AI Agents, Clearly Explained in 40 Minutes | Wade Foster (Zapier)
Wade is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier. We’re both sick of everyone calling everything an “AI agent” so we had some real talk about what actually works instead. Wade gave me a practical demo of his AI workflow that triages 100+ emails to 10 and shared exactly how to find automation opportunities on your calendar.Wade and I talked about:(00:00) Why most people asking for agents actually want workflows(01:25) The AI automation spectrum explained with real examples(05:16) Live demo: Wade's email agent that triages 100+ emails down to 10(13:27) The difference between APIs vs MCPs(18:52) Making Zapier AI-first: Why the CEO memo isn’t enough(24:08) Wade's response to AI influencers saying "RIP Zapier"(32:09) How Zapier tests for AI fluency in job interviews(35:31) How to identify what to automate with AI in your calendar📌 Get my top 10 takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/ai-agents-clearly-explained-in-40-minutes-zapier-wade-fosterWhere to find Wade:X: https://x.com/wadefosterWebsite: https://zapier.comSubscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Notion's New AI Agents for Work Blew Me Away (Full Tutorial) | Akshay & Ryan
Everyone calls their AI product an “agent” but Notion’s actually live up to the hype. It took Akshay (Notion’s co-founder) and Ryan (AI lead) 2 years of failure to build agents that can create databases, respond to Slack, and more. We had a great chat about their most surprising lessons from building the best AI agents for work.We talked about:(00:00) What it really took to build agents that actually work (01:38) Live demo: Watch a database build itself in real-time (04:56) How Akshay writes docs by just talking to AI 90% of the time (20:15) The real difference between AI slop and useful AI agents (34:43) Personalizing agents with custom memory and instructions (39:59) Live demo: Building a custom Notion agent for Slack (49:03) What Notion looks for when hiring AI-native buildersGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-notion-built-the-best-ai-agents-for-work-akshay-ryanWhere to find:Akshay: https://x.com/akothariRyan: https://x.com/_ryannystromNotion AI agents: https://www.notion.com/blog/introducing-notion-3-0📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Inside Gemini and NotebookLM: How Google is Shipping Non-Stop | Josh Woodward
Josh is the the VP of Gemini, Google Labs (NotebookLM), and AI Studio and widely considered one of Google’s most beloved leaders. In our interview, he demoed how to get the most out of Gemini and NotebookLM, the startup culture inside Google, and where he thinks Gemini is headed next.We talked about:(00:00) How Josh brings startup hustle to Google(01:19) Live demo of Nano Banana's top image use cases(07:12) Using NotebookLM to turn 70 sources into talking slides(12:36) How Google Labs shipped Flow TV in 86 days(18:20) The #1 way to move fast in big companies(22:02) What Josh looks for when hiring (hint: side projects)(31:32) Why we won't be typing to AI chatbots in the future(38:44) Gemini's future as a proactive assistant that knows your lifeGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/inside-gemini-and-notebooklm-how-google-is-shipping-non-stop-josh-woodwardWhere to find Josh: X: https://x.com/joshwoodward Website: https://gemini.google.comhttps://labs.googlehttps://aistudio.google.com/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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Full Tutorial: A Proven 3-File System to Vibe Code Production Apps | Ryan Carson
Today, I want to share a new episode with Ryan Carson.Ryan is a serial founder who has developed an amazing 3-file system to vibe code without frustration that has 5,000+ stars on Github. In our interview, he demoed adding a new feature to his production app by using AI to create a spec, generate atomic tasks, and build automated tests for each task.Ryan and I talked about:(00:00) Why his 3-file AI coding workflow works so well(03:22) Explaining each file: PRD, atomic tasks, test-driven development(08:02) Live demo: Building a new feature from scratch(22:32) How to practice test-driven development to avoid bugs(34:18) How to get AI to be your tutor to become more technical(42:03) Pain pills vs vitamins: Why divorce is a great AI business(45:23) How to start a one-person company with AI's helpGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/full-tutorial-a-proven-3-file-system-to-vibe-code-production-apps-ryanWhere to find Ryan:X: https://x.com/ryancarsonWebsite: https://www.ryancarson.com/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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AI Evaluations Crash Course in 50 Minutes (2025) | Hamel Husain
Today, I want to share a new episode with Hamel Husain.Hamel has trained 2,000+ PMs and engineers from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google on how to run AI evals. In my new episode, he shares a free master class on how to build evals for a real AI agent in just 50 minutes using a simple spreadsheet. I learned a lot from Hamel and I think you will too.Hamel and I talked about:(00:00) What the most valuable part of evals is(01:25) Live walkthrough: Analyzing 100 real production traces(09:50) Creating the eval criteria using a simple spreadsheet(24:44) Why binary pass/fail ratings beat 1-5 scores every time(28:52) The agreement metric trap that fools most PMs(30:08) True positive and negative rates explained(36:00) How to set up continuous evals in productionGet the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/ai-evaluations-crash-course-in-50-minutes-hamel-husainWhere to find Hamel:X: https://x.com/HamelHusainWebsite: https://hamel.dev/📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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