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He built the top AI agent startup | Flo Crivello, Former PM, now CEO & Founder, Lindy AI
If you’ve ever said “I just wish I had an assistant who knew exactly how I think”... Lindy is that assistant. These agents aren’t demos. They’re real, customizable workflows anyone can build. No code.
Flo Crivello (founder of Lindy and ex-Cruise/YC) joined us to show how his personal AI stack runs his entire workday: From triaging emails, summarizing meetings, blocking spam, managing contacts, and even sourcing candidates.
We’re not talking theory here. You’ll see what’s possible today (no prompting skills, no code), just real agents doing real work when you give them instructions in plain English Language.
If you’ve ever wondered: “What can AI actually do for me right now?”
This episode answers it - line by line, screen by screen.
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Timestamps:
AI Agents Can Replace Your Team - 00:00:00
The Top 5 AI Agents Every Entrepreneur Needs - 00:03:13
The Golden Framework: When to Build an Agent - 00:08:50
Keeping AI Agents Safe Without Killing Innovation - 00:09:42
From Doer to Orchestrator: The New Management Mindset - 00:11:08
Lindy vs ChatGPT: Individual Tools vs Work Platforms - 00:13:23
Managing Agent Performance, Permissions & Costs - 00:14:26
AD: Mobbin - 00:15:56
AD: Jira Product Discovery - 00:16:55
Managing Context and Token Costs - 00:17:51
Lindy vs Competitors and Zapier - 00:18:58
Inside Lindy's 5x Growth in 6 Months - 00:20:38
The Salesperson Managing 40 AI Employees - 00:21:45
The Soham Scandal: Hiring the 5-Job Engineer - 00:23:20
From PM to AI Visionary: The Founding Story - 00:28:24
AD: Maven - 00:31:21
AD: AI PM Certification - 00:32:08
The Pivot Philosophy: Action Produces Information - 00:32:54
Should Every PM Become an AI Founder? - 00:37:17
Talk to Customers, Build Product: Skip Everything Else - 00:38:45
The Valley of Death: Surviving the Hardest Pivot - 00:41:02
The AI Agent Agency Gold Rush - 00:44:08
Big Tech is Missing the AI Agent Revolution - 00:47:42
The 10-Year Vision: Fully Autonomous Companies - 00:48:01
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Key Takeaways:
Takeaways:
01. Most startups are stuck in execution mode, when they should be in vision mode. Instead of spending 80% of time shipping and 20% dreaming, it should be the reverse. The best early-stage companies obsess over the product like artists—not analysts. That’s how you create something magnetic from day one. Not with OKRs. With taste.
2. AI agents aren’t just features, they’re teammates. The real unlock with agents is that they collaborate like coworkers. You don’t “use” them, you talk to them. You delegate. They respond. They improve. And suddenly you’re not just automating—you’re offloading real cognitive work.
3. You don’t build AI, you build trust. That’s the actual job. Trust is earned slowly: confirmation prompts, human-in-the-loop controls, clear audit trails. Give users the steering wheel first… and gradually ease them into self-driving. That’s how agents
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