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In this episode, Aishwarya Naresh Reganti and Kiriti Badam share insights on building successful AI products, emphasizing the importance of starting with low agency and high human control, iteratively developing AI systems, and focusing on solving specific business problems rather than getting caught up in technological complexity.
Jason Lemkin shares how SaaStr replaced their entire sales team of 10 people with 20 AI agents managed by just 1.2 humans, demonstrating how AI is transforming go-to-market functions by delivering similar performance more efficiently and at greater scale.
An in-depth exploration of the critical AI security crisis, revealing how current AI systems are vulnerable to prompt injection and jailbreaking attacks, and why existing guardrails are ineffective as AI agents gain more power to take real-world actions.
In this episode, Elena Verna discusses how Lovable, an AI-powered app builder, hit $200M ARR in under a year by reimagining growth strategies, focusing on innovation over optimization, building a lovable product, and giving away credits to drive word-of-mouth and user adoption.
Surge AI's founder Edwin Chen discusses how his data company has become a billion-dollar business by obsessing over high-quality AI training data, focusing on principled approaches to teaching AI models what's good and bad while avoiding Silicon Valley's typical growth strategies.
LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen discusses transforming product development through the "Full Stack Builder" program, which empowers employees to use AI tools to take products from idea to launch across engineering, design, and product functions, with a focus on human creativity, empathy, and judgment.
Rachel Lockett shares powerful insights on coaching, leadership, and interpersonal skills, demonstrating how leaders can build high-trust teams, have difficult conversations, avoid burnout, and design a more fulfilling career by focusing on their strengths, understanding emotions, and creating meaningful connections.
Grant Lee, CEO of Gamma, shares the inspiring story of building an AI-powered presentation tool that reached $100M ARR in just over two years, driven by a relentless focus on creating a magical first-user experience, leveraging micro-influencer marketing, and maintaining a lean, experimental approach to product development.
Melanie Perkins shares the story of building Canva from a startup rejected by over 100 investors to a $42B company, emphasizing the power of "column B" thinking, setting crazy big goals, and using imagination to create a transformative design platform that aims to empower people globally.
Chip Huyen, an AI researcher and engineer who has built multiple successful AI products, shares practical insights on what actually improves AI applications—from data preparation and user feedback to system thinking and organizational restructuring—challenging common misconceptions about the importance of the latest models and frameworks.
Nesrine Changuel shares her four-step "Delight Model" for building delightful products that go beyond surface-level joy, focusing on removing friction, anticipating needs, and exceeding expectations to create emotional connections while solving functional problems.
Julie Zhuo discusses the evolving role of managers in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, clear goal-setting, understanding AI tools' strengths, and helping teams navigate rapid technological change while maintaining a human-centric approach.
Ben Horowitz discusses the challenges of being a CEO, emphasizing the importance of making difficult decisions and not hesitating, even when both choices seem terrible. He shares insights on leadership, startup culture, and the critical role of confidence and managerial leverage, drawing from his experiences as a founder, investor, and author.
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of a16z, shares insights on leadership, startup challenges, and the importance of running towards fear rather than away from it. He emphasizes that success is built through a series of small, difficult decisions and that founders must maintain confidence even when facing seemingly impossible choices.
In this episode, Oji and Ezinne Udezue discuss how AI is reshaping the product management role, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, hands-on learning, and maintaining a curious and ethical approach to product development in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.