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print(“Hello AI World”): Evolution of the developer economy in the age of AI

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I’ve spent most of my venture career focused on developer tools and data infrastructure where I’ve had the immense privilege of partnering with highly technical founders. Within these spaces, I’ve made investments based on a few core guiding principles. Two tenets that I’ve found particularly compelling have been: Abstraction: I view this as tools that automate low-level tasks or reduce the complexity of workflow completion so that developers can focus on higher-level responsibilities. Examples in this category could include platforms that remove the tedium of DevOps, hosting, and deployment. Democratization: This refers to technologies that empower all employees in an organization, not just engineering talent, to contribute to software development. Examples in this category could include low code/no code offerings to build websites or create database queries. I believe that it is important to be thesis-driven when investing in the developer economy as the landscape is constantly evolv

I’ve spent most of my venture career focused on developer tools and data infrastructure where I’ve had the immense privilege of partnering with highly technical founders. Within these spaces, I’ve made investments based on a few core guiding principles. Two tenets that I’ve found particularly compelling have been: Abstraction: I view this as tools that automate low-level tasks or reduce the complexity of workflow completion so that developers can focus on higher-level responsibilities. Examples in this category could include platforms that remove the tedium of DevOps, hosting, and…

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