Shay Foulk: Theology, Military, and the Vibe Coding Death of Ag Apps
About this episode
A conversation with Shay Falk about ag-tech, theology, and the impact of AI on business and culture.
Vance is back in the saddle, kicking off the new run of the show with Shay Falk for a wide-ranging, live conversation that starts in ag-tech and rides straight into faith, leadership, and how AI is reshaping both business and culture. Shay unpacks the origin story of Farm Profit Manager — how he, his brother Mac, and cousin Sam transformed a 30-year consulting tool from AgView Solutions into free software, why they bet on connection and advisory work rather than SaaS fees, and how rapid feedback, GitHub discipline, and even mermaid diagrams are helping them ship fast. Vance and Shay dig into the rise of vibe coding, the coming disruption to pricey ag apps, and the practical lessons of building durable AI systems. From there the conversation pivots into theology and community: the resurgence of churchgoing, the differences between Catholic symbolism and Protestant literalism, how history and geography shaped American denominations, and what leadership and humility actually look like — whether in combat or on a church session. They wrestle with AI's role in faith (should LLMs write homilies?), Dunbar's number, and why shared language and first principles matter just as…
People in this episode
Host: Vance Crowe
Guest: Shay Falk
Topics covered
- ag-tech
- theology
- AI in business
- leadership
- community
- vibe coding
- faith
Keywords
- ag-tech
- AI
- theology
- leadership
- community
- vibe coding
- Farm Profit Manager
- AgView Solutions
- faith
- church
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Farm Profit Manager, AgView Solutions
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