The AI transformation in the software business @ GITI Podcast

November 5, 20262 min read

Our co-founder & CEO Boris Strandjev was a guest in episode 26 of „Гласът на IT индустрията“ (The Voice of the IT Industry), the official podcast of HackBulgaria hosted by Radoslav Georgiev. This season is focused on AI in the software industry, and the conversation looked at the business side of building software in times when the rules change faster than ever.

Here are a few of the topics Boris and Radoslav covered:

This is not a phase. The AI transformation is here to stay, and the only adequate approach is to embrace the tools and find where they really add value, avoiding both blind skepticism and blind enthusiasm.
Experiments can fail. According to Boris, the biggest problem with AI right now is that very few people accept that an experiment can have a negative result.
It is hard for everyone. Early-stage startups and investment policies are changing faster than ever, which makes community and partnerships more valuable than ever.
The era of one-day startups. Products vibe coded without understanding the architecture are fast to build, but hard to maintain, extend and scale.
Divide and conquer. Splitting a complex task into simpler ones is the key skill when working with AI, and it is now at the heart of how we interview at Qualifast.
Advice for juniors. Why our interns do not use AI in their first six to twelve months, and why a solid foundation still matters.

Many thanks to Radoslav Georgiev and HackBulgaria for the great conversation, and to their partner, the company Waracle, for supporting the podcast. Watch the full episode here and share your thoughts in the HackBulgaria Discord channel.

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