{"slug": "the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in", "title": "The CEO of a startup helping non-techies code still sees a lot of value in engineering degrees", "summary": "Mukund Jha, CEO of vibe-coding startup Emergent, said during a Business Insider Q&A that he still values engineering degrees when hiring software engineers, even as AI redefines the profession. The company has experienced exponential growth by helping non-techies code.", "body_md": "# Startup CEO helping non-techies code still values engineering degrees\n\nAI is [redefining the work of software engineers](https://www.businessinsider.com/category/the-great-coding-reset), and fueling growth in a new crop of companies. The CEO of vibe-coding startup [Emergent](https://www.businessinsider.com/answers#emergent) joins Business Insider's Dan DeFrancesco for a live Q&A to discuss his company's exponential growth. Mukund Jha also shares what he looks for when hiring software engineers, and how vibe coding is changing his industry.\n\nAI is [redefining the work of software engineers](https://www.businessinsider.com/category/the-great-coding-reset), and fueling growth in a new crop of companies. The CEO of vibe-coding startup [Emergent](https://www.businessinsider.com/answers#emergent) joins Business Insider's Dan DeFrancesco for a live Q&A to discuss his company's exponential growth. Mukund Jha also shares what he looks for when hiring software engineers, and how vibe coding is changing his industry.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in", "canonical_source": "https://www.businessinsider.com/startup-ceo-emergent-sees-value-engineering-degrees-2026-7", "published_at": "2026-07-15 18:24:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-15 18:40:15.390168+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Emergent", "Mukund Jha", "Dan DeFrancesco", "Business Insider"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ceo-of-a-startup-helping-non-techies-code-still-sees-a-lot-of-value-in.jsonld"}}