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The two types of Agentic Engineering, and their teams
We return from a break to discuss the effects of an avalanche of app making due to Claude and Codex, including “Camp,” an experiment by Nabeel in native multiplayer AI-assisted group work beyond…
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Why are dentists so into vibe coding? Where's the Steve Jobs of this era? In this episode of Hallway Chat, Fraser and Nabeel discuss the viral AI assistant Poke, within the broader context of the…
Be Water, Ubiquity over Ownership
In this episode of Hallway Chat, Nabeel and Fraser unpack the emerging power of tool use, reasoning traces, and code execution in modern models. They reflect on how startups can stay ahead in a…
Building Open World AI w/Andrew Mason
Nabeel and Fraser sit down with Andrew Mason, founder of Descript, for a deep dive into evolution "open world agents" in AI products. The trio uses the recent Airtable re-founding as a lens to look…
Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.
Craft in the age of AI. Nabeel and Fraser start with a dive into what makes the Boundary backpack so great. They explore how AI is changing the way we do customer research, the importance of…
AI Severance: One Memory or Many?
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State of AI and Games
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Building an Interestingness Leaderboard
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Questions we’re asking of AI startups in 2025.
Today, Nabeel and Fraser tackle the questions they've been asking internally. What level of improvement would it take to disrupt an incumbent product? They also explore what advantages second movers…
Granola & The Art of Invisible AI - Christopher Pedregal
Nabeel and Fraser sit down for a round-table discussion with Chris Pedregal, founder and CEO of Granola, an AI note taking app, to discuss Granola’s evolution and product philosophy. Their…
Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024
What lessons will we take from 2024's AI products into next year? How better to reflect on advancements in the field of AI over this past year than to ask AI itself? Today, Fraser and Nabeel use AI…
Coaching Up: Should your AI be teaching you how to use it?
Everywhere you turn, companies have shoved AI features into their products that no one is using. Today, Fraser and Nabeel ask each other—are there any AI features that you’re actually using in older…
Q&A: Is NotebookLM an exception to a rule? When to copy? When are small improvements better than big bets? Will data privacy matter?
Open format Q&A this week. Fraser and Nabeel explore AI data privacy, the ethics of copying features, and maintaining innovation. They discuss enterprise data challenges, the importance of a…
"Software should be soft" - Meter Command with Anil Varanasi
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The New Muse: Hobbyists and AI
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Making product on the S curve of AI. Plus, Anthropic Artifacts
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Granola, Designing AI for User Agency, and how to compete with $$$
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Should we stop talking about models?
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Devin & the Autonomous Engineer Wave. Plus, .Com lessons as a model for today
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AI Models. Weighing the chances of commodity vs differentiation.
This week is a discussion of the points of differentiation vs commodification in various AI models. Including how these points might change over time, and might change between language, image, and…
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