Adam Tow has spent decades exploring what technology can do and building tools to solve problems he encounters along the way. A longtime Apple developer and technologist, he’s created software ranging from early Newton applications to MixEffect, ActionPhrase, and his latest app, C1B.
C1B grew out of Adam’s experience helping care for his father during cancer treatment. Faced with medications, appointments, schedules, notes, and information spread across multiple places, Adam built an app around the realities of day-to-day caregiving. His approach reflects a pattern that runs throughout his career: see a problem, understand it, and build something useful.
In this episode:
- Growing up with the Apple II and discovering software development
- Why Adam builds apps to solve problems he encounters himself
- Creating MixEffect and ActionPhrase
- How caregiving for his father led to C1B
- Using AI agents to develop software
- What AI could mean for the future of programming
In the after show: Adam shares another major chapter of his career: nearly 15 years with All Things D, Recode, and Vox Media, where he had a front-row seat to the changing technology industry.
Topics: Apple, software development, AI, caregiving, C1B, indie development
Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
