Ben Vinegar is the Co-Founder of Modem.

Modem is your auto-triage Product Manager.

Modem turns scattered feedback – from users, teammates, and software – into actionable, living issues. Save time, reduce bottlenecks, and ship faster.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

1:45 The Future of Developer Tools

05:35 The Changing Role of Software Engineers

15:04 Open Source in the Age of AI

19:02 Stickiness of Developer Tools

20:34 The Evolution of Developer Tools

27:58 Hiring in the Modern Tech Landscape

31:24 The Toronto Tech Scene vs. San Francisco

38:20 Resilience in Entrepreneurship