The Digital Executive Podcast - Episode 1146 Listen to The Podcast In this episode of The Digital Executive ( https://coruzant.com/profiles/nicolas ... ) , Brian Thomas sits down with Nicolas Genest, veteran CTO, two-time CEO, and founder of CodeBoxx Technology Academy. With a career spanning multiple hypergrowth startups—The RealReal, ModCloth, Veepee (Vente Privée), and Walmart—Nicolas shares the turning point that shifted his mission from building companies to building people. Nicolas...

In 1985, thanks to my godfather, a technology teacher, I touched my first Tandy TRS-80 computer. Not as a hobbyist (I was too young), not for homework (it was not ready for such things), but out of curiosity. Something in that machine called to me. Back then, code was BASIC: mechanical, binary, cold. Today, it’s alive. Decades of coding eventually gave birth to artificial intelligence . The world has been running on AI for quite a while, but the best technologists emerging right now look...

As AI assumes more and more programming tasks, engineers should instead deepen their creativity and intuition to provide real-world value. The best vibe coders function like orchestrators. They define the metrics that matter. At a Glance If AI can deliver 60% or more of a feature, humans should focus on making software feel seamless and delightful. Entry-level coders won’t be needed much longer. Instead, we need “vibe coders” who bring their lived experience, empathy, and human context into...