About this episode
Ben Vinegar is the Co-Founder of Modem.
Modem is your auto-triage Product Manager.
Modem turns scattered feedback – from users, teammates, and software – into actionable, living issues. Save time, reduce bottlenecks, and ship faster.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
1:45 The Future of Developer Tools
05:35 The Changing Role of Software Engineers
15:04 Open Source in the Age of AI
19:02 Stickiness of Developer Tools
20:34 The Evolution of Developer Tools
27:58 Hiring in the Modern Tech Landscape
31:24 The Toronto Tech Scene vs. San Francisco
38:20 Resilience in Entrepreneurship
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