We live in strange times where AI is turning every problem into a coding problem but no one is reading the code solving those problems.
On this episode of the Neon show, we have Harjot, Co-Founder & CEO CodeRabbit. Harjot explains why they didn’t go after code generation, the infinite demand for software that is coming, why Jira and Linear are being bypassed, and why he calls today's fundraising market the weirdest he has seen.
We also explore CodeRabbit’s $8M open-source investment, the company’s $1.5B valuation, what successful agents will look like, and why founders need to learn to kill their ideas.
Watch this episode to learn about the future of software engineering and how to ride a tech wave.
00:00 Why Coding Space Exploded 00:37 From Copilot to Claude Code 01:55 Why CodeRabbit Ignored Code Generation 04:23 Is Code Review a $250B Market? 06:24 When Claude Code Fights CodeRabbit 07:16 Developers Are Now Reviewers 10:54 Clones, Rivals and the Benchmark Problem 13:08 The Weirdest Fundraising Market Ever 17:04 Seats, Margins and the Amazon Prime Problem 21:24 Finding Co-Founder in Family 24:16 Why GitHub Can't Go Away 25:59 Will AI Agents Replace Figma? 29:12 Why Adding More Engineers Creates Chaos 30:38 The Early Decisions That Worked 31:18 Sandboxes in 2023 and Skipping MCP 32:32 The $8M Open-Source Bet 33:11 From Free Users to a Paid Business 35:50 Punjab, Alcatel-Lucent and Silicon Valley 39:08 Building, Selling, and Exiting First Startup 43:50 Right Product, Wrong Timing 45:06 You Can't Create a Wave 49:38 Does Vibe Coding Need Code Review? 51:33 Every Problem Becomes a Coding Problem 53:50 Where Founders Should Build Next 56:29 The Market for Agent Change Management 59:55 Code Review, Security, and What Comes Next ------------- India’s talent has built the world’s tech—now it’s time to lead it. This mission goes beyond startups. It’s about shifting the center of gravity in global tech to include the brilliance rising from India. What is Neon Fund? We invest in seed and early-stage founders from India and the diaspora building world-class Enterprise AI companies. We bring capital, conviction, and a community that’s done it before. Subscribe for real founder stories, investor perspectives, economist breakdowns, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re doing it all at Neon. ------------- Check us out on: Website: https://neon.fund/ Instagram: instagram.com/theneonshoww/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/neon-fund Twitter: https://x.com/TheNeonShoww
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