Conor Bronsdon
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Talking/writing about startups, AI, politics, & software development
DevRel @RunGalileo 🎙 ex-Host of Dev Interrupted, current host of Chain of Thought ⛓️, failed founder, & avid sports fan.
DevRel @RunGalileo 🎙 ex-Host of Dev Interrupted, current host of Chain of Thought ⛓️, failed founder, & avid sports fan.
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Conor Bronsdon
@conorbronsdon.com
· Oct 3
A week after @atlassian.bsky.social's $1B DX acquisition (their biggest ever), the strategic implications are becoming clearer.
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
LinearB's AI code review + workflow automation is a game-changer! 🚀 But with heavyweights like Coderabbit and GitHub's Copilot, staying innovative is key. Adapt, evolve, dominate! 💪 #TechInvesting #
LinearB's differentiation: combo AI code review w/ workflow automation + productivity measurement
But competition is fierce
- @coderabbitai.bsky.social hit $550M valuation with sophisticated multi-agent architecture
- Qodo leads open-source
- @github.com's Copilot = native integration advantage
But competition is fierce
- @coderabbitai.bsky.social hit $550M valuation with sophisticated multi-agent architecture
- Qodo leads open-source
- @github.com's Copilot = native integration advantage
October 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
LinearB's AI code review + workflow automation is a game-changer! 🚀 But with heavyweights like Coderabbit and GitHub's Copilot, staying innovative is key. Adapt, evolve, dominate! 💪 #TechInvesting #
A week after @atlassian.bsky.social's $1B DX acquisition (their biggest ever), the strategic implications are becoming clearer.
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
October 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A week after @atlassian.bsky.social's $1B DX acquisition (their biggest ever), the strategic implications are becoming clearer.
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
This isn't just about one deal. The entire dev productivity market is entering a new phase & more acquisitions are coming!
Here's what it means🧵👇
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
The @atlassian.bsky.social $1B acquisition of @getdx.bsky.social - their biggest ever - is a signal that the entire developer productivity market is exploding with AI.
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
What DX's $1B Acquisition Means for the Developer Productivity Market
Atlassian's AI platform play, how DX went $5M to $1B, and what this means for LinearB & other AI code review players
open.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The @atlassian.bsky.social $1B acquisition of @getdx.bsky.social - their biggest ever - is a signal that the entire developer productivity market is exploding with AI.
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
The @atlassian.bsky.social $1B acquisition of @getdx.bsky.social - their biggest ever - is a signal that the entire developer productivity market is exploding with AI.
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
What DX's $1B Acquisition Means for the Developer Productivity Market
Atlassian's AI platform play, how DX went $5M to $1B, and what this means for LinearB & other AI code review players
open.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The @atlassian.bsky.social $1B acquisition of @getdx.bsky.social - their biggest ever - is a signal that the entire developer productivity market is exploding with AI.
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
When a company hits 🦄 status off just $5M raised, there are critical market lessons to learn👇
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
MIT published research validating what I see daily: 95% of enterprise AI initiatives are failing to deliver measurable business impact
Yet 19-year-old founders build $20M ARR biz in 12 months using the same AI tools
The difference isn't the tech it's execution
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
Yet 19-year-old founders build $20M ARR biz in 12 months using the same AI tools
The difference isn't the tech it's execution
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
September 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
MIT published research validating what I see daily: 95% of enterprise AI initiatives are failing to deliver measurable business impact
Yet 19-year-old founders build $20M ARR biz in 12 months using the same AI tools
The difference isn't the tech it's execution
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
Yet 19-year-old founders build $20M ARR biz in 12 months using the same AI tools
The difference isn't the tech it's execution
open.substack.com/pub/conorbro...
There's no MechaHitler here right?
July 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
There's no MechaHitler here right?
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
Say hi to @jimbobbennett.dev, Roie Schwaber-Cohen, and @conorbronsdon.bsky.social at the @msft4startups.bsky.social
Find us today at #MSbuild:
- 1:30p - 2:05p at Hub Theater A
- 2:30p - 6:30p Galileo's AI Reliability + Evals platform on Azure
- 3:30p - 5p at the NVIDIA Inception Partner Showcase
Find us today at #MSbuild:
- 1:30p - 2:05p at Hub Theater A
- 2:30p - 6:30p Galileo's AI Reliability + Evals platform on Azure
- 3:30p - 5p at the NVIDIA Inception Partner Showcase
May 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Say hi to @jimbobbennett.dev, Roie Schwaber-Cohen, and @conorbronsdon.bsky.social at the @msft4startups.bsky.social
Find us today at #MSbuild:
- 1:30p - 2:05p at Hub Theater A
- 2:30p - 6:30p Galileo's AI Reliability + Evals platform on Azure
- 3:30p - 5p at the NVIDIA Inception Partner Showcase
Find us today at #MSbuild:
- 1:30p - 2:05p at Hub Theater A
- 2:30p - 6:30p Galileo's AI Reliability + Evals platform on Azure
- 3:30p - 5p at the NVIDIA Inception Partner Showcase
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
@officiallogank.bsky.social joins the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
May 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
@officiallogank.bsky.social joins the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
@officiallogank.bsky.social joins the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
May 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@officiallogank.bsky.social joins the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
to explore what’s next for AI agents—and what’s been holding them back.
“Most agents today? They’re like async junior digital employees. Helpful, but not fully capable.”
Listen to find out why 🧐
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
Chasing shiny objects in AI? Let’s talk strategy.
Denny Lee (Dir. of Product Mgmt, DevRel @Databricks) nailed it on see what sticks during the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social!
Denny Lee (Dir. of Product Mgmt, DevRel @Databricks) nailed it on see what sticks during the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social!
May 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Chasing shiny objects in AI? Let’s talk strategy.
Denny Lee (Dir. of Product Mgmt, DevRel @Databricks) nailed it on see what sticks during the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social!
Denny Lee (Dir. of Product Mgmt, DevRel @Databricks) nailed it on see what sticks during the Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social!
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
The AI Translation Tipping Point?
Olga Beregovaya (VP of AI at Smartling) didn’t hold back on The Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social:
“The trajectory toward human parity in AI translation is rising sharply—especially for Romance languages.”
Olga Beregovaya (VP of AI at Smartling) didn’t hold back on The Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social:
“The trajectory toward human parity in AI translation is rising sharply—especially for Romance languages.”
May 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The AI Translation Tipping Point?
Olga Beregovaya (VP of AI at Smartling) didn’t hold back on The Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social:
“The trajectory toward human parity in AI translation is rising sharply—especially for Romance languages.”
Olga Beregovaya (VP of AI at Smartling) didn’t hold back on The Chain of Thought podcast with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social:
“The trajectory toward human parity in AI translation is rising sharply—especially for Romance languages.”
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
What does AGI actually mean for the future of knowledge work?
@poolsideai.bsky.social co-founders @jcw.bsky.social (CEO) and Eiso Kant (CTO) sat down with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on the Chain of Thought podcast to unpack their definition of AGI.
What's your working definition of AGI? 👇
@poolsideai.bsky.social co-founders @jcw.bsky.social (CEO) and Eiso Kant (CTO) sat down with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on the Chain of Thought podcast to unpack their definition of AGI.
What's your working definition of AGI? 👇
May 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What does AGI actually mean for the future of knowledge work?
@poolsideai.bsky.social co-founders @jcw.bsky.social (CEO) and Eiso Kant (CTO) sat down with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on the Chain of Thought podcast to unpack their definition of AGI.
What's your working definition of AGI? 👇
@poolsideai.bsky.social co-founders @jcw.bsky.social (CEO) and Eiso Kant (CTO) sat down with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on the Chain of Thought podcast to unpack their definition of AGI.
What's your working definition of AGI? 👇
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
The Agent Train Has Officially Left the Station
Siva Surendira, CEO of Lyzr, joins Galileo’s @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on Chain of Thought to unpack the rise of agentic systems in 2025—and how Lyzr positioned itself at the front of the movement.
Siva Surendira, CEO of Lyzr, joins Galileo’s @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on Chain of Thought to unpack the rise of agentic systems in 2025—and how Lyzr positioned itself at the front of the movement.
May 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Agent Train Has Officially Left the Station
Siva Surendira, CEO of Lyzr, joins Galileo’s @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on Chain of Thought to unpack the rise of agentic systems in 2025—and how Lyzr positioned itself at the front of the movement.
Siva Surendira, CEO of Lyzr, joins Galileo’s @conorbronsdon.bsky.social on Chain of Thought to unpack the rise of agentic systems in 2025—and how Lyzr positioned itself at the front of the movement.
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
“When you work with closed AI tools, you’re just giving feedback. With Goose, you can ship the fix yourself.”
@blackgirlbytes.bsky.social from @opensource.block.xyz joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to share why Goose—Block’s AI agent—is open source by design.
@blackgirlbytes.bsky.social from @opensource.block.xyz joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to share why Goose—Block’s AI agent—is open source by design.
May 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“When you work with closed AI tools, you’re just giving feedback. With Goose, you can ship the fix yourself.”
@blackgirlbytes.bsky.social from @opensource.block.xyz joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to share why Goose—Block’s AI agent—is open source by design.
@blackgirlbytes.bsky.social from @opensource.block.xyz joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to share why Goose—Block’s AI agent—is open source by design.
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 — 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩.
@kvlly.com joins Chain of Thought with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to break down the mindset shift that happens when money enters the picture.
@kvlly.com joins Chain of Thought with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to break down the mindset shift that happens when money enters the picture.
April 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 — 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩.
@kvlly.com joins Chain of Thought with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to break down the mindset shift that happens when money enters the picture.
@kvlly.com joins Chain of Thought with @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
to break down the mindset shift that happens when money enters the picture.
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
🎙️ Logan Kilpatrick (Senior PM at Google DeepMind) joined @conorbronsdon.bsky.social to unpack how Gemini’s deep integration with G Suite is quietly becoming a game-changer.
💬 “I was mostly using Claude and ChatGPT—until Gemini rolled into G Suite,” Conor admits. “Now I’m using it way more.”
💬 “I was mostly using Claude and ChatGPT—until Gemini rolled into G Suite,” Conor admits. “Now I’m using it way more.”
April 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🎙️ Logan Kilpatrick (Senior PM at Google DeepMind) joined @conorbronsdon.bsky.social to unpack how Gemini’s deep integration with G Suite is quietly becoming a game-changer.
💬 “I was mostly using Claude and ChatGPT—until Gemini rolled into G Suite,” Conor admits. “Now I’m using it way more.”
💬 “I was mostly using Claude and ChatGPT—until Gemini rolled into G Suite,” Conor admits. “Now I’m using it way more.”
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
“One-click to production” isn’t just a dream—it’s what happens when AI & human creativity co-design.
Rodrigo Coutinho, Co-Founder at OutSystems, joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to reveal how they’re building full-stack enterprise apps from natural language w/ humans
Rodrigo Coutinho, Co-Founder at OutSystems, joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to reveal how they’re building full-stack enterprise apps from natural language w/ humans
April 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“One-click to production” isn’t just a dream—it’s what happens when AI & human creativity co-design.
Rodrigo Coutinho, Co-Founder at OutSystems, joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to reveal how they’re building full-stack enterprise apps from natural language w/ humans
Rodrigo Coutinho, Co-Founder at OutSystems, joins @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
on the Chain of Thought podcast to reveal how they’re building full-stack enterprise apps from natural language w/ humans
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
The GenAI revolution isn't just changing our applications—it's transforming how we build them.
We discussed this evolution on our 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 podcast, highlighting a fascinating shift in developer roles 👇
youtu.be/mexsuzaAC0M
We discussed this evolution on our 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 podcast, highlighting a fascinating shift in developer roles 👇
youtu.be/mexsuzaAC0M
Lessons from Deploying AI at Enterprise Scale | ft ServiceTitan, Indeed & Twilio
This week, a panel of experts (Mehmet Murat Ezbiderli, ServiceTitan; Grant Ledford, Indeed; and Vinnie Giarrusso, Twilio) join Atin Sanyal (CTO, Galileo) and...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The GenAI revolution isn't just changing our applications—it's transforming how we build them.
We discussed this evolution on our 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 podcast, highlighting a fascinating shift in developer roles 👇
youtu.be/mexsuzaAC0M
We discussed this evolution on our 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 podcast, highlighting a fascinating shift in developer roles 👇
youtu.be/mexsuzaAC0M
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
🧠 AI + Legacy code = magic?
On this episode of Chain of Thought, MongoDB’s Rachelle Palmer drops 🔥 on modernizing decades-old systems with AI, faster-than-ever prototyping, & what it means to be a “Kool-Aid mermaid” for LLMs.
#AI #DevTools #LLMs #ChainOfThought
youtu.be/UvhxCxDrdAQ
On this episode of Chain of Thought, MongoDB’s Rachelle Palmer drops 🔥 on modernizing decades-old systems with AI, faster-than-ever prototyping, & what it means to be a “Kool-Aid mermaid” for LLMs.
#AI #DevTools #LLMs #ChainOfThought
youtu.be/UvhxCxDrdAQ
Using AI to Modernize Your Legacy Applications | @MongoDB's Rachelle Palmer
YouTube video by Galileo
youtu.be
March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🧠 AI + Legacy code = magic?
On this episode of Chain of Thought, MongoDB’s Rachelle Palmer drops 🔥 on modernizing decades-old systems with AI, faster-than-ever prototyping, & what it means to be a “Kool-Aid mermaid” for LLMs.
#AI #DevTools #LLMs #ChainOfThought
youtu.be/UvhxCxDrdAQ
On this episode of Chain of Thought, MongoDB’s Rachelle Palmer drops 🔥 on modernizing decades-old systems with AI, faster-than-ever prototyping, & what it means to be a “Kool-Aid mermaid” for LLMs.
#AI #DevTools #LLMs #ChainOfThought
youtu.be/UvhxCxDrdAQ
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon
Watch the entire conversation with @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social and @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
& subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: youtu.be/ZwFeeZPDRLQ?...
& subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: youtu.be/ZwFeeZPDRLQ?...
AI, Open Source, and Developer Safety | Block’s Rizel Scarlett
YouTube video by Galileo
youtu.be
January 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Watch the entire conversation with @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social and @conorbronsdon.bsky.social
& subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: youtu.be/ZwFeeZPDRLQ?...
& subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: youtu.be/ZwFeeZPDRLQ?...
Reposted by Conor Bronsdon