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Heavybit is the leading early-stage investor in enterprise infrastructure. Since 2013, we've helped launch and scale visionary technical startups—from DevSecOps and feature flagging to AI code generation and beyond. We go hands-on from day 0, backing founders as they turn code into companies and build the future of software from the bottom up to the top down.

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October 23, 202649 min

Data Renegades - Ep. #14, Databases for Humans and Agents with Hannes Mühleisen

On episode 14 of Data Renegades, CL Kao speaks with Hannes Mühleisen, co-creator of DuckDB, about building databases that people actually want to use. Hannes explains how conversations with frustrated statisticians shaped DuckDB’s architecture and why useful software sometimes requires abandoning your own assumptions. They explore DuckLake, the Quack client-server protocol, and how a focus on human usability is paying off as AI agents begin choosing their own tools.

October 22, 20261 hr 2 min

Lab Notes - Ep. #6, Why AI Needs to Argue with Itself with James Evans

On episode 6 of Lab Notes, Amir Zohrenejad speaks with James Evans about a paradox of AI-powered science: faster answers may come with a narrower range of questions. They explore how diverse perspectives, productive disagreement, and new experimental capabilities could help AI expand scientific discovery. Evans also considers how research incentives shape what humans and machines choose to investigate.

October 22, 202647 min

Open Source Ready - Ep. #45, When Agents Outrun Human Review with Dotta of Paperclip

On episode 45 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride speak with Dotta about Paperclip, an open-source platform for managing teams of AI agents. They explore what happens when agents produce more work than humans can review, why permissions need to extend beyond a separate computer, and how engineering judgment changes when writing code becomes easier.

October 15, 202624 min

Third Loop - Ep. #13, Ten Times Faster at What? with Jennifer Riggins

On episode 13 of Third Loop, the Progressive Delivery team speaks with Jennifer Riggins about why faster code doesn’t automatically mean better software. They explore how AI exposes organizational bottlenecks, why psychological safety matters, and what Spotify’s growing feature set reveals about user value. Jennifer makes the case for smaller experiments, stronger feedback loops, and keeping people at the center of delivery.

October 14, 202628 min

Generationship - Ep. #60, The Killer App for AI with Vasanth Mohan

On episode 60 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers speaks with Vasanth Mohan of SambaNova about when faster AI agents actually mean better work. They explore why token consumption and code volume are poor substitutes for business value, how inference latency interrupts productive workflows, and why engineering taste still matters. Sometimes the most valuable thing an engineer can produce is less code.

October 8, 202649 min

Open Source Ready - Ep. #44, Beyond the Model: Observing AI Agents with Mikyo King

On episode 44 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride sit down with Mikyo King to explore why an agent can fail even when its model gets things right. They discuss observing the full agent workflow, using evaluations to uncover unexpected behavior, and testing whether skills actually improve results. Along the way, Mikyo shares how Arize approaches open source collaboration as coding agents reshape the contribution process.

September 24, 202637 min

Open Source Ready - Ep. #43, You Can't Fork a Protocol with Madelyn Olson

On episode 43 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride speak with Madelyn Olson. The Valkey maintainer and AWS principal engineer explains how AI is changing open source contributions, code review, and the work of keeping shared infrastructure reliable. They also explore Valkey’s origins, semantic caching, and why community governance still matters when anyone can customize the code.

September 22, 202647 min

Third Loop - Ep. #12, Shipping at the Speed of Understanding with Steph Hippo

On episode 12 of Third Loop, the Progressive Delivery team speaks with Steph Hippo, Platform Engineering Director at Honeycomb, about what happens when AI accelerates development beyond the pace humans can absorb. They explore safe defaults, evolving code reviews, and the feedback loops that help teams understand what they ship. Steph makes the case for reinvesting saved time in better decisions, software quality, and human connection.

September 17, 202655 min

Generationship - Ep. #59, Containers Should Actually Contain with Emily Long and Alex Zenla

On episode 59 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers speaks with Emily Long and Alex Zenla, co-founders of Edera, about rethinking the foundations of cloud and AI security. They explain how an IoT side project became an approach to workload isolation built around Xen and Rust, and why AI agents are making stronger security boundaries increasingly urgent. Along the way, they discuss complementary leadership skills, fundraising lessons, and the value of questioning the industry’s technical assumptions.

September 10, 202653 min

Open Source Ready - Ep. #42, When Forking Becomes a Feature with Will Cory

On episode 42 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride sit down with Will Cory, creator of Smithers. Will explains how workflows can simplify agent orchestration and why AI-assisted development could make specialized open source forks more practical. They also explore his planned TypeScript redesign, the trade-offs behind agent tooling, and what maintainers can learn from users who build their own solutions.