Speed is Your Only Moat

Dana Majid, ex-CPO/CTO of Bird and founder of Bigmind, shared how he’s building B2B software as a one-man team.

Topics that sparked the most discussion:

- Optimal development toolkits for AI-first companies —> Dana’s setup and codebase is optimised and standardized to maximize output from agents. Think automated agent reviews/observability, concise chain-of-thought summaries in commit messages, and a end-to-end connected codebase.

- Which profiles thrive in a lean setup —> Everyone should be able to talk tech, product, and gather user feedback as generalists become more important.

- Resourcefulness, adaptability, and high agency are the main criteria for hiring.