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We asked a dozen DevTool founders from companies like RevenueCat, Greptile, Firecrawl, Infisical, ollama, Resend, Mintlify, Unsloth AI, Porter, and recall.ai, about the state of AI agents and the future of software engineering. In this episode of Founder FAQ, we covered everything from agents as customers and the end... show more

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Y Combinator

236,530 次观看 • 11 个月前

From a Thai prison cell to a fintech empire processing $1.6B in international payments across 40+ banks and 250M+ users. Jonathan Low (Jonathan Low). Forbes 40 Under 40. Author of "Cell to CEO." We covered prison, banking for AI agents, RWA projects, the future of crypto in banking, vibe coding for trading, and the businesses that win the next 5 years. ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Teaser 00:00:46 — Who is Jonathan Low 00:01:35 — What Jonathan's life was like before prison 00:02:13 — How and why Jonathan ended up in prison 00:02:57 — Prison conditions: expectations vs reality 00:07:33 — Prison became the greatest blessing 00:09:12 — How the entrepreneurial journey began after prison 00:10:34 — Why social capital matters 00:11:06 — Launched own club and took it to the top in 3 months 00:12:09 — Built an Axie Infinity gaming guild during COVID 00:13:49 — The beginning of the BipTap Group journey 00:17:23 — How Jonathan built his own banking system 00:20:07 — How to get a crypto card 00:22:03 — How much it costs to launch a white-label solution with BipTap 00:22:58 — Banking for AI agents 00:25:57 — How to build an RWA project 00:27:45 — Future of cryptocurrencies in banking 00:32:08 — The business verticals within Empire Group 00:32:48 — What Jonathan invests his money in 00:33:54 — How relationships with regulators are built 00:34:43 — Implementing AI in business 00:36:28 — Vibe coding in trading 00:40:06 — Advice for first-time founders 00:43:36 — From construction to trading: Ruslan Khairullin's journey 00:44:57 — Inner peace: why calmness is essential for founders 00:50:39 — Work-life balance for entrepreneurs 00:53:47 — $1.5 million in 24 hours on TST coin 00:55:11 — The best way to capture a market 00:55:57 — Banking for nations Watch the full conversation and let me know which part you liked the most 👇

From a Thai prison cell to a fintech empire processing $1.6B in international payments across 40+ banks and 250M+ users. Jonathan Low (Jonathan Low). Forbes 40 Under 40. Author of "Cell to CEO." We covered prison, banking for AI agents, RWA projects, the future of crypto in banking, vibe coding for trading, and the businesses that win the next 5 years. ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Teaser 00:00:46 — Who is Jonathan Low 00:01:35 — What Jonathan's life was like before prison 00:02:13 — How and why Jonathan ended up in prison 00:02:57 — Prison conditions: expectations vs reality 00:07:33 — Prison became the greatest blessing 00:09:12 — How the entrepreneurial journey began after prison 00:10:34 — Why social capital matters 00:11:06 — Launched own club and took it to the top in 3 months 00:12:09 — Built an Axie Infinity gaming guild during COVID 00:13:49 — The beginning of the BipTap Group journey 00:17:23 — How Jonathan built his own banking system 00:20:07 — How to get a crypto card 00:22:03 — How much it costs to launch a white-label solution with BipTap 00:22:58 — Banking for AI agents 00:25:57 — How to build an RWA project 00:27:45 — Future of cryptocurrencies in banking 00:32:08 — The business verticals within Empire Group 00:32:48 — What Jonathan invests his money in 00:33:54 — How relationships with regulators are built 00:34:43 — Implementing AI in business 00:36:28 — Vibe coding in trading 00:40:06 — Advice for first-time founders 00:43:36 — From construction to trading: Ruslan Khairullin's journey 00:44:57 — Inner peace: why calmness is essential for founders 00:50:39 — Work-life balance for entrepreneurs 00:53:47 — $1.5 million in 24 hours on TST coin 00:55:11 — The best way to capture a market 00:55:57 — Banking for nations Watch the full conversation and let me know which part you liked the most 👇

Ruslan Khairullin

16,872 次观看 • 1 个月前

Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas (Aravind Srinivas) on the race to build the AI browser of the future. At AI Startup School in San Francisco. 00:48 - Perplexity's Current Status and Challenges 01:16 - Future Plans: The Browser Bet 03:18 - Competition and Market Dynamics 04:43 - The Importance of Speed and Innovation 05:51 - Founding Perplexity: The Early Days 09:18 - Product Evolution and User Experience 19:44 - Running the Company and Future Outlook 20:15 - AI Tools in Software Engineering 20:31 - Adoption and Implementation of AI Coding Tools 21:11 - Challenges and Benefits of AI in Development 22:35 - Brand Value and Competition 23:56 - Network Effects and Integrations 27:40 - Business Model and Revenue Streams 29:54 - Advice for Founders 31:33 - Audience Q&A

Y Combinator

236,501 次观看 • 1 年前

It's not often you get a conversation as open and honest about starting companies as this with Anurag Goel, founder & CEO of Render. Especially going into the 10 year anniversary of South Park Commons. I've heard Ruchi Sanghvi refer to Anurag as functionally a cofounder of SPC. (00:00) Intro (00:27) How Anurag joined Stripe (04:30) Silicon Valley “mythmaking” (07:15) Can founders be vulnerable? (09:00) His “Minus One” moment after Stripe (15:45) Killing “good” ideas (17:50) How Render unlocks developer productivity (24:00) The AI bubble

It's not often you get a conversation as open and honest about starting companies as this with Anurag Goel, founder & CEO of Render. Especially going into the 10 year anniversary of South Park Commons. I've heard Ruchi Sanghvi refer to Anurag as functionally a cofounder of SPC. (00:00) Intro (00:27) How Anurag joined Stripe (04:30) Silicon Valley “mythmaking” (07:15) Can founders be vulnerable? (09:00) His “Minus One” moment after Stripe (15:45) Killing “good” ideas (17:50) How Render unlocks developer productivity (24:00) The AI bubble

Jonathan Brebner

26,395 次观看 • 6 个月前

EPISODE 158: Nima Ghamsari on the Power of AI Agents & Infinite Workforce Joe Lonsdale sits down with Nima Ghamsari to cover some favorite stories from Palantir, why he's all-in on AI agents, Blend's comeback story, and more. (00:00) Episode intro (01:45) Making millions playing poker to joining Palantir (06:00) Most important lessons from Palantir (07:30) Founding $BLND / understanding the mortgage industry (11:25) How to win over banks and risk-averse customers (15:50) Blend's meteoric rise and fall (19:00) Going all-in on AI agents / Blend's Act II (22:55) efficient markets / is Blend undervalued today? (26:50) Impact of AI on internal operations / increased productivity (32:00) The future of SaaS (36:20) The optimistic case for AI

EPISODE 158: Nima Ghamsari on the Power of AI Agents & Infinite Workforce Joe Lonsdale sits down with Nima Ghamsari to cover some favorite stories from Palantir, why he's all-in on AI agents, Blend's comeback story, and more. (00:00) Episode intro (01:45) Making millions playing poker to joining Palantir (06:00) Most important lessons from Palantir (07:30) Founding $BLND / understanding the mortgage industry (11:25) How to win over banks and risk-averse customers (15:50) Blend's meteoric rise and fall (19:00) Going all-in on AI agents / Blend's Act II (22:55) efficient markets / is Blend undervalued today? (26:50) Impact of AI on internal operations / increased productivity (32:00) The future of SaaS (36:20) The optimistic case for AI

American Optimist

158,307 次观看 • 1 个月前