Exploring AI Agents and the Future of SaaS with JD Trask
NZ Tech Podcast

Exploring AI Agents and the Future of SaaS with JD Trask

B1IntermediateJune 23, 202642 min
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  • Technology

Join Paul Spain and JD Trask (Raygun & Autohive) as they dive deep into the future of AI, SaaS businesses, and the evolution innovation. Discover JD Trask’s journey from founding Raygun to launching Autohive, hands-on insights from adopting AI across teams, and candid commentary on innovation, risk, security, and growth in a rapidly changing tech landscape. Essential listening for anyone passionate about technology, entrepreneurship, and AI’s impact on business. Special thanks to our show partners: Fortinet, Workday, Spark New Zealand, One New Zealand, 2degrees, and Gorilla Technology.

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We also knew that agents were the future. This was the missing piece for how I would operate the company. I was going home in the weekend and doing research into AI and I'd be using, say, the coding agents.

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I was like, these things are bloody fantastic. And then I'd put my CEO hat on on Monday and be like, oh, cool, Gemini, I can summarize a two-sentence email. Like, what the hell is this? This is not the future.

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The New Zealand Tech Podcast brought to you by Guerrilla Technology, Proactive and Strategic IT. Greetings and welcome along to the New Zealand Tech Podcast. I'm your host Paul Spain, privileged to have JD Trask joining us back on the New Zealand

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