Episode Summary

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, Chief Operating Officer at Vercel, joins Georgie in Sydney to discuss what the shift to agentic AI actually means for developers, founders, and enterprise teams in 2026. Jeanne shares why the primitives required to build reliable agents at scale have only just arrived, and what that means for companies still stitching together fragmented infrastructure.

They explore Vercel's product suite, the real-world application of vibe coding for non-technical builders, and why Next.js has become the default framework that AI models reach for unprompted. Jeanne also breaks down the go-to-market and engineering alignment model Vercel has built internally, and the design partnership approach, refined at Stripe, that turns customer relationships into a product roadmap.

The conversation covers what founders should prioritise right now, why small and fast beats big and planned in the current AI landscape, and how to get genuine signal from customers before you try to sell them anything.

Time Stamps

0:00 Intro

03:07 The Role of Engineers in AI Development

06:01 Transitioning from Tech Giants to Startups

08:56 Vercel's Impact on Development in Australia

12:10 Understanding Vercel's v0 and Next.js

14:53 The Future of AI and Development Tools

18:10 Bridging the Gap Between Technical and Sales Teams

21:10 Feedback Loops and Customer Insights

24:03 The Emergence of Go-to-Market Engineers

27:02 Empathy in Sales and Engineering

29:50 Advice for Navigating AI Overwhelm

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