Send us a text How LLMs are rewriting application security: less false positives, faster triage, and real-world founder playbooks. Founders are sprinting on AI—attackers are too. Traditional security tools drown teams in alerts and miss the real threats. In this episode, Almanax founder & CEO Francesco Piccoli breaks down AI-native application security: how LLMs detect logic bugs legacy scanners miss, cut up to 90% of noise, and triage vulnerabilities at the pace you ship. We cover where “shift-left” falls short, how to operationalize low-friction code scanning in GitHub, and what legal/compliance leaders expect before they’ll sign your deal. If you’re building or buying AI-accelerated software as a founder, CTO, or security lead, this is the playbook. Chapters 00:00 AI-Native Security: Why It Matters Now 01:19 Francesco’s Path to AppSec 05:26 Why Legacy Tools Miss Real Bugs 10:48 The Cat-and-Mouse Reality of Cyber 15:46 Legal & Compliance: What Founders Owe 20:34 Founder Best Practices (Week-1 Checklist) 28:46 Cutting 90% of Alert Noise 36:32 Making Security Usable for Devs 39:45 When Breaches Happen: First Calls 41:53 Wrap-Up + Next Steps Francesco Piccoli Founder and CEO of Almanax , joins us to unpack how his team is building AI-native systems to catch 5x more bugs while cutting 90% of the noise. We talk about the future of application security, why shift-left isn’t enough anymore, and how triaging vulnerabilities at scale requires a new kind of intelligence. Who Should Listen Seed–Series B founders shipping fast on AI-native stacks Eng leaders drowning in SAST/DAST false positives Security & compliance owners prepping for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 Music Credit: " Neptuno" - Phondupe (Album: Onykia) Access All Areas. Listen: Apple || Spotify || YouTube Subscribe: Substack Community & Events: Founders Circle Connect: Need clarity on fundraising, strategy, or scaling? You can book me, Andy Walsh, directly on Hubble for focused 1:1 advice. 15, 30, or 45 minutes no fluff, just solutions. Head to hubble.social/AndyWalsh Discover Smarter Investing with the Teaminvest Wealth Builders Podcast Expert insights and proven strategies from Australia's top investors. Build your wealth. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
