Hallway Chat

Fraser Kelton & Nabeel Hyatt

Fraser & Nabeel explore what it means to build great products in this new world of AI. Two former founders, now VCs, have an off-the-cuff conversation with friends about the new AI products that are worth trying, emerging patterns, and how founders are navigating a world that’s changing every week. Fraser is the former Head of Product at OpenAI, where he managed the teams that shipped ChatGPT and DALL-E, and is now an investor at Spark Capital. Nabeel is a former founder and CEO, now an investor at Spark, and has served on the boards of Discord, Postmates, Cruise, Descript, and Adept. It's like your weekly dinner party on what's happening in artificial intelligence.

  1. Building Open World AI w/Andrew Mason

    9月27日

    Building Open World AI w/Andrew Mason

    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 at open world agent architecture, what makes a great AI-enhanced user experience, and how Descript is embracing agent-first workflows as well. From the positioning of chat windows to the philosophy of “rewiring” users for AI, this conversation explores the strategic decisions shaping the next generation of software tools—and what it really takes to build a product users trust, understand, and love. (00:00) - Open World AI w/ Andrew Mason (00:47) - Introduction and Guest (01:01) - Discussing Airtable's AI Implementation (01:49) - "Cursor for X" (03:35) - The Challenge of Surfacing AI Work (05:08) - Review States and AI Adoption (07:05) - Airtable's Refounding Moment (08:13) - Open World Agents vs Agents on Rails (10:56) - The Power of Chat as Primary Interface (37:55) - Feature Discovery Through AI (45:25) - The Future of Product Design with AI

    52 分鐘
  2. Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.

    6月28日

    Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.

    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 obsessive attention to detail, and why great founders still need great taste. Along the way, they debate what it takes to recreate the creative magic of “1930s Paris” for modern product builders.  (00:00) - Opening (00:27) - Backpacks and Craft (05:36) - AI's potential role in product refinement and customer research (08:42) - The Down Power Wash Dish Spray? (10:08) - Consumer packaged goods and the importance of user research (15:38) - Creating environments that foster creativity and innovation (35:21) - The importance of solving fundamental problems in startups (37:47) - Microsoft Teams as a signal about founders

    41 分鐘
  3. AI Severance: One Memory or Many?

    6月5日

    AI Severance: One Memory or Many?

    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 and home, why visually verifiable output is critical to product success, and how startups should behave in a world where the best models become commodities. From the case for uneconomical AI to the trade-off between 500 average agents and one brilliant one, they unpack what it takes to build great AI products—and when, if ever, VCs should preempt funding rounds. (00:00) - Chapter 1 (01:54) - Will AI Democratize Like the iPhone? (03:03) - Should You Burn Tokens to Win? (06:25) - The Case for Going Big with Compute (09:09) - 500 Agents or One Genius? (18:19) - The Importance of Proof of Work (19:49) - Building the Right UI for Agents (22:23) - Visualizing AI Output: A Design Challenge (33:37) - Memory Wars: Work AI vs. Personal AI (35:01) - Consumer Benefit > Privacy? (37:36) - Whats at stake, your memory (45:28) - Model Switching as a Feature, Not a Bug (53:53) - VC Talk: When to Preempt a Round

    1 小時 1 分鐘
  4. State of AI and Games

    4月16日

    State of AI and Games

    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, including the growth of AI in gaming and the recurring challenges faced by developers. The discussion also covers the competitive landscape of AI startups, the importance of stacking wins, and the nuanced differences between building games and software products. Notably, they highlight the intriguing possibility of a vibrant game creation ecosystem driven by new model capabilities and the compelling idea of making game creation itself a multiplayer experience. (00:00) - Introduction: Bridging the Gap in the Gaming Industry (00:35) - GDC Week Highlights and Reflections (01:41) - Challenges and Innovations in AI and Gaming (03:50) - The Broken Ecosystem of Game Distribution (07:45) - The Future of Game Development and Creativity (19:59) - The Future of Multiplayer Coding (21:09) - The Magic of New Capabilities (22:07) - From Capabilities to Durable Products (23:39) - Stacking Wins for Long-Term Success (33:54) - Innovations in the Gaming Industry

    40 分鐘
  5. Building an Interestingness Leaderboard

    3月29日

    Building an Interestingness Leaderboard

    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. Through this discussion, they also explore what building a platform that curates weird AI experiments might look like, particularly one that builders could use for discovery and inspiration. (00:00) - Ep. 33 - Do we need a leaderboard for AI products (01:32) - Exploring Vibe Coding and Community Building (03:41) - AI Gaming and Future Prospects (07:36) - separate cross talk (09:28) - Creating an AI Meta (11:31) - Exploring AI Apps and Platforms (15:10) - Building a Curated AI Product Platform

    20 分鐘
  6. Questions we’re asking of AI startups in 2025.

    3月12日

    Questions we’re asking of AI startups in 2025.

    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 have in product markets, the emerging importance of reasoning models and computer use products, and what makes certain legacy markets ripe for AI reinvention. (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - Can 10% better, year after year, win? (10:43) - The questions we are asking (11:11) - Second Mover Advantage (26:55) - Exploring Deep Research and Competitors (29:11) - The Future of Computer Use (35:56) - AI as Muse: Enhancing Human Creativity

    52 分鐘
  7. Granola & The Art of Invisible AI - Christopher Pedregal

    1月24日

    Granola & The Art of Invisible AI - Christopher Pedregal

    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 conversation touches on the challenges of developing user-friendly AI products, and how to balance that with product vision. They also talk about what it’s like being a second-time founder, as well as if and when AI wearables will gain widespread adoption.  (00:00) - Christopher Pedregal - Granola & the Art of Invisible AI (01:05) - Second time founder syndrome (01:42) - The path to Granola (04:13) - Starting by "playing" (11:16) - The friend test (12:25) - Product philosophy behind Granola (16:25) - AI as Augmentor (22:04) - Balancing beginner and expert users (34:21) - Granola's Initial Launch and Challenges (34:52) - Balancing Product Development and Market Fit (35:58) - Where Granola is headed from here (40:00) - Vertical AI vs. General Assistants, who wins where? (42:44) - The Wisdom of Experts Era (50:54) - AI passing judgement (53:51) - Wearables role in AI (01:00:25) - Social Dynamics and Privacy Concerns (01:02:32) - The Need for New Norms and Labels (01:03:01) - What else could be Granola-ized

    1 小時 7 分鐘
  8. Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024

    2024/12/26

    Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024

    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 models like ChatGPT, Claude, and o1 to first look back and see if products and innovations of 2023 lived up to their hype in 2024. And to look at the show’s year in review, Nabeel puts these AI models to the test by feeding them episode transcripts and seeing which model produces a usable summary. Together, they also dive into the effectiveness of Google Gemini’s Deep Research tool, the rise of agentic computing in 2024, and whether products ever fundamentally change or just get constantly re-invented.  (00:00) - Introduction (00:48) - Reflecting on a Year of AI Releases (00:23) - The Rise of Agentic AI (00:38) - Google Gemini’s Deep Research (00:47) - Using AI Models to Review 2024 at Hallway Chat (00:56) - The Role of Taste in Making Great AI Products (00:06) - The Rollout of o1 (00:06) - WebSim - Self Expression Through Software (00:36) - Same Products, Different Iterations (00:39) - A Second Look at Apple Intelligence (00:10) - Living Agentically with AI (00:18) - Final Thoughts

    56 分鐘
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簡介

Fraser & Nabeel explore what it means to build great products in this new world of AI. Two former founders, now VCs, have an off-the-cuff conversation with friends about the new AI products that are worth trying, emerging patterns, and how founders are navigating a world that’s changing every week. Fraser is the former Head of Product at OpenAI, where he managed the teams that shipped ChatGPT and DALL-E, and is now an investor at Spark Capital. Nabeel is a former founder and CEO, now an investor at Spark, and has served on the boards of Discord, Postmates, Cruise, Descript, and Adept. It's like your weekly dinner party on what's happening in artificial intelligence.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Fraser Kelton & Nabeel Hyatt
  • 活躍年代
    2016年 - 2025年
  • 集數
    38
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © All rights reserved
  • 節目網站
    Hallway Chat

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