Prompt-and-pray development doesn't scale. Learn how startup engineering teams are adopting Kiro's spec-driven, agentic approach to go from requirements to working code on AWS with real adoption patterns, pitfalls, and measurable productivity impact.
What this session is about
Playbook
Editorial commentary · what to actually do about this on Monday
The concept
Spec-driven, agentic Kiro for startup engineering teams. Real adoption patterns, pitfalls, measurable productivity impact.
Why it matters
Vibe coding limits scale. Specs scale.
The hard parts
Startup teams resist process. Spec-driven feels like overhead initially.
Playbook moves
(1) Start with one spec per feature. (2) Show the time savings on the *second* iteration. (3) Make the spec the artefact you keep — disposable code, durable specs.
The surprise
Spec-driven development feels slow on the first iteration but compounds. After 3–5 features, the team is shipping faster than vibe-coding ever was. The trough is real; survive it and you win.
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Independent editorial perspective — not an official AWS or speaker statement. Designed for executives evaluating what to brief their teams on next.
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