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Brute force approach to achieve AGI

Brute force approach to achieve AGI

The race to AGI increasingly looks like brute-force scaling funded by a circular loop: chip makers invest in AI labs, AI labs buy their chips, valuations rise, repeat. Are we building intelligence or inflating a bubble?

The unbundling of engineering value (Part 1)

Here's part one of a post I shared with our team on the radical change and evolution of our jobs. AI won't make software engineers redundant. It will expose what engineering was always supposed to be about: understanding systems, not just writing code.

A letter to my son: Growing up in the AI world

A letter to my son: Growing up in the AI world

Reflecting on whether teaching traditional coding skills still makes sense in 2026. Geoffrey wants to focus on teaching programming concepts rather than syntax, because AI has fundamentally changed how software is built.

Jump Start Competition: And the winner is…

Jump Start Competition: And the winner is…

The first Jump Start Competition has a winner. Three promising teams, one jury decision, and a strong start to hands-on collaboration with madewithlove. Here are the winners!

Communicate or be micromanaged - the CTO edition

Communicate or be micromanaged - the CTO edition

CTOs often come from engineering backgrounds and, particularly when newly promoted, tend to focus on what they know best, the technology. While this is understandable given their previous success, technology is rarely the hardest part of the CTO role.

Investor Insights #7 - Andreas’ new book: The Economics of Software Engineering

The full-stack enigma

The full-stack enigma

Early-stage startups want full-stack unicorns who can do it all on a tight budget, but asking one dev to wear every hat is less strategic hiring and more duct-taping a rocket and hoping for the best.

On the imminent retirement of the keyboard - the future of software engineering

On the imminent retirement of the keyboard - the future of software engineering

By 2030, nobody will write code anymore and here is why. The difference between agent-powered engineers and those who handcraft code is huge. Here's our prediction on software engineering.

The hidden cost of multiple repositories

The hidden cost of multiple repositories

Go for one codebase or multiple repositories? A question multiple CTOs and technical founders have asked. It can be a surprisingly expensive decision nobody warns you about.

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