Description: In this episode, Mike and Matt make the case for why following the best practices of API strategy and implementation is the best path to readiness for implementing AI Agents. Along the way, they talk about where agentic technology can best be applied first, what some of the big blockers will be, and how well-defined, well-designed APIs can provide the foundation.
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S2 E5 The History and Future of the API Evangelist
In this episode, Kin Lane joins Mike and Matt to share his experience as a builder and leader in the global API community, to recount some of the biggest lessons he has learned along the way, and to discuss what he sees in the future for APIs.
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S2 E4 - APIs, MCP, and Agentic Capabilities
In this episode, Mike and Matt welcome Christian Posta, Field CTO at solo.io, to share his insights on the role of APIs in the AI Agent space, the framing of APIs as agentic capabilities, and the enterprise readiness of Model Context Protocol (MCP).
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S2 E3 - APIs in the Deep End
In this episode, Mike and Matt are joined by Alli Deacon of GraceBlood LLC. Alli shares her unique path into the application integration business, her experience incorporating APIs into a world of EDI and ERP's, as well as some of the unique business challenges she has faced and solved in sorting out increasingly complex supply chains for her customers.
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S2 E2 - Unbundling the Enterprise through APIs
In this episode, Mike talks to Matt and Stephen Fishman about their new book, Unbundling the Enterprise. They dig into what the authors learned about the business side of APIs from interviewing experts from more than 20 organizations.
Unbundling the Enterprise - https://itrevolution.com/product/unbundling-the-enterprise/
Design Rules by Carliss Baldwin & Kim Clark - https://direct.mit.edu/books/monograph/1856/Design-Rules-Volume-1The-Power-of-Modularity
The Yegge Rant - https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse452/23wi/papers/yegge-platform-rant.html
Hosts Matt McLarty and Mike Amundsen take a look across the digital landscape and identify key focus areas that are currently impacting the world of APIs, Integration, and Business.
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