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May 15, 2026LeeUncategorizedComments Off on Claude’s next enterprise battle is not models: it’s the agent control plane
New VB Pulse data shows Microsoft and OpenAI leading enterprise agent orchestration, but Anthropic’s first measurable foothold points to a larger fight over who controls the infrastructure where AI agents run. For the last two years, the enterprise AI race has mostly been framed as a model war: OpenAI’s GPT series versus Anthropic’s Claude versus…
Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Abby and Taylor from Pilothouse settle the loudest debate in media buying right now: does velocity equal strategy? Short answer: no. Long answer: this whole episode. Inside, Abby (art) and Taylor (science) break down what a real creative system looks like under Andromeda, how to spot AI slop in…
When he appeared on this podcast in 2021, Bryan Mahoney had just co-founded Chord, an ecommerce platform that separated the public frontend from the nuts-and-bolts backend. It was a “headless” structure that enabled merchants to connect with their preferred external providers rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. The problem, Bryan says in retrospect, was a complicated…
On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Julia Hartz, Co-Founder and former CEO of Eventbrite — the platform that has transformed how millions of people create, discover, and experience live events around the world.
Julia’s journey is a powerful blend of creativity, vision, and leadership. From her early career in media at MTV and FX to co-founding Eventbrite in 2006, she helped grow the company into one of the largest marketplaces for shared experiences — powering more than five million events annually and processing millions of tickets every week. Along the way, she built a company known not just for its scale, but for its people-first culture and deep commitment to connection.
In this episode, Julia shares what it really takes to build and scale a mission-driven company, the lessons she learned leading Eventbrite through its IPO, and how she approached one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s journey — its recent acquisition and transition into a new chapter. She also opens up about leadership evolution, navigating major transitions, and why live experiences matter more than ever in today’s digital world. Julia’s story is a masterclass in building with purpose, leading with intention, and creating something that brings people together in meaningful ways.
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What happens when a business owner spends 40 hours building their own AI-powered workflow system instead of hiring another employee? In this episode, I share what I learned after diving deep into Claude Code and building a custom content operations platform designed to streamline idea capture, content creation, scheduling, analytics, and workflow management. You’ll learn…
May 14, 2026LeeUncategorizedComments Off on Developers can now debug and evaluate AI agents locally with Raindrop’s open source tool Workshop
Observability startup Raindrop AI’s new open source, MIT Licensed “Workshop” tool, launched today, gives developers something that they’ve likely wanted, perhaps subconsciously, since the agentic AI era kicked off in earnest last year: a local debugger and evaluation tool specifically designed for AI agents, allowing devs to see all the traces of what their agent…
May 14, 2026LeeUncategorizedComments Off on Cerebras stock nearly doubles on day one as AI chipmaker hits $100 billion — what it means for AI infrastructure
Cerebras Systems, the Silicon Valley chipmaker that built the world’s largest commercial AI processor, erupted onto the Nasdaq on Wednesday, opening at $350 per share — nearly double its $185 IPO price — and rocketing past a $100 billion market capitalization in its first hours of trading. The debut instantly crowned Cerebras as one of…
Your ads are hyper-personalized. Your Shopify storefront isn’t. That mismatch is leaking conversions for 7-figure brands. In this episode, Kratik Agrawal, founder and CEO of Kinect (YC-backed), breaks down: How real-time storefront personalization drove 10-12% conversion lift for early Shopify customers (and 2-3x for shoppers who engage the AI sales rep) Why non-commodity Shopify brands…
May 14, 2026LeeUncategorizedComments Off on Agent authorization is broken — and authentication passing makes it worse
Anthony Grieco, Cisco’s SVP and chief security and trust officer, did not hesitate when VentureBeat asked whether rogue agent incidents are reaching Cisco’s customer base. “A hundred percent. We see them regularly,” Grieco told VentureBeat in an exclusive interview at RSAC 2026. “I’ve heard some that I can’t repeat, but they do get to the…
