Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu advises software engineers to prioritize deep domain expertise over just programming skills to succeed in the AI era. While AI accelerates prototypes, he emphasizes that delivering security, reliability, and compliance is what customers truly value. Vembu urges teams to focus on enhancing customer experience with AI, not just programmer productivity, by eliminating unnecessary complexity. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu advises software engineers to prioritize deep domain expertise over just programming skills to succeed in the AI era. While AI accelerates prototypes, he emphasizes that delivering security, reliability, and compliance is what customers truly value. Vembu urges teams to focus on enhancing customer experience with AI, not just programmer productivity, by eliminating unnecessary complexity.
