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Interviews

1996 All Over Again? The Framework Shaping the AI Agent Era

1996 All Over Again? The Framework Shaping the AI Agent Era

Interview with Sam Bhagwat, founder of Mastra: how a TypeScript framework for orchestrating AI agents—built on orchestration, composability, production reliability, developer-first design, and continuous learning—can unlock 2–3× developer productivity and replace paperwork-heavy workflows across industries.
David Stepania
28 Aug 2025
3 min read
From Twitter to Toolhouse: How 2 Engineers Built a Profitable AI Infra Platform Without VC Bloat

From Twitter to Toolhouse: How 2 Engineers Built a Profitable AI Infra Platform Without VC Bloat

How two ex-Twitter engineers built Toolhouse: a lean, developer-first AI agent platform that cuts infra costs, avoids VC bloat, enables fast CLI deployments, agent ownership, and agency revenue sharing.
David Stepania
15 May 2025
3 min read
Case Study #8: How Two Friends' Code Struggle Solution Became a Thriving AI Business

Case Study #8: How Two Friends' Code Struggle Solution Became a Thriving AI Business

SeniorDev AI turned coding pain into instant code reviews, tests and docs—scaling with user feedback, incubator backing, and developer networks.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
7 min read
Case Study #4: From a Consulting Project to a Web Scraping Platform With $8M in ARR

Case Study #4: From a Consulting Project to a Web Scraping Platform With $8M in ARR

How Apify evolved from a consulting project to an $8M ARR web scraping platform. Learn their product-led approach, open-source strategy, SEO growth tactics, and lessons from bootstrapping to strategic funding.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #22: SAP AI Lead Joins Homebase Community: Exclusive Insights on SAP's AI Strategy

Case Study #22: SAP AI Lead Joins Homebase Community: Exclusive Insights on SAP's AI Strategy

Benjamin Smokovich of SAP shares exclusive insights on building enterprise AI platforms, agent swarms, LLM strategy, and practical advice for startups.
David Stepania
03 Oct 2024
8 min read
Case Study #21: Creating a $500K/Year Business by Fixing Boring Sales Emails with AI

Case Study #21: Creating a $500K/Year Business by Fixing Boring Sales Emails with AI

Discover how Perlon AI scaled to $500K/yr by using custom LLMs to generate hyper-personalised outbound emails that drive 5x reply rates. Learn their MVP process, funding, growth hacks, and founder lessons from CEO St John Dalgleish.
David Stepania
24 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #17: How Lleverage's €2M Funding Equips Non-AI Coders to Build AI Features

Case Study #17: How Lleverage's €2M Funding Equips Non-AI Coders to Build AI Features

Lennard Kooy explains how Lleverage's €2M funds a low-code platform that turns mid-market developers into AI builders—covering early traction, product strategy, and hiring needs.
David Stepania
27 Aug 2024
8 min read
AI Agents vs. SSO Tax: How Stack Bob is Democratizing Identity Access Management
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AI Agents vs. SSO Tax: How Stack Bob is Democratizing Identity Access Management

Explore how Stack Bob uses AI agents to cut the SSO 'tax', simplify identity access management, and make secure, seamless logins accessible to all.
David Stepania
03 Apr 2025
0 min read
How Miro Uses Traceloop to Scale GPT-4.1 Safely

How Miro Uses Traceloop to Scale GPT-4.1 Safely

Traceloop CEO Nir Gazit explains how observability, OpenLLMetry traces, and automated evals let Miro deploy GPT‑4.1 at scale safely — reducing hallucinations and drift.
David Stepania
07 Aug 2025
4 min read
From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents

From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents

Ex-Stripe product lead Mounir Mouawad raised $5M to build Portia AI—an open-source SDK that fixes the “permission death loop,” unlocking enterprise AI agents for regulated industries.
David Stepania
05 Jun 2025
3 min read

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