Itchy Brain
Michael Grinich, whose firm underpins the infrastructure of hundreds of enterprises, observes that the AI transition is reshaping the entire tech ecosystem, not just AI‑focused startups. He argues the pace of change is accelerating as software marginal costs approach zero, creating new competitive dynamics. In the Still Burning podcast, Grinich and host Kent discuss the Red Queen theory of AI competition, evolving engineering leadership, and his personal drive to build. The episode is sponsored by WorkOS and Augment Code.
Did We Do This to Ourselves?
Angie Jones, known as the "geek whisperer," spearheaded one of the industry’s most ambitious AI adoption initiatives before the project was abruptly halted. She has since joined the Agentic AI Foundation, where she advocates for open, community‑driven standards that will...
Genie Lessons: Nobody Wants Agents
In this improvisational episode, the host celebrates the launch of Intent, a next‑generation AI‑powered coding assistant from sponsor Augment Code, and uses it to build a readable Adaptive Radix Tree implementation in Go. He contrasts modern AI agents with traditional...
Parkinson's
The author, a 65‑year‑old tech entrepreneur, announced a Parkinson’s diagnosis, noting that 60‑80% of his substantia nigra is already compromised. He explains the disease’s mechanism—misfolded alpha‑synuclein proteins spreading like prions—and projects tremor progression over the next 5‑15 years. This health...
Potpourri: Lessons From an AI Leadership Conference
The author attended Gene Kim’s Enterprise AI Summit and used the experience to distill a range of leadership lessons about artificial intelligence. While preferring interactive formats, the conference provided a structured backdrop for three core topics presented in the closing...
Genie Sessions: TCR Skill
In this live, unscripted "Genie Session," the host experiments with building a Cursor skill that enforces a Test‑Commit‑Revert (TCR) workflow while developing a left‑leaning red‑black tree in Python. The discussion covers the history of software development playbooks, the challenges of...