Shows
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Matan Grinberg, CEO of Factory AIJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a conversation with Matan Grinberg, CEO of Factory AI, about the future of software development, the launch of Factory, the challenges of scaling up autonomous coding agents, and the pivot that led to Factory building Droids.Check out Factory AI and Droids: https://www.factory.ai/
2025-07-2352 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure AIJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a conversation with Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure AI, a general purpose robotics company. We talk about how robotics are the ultimate deployment vector of AGI, the challenges of robotics, and the timeline until home robots hit mainstream.
2025-07-0650 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Sahil Lavingia, CEO of GumroadJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a conversation about AI, the future of work, autonomous coding agents, and more with Sahil Lavingia, the CEO and founder of Gumroad & Antiwork. Sahil has been a builder for over 10 years, initially raising a small VC round then series A for Gumroad and is now building as an AI first product company. It was awesome to hear about the transition from him, how him and the team make product bets, and hot takes on AI coding : )
2025-06-211h 08
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Anjney Midha, General Partner at A16ZJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick as they sit down with legendary investor and builder Anjney Midha to chat all things AI. From foundation model progress, to evals, to how to find the next generation of AI enabled products, Anjney shares his deep insights around AI as one of the critical figures in the ecosystem.
2025-06-0258 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Eric Simons, CEO of Bolt.newJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into the story of Bolt.new (Stackblitz) with founder and CEO Eric Simons. We talk about Bolt.new as the overnight success 7 years in the making, why vibe coding is here to stay, scaling from $0 to $20M to now $40M ARR, the the future of software creation. Get started vibe coding: https://bolt.new/ Find Eric and Logan on X / Twitter: https://x.com/EricSimons + https://x.com/OfficialLoganK Learn more about Around the Prompt: https://www...
2025-04-2348 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Mehul Nariyawala, cofounder of Matic robotsJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a conversation about the future of home robotics with Matic CEO Mehul Nariyawala. We dive deep into the challenges of on-device AI, scaling robot production in America, where humanoids are going, and more!
2025-04-2353 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Dwarkesh PatelJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a deep conversation with Dwarkesh Patel, host of the Dwarkesh podcast, and one of the 2024 TIME most influential people in AI. We chat about how the world is going to change with AI in the next 2 years, infinite AI dimensionality, creating content for the AI world, human authenticity in the age of AI, and learning with AI!
2025-03-1953 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHubJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive on the world of coding with GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. We chat about: - Personal software creation using AI - Open source in the age of AI - AI enabling coding changing how developers work and much more! Thomas is leading the charge for one of the world's most important developer companies. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
2025-03-0353 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Alex Atallah, CEO of OpenRouterListen to a conversation with Alex Atallah, the CEO of OpenRouter, along with Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick. The conversation covers: The start of OpenRouterOpen vs Closed modelsWhy AI usage is the ultimate metric for usHow to compare different models in productionHow to rank models And much more!
2025-02-1744 min
Around the PromptAn unfiltered conversation with Chamath PalihapitiyaJoin Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick as they dive into an unfiltered conversation with Chamath Palihapitiya, covering: open source AI, the massive compute buildout, where the AI value creation is, how to build for the age of AI, Deepseek, and much more!
2025-02-111h 00
Around the PromptSimon Willison: The Future of Open Source and AIIn this conversation, Simon Willison discusses the intersection of AI, Open Source, and journalism, emphasizing the importance of tools like Dataset in enhancing data journalism. He reflects on his journey from developing Django to his current work with AI, highlighting the role of open source in software development. Willison shares insights on how AI can augment human capabilities rather than replace them, and he expresses concerns about the future of AI, particularly regarding AGI. The discussion also touches on the evolving landscape of programming and the need for better onboarding processes for new developers.
2024-12-0154 min
Around the PromptShreya Rajpal: Guardrails AI, AI Production Challenges, & AI ReliabilityJoin Logan Kilpatrick and Nolan Fortman for a discussion with Shreya Rajpal that covers the inception and evolution of Guardrails, a tool designed to enhance reliability in AI applications. She emphasizes the importance of AI validation, the challenges of moving from proof of concept to production, and the organizational buy-in required for implementing such tools. The discussion also touches on the role of open source in AI development, the competitive advantages it provides, and the parallels between self-driving technology and AI systems. Shreya shares insights on real-world use cases, the introduction of Guardrail Server, and the future of AI...
2024-09-3050 min
Around the PromptQuinn Slack: Sourcegraph, AI Coding, and CodyJoin Logan and Nolan in a deep dive into the world of AI coding with Quinn Slack, the CEO of Sourcegraph. Sourcegraph was founded in 2013 with the goal of solving the problem of code search. The founders, who had experience working with massive code bases, wanted to create a code search tool similar to Google for code. They started by building code search as their first product and made mistakes along the way, but ultimately built a product that many developers love. Over time, Sourcegraph expanded to include intelligent automation and AI capabilities. They believe that the future of...
2024-08-1954 min
Around the PromptAndrew Mayne: Prompt Engineering, Joining OpenAI, & Shark AIAndrew Mayne shares his non-traditional journey into AI, from being a magician and illusionist to becoming a science communicator at OpenAI. He discusses his early experiences with AI as a child, his interest in robotics and AI, and his fascination with chatbots. Andrew also talks about his experience using AI to deceive great white sharks and how it led him to explore the capabilities of text models like GPT-2 and GPT-3. He emphasizes the importance of prompt engineering and the need to carefully craft prompts to get desired outputs from the models. Andrew Mayne emphasizes the importance of having...
2024-06-191h 08
Around the PromptMarily Nika: AI Product Management, Building AI Products, & MetaAIIn this episode, Logan and Nolan dive deep into building AI product's with Marily Nika, a lead product manager at Google. We explore how AI on its own is not a product. AI product managers act as a bridge between AI and user needs. The role of AI product managers is to solve the right problems for users by leveraging AI capabilities. The demand for AI product managers is increasing, with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI actively hiring for these roles. AI product managers need to be comfortable with technology and have a good understanding of AI concepts and...
2024-06-1545 min
Around the PromptBen Tossell: AI Automation, Ben's Bites, Makerpad, & Low / No code AIIn this conversation, Ben discusses the intersection of low/no code tools and AI. He shares his experience in the low/no code space and how it relates to the current trends in large language models (LLMs) and AI. Ben highlights the democratization of software development and the ability for non-technical founders to build functional products using low/no code tools. He also explores the suitability of different industries for low/no code tools and the potential for AI integration. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the creation of MakerPad using low/no code tools and the benefits...
2024-06-0246 min
Around the PromptConor Grennan: AI Mindset, NYU GenAI, & Practical AIJoin Logan Kilpatrick and Nolan Fortman as we dive deep into how having an AI-first mindset is one of the key enablers for the broad adoption of AI. Conor has trained hundreds of thousands of people to use AI and currently serves as the head of generative AI at NYU Stern. Takeaways - Stay out of the AI bubble and understand how people outside of the tech industry think. - Simplify technical terms and focus on real-life applications when explaining AI to non-technical individuals. - Grennan's AI productivity stack includes tools like perplexity and fine-tuned models. - He is...
2024-05-2453 min
Around the PromptJerry Li: AI Community Superintelligence, Gradual & AI CommunitiesJerry is the CEO of Gradual, a community platform, and is seeing the front line of how AI is effecting both online and in-person communities. We are in uncharted waters and in this conversation, we explore how AI might impact these communities, why AI could lead to more sustainable online spaces of gathering, and much more. Summary Gradual was born out of the ELC community, a community of engineer leaders. Gradual started as an internal tool for the community but eventually became its own product. The platform uses AI to provide personalized and timely experiences for community members. AI...
2024-05-2150 min
Around the PromptYohei Nakajima: BabyAGI, AI Agents, & AI InvestingJoin Logan Kilpatrick and Nolan Fortman as we dive deep into the future of AI Agents, how they will affect businesses, developers, and the world. Yohei is one of the deepest thinkers in the world of AI agents, as the creator of Baby AGI and the backer of many companies in the agent space. I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as Nolan and I did. Takeaways - Building AI tools for venture capital can provide value to founders and investors. - The future of AI in venture capital...
2024-05-1149 min
Around the PromptJeremy Howard: AnswerAI, FastAI, Fine-tuning & AI recruiting | Around the Prompt #1Join Logan Kilpatrick and Nolan Fortman as we dive into a conversation with Jeremy Howard on: - Why Jeremy created a new startup AswerAI - Why fine-tuning is still underrated - How attracting the world's best AI talent requires global and remote hiring - What the future for FastAI will look like - Building AI community And so much more. This was an immensely inspiring and thoughtful conversation that Nolan and I are excited to bring to the world. We will be sharing many more of these conversations under the "Around the Prompt" umbrella, stay tuned!
2024-03-2741 min