What It Means to Be a CTO in an AI Startup Today
Speaker
Fabien Vauchelles
Fabien Vauchelles brings 20+ years of experience in product design and software development. He holds a dual degree from Université Paris-Sud in Engineering and Master Research in Distributed Systems.
A serial entrepreneur, Fabien has founded three companies including Zelros, where he served as CTO for six years building the AI platform from scratch. He is now CTO and Co-founder of an AI startup, applying vibe coding principles daily.
Recognized internationally as an expert in AI, distributed systems, and data science, Fabien has spoken at conferences in 15+ countries on topics including web scraping, anti-bot systems, and open-source tooling.
He is also the creator of Scrapoxy, a popular open-source web scraping tool.
Abstract
I haven't written a single line of code in over a year. As CTO of an AI startup, I've fully embraced vibe coding: orchestrating AI to generate production-ready code.
🔍 Highlights
- The paradigm shift: from autocompletion to full project generation
- My 3-step workflow: voice prompts, deep research, code generation
- The judgment trap: why expertise matters more than ever
You'll leave with practical techniques to ship 10x faster!
Description
Join me for a talk where I share how vibe coding transformed my daily work as a technical founder! 🚀
🔍 Highlights 🔍
1/ The Paradigm Shift How AI coding evolved from simple autocompletion to generating entire projects. Why prompts of 300-500 lines are the new specifications. And why 90% of developers dismissing AI are making the same mistake factory workers made when robots arrived. 🤯
2/ My 3-Step Workflow The exact tools I use daily: voice input for prompt generation, deep research mode across 1,000+ sources, and AI-powered code generation. Practical tips on batching tasks, injecting context (linters, tests, README templates), and why popular libraries give better results. 🛠️
3/ The Judgment Trap Here's the thing: vibe coding requires MORE critical thinking, not less. What to validate (architecture, patterns, complex algorithms) and what to trust. How to guide AI when it can't solve complex problems alone. This is the job of a principal engineer. This is the job of a CTO. And that hasn't changed. 🧠
💼 What You'll Take Away
After this talk, you'll understand how to integrate AI into your workflow without losing the expertise that makes you valuable. AI must not make us dumber.
When robots arrived in factories, 90% said "this will never replace us." 10% started learning to build the machines. We know where that led. This talk is for the 10%. 💪
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