Watch more of .local London 2026 → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4RCxklHWZ9tH01MTlChYwUqN8Cm2tl2r At 17, Harry Stebbings built the world's #1 VC podcast from his bedroom. Today, 20VC reaches 40 million listeners a month and his venture fund has backed 13+ unicorns. He's also become one of the industry's most distinctive voices — known for saying what others in the room are thinking but won't say out loud. In the afternoon general session, Harry Stebbings and MongoDB CEO CJ Desai share the stage for an unscripted conversation on AI, agents, and what it actually takes to build infrastructure that outlasts the hype cycle. 00:00:00 - Introduction: CJ Desai & Harry Stebings 00:00:29 - Will Databases Become Commoditized in the Next 3 Years? 00:02:02 - Pivoting Beliefs on Data in the Last 12 Months 00:04:23 - The Challenge for Mid-Market Tech Companies 00:06:08 - Selling Software to AI Agents vs. People 00:09:01 - AI Adoption Barriers in Regulated Industries 00:11:54 - The Future of Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) 00:14:27 - How Much MongoDB Code is AI vs. Human? 00:15:26 - Maximizing Developer Productivity & Velocity 00:18:36 - What MongoDB Would Do With an Unlimited Budget 00:20:54 - Consumption vs. Seat-Based Pricing Models 00:22:46 - Adapting to Current AI Infrastructure Trends 00:24:24 - On-Prem Shifts and Data Center Capacity Starvation 00:26:44 - Quick Fire Round: Sports Sponsorships & Board Composition 00:28:55 - The Next 5 to 10 Years: The Path to AGI Subscribe to the MongoDB for Developers YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MongoDBDevelopers?sub_confirmation=1 Sign-up for a free cluster → https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register Subscribe to MongoDB YouTube→ https://mdb.link/subscribe Visit Mongodb.com → https://mdb.link/MongoDB Read the MongoDB Blog → https://mdb.link/Blog Read the Developer Blog → https://mdb.link/developerblog MongoDB for Developers YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@MongoDBDevelopers

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