#143 The Company Brain: How Kombo Runs on a Git Repo and a Cursor Agent — with Aike Hillbrands, Co-Founder & CTO @ Kombo
Topics discussed
Introduction to Alphalist Podcast and Guest Eike Hilbrunt
Eike's Background: University Startups and Founding Combo
Early Coding Journey and Previous Failed Ventures
The Origin of Combo: Solving Broken HR APIs
Combo's Growth, Team Structure, and Bootstrapping Philosophy
Building a 'Company Brain' with Notion, Cursor, and Slack
Context Engineering and Managing AI Agent Knowledge
Security Risks: The Lethal Trifecta and AI Guardrails
Public AI Agents and Open Sourcing the Company Brain Setup
AI's Impact on SaaS, Integrations, and Enterprise Systems
Advice to Younger Self and Episode Conclusion
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