The Craft

In this episode, our host Patrick sits down with Stephen Kemmerling from Orca to talk about our road to artificial general intelligence (AGI). They dive deep into the future development of AI as well as the technological requirements needed to stay on top of it, how according to Stephen, science is a largely underestimated field of AI and why AI focused companies might soon solve the looming bottleneck of electricity. Stephen shares his vision of implicit AIs that will be able to foresee what people want before they do themselves and explains that at the moment we can’t even imagine the extent to which AI will develop in the future. Moreover, they talk about Stephen’s prediction that large big data companies are soon to acquire startups building chips for AI, why if there was one person to follow regarding the development of AGI it would be Andrej Kaparthy, and what the future of AI has to do with napkins at Michelin star restaurants. Tune in to find out more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com

In this first episode of the year, Daniel Krauss from mobility tech unicorn FLIX shares his top three tips for technical founders looking for the right tech stack: Start with the actual problem & requirements you want to solve, find out what you are good at to double down on, and do not overthink it, because when you are building a product, you will find out what works through your customers and speed really does matter.Daniel also explains why he would always start again with a monolith, why he doesn't like microservices, how he thinks about hiring the right people, which role freedom plays in a cutting-edge tech mobility firm, and everything else he learned from 14 years of building FLIX. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com

For this episode, our host Patrick welcomes Sean Mullaney, CTO of Algolia, the search infrastructure technology unicorn that came to fame for its highly customizable and developer-friendly search solutions powering >20k websites and applications around the world.They delved deep into this year's advancements in AI within the coding realm and discussed how the race for AI adoption especially across enterprises will continue to influence & shape tech ventures over the next five to ten years.In his podcast “The Craft”, Patrick discusses all things dev with technical operators, software engineering thought leaders & founders building in the developer ecosystem & enterprise infrastructure from the global Picus Capital network. Guests will be sharing key insights across the modern developer infrastructure & tooling, learnings in building efficient engineering organizations, and the role of software development in the tech ecosystem going forward. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com

In this podcast, Patrick discusses all things dev with technical operators, software engineering thought leaders & founders building in the developer ecosystem & enterprise infrastructure from the global Picus Capital network. Guests will be sharing key insights across the modern developer infrastructure & tooling, learnings in building efficient engineering organizations, and the role of software development in the tech ecosystem going forward.In this episode, our host Patrick welcomes Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, a trailblazing force in the realm of open-source development, particularly focusing on the deployment and management of serverless functions and microservices using WebAssembly.They discuss the intriguing world of WebAssembly, its profound significance within the OSS movement and envision its influence on the trajectory of software engineering in the coming decade.Tune in now to learn more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com

In the second episode of The Craft, Patrick sits down with Christian, the visionary behind ArcSight and SumoLogic, and dives deep into his two-decade-long journey in the tech industry. They reflect on Christian’s early assumptions and learnings, discuss the observability market's paradox, explore the future of software observability, and touch on the shift to AI in dev infrastructure. Christian also shares his perspective on the craft of software engineering and his proudest achievements at SumoLogic and ArcSight.Join them for a discussion that spans the past, present, and future of technology innovation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com

In this podcast, Patrick discusses all things dev with technical operators, software engineering thought leaders & founders building in the developer ecosystem & enterprise infrastructure from the global Picus Capital network. Guests will be sharing key insights across the modern developer infrastructure & tooling, learnings in building efficient engineering organizations, and the role of software development in the tech ecosystem going forward. In the debut episode, our host Patrick sits down with Niilo, CTO at Finnish e-commerce giant Wolt. They delve into Niilo's journey in engineering, the growth of Wolt's engineering team to over 500 members, and his perspective on software engineering as a craft. Niilo also shares insights on the role of open-source software at Wolt and how they've contributed to the open-source community. They explore the balance between automation tools and preserving the craftsmanship of engineering. Curious? Tune in now. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthecraft.substack.com