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The Build LogMIAMI.E3Sep 8, 2026

How did Rita Kozlov & her team at Cloudflare position themselves perfectly for a future no one could have predicted?

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Rita Kozlov in mid-conversation with Jason Lengstorf, who is barely visible on the right side of the frame. The waterfront in Miami is visible in the background out of focus.

How did Rita Kozlov & her team at Cloudflare position themselves perfectly for a future no one could have predicted?

Cloudflare Workers were perfectly positioned to catch the wave of agentic AI, but they've been around for almost a decade — way before anyone could have planned for AI to arrive.

But how did Rita and team stay focused — and keep Cloudflare focused — in an industry where roadmaps shift every week and leadership only thinks through the end of the quarter? Jason Lengstorf sat down with Cloudflare's VP of Product, Rita Kozlov, to talk about keeping the faith on long projects, maintaining focus, and being ready to meet the moment when it arrives.

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For builders, founders, and entrepreneurs, it feels like everyone wants to tell you how to run your company. And if you ignore their advice? Well, you’re not gonna make it.

Most of that advice, though, is hypothetical. Wouldn’t it be more valuable to hear what someone actually did?

Host Jason Lengstorf visited Miami to hear real stories about real companies, told by the people who built them.

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