Episode 16: From SaaS to Agentic SaaS: Autonomy, Orchestration & Opportunity
Welcome to Agentic SaaS Talks! For the past 16 episodes this series has been known as SaaS Monday, Live on Friday, our deep dives with AWS and some amazing founders and builders on how to design, build and scale great SaaS products. Today we're rebranding to reflect a massive shift in the industry: the rise of agentic systems, AI-driven software that acts autonomously, collaborates intelligently and continuously improves itself.
Timestamps
00:00Intro: The Future of Agentic SaaS02:05Why SaaS Delivery Is Getting Cheaper & Faster07:12Fast-Fashion SaaS: Build, Launch, Discard11:48Balancing Speed with Security & Stability17:22How AI Is Transforming Back Office Operations23:40Building Guardrails for Agentic Apps30:10Infrastructure as Product: The New Paradigm38:55Real-World AI Agent Story: Lufthansa's Lisa44:45Data Retention, Privacy & Digital Legacy48:30Open-Source LLMs & Closing the AI Access GapRelated Episodes
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The first show of the new year as the hosts look back on a full year of conversations from the podcast. Bill Tarr, Markus Kaiser, Ermin Dzinic, Kamal Gupta, and host Michael Cooper share the most important lessons learned from founders, operators, and cloud leaders across SaaS, AI, and modern cloud platforms, and what those lessons mean heading into 2026.