March 16, 2026 · show notes

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From building at Amazon in the early 2000s to selling a company to Google, Anish Acharya has spent his career chasing the edge of where the most ambitious people are working. He breaks down why enterprise software is oversold, how AI coding agents are unlocking a generation of builders, and what it takes to show up with a founder mindset no matter where you sit.

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00:00:00- The Advice Early Career Engineers Need to Hear

00:00:49- From Amazon to Betting on Founders

00:05:14- How an SVP Pushed Anish to Quit

00:10:07- Why the World Is Short on Software

00:17:45- The Best Way to Build Intuition

00:20:39- Engineers Are Becoming Managers (Whether They Like It or Not)

00:27:57- Why Enterprise Software Is Oversold

00:35:53- Where to Look for Alpha in AI

00:39:21- Bearish or Bullish: Rapid Fire Round

00:40:22- Should You Still Study CS?

00:41:59- Where AI Token Prices Are Really Headed

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