This tech founder says prompting AI agents is a lot like managing people
Ivan Burazin, CEO of Daytona, said people who have managed people are way better at prompting AI agents to accomplish exactly what they want.
Ivan Burazin, the CEO of AI firm Daytona, has been encouraging his team to create more AI agents. He has observed that individuals who have managed human employees tend to excel at prompting AI agents to yield the desired results. Burazin believes that managers with a background in managing people are better equipped to communicate their expectations clearly, specifying both inputs and outputs.
He explained that such managers understand how to instruct agents, ensuring they grasp the required actions and anticipated outcomes. However, Burazin emphasized that technical managers without people-management experience may not be effective, as they often lack the ability to articulate precise instructions. Daytona, founded in 2023 by Burazin and his co-founders Vedran Jukić and Goran Draganić, offers a secure sandbox environment for companies to run AI agents and AI-generated code separately.
The company recently secured $48 million in funding, according to Crunchbase. Burazin supports his staff running multiple AI agents, which aids in keeping the team small. He noted that hiring at Daytona is slow due to the added complexity with each new hire. Burazin highlighted that AI agents contribute to streamlined communication, enabling smaller human teams to maintain agility and speed.
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