The Secret Sauce to Scalable AI Agents | Agentic EP 08

AI agents will drive the next wave of automation—but only if they stop breaking. In this episode, I’m joined by Alex Reibman, Adam Silverman, and Braelyn Boynton, the powerhouse team behind Agency. Together, they’re tackling the toughest challenges in AI agent development, from failure recovery to debugging and slashing operational costs. In this episode: • Alex reveals why today’s AI agents break in unpredictable ways—and how Agency is solving it. • Adam unpacks OpenAI’s latest agent release and its ripple effects across the ecosystem. • Braelyn explains how they’re standardizing agent development, lowering barriers for builders everywhere. Let’s dive in. Connect with us here: 1. Alex Reibman- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-reibman-67951589/ 2. Adam Silverman- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsil/ 3. Braelyn Boynton- https://www.linkedin.com/in/braelyn-boynton-75911974/ 4. George Bandarian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgebandarian/ 5. Untapped Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/untappedventures/ 00:00 Trailer 01:31 Welcome to the Agentic Podcast 02:00 Meet the Founders of Agency AI 03:03 The Origin Story of Agency AI 03:31 Challenges and Solutions in AI Agent Development 04:24 Understanding the AI Ecosystem 04:53 Backgrounds of the Founding Team 09:55 The Evolution of AI Agents 18:46 Enterprise Use Cases for AI Agents 21:22 Innovative Applications of AI Agents 29:25 Building an Agentic Process for VC 32:52 Task Generation and YAML Prompting 33:23 Modifying and Scaling Agents 35:34 AgentOps and Prompt Engineering 39:23 Fundraising Journey and Lessons 43:53 Future Vision and Developer Ecosystem 46:47 Advice for Founders and Engineers 54:28 Hackathon Strategy and Community Building 01:02:36 Concluding Thoughts and Final Advice

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