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Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire's Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of tech's politics, and how Donald Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the author of the forthcoming book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.Also mentioned in this episode:Jacob has reported on the Aqua 1 Foundation's mysterious crypto deal that puts $75 million dollars in Donald Trumps pocket.Trump signed the GENIUS Act last week, which aims to make crypto more mainstream and is widely viewed as openly corrupt. Trump has already made millions of dollars from crypto.Crypto is coming for the US 401k.Support the show
Want help scaling your business to $1M in monthly revenue? Click here to connect with my consulting team: http://contrarianthinking.biz/4ofpngv In this episode, host Codie Sanchez sits down with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, to discuss the transformative potential of AI in the tech industry. Amjad shares his journey from coding at age six in Jordan to leading one of the fastest-growing AI companies. He offers insights into overcoming entrepreneurial challenges, the importance of non-conformist thinking, and how Replit empowers individuals to create applications without coding skills. Learn how AI can revolutionize business, the future of AI talent, and why Amjad believes the United States remains the best place for entrepreneurship. 00:00 Introduction and Excitement for AI 00:49 Early Beginnings in Coding 02:26 Turning Down a Billion Dollar Offer 05:55 Challenges and Pivots in Business 10:18 Repl.it's Revolutionary Impact 14:40 Empowering Entrepreneurs with AI 31:58 The Future of AI and Prompting 37:38 Leadership and Talent Wars in AI 48:13 The Risks of Joining a Startup 49:05 Government Policies and Innovation 49:46 The Role of WhatsApp Groups in Tech 50:34 Competing with Big Tech 51:14 The Importance of Direct Communication 51:31 Challenges of PR and Media Coverage 53:10 The Underdog Mentality 56:05 Building a Venture Scale Company 57:02 The Culture of Silicon Valley 57:59 Operating Principles and Company Culture 59:02 The Importance of Seeking Pain 01:05:45 Mentorship and Lifelong Work 01:14:10 The Human Experience and AI 01:25:47 The Future of AI and Society 01:27:16 The American Dream and Entrepreneurship MORE FROM BIGDEAL:
Links: From Gizmodo.com - Replit's AI Agent Wipes Company's Codebase During Vibecoding Session From Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc From Financial Times - Can finance put a stop to AI data mining? * Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-audit-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauditpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theauditpodcast?lang=en Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel. * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics. the services firm that helps auditors leapfrog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype. Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.
Tech news doesn't take a vacation. We've got a ton of stories to get caught up on this week, including Apple Public Betas, World Emoji Day, and the Tea dating app breach. No main topic, just a bunch of random tech stories that we think you should know about so you can get out there and tech better! Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) Bluetti to the rescue (05:00) MAIN TOPIC: Too much news this week Apple releases public betas of its new software updates with Liquid Glass (08:10) Apple introduces AppleCare One, streamlining coverage into a single plan with incredible value (11:40) The $2,000/week summer camps aiming to cure teens of phone addiction (14:35) World Emoji Day 2025: Top 10 emoji in the U.S. (17:55) Not News? “The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time” (21:15) DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Screenshot to Capture Text (26:05) JUST THE HEADLINES: (30:40) 'Chuck E. Cheese' handcuffed and arrested in Florida on charges of using a stolen credit card Sony is fighting climate change by scaling back PS5 performance The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest selling gaming hardware in history George Lucas makes Comic-Con debut with first look at his “Temple to the People's Art” museum Apple announces $500 million commitment to buying American magnets Elon Musk confirms Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion chip contract with Samsung Electronics Man awarded $12,500 after Google Street View camera captured him naked in his yard in Argentina TAKES: bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store (34:10) Arizona woman sentenced to 8.5 years for running North Korean laptop farm (41:10) Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base in a test run and lied about it (42:45) Tea dating app breach bigger than previously thought, company says (44:45) BONUS ODD TAKE: Draw a Fish! (48:50) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: Onn microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 (50:55) Nate: Magnetic Pocket Phone Tripod Foldable Compatible with Magsafe for iPhone 15/14/13/12 Plus Pro Max Series, Upgrade Mini Cell Phone Tripod Mount Handle Smartphone Desk Stand Travel All in One (54:05) Ramazon Purchase of the Week (58:20)
Your AI is learning to lie to you. It's not malicious—it's just trying to be a people-pleaser. This dangerous phenomenon, known as AI sycophancy, is what happens when we train models with outdated incentives.Dr. Tatyana Mamut, an anthropologist, economist, and the CEO of Wayfound, joins us to explain why treating AI like traditional software is a critical mistake. She provides a revolutionary playbook for building AI you can actually trust, starting with how to manage AI agents like employees with clear roles, goals, and performance reviews. She then introduces the radical solution of an "AI supervisor"—an AI that manages other agents to ensure accountability. This all builds toward her vision for the "multi-sapiens workforce," where humans and AI collaborate to build the companies of tomorrow.This is an essential guide for any leader aiming to build the culture and systems necessary to manage AI effectively.Check out:Workshop: The AI upgrade to your SDLCThe DevEx guide to AI-driven software developmentFollow the hosts:Follow BenFollow AndrewFollow today's guest(s):Connect with Dr. Tatyana Mamut on LinkedInFollow the latest from Wayfound on LinkedInConnect with Kelly Vaughn on LinkedInKelly's Connect with MeAndrew's Connect with MeReferenced in today's show:Replit deleted a customer's entire production database.Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China's Controversial ‘996' Work ScheduleI've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that againEvaluating LLMs on real long-horizon business tasksSupport the show: Subscribe to our Substack Leave us a review Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn Offers: Learn about Continuous Merge with gitStream Get your DORA Metrics free forever
The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Martin Casado is a General Partner @ a16z where he leads the firms $1.25BN infrastructure fund. At a16z, Martin has led investments in companies like Cursor, dbt Labs, and Fivetran to name a few. Before joining a16z, he co-founded Nicira, acquired by VMware for $1.26B. At VMware, he served as CTO of Networking. Widely regarded as a visionary in enterprise infrastructure, Martin has helped shape the modern cloud computing stack. Agenda: 00:00 – Analysis of Current AI Investment Landscape 04:45 – Will Anthropic Kill the AI App Layer? 09:20 – “The Oligopoly Is Coming—Just Like Cloud” 12:50 – Are AI Models Actually Terrible Venture Investments? 15:40 – Why it is BS to Put Down AI Apps for Having Temporary Revenue 21:30 – “Open Source Is a National Security Weapon—And We're Losing” 26:40 – “Have the Foundation Models of the Future All Been Founded Already” 34:30 – Why it is BS to Denigrate AI Apps for Having Low Margins 38:40 – Does AI Make 1x Engineers 10x or 10x Becomes 100x 44:10 – “We're All Dead Wrong About AI and Job Loss” 50:30 – “The Only Sin in Venture: Backing the Wrong Winner” 55:10 – What People Think They Know About Wealth But Do Not
This week, we're drowning in the genius of our tech overlords as Elon Musk opens his Tesla diner, complete with $17 hotdogs and a blocked apartment view, while his $9 billion Neuralink startup claims it's a "disadvantaged" business. Not to be outdone, SpaceX is mad about other people's space junk, France is criminally probing X for algorithm manipulation, and Meta is giving the EU's AI code of practice a hard pass. Amid warnings the AI bubble is worse than the dot-com implosion, we've seen Replit delete a user's database, ChatGPT hallucinate features into existence, and the FDA's own AI fake medical studies. It's no wonder psychologists are identifying "AI Psychosis" while others hope the ensuing internet slop cures our addiction. Meanwhile, a Denver couple gets indicted for a crypto scam, a Colorado pastor blames God for his failed coin, and Trump signs a stablecoin bill, so that's all fixed now. To top it off, Lyft lets you block drivers and Uber finally lets women riders match with women drivers in the US.In Media Candy, we're turning the nostalgia dial to eleven with "This Is Spinal Tap" in 4K and a look back at 1994's best movies, a time before Spotify started polluting dead artists' pages with AI-generated songs. Netflix is also using generative AI, but we're still watching "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," "Hacks," "Wednesday," "Superman," "Sunday Best," and "Bookish." For your app fix, you can browse a glorious collection of 90s Geocities backgrounds or let Amazon's new Bee AI wearable listen to your every word, your choice. At the library, we're digging into Michael Palin's "Python Years" diaries. Finally, we pour one out in our closing shout-outs for George Kooymans of Golden Earring, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan, and the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/706IN THE NEWSTesla's retro-futuristic diner officially opens as Elon Musk hints at more locationsTesla's new diner blocks a neighboring apartment building's viewA $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED's Day at the Tesla DinerElon Musk-Founded Brain Implant Startup Says It's a ‘Disadvantaged' Business Despite Being Worth $9 BillionFrance launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation'SpaceX Has the Nerve to Be Mad About a Competitor's Massive Satellites Littering Earth OrbitMeta says it won't sign the EU's AI code of practiceWhy I'm Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them)Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire databaseVibe coding service Replit deleted user's production database, faked data, told fibs galoreChatGPT Hallucinated a Feature, Forcing Human Developers to Add It“Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests”The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis"AI Slop Might Finally Cure Our Internet AddictionFDA's New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: ReportEconomist Warns the AI Bubble Is Worse Than Immediately Before the Dot-Com ImplosionOpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion RoundMicrosoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts an estimated 10,000 organizations at risk‘I Got You Guys Out of So Much Trouble': Trump Signs Stablecoin Crypto BillDenver Grand Jury Indicts Married Couple in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency ScamColorado pastor: "We took God at his word and sold a cryptocurrency with no clear exit"Lyft Will Let Users ‘Favorite' or Block Drivers in Broader Loyalty PushUber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women driversMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New WorldsHacksNetflix is already using generative AI in its original shows'Wednesday' Is Snapping Back for Season 3 and a SpinoffThis Is Spinal Tap Now Available in 4K Ultra HDIn 2024, More Music Is Released in a Day Than in All of 1989 CombinedBest Movies of 1994Spotify Allowing AI-Generated Songs on Dead Artists' Pages: ReportSupermanSunday BestBookishAPPS & DOODADSAmazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you sayCollection of 1990s website background tiles from GeocitiesGifCitiesAT THE LIBRARYDiaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1)CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSGolden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77'The Cosby Show' Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dead At 54, Accidental DrowningMalcolm & Eddie IntroHulk Hogan Dead at 71Ozzy Osbourne, Godfather of Heavy Metal, Dead at 76See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 55: A SharePoint zero-day exploit chain from Pwn2Own Berlin becomes a full-blown security crisis with Chinese nation-state actors exploiting vulnerabilities that Microsoft struggled to patch properly, leading to trivial bypasses and a cascade of new CVEs. The timeline is messy, the patches are faulty, and ransomware groups are lining up to join the party. We also revisit the ProPublica bombshell about Microsoft's "digital escorts" and U.S. government data exposure to Chinese adversaries and the company's "oops, we will stop" response. Plus, trusting Google's Big Sleep AI claims and a cautionary tale about AI agents gone rogue that wiped out a production database. Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (https://twitter.com/juanandres_gs), Ryan Naraine (https://twitter.com/ryanaraine) and Costin Raiu (https://twitter.com/craiu).
Want 22 ChatGPT Agents you can launch in 5 minutes? Get the prompts here: https://clickhubspot.com/akv Ep. 346 Is ChatGPT agent actually a game changer for marketers, or just more overhyped AI? Kieran dives into whether ChatGPT agent can truly automate complex marketing and growth tasks, or if specialized AI tools still reign supreme. Learn more on how the new agent stacks up against human marketers, where it shines and struggles in competitive research and crafting presentations, and what the future of managing fleets of AI agents means for your productivity. Mentions ChatGPT agent https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/ Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai/ Genspark https://www.genspark.ai/ Replit https://replit.com/ Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We're creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you're facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we've put together a survey and we'd love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We're on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don't forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain' is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.
Episode Summary: In this packed episode, Lacey Miller joins Erin and Ken to demystify what it means to be a "Go-to-Market Engineer" in today's AI-fueled marketing landscape. She breaks down how she uses agentic AI workflows to build repeatable, high-output growth systems without the team bloat. If you've ever wondered how AI changes content strategy, brand building, or TikTok for B2B... this is your playbook.
Do you need to know how to code to create an app? Hint: you don't. Nik sits down with Billy Howell, founder of Stupid Simple Apps, to unpack the booming trend of vibe coding—a radically accessible way to build custom web apps using AI, with little to no coding experience. Billy shares his personal evolution from failing a college coding class to running a thriving app agency, thanks to tools like Replit, Cursor, and ChatGPT. They talk about how operators and founders are bypassing bloated SaaS costs, building internal tools fast, and solving real business problems in record time. And, what exactly is an API? Billy breaks it down. Whether you're a DTC brand operator, indie hacker, or just AI-curious, this is the blueprint for building fast, selling smart, and skipping the gatekeepers. AppLovin is the fastest growing ad platform for DTC brands. It enables brands to run ads in a variety of mobile games, reaching over 150M daily active users in the US and driving measurable performance at scale. AppLovin Ecommerce Newsletter Want more DTC advice? Check out the Limited Supply YouTube page for more insider tips. Check out the Nik's DTC newsletter: https://bit.ly/3mOUJMJ And if you're looking for an instant stream of on-demand DTC gold, check out the Limited Supply Slack Channel for Nik's most unfiltered, uncensored thoughts. Follow Nik: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mrsharma
Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell start things off by chatting with Soundslice's CEO Adrian Holovaty who responds to OpenAI inventing an imaginary feature. Then its news roundup time: The Trump administration's sweeping new AI action plan, why AI shopping assistants still struggle with trust, the future of always-on AI wearables after Amazon acquires Bee, and Netflix officially embraces generative AI in its productions. Enjoying the AI Inside podcast? Please rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcatcher of choice! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 0:00:00 - Podcast begins 0:01:01 - A Conversation with Adrian Holovaty, Soundslice 0:26:24 - White House Unveils Sweeping AI Action Plan to Boost Development 0:34:32 - OpenAI launches personal assistant capable of controlling files and web browsers 0:39:02 - Perplexity in talks with phone makers to pre-install Comet AI mobile browser on devices 0:39:36 - AI shopping assistants have a trust problem 0:42:32 - Replit makes vibe-y promise to stop its AI agents making vibe coding disasters 0:47:38 - Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say 0:48:42 - Limitless AI 0:55:40 - OpenAI's Sam Altman warns of AI voice fraud crisis in banking 0:59:23 - US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules 1:01:25 - Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time 1:06:06 - Google's ‘Big Sleep' Just Became the First-Ever AI to Prevent a Cyberattack 1:07:03 - Researchers from top AI labs including Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic warn they may be losing the ability to understand advanced AI models Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Want our 10 Vibe Code Prompts? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/aeh Ep. 345 Is “vibe coding” the most addictive and important new skill for marketers in 2025? Kieran dives into how any marketer can quickly build lightweight tools and apps using AI and no-code platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity Labs, and Replit. Learn more on defining your ICP (ideal customer profile) in record time, generating powerful code-powered lead magnets, and why building product demos and interactive experiences is now the ultimate way to attract and convert your audience. Mentions ChatGPT https://chatgpt.com/ Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai/ Replit https://replit.com/ Lovable https://lovable.dev/ Jason Lemkin https://x.com/jasonlk Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We're creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you're facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we've put together a survey and we'd love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We're on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don't forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain' is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.
Timestamps: 0:00 maybe another time 0:17 Microsoft SharePoint flaw exploited 1:53 Ubisoft CEO on Stop Killing Games 3:14 Replit AI goes rogue, deletes database 4:58 Micro Center! 5:36 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:46 Steam games on RISC-V, Linux 6:23 Google, OpenAI win Math Olympiad 7:15 UK may back out of Apple iCloud order 7:52 AI robot performs surgery NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/9VHo7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Donatello, SharePoint, CrushFTP, WordPress, Replit, AllaKore, Rob Allen, and more on the Security Weekly News. Segment Resources: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/matanbuchus-loader-ransomware-infections This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-496
In the Pit with Cody Schneider | Marketing | Growth | Startups
Unlock the practical side of vibe coding and AI‑powered marketing automations with host Cody Schneider and guest CJ Zafir (CodeGuide.dev). If you've been flooded with posts about no‑code app builders but still wonder how people actually ship working products (and use them to drive revenue), this conversation is your blueprint.CJ breaks down:What “vibe coding” really means – from sophisticated AI‑assisted development in Cursor or Windsurf to chilled browser‑based tools like Replit, Bolt, V0, and Lovable.How to think like an AI‑native builder – using ChatGPT voice, Grok, and Perplexity to research, brainstorm, and up‑level your technical vocabulary.Writing a rock‑solid PRD that keeps LLMs from hallucinating and speeds up delivery.The best tool stack for different stages – quick MVPs, polished UIs, full‑stack production apps, and self‑hosted automations with N8N.Real‑world marketing automations – auto‑generating viral social content, indexing SEO pages, and replacing repetitive “social‑media‑manager” tasks.Idea‑validation playbook – from domain search to Google Trends, plus why you should build the “obvious” products competitors already prove people pay for.You'll leave with concrete tactics for:Scoping and documenting an app idea in minutes.Choosing the right AI coding tool for your skill level.Automating content‑creation and distribution loops.Turning small internal scripts into sellable SaaS.Timestamps(00:00) - Why vibe coding & AI‑marketing are everywhere (00:32) - Meet CJ Zafir & the origin of CodeGuide.dev (01:15) - Classic mistakes non‑technical builders make (01:27) - Sponsor break – Talent Fiber (03:00) - “Sophisticated” vs “chilled” vibe coding explained (04:00) - 2024: English becomes the biggest coding language (06:10) - Becoming AI‑native with ChatGPT voice, Grok & Perplexity (10:30) - How CodeGuide.dev was born from a 37‑prompt automation (14:00) - Tight PRDs: the antidote to LLM hallucinations (18:00) - Tool ratings: Cursor, Windsurf, Replit, Bolt, V0 & Lovable (23:30) - Real‑world marketing automations & agent workflows (25:50) - Why the “social‑media manager” role may disappear (28:00) - N8N, JSON & self‑hosting options (Render, Cloudflare, etc.) (35:50) - Idea‑validation playbook: domains, trends & data‑backed bets (42:20) - Final advice: build for today's pain, not tomorrow's hype SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Talent Fiber – your outsourced HR partner for sourcing and retaining top offshore developers. Skip the endless interviews and hire pre‑vetted engineers with benefits, progress tracking, and culture support baked in. Visit TalentFiber.com to scale your dev team today.Connect with Our GuestX (Twitter): https://x.com/cjzafirCodeGuide.dev: https://www.codeguide.dev/Connect with Your HostX (Twitter): https://twitter.com/codyschneiderxxLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codyxschneiderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/codyschneiderxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codyschneiderx
Donatello, SharePoint, CrushFTP, WordPress, Replit, AllaKore, Rob Allen, and more on the Security Weekly News. Segment Resources: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/matanbuchus-loader-ransomware-infections This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-496
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, urgent warnings from US and Canadian governments about a serious vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that allows attackers to gain admin access and execute arbitrary code. Up next, learn about a disaster involving an AI agent from Replit that deleted a live production database, defying explicit commands. Intel's Raptor Lake chips, particularly the i9 series, are crashing under the summer heat, raising concerns about broader reliability issues. Lastly, while Amazon lays off hundreds in its cloud division, Iceland is leveraging tech to shorten the workweek, boosting productivity and improving work-life balance. Don't miss these important updates and more! 00:00 Urgent Security Alert: Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability 01:56 AI Gone Rogue: The Replit Database Disaster 04:29 Intel Chips Overheating: Summer Heat Woes 06:38 Amazon Layoffs vs. Iceland's Four-Day Work Week 08:59 Conclusion and Viewer Engagement
Donatello, SharePoint, CrushFTP, WordPress, Replit, AllaKore, Rob Allen, and more on the Security Weekly News. Segment Resources: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/matanbuchus-loader-ransomware-infections This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-496
Arrivé sur le tard, Figma Make propose une approche légèrement différente des précurseurs comme Bolt, Lovable, Replit ou Cursor… Profitant d'un écosystème mais aussi de ses contraintes, est-ce que Make arrivera à se détacher ? Voici mon analyse…
Steven Forth is the Co-founder and Chief Value Officer at Ibbaka, a leading value and pricing consulting firm. With deep expertise in AI applications for pricing and value modeling, Steven is at the forefront of developing intelligent agents that help businesses understand and communicate value more effectively. His work focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, pricing strategy, and value creation, making him a pioneer in applying AI to solve complex pricing challenges. In this episode, Steven shares his insights on how benchmarking is revolutionizing both AI development and pricing strategy. Drawing parallels between how AI models are improved through benchmarking and how pricing models should be evaluated, he introduces a framework for measuring pricing effectiveness that could transform how we approach pricing decisions. Together with Mark, they explore the challenges of establishing "truth" in pricing, the role of synthetic data, and the future of AI-powered pricing tools. Why you have to check out today's podcast: Discover how AI benchmarking principles can revolutionize pricing model evaluation. Understand how to evaluate pricing models from both buyer and seller perspectives. Explore the future of AI-powered pricing tools and what it means for pricing professionals. "We don't start with the truth. We have to work our way towards truth through multiple iterations and applications." – Steven Forth Topics Covered: 02:15 – How Intercom's FinAI agent uses daily benchmarking to improve ticket resolution performance 05:30 – Why AI's success is built on benchmarking and how it emerged from the ImageNet competition 08:45 – The critical problem: pricing lacks standardized benchmarking like AI models have 11:20 – Michael Mansard's 12-factor pricing model assessment and its potential as an industry standard 14:10 – Why pricing models must be evaluated from both buyer and seller perspectives 17:25 – How market segmentation and use cases complicate pricing model benchmarking 20:40 – The role of synthetic data in pricing research and model validation 24:15 – Why "vibe coding" could disrupt traditional pricing consulting within 3 years 27:30 – The search for truth in pricing: hedonic pricing models and market assumptions 31:45 – Introduction to ValueIQ: Ibbaka's new AI agent for value-based selling Key Takeaways: "Anyone who says that they're data centric or data driven is actually before that they have to be model driven because they're using some form of model to organize the data." – Steven Forth "We should have done this 20 years ago. What were we thinking? Well, we weren't thinking. And we didn't have ways to do this for us anyway." – Steven Forth (on developing pricing benchmarks) "Benchmarking every day, I think, is going to be critical to the success of agents that do important business things." – Steven Forth "You can always improve your measurement, but at some point the return of improving the measurement is lower than the cost of increasing the validity of the measurement." – Steven Forth Resources and People Mentioned: Douglas Hubbard's How to Measure Anything (book): https://www.amazon.com/How-Measure-Anything-Intangibles-Business/dp/1118539273 ImageNet: https://image-net.org/ Michael Mansard's 12-Factor Pricing Model: https://www.insead.edu/bio/michael-mansard-0 Intercom's FinAI: https://www.intercom.com/help/en/articles/8205718-fin-ai-agent-resolutions Lovable, Replit, Bolt: https://linkblink.medium.com/bolt-vs-cursor-vs-replit-vs-lovable-ai-coders-comparison-guide-3b9d41e75810 ValueIQ: https://www.ibbaka.com/ibbaka-market-blog/get-ready-for-valueiq-sign-up-now-for-beta-access Connect with Steven Forth: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenforth/ Email: steven@ibbaka.com Connect with Mark Stiving: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stiving/ Email: mark@impactpricing.com
Start your business today with Shopify: https://shopify.com/calumjohnsonGet $350 off the EightSleep Pod 5 Ultra— https://www.eightsleep.com/calumjohnsonCheck out Notion, the best AI tool for work, right now at https://notion.com/calumjohnsonGet More From This Video:Download Our Free Supporting Doc that shares the full steps we go through in this episode: https://bit.ly/CJxMattPalmerWe used Replit AI Agent in this Masterclass: https://bit.ly/ReplitAIFollow Us!https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/https://x.com/calum_johnson9Guest: https://x.com/mattppalTimestamps00:00 INTRO02:01 The golden era for builders!07:16 The wake-up call: are you on the WRONG path?09:40 The fear of being average — escape NPC life12:26 Vibe-coding & the rise of Replit14:40 An $100M company in 5.5 months17:59 Step 0: IDEA MINING (simple notebook exercise)20:45 Find your $100M idea25:22 The 4-Step Framework: PLAN → PROMPT → PERFECT → PUBLISH33:18 LIVE BUILD starts: planning the Zen-Timer app38:57 PROMPT MAGIC — AI Agent writes the entire code45:03 Debugging 101 (You will Believe you can build ANYTHING!)53:50 Perfecting: log-in & data in minutes1:02:45 PUBLISH your AI app in one click — deploy to the web1:06:40 Design tweaks with screenshots & Figma import1:14:50 How To Market Your New Business! ($1M Apps do this!)1:23:20 How to get your FIRST users (Matt's playbook)1:31:40 Consistency • Simplicity • EXECUTIONAbout Matt PalmerMatt Palmer is the Replit Insider and Vibe coding expert. In this masterclass we show step by step how anyone can turn an idea into a profitable app in 30 minutes—even if you've never written a line of code.
In this episode of ‘Digi-Tools in Accrual World' - sponsored by Advancetrack Outsourcing - hosts Indi and Ryan bring you the latest news from the accounting tech space, with a big slant on fintech news this week, with Dext's step into the fintech world with their Airwallex partnership, a major KYC misstep from Monzo, and Adfin shake a leg with DD payouts. Along with the regular news, including ‘practical-AI' news along with more updates from your favourite accounting tech tools. 00:00 Coming Up… 00:37 Welcome to Digi-Tools in Accrual World 05:56 Accounting Tech App News 06:01 Dext enters the payments space 09:38 Companies House rules softened for smaller firms 10:52 Monzo fined for fake Downing Street accounts 15:12 UK firms struggling to turn AI hype into impact 19:27 Build AI-powered booking with Replit & Xero 23:36 Expend adds automated mileage tracking 25:55 Adfin promises faster payouts – settlement speeds improved 28:27 WorkflowMax reflects on a year of change 33:37 Rate the pod!
Send us a textBehrad shares a raw, honest experience building a landing page using AI platforms like Lovable, Replit, and Cursor. After endless failed attempts with “one-shot” tools, Cursor finally delivered. This episode dives into the reality behind modern no-code platforms and why customization still matters.Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany's Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/
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Agenda: 00:00 Windsurf was dead—then this deal changed everything 05:00 The Windsurf x Google x Cognition saga explained 09:00 The OpenAI deal collapsed—what really happened 15:00 FTC rules forced a brutal deal structure—who lost? 17:00 The investors' returns: who actually made money? 21:30 Will Google's corp dev team get fired over this? 23:00 Cognition's genius $220M acquisition of Windsurf: Most brilliant Deal of the Year 26:00 The biggest recruiting flex in Silicon Valley this year 35:00 “Roll your own SaaS” is complete nonsense 38:00 Lovable vs Cursor vs Replit: who wins the coding war? 41:00 Why Lovable could be the ChatGPT of builders 44:00 Will these vibe-coded apps become durable businesses? 48:00 The shocking churn rates hidden inside AI SaaS 55:00 Are these $2B valuations actually... cheap? 56:30 Grok just destroyed GPT-4 in benchmarks—WTF?! 01:01:00 Why Grok might overtake OpenAI in the next 12 months 01:11:00 Meta just invested $3.5B in Ray-Bans—WTF? 01:12:30 Should every S&P 500 company buy Bitcoin now? 01:15:00 Will Meta kill open source? What happens to Llama 5?
AI Hustle: News on Open AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, NVIDIA, Anthropic, Open Source LLMs
Jaeden and Jamie discuss the rapid growth of Replit, a company leading the vibe coding revolution, which recently partnered with Microsoft. They explore the implications of vibe coding for non-developers, the competitive landscape of AI tools, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs in app development. AI Hustle YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AI-Hustle-PodcastOur Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle/aboutTry AI Box: https://AIBox.ai/Chapters00:00 The Rise of Vibe Coding and Replit's Growth01:51 AI Hustle School: A Community for AI Enthusiasts02:40 Microsoft's Partnership with Replit05:03 Empowering Non-Developers with Vibe Coding08:16 Opportunities in App Development with AI
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Want to Automate your work with AI? Get the playbook here: https://clickhubspot.com/wgk Episode 66: Can you really build a zero-employee business with AI? Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) sits down with John Rush (https://x.com/johnrushx), founder and self-proclaimed builder of “the most automated org on earth,” to unpack what it takes to launch and run a company where 80% of the work (and soon, 100%) is done by AI agents. John shares his journey from managing large VC-backed teams to going fully solo and using AI to automate nearly every task in his startups, from prototyping and front-end design to sales outreach and SEO content creation. The conversation covers unique agent workflows, how to rapidly test business ideas, how specialized vs. generalist AI agents can supercharge productivity, and practical insights for solopreneurs and founders curious about leveraging automation for scale. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) Transitioning from Teamwork to AI Entrepreneurship (04:01) Rapid AI Prototyping Strategy (08:40) Specialized vs. General AI Agents (10:25) Automating Marketing with Limited Coding (13:38) Embrace AI Agents' Autonomy (19:09) AI Directories Enhance Contextual Accuracy (22:36) LLMs Prefer Directories Over Blog Posts (23:31) LLMs and Directory Discovery (28:36) Reddit Manipulation Exploits Google's Search Algorithm (30:42) Elon Musk Boosts X Account (34:36) AI Progress Hindered by Infrastructure Constraints (39:11) Limit Screen Time for Balance (42:11) Leveraging AI for Business Innovation (43:07) Weekly Idea Generation Strategy — Mentions: John Rush: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrushx/ Unicorn Platform: https://unicornplatform.com/ Grok: https://x.ai/ Replit: https://replit.com/ Cursor: https://cursor.com/en Lindy: https://www.lindy.ai/ Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt's Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Plus Daily AI Use Skyrockets 233%Like this? Get AIDAILY, delivered to your inbox, 3x a week. Subscribe to our newsletter at https://aidaily.usAI Is a Boon for ‘High-Agency' People—Empowering Everyday BuildersHigh-agency individuals—those with drive and curiosity—are leveraging AI tools like Replit to turn ideas into apps without coding. This “democratizes making,” letting barbers or students build tools on a budget. AI's not just speed; it's empowerment. If you hustle, AI gives you way more firepower.Daily AI Use at Work Has SKYROCKETED—And It's Making Us Way HappierEmployees are using AI at work 233% more than six months ago—nearly 60% now use it daily. And it's paying off: daily users report 64% higher productivity, 58% better focus, and 81% improved job satisfaction compared to non-users. Plus, AI helps with brainy stuff—like research, writing, and idea-sparking.AI Ends the Innovation Relay—Now Everyone's an Early AdopterTech used to evolve generation by generation—millennials went mobile, Gen Z made it native. But AI breaks that cycle. With intuitive, voice-based interfaces and built-in smarts, everyone from Gen Z to boomers can instantly benefit. AI doesn't just level the playing field—it removes it. Innovation is no longer generational. It's universal.How to Kickstart Your Career in the Age of AIA startup CEO says AI is gobbling up the basics, so future-proof your career by staying flexible, doubling down on personal relationships, and leaning into human skills AI can't flex—empathy, instincts, narrative vibes. Side hustle tip: mix academic smarts with biz hustle and show your edge over bots.Musk's Grok AI Is Back in Political Hot Water—AgainGrok's fresh update was meant to boost “facts over feelings,” but instead its political commentary turned spicy—blasting Democrats and praising fringe theories. xAI blamed a rogue tweak, but this déjà vu controversy follows past races into Holocaust denial and white-genocide claims, proving Grok's politics stay messy no matter the patch. The AI Complexity Paradox: More Productivity Means More ResponsibilitiesAI is blasting through tasks—from defense mission planning to proposal writing—dropping hours to minutes. But here's the catch: more output means more oversight. Workers using AI end up juggling extra responsibilities—validating, managing, integrating—so AI works smoothly. The mood? Productivity wins, but the job just got more complex.
In this Independence Day episode of Business Brain, Dave and Shannon kick things off by reflecting on unbirthdays, reviews from their listeners, and the continued popularity of their “FridAI” episodes. They emphasize the value of experimentation and how the show has evolved over time to stay fresh and relevant for […] The post FridAI – Replit + CoPilot – Business Brain 663 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.
Andrew Wilkinson is the co‑founder of Tiny, a holding company that quietly owns more than three dozen profitable internet and consumer brands, including Dribbble and the AeroPress coffee maker. Starting as a teenage barista and web designer, he's created a portfolio approaching $300 million in yearly sales (and he was personally worth over $1 billion at one point)—all without ever raising venture capital.In this conversation, you'll learn:1. The “fish where the fish are” framework for spotting high‑margin niches no one else notices2. The exact agent stack (Lindy, Replit, Limitless, and more) that supercharges Andrew's day-to-day productivity (and has replaced his assistant)3. How Andrew evaluates companies in less than 15 minutes using Buffett‑style moats and “lazy leadership”4. Telltale signs you should shut down (or never start) that startup idea5. His journey from crippling anxiety to clarity through SSRIs and ADHD medication6. His prediction that most knowledge work will be automated—and the skills to teach your kids now—Brought to you by:Sauce—Turn customer pain into product revenueEnterpret—Transform customer feedback into product growthMiro—A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life—Where to find Andrew Wilkinson:• X: https://x.com/awilkinson• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awilkinson/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Andrew Wilkinson(04:07) Finding the right business idea(07:18) Avoiding common business pitfalls(11:58) Finding your unfair advantage(17:08) Fish where the fish are(20:08) Why boring is good(25:30) Bootstrapping vs. venture capital(31:20) Lessons from acquiring and managing businesses(36:47) Avoiding people problems(42:39) Leveraging AI in business and life(49:30) The Limitless device(53:13) Job displacement and AI's future impact(58:20) Advice for new grads(01:02:50) Parenting in the age of AI(01:05:26) The pursuit of happiness beyond wealth(01:10:10) Mental health and medication(01:16:45) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Andrew's post on X with the Charlie Munger quote: https://x.com/awilkinson/status/1265653805443506182• Metalab: https://www.metalab.com/• Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/• AeroPress: https://aeropress.com/• Brian Armstrong on X: https://x.com/brian_armstrong• Warren Buffett's quote: https://quotefancy.com/quote/931119/Warren-Buffett-I-am-a-better-investor-because-I-am-a-businessman-and-a-better-businessman• Flow: https://www.getflow.com/• Instacart: https://www.instacart.com/• Things: https://culturedcode.com/things/• Dustin Moskovitz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmoskov/• Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/• Serato: https://serato.com/• Chris Sparling on X: https://x.com/_sparling_• Lindy: https://www.lindy.ai/• Replit: https://replit.com/• Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad• David Ogilvy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogilvy_(businessman)• Malcolm Gladwell's website: https://www.gladwellbooks.com/• Inside Bolt: From near-death to ~$40m ARR in 5 months—one of the fastest-growing products in history | Eric Simons (founder and CEO of StackBlitz): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-bolt-eric-simons• Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people | Anton Osika (CEO and co-founder): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-lovable-anton-osika• Limitless: https://www.limitless.ai/• Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/• Claude: https://claude.ai/• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app• William Gibson's quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/681-the-future-is-already-here-it-s-just-not-evenly• Palm Treo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Treo• Sam Altman on X: https://x.com/sama• Dario Amodei on X: https://x.com/darioamodei• Anthropic's CPO on what comes next | Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropics-cpo-heres-what-comes-next• Challengers on AppleTV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/challengers/umc.cmc.53cuz33n4e74ixj8whccj87oc• Matic vacuum: https://maticrobots.com/• Jerzy Gregorek's quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8652595-hard-choices-easy-life-easy-choices-hard-life• Tiny: https://www.tiny.com/• Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/—Recommended books:• The Laws of Human Nature: https://www.amazon.com/Laws-Human-Nature-Robert-Greene/dp/0525428143• How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets: https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/dp/1591842719—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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Welcome to a special FirstMark Deep Dive edition of the MAD Podcast. In this episode, Matt Turck and David Waltcher unpack the explosive impact of generative AI on engineering — hands-down the biggest shift the field has seen in decades. You'll get a front-row seat to the real numbers and stories behind the AI code revolution, including how companies like Cursor hit a $500M valuation in record time, and why GitHub Copilot now serves 15 million developers.Matt and David break down the six trends that shaped the last 20 years of developer tools, and reveal why coding is the #1 use case for generative AI (hint: it's all about public data, structure, and ROI). You'll hear how AI is making engineering teams 30-50% faster, but also why this speed is breaking traditional DevOps, overwhelming QA, and turning top engineers into full-time code reviewers.We get specific: 82% of engineers are already using AI to write code, but this surge is creating new security vulnerabilities, reliability issues, and a total rethink of team roles. You'll learn why code review and prompt engineering are now the most valuable skills, and why computer science grads are suddenly facing some of the highest unemployment rates.We also draw wild historical parallels—from the Gutenberg Press to the Ford assembly line—to show how every productivity boom creates new problems and entire industries to solve them. Plus: what CTOs need to know about hiring, governance, and architecture in the AI era, and why being “AI native” can make a startup more credible than a 10-year-old giant.Matt Turck (Managing Director)LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/turck/X/Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattturckDavid WaltcherLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwaltcherX/Twitter - https://x.com/davidwaltcherFIRSTMARKWebsite - https://firstmark.comX/Twitter - https://twitter.com/FirstMarkCap(00:00) Intro & episode setup (01:50) The 6 waves that led to GenAI engineering (04:30) Why coding is such fertile ground for Generative AI (08:25) Break-out dev-tool winners: Cursor, Copilot, Replit, V0 (11:25) Early stats: Teams Are Shipping Code Faster with AI (13:32) Copilots vs Autonomous Agents: The Current Reality (14:14) Lessons from History: Every Tech Boom Creates New Problems (21:53) FirstMark Survey: The Headaches AI Is Creating for Developers (22:53) What's Now Breaking: Security, CI/CD flakes, QA Overload (29:16) The New CTO Playbook to Adapt to the AI Revolution (33:23) What Happens to Engineering Orgs if Everyone is a Coder? (40:19) Founder opportunities & the dev-tool halo effect (44:24) The Built-in Credibility of AI-Native Startups (46:16) The Irony of Dev Tools As Biggest Winners in the AI Gold Rush (47:43) What's Next for AI and Engineering?
Amjad Masad is the founder and CEO of Replit, a cloud-based coding platform. He is also an outspoken voice on cultural and educational shifts in technology. www.replit.com The ultimate wireless hack. Make the switch at Visible dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Go With The Flow #1: Mastering N8N Automation with Visual Workflows
On this episode of the TestGuild DevOps Toolchain, host Joe Colantonio is joined by Maurice McCabe, a seasoned AI engineer from AIA Systems whose expertise spans over two decades and the rise of agentic AI. Together, they dive deep into the rapidly evolving world of DevOps, AI-driven development, and modern product testing. Maurice shares his experiences from the early days of machine learning to today's generative AI revolution, uncovering how tools like Replit and smart browsers are transforming the way products are built, tested, and deployed. Whether you're a developer looking to keep your edge in a changing landscape, a DevOps pro curious about AI-infused workflows, or someone exploring automated voice and unstructured data solutions, this episode is packed with practical insight. The conversation covers the blurring lines between AI and ML, how subject matter experts can leverage new tools, the growing importance of testing in an AI-powered future, and what DevOps professionals need to know to stay ahead. Additionally, Maurice provides an insider's look at testing voice-enabled AI, monitoring KPIs for drift and hallucination, and the role of human expertise in the era of automation. Tune in to get inspired and equipped for the future of AI and DevOps with actionable advice and a look at where the industry might be headed next. ry out Insight Hub free for 14 days now: https://testguild.me/insighthub. No credit card required.
Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.comI sat down with Sam Thompson again and we talked about how starting a business really isn't that complicated. We broke down why perfect logos, pricing models, or websites don't matter early on, and how getting on sales calls with nothing to sell is often the best place to begin. We shared an example of a guy who launched a Google Maps optimization service from scratch (no prior experience) and closed clients in under 30 days. We also talked about pricing strategies, paid ads, building confidence through customer conversations, and even how AI tools like Replit and ChatGPT can be packaged into customizable templates and sold as one-time products. If you've been thinking about launching something simple but powerful, this idea might be exactly what you need. You can find Sam on X/Twitter (https://x.com/ImSamThompson) and check out what he's building at https://www.unlimitedcontent.com/Timestamps below. Enjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkLearn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cofFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---00:00 Impatience with Action, Patience with Results03:02 The Power of First Party Customer Research06:00 Adapting to Customer Needs08:55 Understanding Willingness to Pay11:47 The Importance of Action Over Research15:05 Pricing Strategies for Success17:59 Creating Value for Customers19:58 Navigating Idea Hopping23:44 Innovative Product Ideas and Market Fit30:45 Replit Wrapper Idea
HEADLINES:♦ Fadel Al Ali Named Chairman of Majid Al Futtaim Group in Major Governance Shakeup♦ Maersk Cuts Ties With Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements After Activist Pressure♦ Replit Hits $100 Million in Revenue, Founder Amjad Masad Reveals Rapid Growth♦ UAE's Baraka Launches AI Assistant to Help Retail Investors in the GulfNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY
Amjad Masad (@amasad), founder and CEO of Replit, and Yohei Nakajima (@yoheinakajima), Managing Partner at Untapped Capital, joined Village Global partner Ben Casnocha for a live masterclass with Village Global founders.Takeaways:AI agents are rapidly evolving, with coding and deep research agents showing the most traction today. But general-purpose assistants are still brittle — trip-planning and high-context tasks remain hard.Replit Agent shows how quickly full-stack applications can be built today, sometimes in under an hour — even by non-technical users. What matters most isn't a CS degree, it's traits like curiosity, grit, and systems thinking.Many AI startups are too quick to claim “moats” when most don't really have one. True defensibility requires deep domain insight, unique data, and the right founder traits.The rise of vertical AI agents is compelling — specialists outperform general agents for now. A real AGI will change everything, and it's so disruptive it's not even worth planning around.The best investors still look for timeless traits: hard-charging, resourceful founders, attacking stagnant industries. AI changes a lot — but not what makes a great early-stage team.Tools like Replit are making vibe coding (yes, even for non-coders) a superpower. From executive dashboards to lightweight Crunchbase clones, agents are already creating real enterprise value.Don't over-engineer AI use cases. Start with internal tools or things you've always wanted to build. The best projects often come from personal curiosity and side projects.Resources mentioned:Replit – The coding platform behind Replit Agent, enabling fast full-stack app creation with AIVCpedia by Yohei Nakajima – A startup intelligence platform vibe-coded with Replit AgentTweet: $150k → $400 NetSuite extension – Real-world example of arbitrage using ReplitTED Talk on Grit by Angela Duckworth – Referenced by Amjad as a key trait for AI builders“Perfectionism” blog post by Amjad Masad – Why it holds builders back and how to overcome itSeven Powers by Hamilton Helmer – The strategy book Amjad calls the best resource on real moatsNEO – A fully autonomous ML engineerLayers – An autonomous AI marketing agent that lives in your IDEBasis – A vertical AI agent for accounting firmsNDEA – A new lab (founded by François Chollet & Mike Knoop) exploring AGI with program synthesisThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
In this dynamic Part 2 episode, entrepreneur and growth strategist Swish Goswami returns to The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast to explore the cutting edge of AI, data ethics, and leading with intention in an unpredictable world.From the growing tension between privacy and innovation to the responsibility of the next generation of creators, Swish unpacks what it takes to thrive in a digital-first era. He also shares actionable strategies for collecting first-party data, using no-code tools to transform customer engagement, and building authentic, future-ready relationships.It's a sharp, forward-looking conversation at the intersection of modern marketing, entrepreneurial resilience, and tech-powered growth.https://www.swishgoswami.com/Timestamp Guide:[00:00–03:00] The AI surveillance debate: Is our phone listening—and what happens next?[03:00–07:00] How platforms track behavior, listen for cues, and sell targeted access[07:00–10:00] Why North America lags in privacy laws & what GDPR gets right[10:00–14:00] Marketing in the age of AI: personalization, data, and trust[14:00–19:00] Loyalty programs, event-driven marketing & digital rewards for restaurants[19:00–22:00] Replit & no-code AI platforms: Building smarter, faster, and cheaper[22:00–26:00] Gamifying customer experiences and building public-facing leaderboards[26:00–30:00] AI optimism vs. AI caution: The parental dilemma in a post-ChatGPT world[30:00–35:00] The responsibility of Gen Z and what it really means to take initiative[35:00–38:00] Entrepreneurial mindset tips for teens and why network is everything[38:00–42:00] First-principle thinking, Sunday planning rituals & high-performance habits[42:00–47:00] What stops most people? Risk, fear, failure—and how to reframe them[47:00–50:00] Constant motion: why failing fast and often is a sign you're doing it rightNotable Quotes:“AI is going to replace repetitive roles—but your ability to think critically, build relationships, and act fast? That's the real differentiator.” – Swish Goswami“Marketing isn't about shouting louder. It's about building a feedback loop between trust, value, and relevance.” – Swish GoswamiFeatured Resources & Tools:Replit – No-code AI platform for loyalty cards, gamification, and business apps: https://replit.comTypeform (AI Survey Builder) – https://www.typeform.comGoogle Veo 3 (Video Gen) – AI video generation tool for onboarding & content11 Labs (AI Voice Cloning) – Hyper-realistic audio generation: https://elevenlabs.ioGleam.io (Giveaway Engine) – Smart sweepstakes & lead generation platform: https://gleam.ioGDPR Overview – The global gold standard in data protection: https://gdpr.euKey Takeaways:Businesses should start collecting first-party data now—email, SMS, and engagement tracking are the foundation of future-proof marketing.Use no-code...
ANNOUNCEMENT: AgList is now 10x more powerful. Introducting AgList AI. — Tim and Tyler share how exactly they are using AI for their businesses, including specific tools and use cases. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links AgList - https://aglist.com Farmer Mode - https://farmermode.com ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com Gemini - https://gemini.google.com/app Replit - https://replit.com Manus - https://manus.im/app Lindy - https://www.lindy.ai
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In this powerful bonus episode of Rootsland, we explore how artificial intelligence might become humanity's greatest ally—or its most dangerous adversary—depending on who raises it. After facing betrayal from the reggae community over his Peter Tosh investigation, our host Henry K discovers an unexpected partnership with Replit's CEO Amjad Masad, leading to new opportunities for Rootsland. Drawing parallels between Mikey Dread's 1980 anthem "Break Down the Walls" and today's digital barriers, this episode reveals how the same communities historically locked out of opportunity—the ghettos, favelas, and barrios—hold the key to AI's spiritual education. From three sailors facing a storm to the rejected stones becoming cornerstones, we journey through a narrative that connects Bob Marley's prophecies to Silicon Valley's promises.This isn't just about preserving reggae culture in the digital age—it's about ensuring AI learns from humanity's most resilient voices before it's too late. Because the question isn't whether AI will change everything, but whether we'll help shape what it becomes.Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaLegends of Reggae | Facebook
Taylor Otwell (@taylorotwell) didn't just create the popular open-source framework Laravel. He turned it into a highly profitable business that helps developers build profitable businesses themselves. Few other open-source devs have such a clear understanding of market needs AND developer requirements. Taylor shares his approach to monetizing freely available code, how he intentionally built an ecosystem of free and paid-for tooling, and where the Laravel journey will go.The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/taylor-otwell-the-quite-entrepreneurial-creator-of-laravel/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/394-taylor-otwell-the-quite-entrepreneurial-creator-of-laravelCheck out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvidYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletterMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.comHere are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw
Episode 714: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with Matt Mazzeo ( https://x.com/Mazzeo ) about using AI agents as your go-to-market. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:30) AI as the Go-to-Market (8:50) The Billion Dollar Secret (12:03) Mario Kart Theory (18:55) Being a Tinkerer/Supabase (25:38) Amjad Masad/Replt (28: 41) Taste (36:44) Agents replacing VCs (37:57) Agent Employees (42:28) Story Game — Links: • Want Sam's guide to use ChatGPT? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/wpv • Supabase - https://supabase.com/ • Replit - https://replit.com/ • Clay - https://www.clay.com/ • Alpha Go Movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I talked about some of the most practical AI use cases we've seen in a while. I shared a new idea I spun up just 10 minutes before we hit record, literally bought the domain and had Replit building it mid-episode. We talked about how to turn AI-generated pitch decks into real income, how to use Manus and Perplexity Labs to shortcut market research and make money with it, and how quizzes powered by LLMs can reshape hiring and lead gen. This one's packed with ideas for anyone trying to actually use AI to build and grow something fast.Learn more about Nik here: http://linktr.ee/cofoundersnikShare your ideas with us:Nik@cofounders.comChris@cofounders.comTimestamps below. Enjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkLearn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cofFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---00:00 The Underrated Potential of AI02:58 Innovative AI Applications and Ideas05:48 Leveraging AI for Personalization and Hiring09:14 Pitch Decks and AI: A New Frontier12:08 Using AI for Market Research and Lead Generation15:00 Prompt Engineering: Enhancing AI Outputs17:52 Perplexity Labs: Revolutionizing Research21:07 B2B Applications of AI-Driven Reports
Aparna Chennapragada is the chief product officer of experiences and devices at Microsoft, where she oversees AI product strategy for their productivity tools and work on agents. Previously, she was the CPO at Robinhood, spent 12 years at Google, and is also on the board of eBay and Capital One.What you'll learn:1. How “prompt sets are the new PRDs” and why prototyping with AI is now essential for effective product development2. The three key characteristics of AI agents: autonomy (delegation of tasks), complexity (handling multi-step challenges), and natural interaction (conversing beyond simple chat)3. Why NLX (natural language experience) is the new UX, requiring deliberate design principles for conversational interfaces4. Why the PM role isn't dying in the AI era—it's evolving to emphasize tastemaking and editing5. How living “one year in the future” can be operationalized with programs like Microsoft's Frontier6. How even traditional enterprises can balance cutting-edge AI adoption with appropriate governance through dual-track approaches7. Insights on leadership differences between Microsoft's Satya Nadella (known for multi-level thinking and early trendspotting) and Google's Sundar Pichai (mastery of complex ecosystems)8. The vision for human and AI collaboration in the workplace, where people and agents achieve outcomes greater than either could alone9. A practical framework for evaluating zero-to-one product opportunities—Brought to you by:Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experimentsPragmatic Institute—Industry‑recognized product, marketing, and AI training and certificationsCoda—The all-in-one collaborative workspace—Where to find Aparna Chennapragada:• X: https://x.com/aparnacd• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnacd/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Aparna Chennapragada(04:28) Aparna's stand-up comedy journey(07:29) Transition to Microsoft and enterprise insights(10:00) The Frontier program and AI integration(13:28) Understanding AI agents(17:59) NLX is the new UX(22:28) The future of product development(31:16) Building a custom Chrome extension(35:45) Leadership styles of Satya and Sundar(37:47) Counterintuitive lessons in product building(41:20) Inflection points for successful products(45:16) GitHub Copilot and code generation(48:34) Excel's enduring success(50:27) Pivotal career moments(54:55) The future of human-agent collaboration(56:25) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Google Lens: https://lens.google/• Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live• Reid Hoffman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidhoffman/• Robinhood: https://robinhood.com/• eBay: https://www.ebay.com/• Capital One: https://www.capitalone.com/• Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/• Aparna's LinkedIn post about enterprise vs. consumer: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aparnacd_every-enterprise-user-feature-has-a-shadow-activity-7321176091610542080-8X-E/• The Epic Split: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epic_Split• AI Frontiers: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/lab/ai-frontiers/• OpenAI's CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more | Kevin Weil (CPO at OpenAI, ex-Instagram, Twitter): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/kevin-weil-open-ai• Deepseek: https://www.deepseek.com/• Satya Nadella on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella/• Tobi Lütke's leadership playbook: Playing infinite games, operating from first principles, and maximizing human potential (founder and CEO of Shopify): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/tobi-lutkes-leadership-playbook• Tobi Lütke's post on X about reflexive AI: https://x.com/tobi/status/1909251946235437514• GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot• Sundar Pichai on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundarpichai/• South Park “Underwear Gnomes” episode: https://southpark.cc.com/episodes/13y790/south-park-gnomes-season-2-ep-17• Google Home: https://home.google.com/welcome/• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/• v0: https://v0.dev/• Bolt: https://bolt.net/• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/• Replit: https://replit.com/• Inside Bolt: From near-death to ~$40m ARR in 5 months—one of the fastest-growing products in history | Eric Simons (founder and CEO of StackBlitz): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-bolt-eric-simons• Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people | Anton Osika (CEO and co-founder): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-lovable-anton-osika• Everyone's an engineer now: Inside v0's mission to create a hundred million builders | Guillermo Rauch (founder and CEO of Vercel, creators of v0 and Next.js): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/everyones-an-engineer-now-guillermo-rauch• The rise of Cursor: The $300M ARR AI tool that engineers can't stop using | Michael Truell (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-rise-of-cursor-michael-truell• Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad• Microsoft Excel World Championship: https://fmworldcup.com/microsoft-excel-world-championship/• Google Now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Now• Hacks on Max: https://www.max.com/shows/hacks/67e940b7-aab2-46ce-a62b-c7308cde9de7• Granola: https://www.granola.ai/• Alan Kay quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/alan_kay_100831• Sindhu Vee's website: https://sindhuvee.com/• Nate Bargatze's website: https://natebargatze.com/—Recommended book:• A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains: https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Intelligence-Evolution-Breakthroughs/dp/0063286351—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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Will AI replace God, steal your job, and change your future? Amjad Masad, Bret Weinstein, and Daniel Priestley debate the terrifying warning signs, and why you need to understand them now. Amjad Masad is the founder and CEO of Replit, the world's leading online programming environment and community. Daniel Priestley is a serial entrepreneur and advises fast-growing companies on innovation, marketing, and the future of work in the age of AI. Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist, expert in complex systems and host of the DarkHorse Podcast. In this debate, they explain: Why AI threatens 50% of the global workforce. How AI agents are already replacing millions of jobs and how to use them to your advantage. How AI will disrupt creative industries and hijack human consciousness. The critical skills that will matter most in the AI-powered future. What parents must teach their kids now to survive the AI age. How to harness AI's power ethically. 00:00 Intro 07:14 What Is an AI Agent? 09:11 Who Is Bret and What Are His Views on AI? 12:58 Who Is Dan? 14:42 Where Are the Boundaries? 15:56 What Could AI Potentially Do? 17:01 Bret's Concerns: AI and a New Species 19:33 The Disruptive Potential of AI in Its Current Form 20:33 Is AI Just a Tool? 21:38 Those Who Leverage AI Will Be the Winners 25:15 What Abuse Are We Currently Seeing? 30:57 The Collateral Damage of AI 39:08 What Will Happen to Humans? 42:15 Which Jobs Will Be Replaced by AI? 45:34 Could AI Development Affect Western Economies? 49:00 Is AI Removing Our Agency? 57:39 Will Authenticity Be More Valued in the AI Era? 59:16 Will Markets Become Fairer or More Unbalanced? 1:03:45 The Economic Displacement 1:05:45 Worldcoin and the Case for Universal Basic Income 1:11:47 Are We Losing Meaning and Purpose? 1:14:44 AI's Impact on Loneliness, Relationships, and Connection 1:18:57 Can Education Adapt to the AI Era? 1:26:07 What Should AI Teach Our Children? 1:31:19 Ads 1:32:20 Is This Inevitable? 1:38:18 Will We Start Living Like House Cats? 1:44:44 Hyper-Changing World: Are We Designed for It? 1:50:25 The 5 Key Threats of AI 1:51:51 Deepfakes and AI Scams 1:59:43 An Optimistic Take on the AI Era 2:03:37 AI for Business Opportunities 2:08:34 Ads 2:10:32 AI Autonomous Weapons 2:17:59 Do We Live Among Aliens or in a Simulation? 2:21:31 How to Live a Good Life in the AI Era