In this candid episode of Cask & Convos, Anthony Sapountzis, CTO of Aerion Technologies and co-host of the DevReady Podcast, joins Sharbani Dhar for a wide-ranging conversation on transforming raw ideas into real, scalable tech products. Drawing on 17+ years of experience, Anthony shares the early story of Aerion, the evolution of their DevReady Process, and why founders need more than just code, they need strategic guidance.
He dives into:
- How alignment, not just talent, determines which co-founders endure the startup journey.
- The birth of the DevReady Process; It a framework built to avoid costly missteps by helping founders validate, scope, and structure their ideas before development begins.
- The pitfalls of “vibe coding” and how AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a very large and broad spectrum of technologies which most people would be familiar with through... is both empowering and endangering software quality.
- Why involving end-users and planning for production from day one is critical to successful delivery.
- Insights on regulation, risk, and ethical development in the era of AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a very large and broad spectrum of technologies which most people would be familiar with through..., plus a peek into DevReady.Ai, Aerion’s internal platform designed to accelerate product design with LLMs.
This episode is packed with practical advice for innovators building tech and navigating the shifting landscape of software development and AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a very large and broad spectrum of technologies which most people would be familiar with through....