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Software’s AI leverage: Small teams, strong anchors
Why AI agents amplify the judgment, product sense, and technical taste of an anchor engineer.
 • Karim Fanous
Agents write at GPU speed, yet we ship at human speed.
Validation is the last bottleneck between autonomous code and autonomous delivery
 • Karim Fanous
Five years, one acquisition, three lessons
Reflections on talent density, focusing on what you can control, and perseverance.
 • Karim Fanous
Preparing for a world where humans don’t write code
Lessons from StrongDM's Software Factory: disposable code, explicit intent, and validation
 • Karim Fanous
Will AI kill SaaS? The case for and against disruption
Cheaper software and lower workflow costs meet switching costs, accountability, and data gravity
 • Karim Fanous
AI Agents are here. Security isn’t ready.
Discovery, identity, observability, and continuous authorization for autonomous software
 • Karim Fanous
AI made us faster. That’s not the same as better.
About a year and a half ago, the AI coding landscape was a very different place.
 • Karim Fanous
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Essays by startup engineering executive Karim Fanous on AI, software development, agent security, engineering leadership, and the changing economics of building software.
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