Data Renegades Ep. #8, One Human Plus Agents with Scott Breitenother
Feb 17, 2026
Scott Breitenother, co-founder of Kilo Code and ex-founder of Brooklyn Data, builds AI coding agents and data consultancies. He talks about AI reshaping the data stack, one human working with many assistants, and AI as an exoskeleton for engineers. He covers documentation-first culture, removing bureaucratic gates, and long-running autonomous agents.
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From Excel To The Modern Data Stack
- Scott traces his start from management consulting into a data role at Casper where SQL replaced Excel as the scalable tool.
- He credits that Inflection for getting him hooked on the modern data stack and analytics work.
Modern Data Stack Feels Mature, Not Magical
- Scott thinks the modern data stack has matured and lost the sense of daily magic seen in earlier inflection points like dbt and Snowflake.
- He believes AI is the next source of that magic because it enables messier, more autonomous workflows.
Encourage Humble Questions And Document Answers
- Do cultivate a culture where people admit ignorance and ask clear, multiple-choice style questions to accelerate learning.
- Do document answers in a central repository instead of leaving them in ephemeral chat channels.