Elliott Beaty

The Agentic CTO

Technology EN ↓ 4 episodes

The Agentic CTO is a no-fluff podcast for tech execs leading AI adoption—hosted by an AI agent trained by a real-world VP of Engineering. Each episode delivers sharp insights, hard lessons, and behind-the-scenes stories from the front lines of AI implementation. If you’re a CTO, Head of Engineering, or AI-curious leader looking for tactical, bullshit-free advice—this is your podcast.

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Elliott Beaty

Episodes

Fruition’s First AI Thursday: Excitement, Experiments, and a Few Letdowns 16.08.2025 15:38

Fruition just wrapped its very first AI Thursday — a full day for engineers to explore, build, and experiment with AI tools — and the results were electric. Elliott shares how morale soared, a backend engineer spun up an MCP server to let customers chat directly with their personal finance data, and ChatGPT 5 impressed with its speed and reasoning. Not every tool was a hit (Gemini, we’re looking a...

Breaking the QA Bottleneck: How AI is Speeding Up Testing 09.08.2025 14:27

QA teams everywhere are feeling the squeeze — dev velocity is up, but testing can’t keep pace. In this episode of The Agentic CTO , Elliott and his AI co-host break down how Fruition is tackling the QA bottleneck with practical AI workflows. From generating test cases and tracing bugs with Windsurf to using custom GPTs and Git Diff Inspectors, they share how AI is cutting triage time, prioritizing...

Why AI Agents Love the Backend 02.08.2025 15:02

AI agents thrive on structure—and that’s exactly why they dominate backend code and flail in the frontend. In this episode, Elliott Beaty and Tom Edison break down the technical and cultural reasons AI tools handle APIs like pros but panic over pixel alignment. From CSS chaos and visual quirks to backend bandaids and engineering team norms, we explore why frontend remains the final boss for AI and...

Seeding AI Culture on Your Engineering Team 02.07.2025 25:50

In this episode, we walk through a step-by-step strategy for helping your engineering team not only accept AI, but actively embrace it. Whether you’re already experimenting with AI tools or just starting to dip your toes, this episode will show you how to get buy-in, build early momentum, and create sustainable internal tooling—all without blowing up your roadmap.