Taxes, Voting, Recycling—oh my! After navigating this jungle of grown-up responsibilities together, we're taking a quick summer breather to recharge our adulting batteries. But before we temporarily hang up our responsible pants, join us for this special episode packed with our favorite kernels of wisdom from the season so far AND get an exclusive preview of the fresh adulting adventures awaiting you when Grown-Up Stuff returns in late summer! Think of this episode as your adulting victory lap—complete with confetti and zero paperwork required! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Great software doesn’t build itself. Behind every breakthrough product is a team making the right calls—on architecture, hiring, and the trade-offs that shape what gets pushed to prod. The Commit & Push podcast is where technology meets the human side of software development. I’m your host Damien Filiatrault, Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, and in this podcast we’ll go beneath the surface to explore the strategies, decisions, and hard-earned lessons that drive successful digital products. From hiring top developers to embracing emerging tech without losing the human touch, we cut through the noise and focus on what works. Whether you’re a CTO, engineering leader, or hands-on developer, you’ll get real-world insights from industry veterans, deep dives into emerging technologies, and a no-BS look at what it takes to build and scale great software.
Great software doesn’t build itself. Behind every breakthrough product is a team making the right calls—on architecture, hiring, and the trade-offs that shape what gets pushed to prod. The Commit & Push podcast is where technology meets the human side of software development. I’m your host Damien Filiatrault, Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, and in this podcast we’ll go beneath the surface to explore the strategies, decisions, and hard-earned lessons that drive successful digital products. From hiring top developers to embracing emerging tech without losing the human touch, we cut through the noise and focus on what works. Whether you’re a CTO, engineering leader, or hands-on developer, you’ll get real-world insights from industry veterans, deep dives into emerging technologies, and a no-BS look at what it takes to build and scale great software.
In this episode, host Damien Filiatrault sits down with Robin Hanson—associate professor of economics at George Mason University, former AI researcher at Lockheed & NASA, and author of The Age of EM —to explore what happens when the worlds of software engineering and economics collide. What you’ll learn Software rot vs. technical debt – why Hanson thinks “systems rot” is the overlooked force that eventually dooms large code-bases, and how refactoring only delays the inevitable. Elastic demand for code – an economist’s take on why AI-powered developers may earn more , not less, as automation drives the price of software down and demand way up. Population decline & shrinking innovation – a provocative forecast that a falling global population (possibly peaking ~30 years out) could sap economic growth and leave vast layers of today’s software stack unfunded. Cultural drift and long-lived systems – lessons from languages, legal codes and corporate lifecycles on why some structures “rot” slowly—or not at all. Memorable sound bites “One of the key issues in software engineering is that systems rot —and in the end we usually just throw them away.” – Robin Hanson “If AI makes you ten times more productive, your wages should go way up , because the world’s appetite for software is almost limitless.” – Robin Hanson “Older firms rot : half the S&P 500 wasn’t on the list 20 years ago. We keep replacing them, so society stays healthy—software may need the same treatment.” – Robin Hanson Episode Resources: Robin Hanson’s Website Robin Hanson on LinkedIn Damien Filiatrault on LinkedIn Scalable Path Website…
"Don’t hire the brilliant jerk." That’s just one of the hard truths Zach Goldberg, CTO of Gruntwork and author of The Startup CTO’s Handbook, drops in this episode of Commit & Push. Zach joins Damien to talk about the mistakes most new CTOs make, why developer productivity is wildly misunderstood, and how overcomplicating your stack can tank your team. They dig into what actually works when scaling a dev org, how to build real performance systems, and why most software out there… just isn’t very good. If you're leading engineers—or thinking about how to lead better—this episode is your shortcut to avoiding expensive management lessons and building a team that actually ships. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube Podcasts, instructions on how to do this are here . Episode Highlights: [0:00] Intro [1:03] Zach’s Journey to Becoming a Startup CTO [3:15] What is Gruntwork? [5:57] Balancing a Full-Time CTO Role with Coaching [6:50] Writing The Startup CTO’s Handbook [11:40] Lessons in Management and Hiring [16:22] Setting Goals & Metrics for Engineers [22:22] Full-Time vs. Fractional CTOs [28:12] Keeping Software Development Simple [30:51] Developer Productivity [34:50] Overhyped and Underrated Tech [44:43] Will AI Replace Developers? [49:38] Why Every CTO Should Consider Coaching [51:25] Where Can You Find Zach Online? Episode Resources: Zach Goldberg’s Website Zach Goldberg on LinkedIn Gruntwork Website The Startup CTO’s Handbook Damien Filiatrault on LinkedIn Scalable Path Website…
Most AI projects fail. Some never ship. Others ship and implode. So what’s going wrong? In this episode of Commit & Push, Damien sits down with Dan Saffer - Associate Director of Outreach at Carnegie Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute and author of Microinteractions - to dig into the real reasons so many AI projects fall apart. Drawing on years of academic research and hands-on industry experience, Dan unpacks the five most common failure points: bad data, fragile models, vague value props, ethical landmines, and poor user adoption. They also dive into the myth of explainability, the broken state of AI UX, and why “sparkle-washing” products with AI features often makes things worse, not better. Oh - and if you’ve noticed your favorite platforms slowly turning into garbage fire content mills? Dan’s got a name for that too: enshittification - and AI might be pouring gas on it. Whether you're building AI tools, integrating them into your product, or just trying to separate signal from noise, this episode pulls back the curtain on what’s real, what’s hype, and what to do about it. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, instructions on how to do this are here . Episode Highlights: [00:00] Intro [02:00] Who Is Dan Saffer? [04:53] Why So Many AI Projects Fail [11:02] Why “Perfect” Use Cases Are a Trap [14:39] Trusting the AI Too Much [20:44] The Rise and Fall of Chat Interfaces [35:31] Enshittification: AI’s Role in Ruining Platforms [42:49] Stop Slapping Sparkles on Everything [44:52] AI Tools That Delight Episode Resources: Dan Saffer’s LinkedIn CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute Website Microinteractions Books Damien Filiatrault on LinkedIn Scalable Path Website…
Welcome to Commit & Push, where we talk about how great software really gets built. I'm Damian Filiatro, your host and founder of Scalable Path. Each episode, we'll explore the decisions, tradeoffs, and strategies that shape successful digital products. You'll hear from developers, founders, and tech leaders about the challenges they've faced, the solutions they've found, and the insights they've gained. Ready to explore what makes digital products thrive? Let's get into it.…
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