The Contrarian AI Insights Founders Need to Hear From Veteran Technologist Marcelo Calbucci

Marcelo Calbucci has been building tech for over 30 years. He’s a serial entrepreneur, multi patent holder, former engineering leader at Microsoft and Amazon, and someone known for having bold, contrarian takes on where AI is actually heading.

In this episode, Marcelo sits down with Ravi Belani to challenge some of the biggest assumptions people have about AI right now.

They dig into:

• Why layoffs and job freezes might have nothing to do with AI

• Why AI isn’t replacing software engineers anytime soon

• Where AI is being massively overused

• The areas where AI is actually underused and full of opportunity

• Why founders need to stop outsourcing strategy to LLMs

• How to use AI to disconfirm your ideas instead of chasing confirmation bias

• Why the next big wave of opportunities may come from “multiplayer AI”

• What roles AI is likely to replace, and which roles will remain essential

• Why adaptability will matter more than anything else in the next decade

Marcelo also shares which startup opportunities he’d pursue today, how he thinks teams will collaborate with AI agents in the future, and the one piece of advice he’d give founders in 6 words: We’re entering the world of adaptability.

If you want fresh, honest, and thought provoking perspectives on AI and the future of work, this conversation is a must watch.