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Building Open World AI w/Andrew Mason
Episode 37
Nabeel and Fraser sit down with Andrew Mason, founder of Descript, for a deep dive into evolution "open world agents" in AI products. The trio uses the recent Airtable re-founding as a lens to look a…
Published on 9 hours ago
Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.
Episode 36
Craft in the age of AI. Nabeel and Fraser start with a dive into what makes the Boundary backpack so great. They explore how AI is changing the way we do customer research, the importance of obsessiv…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
AI Severance: One Memory or Many?
Episode 35
In this episode of Hallway Chat, Nabeel and Fraser explore the future of AI through the lenses of memory, context, and product design. They debate whether users will maintain separate AIs for work an…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
State of AI and Games
Episode 34
Nabeel and Fraser debrief on GDC and the opportunities for innovation beyond the conservative approaches in an industry going through a funk. They touch on the experiences at the recent GDC, includin…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Building an Interestingness Leaderboard
Episode 33
We have evals for AI models, what about AI products? Today, Nabeel and Fraser talk about building computer games through vibe coding, and just when we might see a breakout success of an AI-built game…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Questions we’re asking of AI startups in 2025.
Episode 32
Today, Nabeel and Fraser tackle the questions they've been asking internally. What level of improvement would it take to disrupt an incumbent product? They also explore what advantages second movers …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Granola & The Art of Invisible AI - Christopher Pedregal
Episode 31
Nabeel and Fraser sit down for a round-table discussion with Chris Pedregal, founder and CEO of Granola, an AI note taking app, to discuss Granola’s evolution and product philosophy. Their conversati…
Published on 8 months ago
Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024
Episode 30
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 m…
Published on 9 months ago
Coaching Up: Should your AI be teaching you how to use it?
Episode 29
Everywhere you turn, companies have shoved AI features into their products that no one is using. Today, Fraser and Nabeel ask each other—are there any AI features that you’re actually using in older …
Published on 10 months ago
Q&A: Is NotebookLM an exception to a rule? When to copy? When are small improvements better than big bets? Will data privacy matter?
Episode 28
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 p…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago