Reimagining software development: Guy Podjarny's AI Vision

Alex is joined by Guy Podjarny, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO at Tessl (and Founder of Snyk). In the episode, they discuss Guy’s incredible journey from founding Snyk (valued at $8.5B at its peak) to leaving the unicorn he built to tackle the next frontier: reimagining software development for the AI era. Guy reveals why he believes software development will evolve from code-centric to spec-centric, how Tessl raised $125M to build this vision, and the lessons he’s learned about scaling AI-native companies in this ‘gold rush’ environment. He discusses the challenges of building for an unknown future, managing high-caliber teams, and why he's already rebuilt his product three times. Guest links: LinkedIn: Website: Hear more from Guy on stage at SaaStock Europe. Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others ( 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (

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This episode is 00:31:32 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2025.

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