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.

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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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