The CTO Lounge | Episode 3: How to Build a Product Startup in the AI Era

What changes when you go from building software for clients to building software for the world? In this episode, Tomás Piaggio, Co-Founder and CTO at Centinel and Google Developer Expert, shares what it really takes to lead a product company, how AI is reshaping the way teams build and measure success, and what the next few years look like for engineering teams that want to stay ahead. 00:00 Welcome and Intro 03:01 Product company vs service company 11:13 Being a CTO in a product company 14:55 The impact of AI in building new products 26:01 Measuring product success with AI 31:21 Industry evolution and product roadmap adaptation 35:06 Strategies and processes worth researching 39:59 Advice for developers starting their career 43:54 Closing thoughts