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This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Codestrap’s own Anand Pant and Przemysław Nowak to discuss the latest news around AI, from the increasingly unsustainable cost of token burn to Anthropic and OpenAI’s looming IPOs, and the growing disconnect between AI hype and business outcomes.
Anand is a Founding Partner and Builder at Codestrap, where he helps customers build operating systems they can trust as they scale into the AI era. A world-class data and AI architect known for building differentiated product experiences, from voice-driven operator workflows to text-to-CAD, Anand spent seven years at PwC before joining Codestrap.
Przemysław is also a Founding Partner and Codestrap’s Principal Engineer, where he’s focused on building scalable platform architecture and developing AI coding assistants. Previously, Przemek led Brainly’s Frontend Infrastructure team and co-created Brainly Gene, the open-source NX + React framework
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Sam Altman admitting that companies are spending their AI budgets too quickly
→ Exploding token costs and why companies are walking back their AI strategies
→ How AI hype led companies to optimize for token usage instead of business outcomes
→ The risks of treating AI tools as employees instead of software tools
→ How AI coding assistants are changing developer behavior, incentives, and skill development
→ Where AI actually delivers value today—from rapid prototyping to knowledge discovery
→ The importance of CapEx versus OpEx when evaluating AI investments
→ What Anthropic and OpenAI's IPOs mean for the industry
→ The challenges of SpaceX’s proposed “data centers in space”
→ Why trillion-dollar AI company valuations may not be supported by business fundamentals
→ The future of AI economics, enterprise adoption, and the coming "finding out" phase
Be sure to follow this channel for insights and perspective from industry leaders, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to learn more about our offering.
Codestrap
Anand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-pant/
Przemyslaw: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nowakprzemek/
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
Codestrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Andrew Boyagi of Atlassian to discuss why AI is accelerating software development without necessarily accelerating business outcomes, the organizational bottlenecks holding enterprises back, and what it actually takes to build an AI-ready company.
Andrew is Atlassian’s Customer CTO and Head of DevOps Evangelism, where he helps some of the world’s largest organizations optimize their developer experience and productivity. Atlassian is a recognized leader in software development, work management, and enterprise service management software, enabling enterprises to connect their business and technology teams with an AI-powered system of work that unlocks productivity at scale.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Why developers saving hours with AI are still losing time to organizational friction
→ The true bottleneck in software delivery
→ The four flows of enterprise productivity: purpose, workflow, knowledge, and intelligence
→ Why successful AI adoption requires organizational change, not just better tooling
→ The evolution of team structures across engineering and business functions
→ The growing importance of enterprise knowledge graphs and contextual AI systems
→ How companies can break down information silos and remove context boundaries
→ Why documentation quality has become a critical competitive advantage in the AI era
→ Jira as an orchestration layer in an AI-native world
→ How AI is changing the relationship between developers and the business
Be sure to follow this channel for insights and perspective from industry leaders, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to learn more about our offering.
Atlassian
Website: https://www.atlassian.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlassian/
Guest: https://au.linkedin.com/in/andrewboyagi/
Codestrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
Codestrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
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This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Lee McCabe of Claymore Partners to discuss the convergence of AI and private equity, why firms are struggling to create operational value, and the growing disconnect between AI hype and real-world business fundamentals.
Lee is a partner at Claymore Partners, a digital-first growth advisory firm helping private equity and their portfolio companies drive operational improvement through technology, data, and digital transformation. Prior to Claymore, Lee held leadership roles at Expedia, Meta, and Alibaba, and has spent over 25 years working across growth, operations, and digital strategy.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Why private equity can no longer rely on financial engineering alone
→ The operational changes PE firms need to survive the current market
→ Why most companies still lack the data foundations required for AI
→ How AI amplifies both strong and broken business processes
→ The growing risks around enterprise AI costs, token usage, and infrastructure constraints
→ OpenAI and Anthropic’s partnerships with private equity firms
→ The disconnect between AI deployment headlines and actual business readiness
→ Where AI is already creating measurable enterprise value
→ How PE firms could use AI for pattern recognition, deal sourcing, and operational analysis
→ What private equity can learn from venture capital branding and media strategies
→ The rise of digital-first PE firms focused on operational transformation
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Claymore Partners
Website: https://www.claymorepartners.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/claymorepartners/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leemccabe/
Codestrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Umesh Unnikrishnan of Snowflake to discuss the evolution from vibe coding to agentic engineering, how AI is reshaping developer workflows, and why trusted data platforms are becoming the control plane for the agentic enterprise.
Umesh is the Head of Developer Experiences at Snowflake, where he's focused on building and scaling Cortex Code, Snowflake’s data-native AI coding agent, helping builders go from idea to production faster. Prior to Snowflake, he held leadership positions at Google, Microsoft, and Pinterest making complex data and AI systems intuitive for developers. He has also been an investor and operator in high-growth startups.
Snowflake is powering the shift to the agentic enterprise, where AI doesn’t just generate insights, but takes action on trusted data. With tools like Snowflake Intelligence for business users and Cortex Code for builders, Snowflake serves as the control plane for enterprises bringing data, AI, and governance together in a single platform.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ The shift from vibe coding prototypes to production-ready agentic engineering
→ How Cortex Code helps developers build and manage complex data pipelines faster
→ Why governance, auditability, and security matter for enterprise AI systems
→ The growing importance of context engineering and AI-native developer workflows
→ How Snowflake is positioning itself as the control plane for the agentic enterprise
→ Why APIs, markdown documentation, and command-line tooling are critical for AI agents
→ The rise of agent-first developer experience and AI-native software design
→ Why enterprises are rethinking token usage, ROI, and AI infrastructure costs
→ How AI is accelerating migrations from legacy systems like Oracle and SQL Server
→ Why the future of software development requires broader “full stack builder” skill sets
→ The role of monorepos, platform engineering, and scalable developer systems in the AI era
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Snowflake
Website: https://www.snowflake.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snowflake-computing
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umeshunni/
Codestrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrogojan/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
Codestrap welcomes ForgeSight to the channel to discuss how AI-powered operational platforms are reshaping traditional SaaS and see a demo of CustomerForge, a jointly developed CRM solution built atop Palantir Foundry.
Featuring Codestrap Founding Partner & Business Platform Lead Bryce Leszczynski, ForgeSight Co-Founder & CEO Chris Atack, and ForgeSight Forward Deployed Engineers Brett Adams and Adam Collins.
Be sure to follow us to get our latest updates from Codestrap and learn about our technology and approach. Schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to see what we can do for your business.
ForgeSight
Website: https://www.forgesight.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i4cforgesight/
Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisatack/
Brett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett20adams/
Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam99collins/
Codestrap:
Bryce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-leszczynski-350a6a113/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Brian Fornelli of Conagra Brands to discuss operationalizing AI in large enterprises, why companies are overcomplicating adoption, and where generative AI actually delivers value.
Brian is a Senior Director of Data Solutions and Engineering at Conagra Brands, where he focuses on building production-grade machine learning systems and scalable software solutions that improve operational decision-making. With over 15 years of experience spanning applied machine learning, engineering, and enterprise systems, his work centers on deploying practical AI solutions that drive measurable outcomes in complex operational environments.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Why cross-functional teams outperform traditional enterprise org structures for AI
→ The risks of deploying probabilistic AI into real-world operations
→ Why most enterprise problems don’t need advanced AI
→ The importance of observability, governance, and traceability in AI systems
→ How enterprises balance platforms like Palantir, Databricks, and Snowflake
→ Why AI-generated software may matter more than AI-powered operations
→ The coming pricing, supply, and GPU challenges facing enterprise AI
→ Why organizations need better ways to measure AI ROI and productivity
→ The risks of unbounded “vibe coded” enterprise applications
→ Why deterministic systems and traditional ML still matter alongside LLMs
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Conagra
Website: https://www.conagrabrands.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conagra-brands/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-fornelli/
Codestrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Maciej Kraus, partner at Movens Capital and Stanford guest lecturer, to discuss current AI pricing models, their limitations, and what comes next.
Maciej is a PhD, VC partner, and pricing expert with 20+ years in strategy, sales, and monetization. He advises founders on value capture, guest lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and co-authored Pricing Decoded. He blends data, psychology, and practical frameworks to turn pricing into a growth engine for tech and SaaS.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Why AI challenges the traditional SaaS model (cheap to build, expensive to run)→ The “Token AI” consumption model and its limitations
→ The potential threat of economic collapse→ Business models that will actually work in the future→ How subsidies and capital burn are distorting the market→ Output vs. outcome-based pricing
→ Hybrid pricing models and the future of AI pricing
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Movens Capital
Website: https://movenscapital.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/movenscapital/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejkraus/
Codestrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
Codestrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
Codestrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Jarek Sobanski of Swiss Re to discuss managing complexity at scale, how Foundry enables a data-connected enterprise, and where AI is actually driving business impact.
Jarek leads Data Platforms Architecture at Swiss Re—a Global Fortune 500 company and the world’s largest reinsurer—guiding a team that designs and scales enterprise data and AI ecosystems. With expertise in AI, analytics, distributed computing, and four years working hands-on with Palantir Foundry and AIP, he focuses on turning complex data landscapes into practical business solutions.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Swiss Re’s journey scaling Foundry across thousands of users and hundreds of applications→ Why data governance is essential for scaling enterprise AI platforms→ How business teams can build their own apps and AI workflows→ The role of IT centers of excellence and “tiger teams” in early platform adoption→ Why most enterprise AI value comes from unstructured data like contracts and claims→ The shift from traditional NLP programs to modern large language models→ How organizations should rethink processes in an AI-enabled world→ The limitations of current AI systems—and why human expertise still matters
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Swiss Re
Website: https://www.swissre.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swiss-re/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jareksobanski/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Tarek Nseir and Dom Selvon of Valiance to discuss the latest in AI news, from the UK’s attempt to oust Palantir from the NHS to Claude Code’s source code leak.
Tarek is a serial entrepreneur who built one of Europe's leading digital transformation consultancies over 25 years, delivering landmark programmes for JK Rowling, the BBC, and LV Insurance. Dom is a founding figure of the composable architecture movement who has spent 27 years building flexible systems for brands including LEGO, IKEA, and Burberry. Valliance, their new company, is an independent AI consultancy that combines deep expertise in data, AI, and enterprise transformation to help leaders solve complex business problems and move away from delivering simple pilots to real impactful deliveries with measurable outcomes.
In this episode, we discuss the latest headlines in AI:
→ The UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir contracts - The Register→ Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident - The Register→ ‘Guardian’ Apps Aim to Stop AI Agents From Going Rogue - The Information
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Valiance
Website: https://valliance.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valliance-ai/
Tarek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tareknseir/
Dom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dom-selvon-1488958/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
Codestrap’s Dorian Smiley, Benjamin Rogojan, and Przemyslaw Nowak discuss the key issues and considerations fueling the debate between tradcoding and tokenmaxxing.
Be sure to follow us to get our latest updates and learn about our technology and approach. Schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to see what we can do for your business.
Featuring:
Dorian Smiley, Founder & CTO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Benjamin Rogojan, Founding Partner & Fractional Head of Data: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrogojan/
Przemyslaw Nowak, Founding Partner & Principal Engineer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nowakprzemek/
Codestrap:
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 26 features our friend Jeff Hollan, Former Head of Cortex AI Agents and Snowflake Intelligence. Jeff led the product strategy for Snowflake Intelligence, Cortex Agents, Cortex Analyst, and Cortex Search. These core components of Snowflake Cortex AI empower developers, engineers, and data scientists to build powerful AI apps and agents alongside the world’s data and unlock insights with natural language. Prior to Snowflake, Jeff was Head of Product for Microsoft Azure’s PaaS and Serverless portfolio, where he was responsible for some of the most used and highest growth services in Azure, such as Azure Functions, Container Apps, App Services, and Static Web Apps.
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Our 26th episode focuses on:
→ Snowflake’s goal to democratize AI for the enterprise
→ Should everyone be building AI solutions?
→ Snowflake Intelligence is GA - what is it, how is it different from traditional BI or copilots
→ Who is the operational user in the future for Snowflake
→ What it’s like to lead development of Snowflake Intelligence and Jeff’s learnings
→ Snowflake’s incorporation of AI into their own products
→ Snowflake recently announced $200 million partnership expansion with Anthropic.
→ The Arctic research team at Snowflake and their involvement with SLMs
→ Multimodal AI, interoperable agents and the future of enterprise AI
→ Snowflake vs. Databricks
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Snowflake
Website: https://www.snowflake.com/en/
Cortex: https://www.snowflake.com/en/product/features/cortex/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snowflake-computing/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 25 features our friend Jack Smith from ElevenLabs. Jack leads global channel partnerships and strategic alliances at ElevenLabs. Previously, he was the Employee Experience and Consumer Bank Operations tech strategy lead at JPMorgan Chase, overseeing emerging technology initiatives and leading engagement with the tech ecosystem.
This episode focuses on:
→ Solving the fiction of existing software including the GUI, with ElevenLabs
→ Evolution of voice-first AI agents and the complexity of a system built on language
→ Will voice become the primary interface for AI agents?
→ ElevenLabs’ Agents platform and the competitive landscape
→ ElevenLabs focus on DevEx in their platforms and recent enhancements
→ Research teams inside ElevenLabs four walls
→ From pilot to production and the scaling challenges
→ Natural language interface wrapping the global API economy
→ What does the ‘voice of technology’ become in five years?
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
ElevenLabs
Website: elevenlabs.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevenlabsio/
Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackanthonysmith/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
This week on Code x Connor, Unit8 co-founder & CTO Michal Rachtan joins us to debrief the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos and discuss global perspectives around AI.
As CTO at Unit8, a Swiss-based data + AI services company, Michal leads a team of over 160 deploying production-grade data platforms and agentic solutions for major global enterprises in the life sciences, manufacturing, and financial sectors. Prior to launching Unit8, Michal served as a Tech Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, where he was instrumental in helping massive organizations implement and scale complex data platforms.
In this episode, we discuss:
→ Attitudes around sovereign infrastructure and AI at Davos
→ What world leaders are actually prioritizing in 2026
→ Jamie Dimon’s hot take on AI deployment and job loss
→ Policy and implementation in Europe vs. the US
→The impact of regulation on startups and innovation
→ Navigating partnerships with industry giants like Palantir and OpenAI
→ Misconceptions around Palantir’s data collection and pricing
→ Building data foundations for AI coding that actually works
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Unit8
Website: https://unit8.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit8/
Michal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-rachtan/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 23 features our friend Francisco Ferreira, Founder and CEO of Datalinks, a company that is laser-focused on bringing human understanding to the core of the data and AI value chains.
Prior to founding Datalinks, Francisco spent 9 years at Palantir. At Palantir, he architected and created the product and infrastructure group for Skywise, the world’s biggest aviation platform, growing it from 3 airlines to 100+. He went on to create the Developer Relations groups and co-led Channel partners. Before Palantir, he had a multi-year stint at eBay.
This episode focuses on:
→ Francisco’s journey from Palantir to DataLinks
→ Large scale integrations and how to do them successfully
→ Why a clean ontology matters and how to build reusable components
→ What Datalinks is working on, including AI-generated ontologies
→ Enhanced search/retrieval across complex data relationships
→ The AI Bubble
→ AI model benchmarks and the pressures to align to them
→ Frontier models, open-source, small language models
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Datalinks
Website: https://datalinks.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datasetlinks
Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscomsferreira/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 22 features our friend Robert Fidler, General Manager of Valinor Streamline. Prior to joining Valinor, Rob spent five years as a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, working on projects with a variety of civilian agencies such as the FDA. He also spent 2 years as a Software Engineer at Chapter building their core technology layer.
Our 22nd episode focuses on Valinor, unpacking "a constellation of mission-aligned products", and the new business models that are the true disruptive forces moving economies. We also discuss the problem with government procurement around national security, how Valinor unlocks innovation at the product level (e.g., Streamline), the advantages from strategic partnerships with Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries, Helsing, unpacking Streamline and demoing the product, the importance of public-facing apps and structured writeback even in disconnected, offline environments, Ontology-native data capture, syncs, and application examples across Real Estate, Military, Manufacturing, Mining and more.
Be sure to follow us to get the latest information, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com!
Valinor Streamline
Website (Valinor): https://www.valinor.co/about
Website (Streamline): https://www.valinor.co/products/streamline
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valinor-enterprises/
Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-fidler-9299944a/
Rob’s Blog: https://bobbyfidz.tech/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 21 features friend Bill Salak, CTO and CTO of Brainly. At Brainly, he’s helped scale one of the world’s largest AI-powered learning platforms, serving 15 million learners daily. Bill has over two decades of leadership driving transformative technology at Age of Learning, AOL, HBO, ETS, Hasbro, NBC-Universal, and even the U.S. Army.
Our 21st episode focuses on, the state of AI and its current limitations, AI in education, the state of education in the U.S. K-12 and above, how can we use AI to improve student outcomes in light of the recent findings , how is AI impacting students negatively and positively, the AI impact on young children specifically around learning, and the state of edtech
Brainly
Website: https://brainly.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainly-com/
Bill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billsalak/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 20 features our friend Chad Wahlquist. Chad is a Forward Deployed Architect at Palantir and serves customers and the developer audience with business-focused solutions and product exposure that the developer and customer community yearn for.
On this episode we discuss Chad’s journey from Tyson to Palantir, solving business problems during crises, the AIP launch and compounding features, MMDP and unlocking interoperability, the Palantir product roadmap and filling in gaps in enterprise architecture, pairing with Akshay and ensure the product is refined and understandable, NVIDIA partnership and setting the technical standard for optimization, software that dominates across government and commercial, AI FDE and the balance with human capital cultivation, and focusing on iteration against the unknown unknowns.
Palantir
Website: https://www.palantir.com/
Free Dev Tier: https://www.palantir.com/developers/
Lightweight Transform Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MITSJDI08R4
Multi-modal Data Plane: https://www.palantir.com/interoperability/
Chad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-wahlquist/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 19 features our friend August Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Hazel. Hazel is an AI-powered procurement platform that helps federal, state, and local partners compress procurement cycles from months to minutes and save millions on what they purchase. Hazel launched out of Y Combinator in 2024 and is backed by the investors behind Palantir and Anduril. Before founding Hazel, August led mission-critical deployments at Palantir, including working with Connor and Dorian at their former employer.
Our 19th episode examines government inefficiency through the lens of procurement, and why competitive pricing often breaks down in the public sector. We explore emerging tech approaches for fixing these gaps, including large-scale processing of unstructured data, LLM-driven solutions, and the broader willingness—or cultural resistance—within government to adopt new capabilities. The conversation also covers the expanding startup ecosystem focused on public-sector innovation, the rise of AI and data-center infrastructure, and why some tech CEOs are now (laughably) urging the government to help underwrite AI investment.
Hazel
Website: https://www.hazelai.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hazel-ai/
Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hazel-2
August: https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustschen/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap -
CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 18 features our friend Nicolas Renkamp. Nicolas Renkamp is the Global Head of Platform Product Portfolio at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. One of the most important voices in the Palantir ecosystem, he was deeply involved in the development of Foundry DevTools, allowing us to interact with the Foundry APIs and develop transforms locally, and in 2025 he worked with Palantir to bring lightweight transforms to the next level and to everyone in platform.
He joined the company in 2019 and began working within the Palantir platform. He is also deeply involved with Merck’s deployment of AWS, Snowflake and Fivetran.
On this episode we discuss the scaling Foundry and managing the complexity, the evolution of DevTools and enhancing DexEx in Foundry, Foundry’s branching and integration of lightweight transforms, open data formats and Palantir’s Multimodal Data Plane, interoperability and identity federation challenges, the importance of platform automation, AI and automation in Foundry and impact on business users, and unlocking value through Natural Language Interfaces
Nicolas Renkamp:
LinkedIn: / nicolasrenkamp
Palantir Community: https://community.palantir.com/u/nico...
Foundry-Dev-Tools: https://github.com/nicornk
Nicolas & Chad: • Chad & Nicolas | Lightweight Transforms at...
Dorian: / dorian-smiley-97a72a14
Connor: / connordeeks
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): / codestrap
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CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 17 comes to you live from FuturOps in Dallas, TX on October 23, 2025. This episode features live interviews with Fred Abood, Lead Solutions Architect, at Databricks and Nicholas Lee, CEO, at Fujitsu Intelligence.
Connor’s presentation covers IIntelligence Augmentation, overcoming LLM’s 3 limitations, we introduced CodeStrap’s Larry - AI-assisted programming that scales, AI as an amplifier, Engineering as Ontology and the the Natural Language Interface for the Web
Our interview with Fred at Databrick covered the Databricks platform, their culture, history, developer community, partnership with Palantir Technologies, AI Coding, rivalry with Snowflake, and more!
Our interview with Nicholas at Fujitsu Intelligence covered their partnership with Palantir Technologies, everything they've accomplished with Foundry and AIP, and other ML & AI capabilities and offerings.
Databricks
Website: https://www.databricks.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks/
Fred: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredabood/
Fujitsu Intelligence
Website: https://global.fujitsu/en-global
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fujitsu/
Nicholas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasjlee/
CodeStrap
Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/
Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/
CodeStrap (X): https://x.com/CodeStrap411
CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap
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