What Geoff Charles thinks about coding agents

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Chief Product Officer at Ramp; Ramp's first product hire, promoted from VP of Product to CPO in January 2025.

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1. 10 Sept 2026

   Our readingWhat engineers need from product is evidence that a problem is real, requirements their coding agents can use, and a prototype to be inspired by.

   Their wordsThey want the combination of qualitative and quantitative data to convince them that this is a problem, the actual requirements that they can use for their coding agents, and a prototype that they can actually get inspired by.

   ↗What product looks like when coding is solved | Geoff Charles (Ramp CPO) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 5th of 13 in this recording

3. 10 Sept 2026

   Our readingCoding agents work well when the architecture and codebase are strong.

   Their wordsOne tip here, though, is that coding agents are really good when you have a strong architecture and a strong codebase.

   ↗What product looks like when coding is solved | Geoff Charles (Ramp CPO) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 6th of 13 in this recording