Ep 27 Jeff Haynie—The Rise of Agentic Systems and AI-Driven Dev

Jeff Haynie joins us in the Sky Lounge to talk scaling Appcelerator, why JavaScript won, the soul of Silicon Valley, and how AI agents are reshaping everything. From early days coding for iPhones to launching Agentuity—his latest startup focused on cloud-native agentic systems—Jeff shares a founder’s-eye view of what’s next for AI, startups, and software infrastructure.ABOUT OUR GUESTJeff Haynie is a seasoned entrepreneur and technical founder with a track record of launching and scaling five venture-backed companies, collectively raising over $175M in funding. With a deep passion for building tools and platforms that empower businesses through software, Jeff has spent his career at the intersection of technology and business impact. Currently, he is the founder of Agentuity, where he is pioneering the next evolution of AI agents—combining artificial intelligence with human ingenuity and creativity to reimagine how we shape the future.CONTACT: https://x.com/jhaynie?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/jhaynie/ https://x.com/agentuity https://www.instagram.com/agentuity_ai https://www.youtube.com/@agentuityWhat is THE SKY LOUNGE?Tales from the Sky Lounge takes you on a journey through business, consulting, and venture investing, hearing stories from the entrepreneurs, consultants, and investors shaping these industries.ABOUT OUR HOST:Todd Merrill is an experienced software executive who typically assists clients as a fractional or interim CTO and CiSO as a partner at TechCXO.He has served in a series of companies as a C-Level executive focused on leveraging the Cloud to bring SaaS offerings to market. As an entrepreneur, turn-around expert, technology and product leader, and mentor, Todd has held full corporate P&L and product development responsibilities and directed diverse international teams of Engineering Managers, Mobile Architects, Developers, Dev Ops, QA, and Customer Success professionals.Subscribe and turn on notifications to listen to new episodes as they launch!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfeCS-Varb4gu2uCwyRTXWWEdP676Huh6Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jz6ubcaUZ20Xh8TXhwzENApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-sky-lounge/id1730134658Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4ba289a5-0d33-4589-95c7-83416731a864/tales-from-the-sky-loungeFollow Tales From The SkyLounge on Social MediaX/Twitter: https://x.com/TFTSkyLoungeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tftskylounge/Learn more about TechCXO: https://www.techcxo.com/Production/Design: James LiebmanMusic: Soundstripe/Cody Martin-Sunrise