AI Revolution: The Journey of Bobcats Coding (with Barbara Varga-Baráth & Barbara Fazekas)

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In this episode, Ben Maynard is joined by Barbara Varga Baráth CEO and Barbara Fazekas Chief Delivery Officer of Bobcats Coding, the AI-first product studio born from a coding bootcamp network and market testing. From Taekwondo mats and finance spreadsheets to context engineering pipelines and lightning-fast MVPs, the Barbaras share how they have navigated the AI wave without the hype goggles.

Together, they explore the difference between AI features and AI-enabled delivery, why context engineering is the new craft, and how an AI native culture can compress time to value from months to weeks. Expect candid takes on investor pressure, LinkedIn-level myths, multi-agent workflows with humans in the loop, and what it takes to ship responsibly at speed. No buzzword bingo. Just hard-won lessons for product and engineering leaders.

What You'll Learn:

• AI first, not AI only. When to build AI into the product vs using it to accelerate delivery, discovery, and ops
• Context engineering 101. How slicing information, model selection, and orchestration beat just prompting it
• Speed with judgement. 48-hour micro sprints, feature-first demos, and hitting conference-ready MVPs in weeks
• Expectation management. Educating clients beyond LinkedIn headlines and anchoring on business outcomes
• Culture over tooling. Why AI native mindsets, especially from Gen Z talent, change throughput and decision-making
• Policy in practice. Navigating compliance realities without stalling innovation

Key Takeaways:

• AI won't replace engineers. It superpowers the ones who design context and systems
• The biggest ROI today is often operational. Faster proposals, sharper research, leaner delivery
• Feature first, human in the loop beats big bang roadmaps in a fast-moving AI landscape
• Organisations that embed AI native habits like experimentation, automation, and knowledge sharing will outpace those that don't
• Hype is loud. Usefulness is quiet. Ship small, learn fast, scale what works

Who Is This For:

• Product leaders under pressure to add AI who'd rather ship value
• Engineering managers exploring multi-agent and human-in-the-loop workflows
• Founders and execs building an AI native culture that actually moves the needle
• Anyone tired of AI theatre and ready for practical playbooks

Host Bio

Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes.

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