Rob Borley

Cofounder of @dootrix | Serial Entrepreneur | Nominated UK Tech Business of The Year | Multiple App of the Year | Speaker at places | Doing the Next Thing NOW

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I’m super excited about e001 of THE NEXT THING NOW PODCAST.

This is the first episode of our BRAND NEW bi-weekly show.

Each episode we will dive into the cutting edge of innovation, exploring:
- New and Emerging Technologies
- Disruptive Business Ideas
- Trends at the Intersection

In this conversation, myself and Kevin Smith explore:

- the rapid advancements in technology, particularly focusing on AI for the workforce.

- the emergence of diffusion language models and AI agents, the impact of these technologies on software development,

- the role of citizen developers in shaping the future.

The conversation highlights the challenges and opportunities presented by these advancements, emphasising the need for organisations to adapt and innovate in a fast-changing landscape.

This episode:

- The world is evolving rapidly with technological advancements.
- AI is becoming a powerful tool in scientific research.
- Microsoft's quantum computing breakthrough could change everything.
- The convergence of technologies is creating new possibilities.
- Diffusion language models may outperform traditional LLMs.
- AI agents are transforming the software development landscape.
- The workforce will need to adapt to AI's capabilities.
- Citizen developers are emerging as key innovators.
- Shadow IT poses risks in the age of AI.
- AI reasoning is evolving, requiring new approaches.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube—search ‘The Next Thing Now Podcast’ or I've commented the link to the video below.

Once you’ve watched it let me know what you think.

[The Next Thing Now @TNTNPodcast]

"So to put this into perspective on the $20 codex plan, you can run this little tool and it can tell you how much you're actually spending if that was in token costs."

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

If you have one thing holding the business back - speed up cycles. Go from meeting weekly to daily. Start all meetings with the metric you wanna improve. Go granular on individual accounts. This is the fastest way I've seen big turnarounds happen. Cram a year of work into weeks.

[Rob Borley @robborley]

TNTN has its own account now….. 💥

[The Next Thing Now @TNTNPodcast]

The Free AI Era Is Over

What happens when AI stops feeling free?

We unpack the growing reality behind token pricing, disappearing “all-you-can-eat” AI plans, and why the economics of AI are starting to shift dramatically.

👉 https://t.co/o9BtldhM48

[Rob Borley @robborley]

Everyone feels behind. That's just where we're at. No one knows exactly where they are.

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Gordon is Head of Engineering at PureGym. He described moving their app from Java to Kotlin.
Six years. Module by module. Function by function. Organic. Incremental.

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Gordon's question: what happens to a team that ignores this for 9 months?
His answer: like a developer on punch cards who never learned to type.
You start having very different conversations with people.

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@danielcberk True facts

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@AntonioDups Ah the promised land of milk and honey

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I've been diving into OpenAI's piece on agent-first engineering with Codex.

Worth a read if you're thinking about how agentic systems are reshaping how we build software.

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@sweatystartup @SahilBloom Was going to say beer….. yours is more socially acceptable 🙂

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@themgmtconsult Exactly… only upside.

Software will cease to be a majority vanilla utility and become part of what makes the organisation unique.

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@rosschapman Pub is way better

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Interesting thought

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

I am not what I am, I am what you mistake me for.

“Nothing gives you a clearer look into someone than how they misinterpret things; every misinterpretation is a confession.” — @DylanoA4

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Always

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

The cost of inaction is often much higher than the cost of the wrong action.

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@suttontrust You needed new research to tell you this?

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@BTGuernsey First thing I do everyday….

What are the most impactful 3 things I can do today?