I became a manager with zero experience and made every mistake in the book. Scaling a company? I had to figure that out the hard way. This podcast is for anyone walking that same path and looking for advice from the best people in the industry.

]]>abdulwahabamin.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:53:40 GMTSun, 08 Feb 2026 12:02:19 GMT60tabdulwahabamin<p>I became a manager with zero experience and made every mistake in the book. Scaling a company? I had to figure that out the hard way. This podcast is for anyone walking that same path and looking for advice from the best people in the industry.</p>episodictabdulwahabamintabdulwahabamin@gmail.comnoThe conversation covers Fakir Khan's career journey, transition to a managerial role, experience in podcasting, management practices, cadences, managing AI-enabled teams, the hiring process, learning from failure, HR challenges, handling underperforming team members, managing AI agents, and ownership. Key takeaways include the importance of adapting to industry shifts and the significance of trust and reliance on team members for success.

Takeaways

* Adapting to industry shifts
* Trust and reliance on team members

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Fakir Khan
00:39 Fakir's journey in AI and software engineering
01:26 Transitioning from engineer to manager
02:57 Management practices and team dynamics
05:22 Challenges in management and leadership
08:01 AI's impact on software development
12:10 Estimating effort in AI-driven projects
15:41 Hiring practices in the AI era
20:58 Managing AI agents in engineering
30:01 Lessons learned from failures in management

#AI #SoftwareEngineering #Leadership #EngineeringManagement #AINative #SoftwareEngineering #ClaudeCode #TechLeadership #AIagents #EngineeringLeadership #Cursor #StartupEngineering #TheOperator

]]>977fbfdb-7d92-40a4-b8a2-5f88a33e788aSun, 31 May 2026 19:17:02 GMT<p>The conversation covers Fakir Khan's career journey, transition to a managerial role, experience in podcasting, management practices, cadences, managing AI-enabled teams, the hiring process, learning from failure, HR challenges, handling underperforming team members, managing AI agents, and ownership. Key takeaways include the importance of adapting to industry shifts and the significance of trust and reliance on team members for success.<br /><br />Takeaways<br /><br />* Adapting to industry shifts<br />* Trust and reliance on team members<br /><br />Chapters<br />00:00 Introduction to Fakir Khan<br />00:39 Fakir's journey in AI and software engineering<br />01:26 Transitioning from engineer to manager<br />02:57 Management practices and team dynamics<br />05:22 Challenges in management and leadership<br />08:01 AI's impact on software development<br />12:10 Estimating effort in AI-driven projects<br />15:41 Hiring practices in the AI era<br />20:58 Managing AI agents in engineering<br />30:01 Lessons learned from failures in management<br /><br />#AI #SoftwareEngineering #Leadership #EngineeringManagement #AINative #SoftwareEngineering #ClaudeCode #TechLeadership #AIagents #EngineeringLeadership #Cursor #StartupEngineering #TheOperator</p>no00:43:201You Have to Adapt: Managing Engineers in the AI Era | Fakhir Khan | The Operator 01full