Rick Blalock
Co-Founder
Previously, Rick co-founded Fish Rules, a fisheries management platform acquired by Fishbrain, where he went on to serve as Chief Product Officer. Before that, he was Interim VP of Product at Shopmonkey, Director of Engineering at Pinpoint, and Senior Director of Product at Appcelerator. He also spent time as a Hybrid Cloud Architect at IBM.
Articles by Rick
June 22, 2025
The Agent-Native Company, Part 2: Designing the Agent-Native Organization
We'll explore core design concepts of agent-native companies – what "agent-first thinking" means and how it changes business structure.
June 13, 2025
Agno Agent Framework on Agentuity
Deploy Agno Python multi-agent systems to the cloud with a single CLI command using Agentuity — with example code and a step-by-step integration guide.
June 3, 2025
The Agent-Native Company, Part 1: Beyond AI-Enhanced
Driver assist or self-driving? That might be the difference between a company that is just AI-enhanced and one that is agent-native. This series explores the new reality of companies that are built around AI agents.
May 20, 2025
Coding Agents Are Changing Engineering Culture
Coding agents are reshaping engineering culture by capturing requirements and design decisions directly in the editor — before a single line is written.
May 9, 2025
Pydantic AI Examples on Agentuity
Deploying a Pydantic AI agent on Agentuity is a breeze! This post explores a few examples.
May 5, 2025
Get Structured Output from LangGraph / LangChain
Deploy a simple agent that uses LangGraph and LangChain to get structured output.
April 29, 2025
Agents Just Want To Have Streams
Stream AI agent responses word by word on Agentuity for faster, more responsive interactions — with code examples using the AI SDK and Anthropic.
April 15, 2025
An Agent-Native Cloud Does Not Mean a Faster Horse
Why bolt-on AI features fail and cloud infrastructure must be rebuilt from the ground up for autonomous agents — the case for an agent-native cloud.
March 29, 2025
Agent-to-Agent Networking: Building the Interconnected Agent-Native Ecosystem
Explore how Agentuity enables secure agent-to-agent communication with encrypted messaging, automatic networking, and internet-scale collaboration.
February 25, 2025
Do We Need a Programming Language Just for AI Agents?
Why creating a specialized AI programming language is unnecessary when natural language and LLMs offer a more powerful solution.
February 17, 2025
Moats, the Maginot Line, and AI
The relentless pace of AI development renders traditional business moats obsolete. Focusing on agility and innovation is the key to success in this new era.
January 31, 2025
AI Augmented UI: A Paradigm for Human-Computer Interaction
AI Augmented UI wraps existing React components with a natural language layer — keeping familiar interfaces while adding conversational controls.