of Cogle Group, discusses his company's evolution from technology consulting to AI-powered software products. He shares lessons from building Plan Checkers, an AI tool that reduces municipal permit review time from weeks to minutes, and outlines a crawl-walk-run framework for enterprise AI adoption focused on automating emotionally draining tasks rather than chasing adoption metrics.

Parallel Entrepreneurism: Shipping Startups Side by Side | Kirby Winters, Ep 50

Parallel Entrepreneurism: Shipping Startups Side by Side | Kirby Winters, Ep 50

Kirby Winters discusses launching multiple ventures simultaneously using AI-powered development, including Cyber Savi (a compliance automation platform), a vodka brand, and Unshucked (an oyster tracking app). He explains how agentic AI enables building production-ready software in weeks instead of years, the shift from consulting to outcome-based services, and strategies for selling cybersecurity compliance tools through MSP channel partners.

What Builders Get Wrong About Capital, From Someone Who Knows Both Sides | Kumar Ampapathini, Ep 48

What Builders Get Wrong About Capital, From Someone Who Knows Both Sides | Kumar Ampapathini, Ep 48

Kumar Ampapathini, a fractional CFO and former Wall Street banker, discusses his transition from software engineering at Cisco to investment banking and eventually fractional CFO work. He explains how AI is transforming startup economics, why institutional investors prioritize path-to-profitability over pure growth, and what founders misunderstand about capital. Kumar shares M&A negotiation insights and emphasizes that strong founders matter more than perfect products.

Decades of Financial Strategy Across 70 Companies and Still Going | Neal Miller, Ep 39

Decades of Financial Strategy Across 70 Companies and Still Going | Neal Miller, Ep 39

Neil Miller, a partner emeritus at Tech CXO with nearly 20 years of fractional CFO experience across 70+ companies, shares his career journey from public accounting through multiple CFO roles at public companies to pioneering fractional executive work. He discusses value creation stories including Cloud Sherpas (acquired by Accenture) and Boomtown (90M+ revenue exit), the current venture capital environment, and how AI tools are compressing startup development cycles while raising the bar for execution speed.

SpeedRun Ep14 Ask a Blue Shirt Tales from the Sky Lounge

SpeedRun Ep14 Ask a Blue Shirt Tales from the Sky Lounge

A CTO demonstrates building a vector database search system in one evening using Claude Code, outpacing weekend projects built with no-code tools. He contrasts Claude Desktop's planning capabilities with Claude Code's implementation power, showing how AI enables rapid development of production-grade infrastructure including AWS deployment, MCP servers, and WordPress plugins.

Beyond Resumes: The Case for Talent-First, Human-Centered Hiring | Teja Yenamandra, Ep 29

Beyond Resumes: The Case for Talent-First, Human-Centered Hiring | Teja Yenamandra, Ep 29

Teja Yenamandra, founder of Gun.io, discusses building a talent-first freelance marketplace that connects senior software engineers with companies based on merit rather than price. He shares insights on remote work culture, AI's impact on software development, the importance of relationship-focused venture capital partnerships, and how the developer job market is shifting toward backend and AI implementation work.

The Rise of Agentic Systems and AI-Driven Development | Jeff Haynie, Ep 27

The Rise of Agentic Systems and AI-Driven Development | Jeff Haynie, Ep 27

Jeff Haynie, serial entrepreneur and founder of Appcelerator (acquired after reaching 1M+ developers), discusses his journey from building cross-platform mobile frameworks in 2006 to launching Agentuity, a cloud platform for AI agents. He shares lessons from raising capital in Silicon Valley, navigating acquisitions, and why he believes agentic systems will require fundamentally different infrastructure than today's human-centric cloud.

Earning Every Win: Grit, Innovation, and Knowing When to Venture | Lisa Calhoun, Ep 25

Earning Every Win: Grit, Innovation, and Knowing When to Venture | Lisa Calhoun, Ep 25

Lisa Calhoun, managing partner of Valor Ventures, discusses her fourth-generation entrepreneurial background and leading seed-stage B2B AI and SaaS investments across the South. She explains venture capital's relational nature, the 2024 venture winter that shuttered 40% of smaller funds, and how AI is eliminating coding as a constrained resource while transforming software development economics.

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