Christopher is a technology leader with extensive hands-on experience in building, managing, and marketing enterprise software and consulting services
I thought I might retire this year. I quit a company I loved and left people whom I enjoyed working with.
I removed, unsubscribed and eliminated all noise. It took 3 months....but finally, I gained some clarity.
I’m taking the next year to focus deeply on a few areas: how to leverage AI intelligently for investing, how to rebuild and modernize existing applications, and how to redefine my own priorities as an entrepreneur.
This certification pushed me in ways I didn’t expect. Some of the exercises forced me to think very differently about how we build, secure, and govern software in an age where AI is becoming the default engine behind everything.
In the past month, I learned how to poison AI models and how to manipulate the factual. I ran local LLMs and constantly compared results of different models. This made me feel Machiavellian and powerful.
Until…I realized what lies ahead in the next few months. Amazing and terrifying.
In several AI frameworks such as Loveable.dev, Replit and CoPilot, I uncovered flawed assumptions, security gaps, and code vulnerabilities rooted in over-reliance on legacy ideas and a lack of product management experience. Sure, it's getting better and it's a brand new paradigm however, there is still risk.
The next generation AI is powerful, but without proper governance, the risks grow just as fast as the opportunities. Sure, you can vibe your way to functionality but hardening applications built by AI is a completely different story.
What’s even more clear is that the traditional software consulting model won’t survive this transition. Within the next twelve months, the industry is going to look completely different. Accenture, Deloitte Digital, Infosys, Cognizant, IBM....there will be major changes in delivery models (and cost). We have to rethink the entire paradigm of software delivery.
AI can already generate and refactor code at a pace that outstrips the old consulting workflow. What matters now is not the number of developers you hire, but the clarity of the product vision, the governance you apply, and the understanding of how humans and AI work together.
If you’re a product manager with SaaS or PaaS experience, you’re in one of the strongest positions in the market. Don't have a job? Fine, build a company. You have a unique ability to create, launch, or reshape any idea with tools that didn’t exist even a year ago.
The leverage has shifted, and the opportunity has never been bigger and more abundant.
An "idea" is one thing, an "application" is another, but businesses are accountable and valuable. They will have less value without governance, accreditation and continuous monitoring.
Compliance was SOC 2, ISO 27001 and/or NIST.
Now....start ups and existing companies must now have ISO 42001 so get ready for it.