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Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024
December 26, 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 models like ChatGPT, Claude, and o1 to first look back an

Coaching Up: Should your AI be teaching you how to use it?
November 22, 2024

Everywhere you turn, companies have shoved AI features into their products that no one is using. Today, Fraser and Nabeel ask each otherare there any AI features that youre actually using in older products? Plus: How kids will be shaped using AI product

Q&A: Is NotebookLM an exception to a rule? When to copy? When are small improvements better than big bets? Will data privacy matter?
November 01, 2024

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 strong product identity, and strategies for early-stage star

"Software should be soft" - Meter Command with Anil Varanasi
September 30, 2024

Join Fraser, Nabeel, and special guest Anil from Meter as they dive into the innovation behind Meter Command. Meter's new interface has been called the "future of software" and a far ranging interview talks about the problem of designing product around pe

The New Muse: Hobbyists and AI
August 07, 2024

How would you design an AI product differently for a hobbyist vs prosumer vs professional? Using MidJourney as a case study in the passion economy, they delve into how AI tools can help build communities and support semi-professional creators. They explor

Making product on the S curve of AI. Plus, Anthropic Artifacts
July 20, 2024

Fraser and Nabeel start by retcon'ing their earlier "maybe we should stop talking about models" and reflecting on the importance of adapting product strategy based how much disruption is happening in your market. The episode highlights the release of Clau

Granola, Designing AI for User Agency, and how to compete with $$$
June 02, 2024

Fraser and Nabeel dive into the evolving landscape of AI note-taking apps, focusing on a new product, Granola. They discuss Granola's unique approach of "enhancing your thought" instead of "thinking for you." They also explore: applying this idea to other

Should we stop talking about models?
May 12, 2024

Is it still worth it to discuss models when discussing startups? Nabeel and Fraser discuss how that may be the wrong question to ask in the current landscape, and why customer-centric questions and user experience should be the basis of product experience

Devin & the Autonomous Engineer Wave. Plus, .Com lessons as a model for today
April 10, 2024

What is the extent of autonomous coding engineer Devins ability to generate real, functional applications with little to no help? Nabeel and Fraser dive into the buzz about Cognitions Devin, what makes it different, and the transformative potential of

AI Models. Weighing the chances of commodity vs differentiation.
March 23, 2024

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 video models. Then Fraser pivots to orienting around jobs