Behind the Craft

Josh sold his last startup for $4M and is now building 5 products solo with agents. He showed me his exact AI skills stack, including a 4-step /build skill, an /adversarial-code-review skill where he pits Opus against GPT, a /but-for-real skill that makes the AI catch its own mistakes, and a /learnings skill that improves AI’s output over time. Josh has been a solo builder for 25 years and it was fascinating to watch how he works.

Josh and I talked about:
(00:00) Why launching fast beats months of planning
(01:02) A tour of the 5 AI products Josh built solo
(05:22) /build skill: Research, plan, track, implement
(10:52) /adversarial-code-review skill: Getting GPT to review Opus' code
(16:02) /learnings skill: Make AI update its own CLAUDE.md
(16:47) /but-for-real skill: Make AI fix its own mistakes
(19:11) Live demo: How to design non AI slop websites
(28:55) Advice for builders without technical experience

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Ryan is a serial founder who’s building his latest startup solo with only AI agents. It was fascinating to watch him demo the exact skills and routines he uses to get OpenClaw, Codex, and Devin to manage his inbox and calendar, do sales outreach, and build features while he sleeps.

Ryan and I talked about:
(00:00) Agents are just cron jobs and text markdown files
(02:25) Demo: How Ryan set up OpenClaw to be his AI chief of staff
(08:14) The setting most people get wrong in OpenClaw
(13:46) How to onboard your agent like you would an employee
(17:06) The cron job that books cold meetings while Ryan sleeps
(24:36) Why Ryan prefers Devin over other AI coding tools
(28:33) Demo: How Ryan ships 10 PRs a day solo
(33:08) Google Ads agencies and a $6K/month designer
(37:11) Why building the system is the real startup workThanks to our sponsors:
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Alex is a research PM at Anthropic building the next Claude model. He gave me a rare inside look at how the research team operates — including how they turn user feedback into model training, how they decide which capabilities to prioritize, and how they improve Claude’s personality. If you’re wondering how frontier model development actually works, then this interview is a must watch.
Alex and I talked about:
(00:00) How Anthropic treats each new model as a product
(04:58) Building adaptive thinking into Claude
(07:07) Why Claude is starting to dream
(11:15) "If it's not a one-way door, then it's essentially free"
(15:40) How Alex uses Claude Cowork to pressure test his docs
(17:05) Inside Anthropic's eval process for new models
(21:02) How Anthropic trains Claude's character
(32:39) The consciousness question Anthropic is quietly working on

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Moritz is an AI founder who built a personal OS in Claude Code to manage his emails, create content, and even buy groceries. In this episode, he walks through everything you need to set up your own: folder structure, tools, memory loops, skills, and routines. We also talked about the pros and cons of OpenClaw vs. Claude Code.

Moritz and I talked about:
(00:00) The honest tradeoffs: OpenClaw vs. Claude Code
(09:03) Why Moritz switched to Claude Code
(15:40) The folder structure that runs Moritz's entire OS
(20:03) The memory loop that makes Claude Code remember everything
(23:47) CLI vs. MCP vs. API: which to pick and why it matters
(26:02) Skills walkthrough: automated grocery runs and video uploads
(29:03) Local vs. remote routines (and when to use each)
(31:51) The full content pipeline from idea to posted video
(41:43) Tips to start building your first personal OS

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Ravi is a top AI instructor and former CPO of Tinder. In our episode, he did a live demo of using his 3-layer context engineering system (functional, visual, data) to build a beautiful music app instead of the usual AI slop. You’ll never build with AI the same way again after learning about Ravi’s approach.
Ravi and I talked about:
(00:00) Why most AI prototypes feel like slop
(01:08) Context engineering, explained from first principles
(05:12) Layer 1 demo: Functional context
(09:38) Layer 2 demo: Visual context
(13:31) Layer 3 demo: Data context
(15:47) Building a custom MCP server in Claude Code
(19:54) The full stack prompt: all 3 layers in one shot
(24:21) Why separating the data layer is the real unlock
(28:59) Should PMs prototype or just ship to production?
(33:51) Where PRDs still fit in AI native product development

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