Vibe Coding, Agents, and The Future of Streaming Data w/ Paul Dudley and Ricky Thomas (Streamkap)

I sat down with Paul Dudley (CEO) and Ricky Thomas (CTO) from StreamKap to catch up on where the world of streaming data is heading—and things have changed fast since we last spoke. We dive into the concept of "vibe coding" and how AI is radically accelerating how we build software (I even share a story about building a data analysis tool in an hour). But the real meat of this conversation is about the intersection of streaming data and AI agents. Everyone is building agents, but without real-time context, they’re flying blind. We discuss why streaming is a missing link for agentic workflows, the shift from dashboards to automated decision-making, and why SaaS companies are racing to build walled gardens around their data. We also get into the nitty-gritty of the UK vs. US tech markets, the resurgence of PR in the AI era, and StreamKap’s upcoming move into the Snowflake native app ecosystem. Streamkap: https://streamkap.com/