"People Who Ship" is a video and blog series created by Senior AI Developer Advocate Apoorva Joshi at MongoDB, aimed at offering developers insights into building and deploying production-grade AI applications using MongoDB. The series features monthly interviews, such as a discussion with Noam Rubin from Vanta's AI team, who shares strategies for transitioning generative AI applications from prototype to production. Key insights cover the importance of adaptable teams, rapid prototyping with gen AI tools like Cursor, and leveraging motivated testers for feedback. Concurrently, a leadership transition at MongoDB sees Dev Ittycheria retiring as CEO, with Chirantan “CJ” Desai taking over, bringing experience from ServiceNow and Cloudflare to guide MongoDB through its next growth phase. This transition underscores MongoDB's strategic focus on utilizing AI and data-intensive applications, with Dev expressing confidence in the company's future and commitment to facilitating a smooth leadership change while planning to remain involved on the Board.