Oct 06, 2026

Harness Engineering: How to Build a Software Factory — Dru Knox, Tessl

Dru Knox of Tessl discusses harness engineering, the discipline for building software factories with AI agents. He outlines a factory's three pillars—autonomy, automation, quality—and introduces inner, outer, and meta loops. Knox explains why this field is challenging and proposes a three-layer architecture: control plane, agent-ready stack, and improvement loops, concluding with key metrics to track progress towards an agent-driven software development future.

Sep 10, 2026

How AI Is Rewriting the Power Law of Venture Capital

This episode delves into how AI is fundamentally altering the power law of technology investing, making capital a compounding advantage for AI companies and expanding the total addressable market far beyond traditional software. The guests discuss rethinking portfolio construction, the challenges of evaluating true AI traction amidst hype, the struggles of legacy SaaS businesses, and future trillion-dollar opportunities in robotics, autonomy, healthcare, and physical infrastructure, emphasizing that the real bottleneck for AI's growth is often on the supply side, particularly compute and energy infrastructure.

Jan 02, 2026

Building Software That Survives • Michael Nygard & Charles Humble

Michael Nygard, author of 'Release It!' and Chief Architect at Nubank, explores the complexities of technical leadership at scale. He discusses the nuanced relationship between centralization and autonomy, the practical implications of Conway's Law on software and communication structures, and how well-defined architectural boundaries can reduce the need for constant organizational alignment. Drawing on his experiences at Sabre and Nubank, Nygard provides insights into building resilient systems and effective, autonomous teams.

Nov 03, 2025

Building Software That Survives • Michael Nygard & Charles Humble • GOTO 2025

Michael Nygard, author of 'Release It!', discusses his experiences at Sabre and Nubank, offering deep insights into balancing autonomy and centralization, the practical implications of Conway's Law, and how architectural boundaries can reduce organizational friction and the need for constant alignment.