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Meet Jock, Gaurav & Anish building usefastlane.ai !https://x.com/jock_fergusonhttps://x.com/gauravsbuildinghttps://x.com/shwarmadevFollow me- https://x.com/iHarnoorSingh📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ🤝 My Socials & Gear & Recommendations & Newsletter: https://singhinusa.com💰 Sponsor Me: https://singhinusa.link00:00 – Intro: 20K users, $1M ARR, 2 months00:40 – The 72-hour move from Sydney to SF01:00 – Viral tweet → cold DM → Founders Inc. referral02:22 – The interview: applied, accepted in 24 hours02:37 – Finding the idea: AI for marketing, not AI for everything05:03 – Why short-form video became their #1 growth channel06:27 – Pre-SF hustle: wait list, Reddit growth hack, getting banned09:31 – Raised in Australia, still chose SF — why10:19 – $100K → $1M ARR in 6 weeks11:52 – Tech stack: React, Convex, Vercel, Claude Code, Conductor14:43 – Why a YC company couldn't clone them16:19 – The viral video formula (hook + demo)18:00 – New feature: Automations (100s of videos in 30 sec)18:30 – Case study: 32M views from one 30-second video19:26 – Growth stack: AI influencers, Twitter, partnerships22:12 – Can a funded competitor just copy and kill them?25:46 – Closing thoughts + what's nextE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.com

Meeting Eric, Ben & Sunita from Cursor's team at Cursor Cafe / office!!Follow my builder journey - https://x.com/iHarnoorSingh📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ🤝 My Socials & Gear & Recommendations: https://singhinusa.com💰 Sponsor Me: https://singhinusa.link0:00 - Cursor's trifecta: model + agent + harness1:26 - Next Play newsletter & job market intel2:30 - How Cursor evolved in one year4:00 - Claude Fable on Cursor Bench5:03 - AI loops & long running agents7:12 - Token costs: $1,500 → $15,000/month7:44 - Hardest roles to fill at Cursor9:00 - Cursor SDK & future of dev platforms10:17 - Future of UI & interfaces11:07 - AI self-improvement & continual learning12:26 - Community role at Cursor (Sunita)13:27 - How she cold emailed her way into Cursor15:08 - Roles with highest demand at CursorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.com

Meet Pranav working at the Graph coming on O1 from India: https://x.com/impranavm_Follow my builder journey - https://x.com/iHarnoorSingh📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ🤝 My Socials & Gear & Recommendations: https://singhinusa.com💰 Sponsor Me: https://singhinusa.link00:00 From India to San Francisco00:32 Inside the SF builder scene04:43 Pranav’s story begins05:13 Breaking into Web307:18 Learning without the usual path09:05 The hackathon turning point15:11 Catching the Web3 wave15:39 Building an O-1 profile16:33 Moving to SF16:50 Building community18:03 Networking in San Francisco20:04 Becoming more than just an engineer22:12 Advice for Indian engineers23:37 AI, ambition, and the future24:42 Final thoughtsE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.com

The old way of selling software is broken.That's why Developer Relations, Developer Advocate, and Go-To-Market Engineer grew 5,000% in the US. Engineers are leaving SWE to do more creative, passionate work — and getting paid well for it.I brought together the best DevRel and growth storytellers in San Francisco to break down:Follow on X:https://x.com/lauradang0https://x.com/Safinazelhadryhttps://x.com/yuqihhttps://x.com/tereza_tizkovahttps://x.com/lifeofsighMe: Twitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghHow they got into the roleWhat you actually need to land itWhy personal brand is the real unlockOnly Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 Why the old way of selling software is broken00:49 What is DevRel / GTM Engineer?01:26 Laura (Corgi) — AI insurance for founders03:53 Safi — Codex vs vibe coding tools05:07 Yuqi (GMI Cloud) — 170+ AI models06:51 How to break into DevRelMy Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Maddy Zhang went from MIT to Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, and now she's breaking down exactly what it takes to become an AI engineer in 2026.We covered her honest take on MIT vs the Bay Area, why she solved 400 LeetCodes, the email filter that almost cost her a Microsoft internship, why she thinks chasing money kills your career, and what AI engineers should actually be building right now (hint: not another GPT wrapper).If you're a student, engineer, or anyone trying to break into AI in 2026, this one's for you.Check out Maddy:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maddyzhangInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeline.m.zhangOnly Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 The power of the email or hard work?00:22 Drinking from the firehose at MIT01:15 Maddy's background and journey to MIT04:00 Why leave the Bay Area for MIT?07:00 The biggest dream of an MIT student14:00 The Microsoft email that went to spam17:00 400 LeetCodes and the grind20:00 Biggest struggle at MIT22:00 Internship journey: startup to Google27:00 How to become an AI engineer in 202630:00 MCP, RAG, and what actually impresses recruiters32:00 Is Silicon Valley overhyped?33:00 What she'd do differently35:00 The one skill that got her into MIT36:00 Is there a shortcut to becoming an AI engineer?My Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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Imagine getting into your dream university… and then realizing you need $90,000 CAD to make it happen.In this episode, I sit down with Faisal Sayed, a Waterloo Software Engineering student and startup engineer, to talk about his journey from India to Waterloo to Silicon Valley.We talk about working 3 coding jobs, avoiding a huge student loan, Canada visa rejection, Waterloo co-op, cold emailing startups, and what it really takes to build your way into global opportunities.Guest: Faisal Sayed Twitter/X: https://x.com/faisal_sayed05 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/faisalsayed10Only Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false0:00 The $90,000 Problem3:00 From Mumbai to Waterloo5:00 Dreaming Beyond JEE9:00 Failing JEE, Winning Abroad13:00 State Board to Global Admissions20:00 Coding Changed Everything23:00 Why He Refused Student Loans26:00 The Gap Year Gamble28:00 Hack Club and Discord Changed His Life31:00 Working 3 Jobs at 1834:00 Canada Rejected His Visa37:00 Making the Final $10,00040:00 Visa Approved After Classes Started42:00 Why Waterloo Sends Students to Silicon Valley43:30 Cold Email That Changed Everything46:00 How J-1 Internships Work50:00 Why Silicon Valley Feels Different52:00 Joining an AI Lab?54:00 Drop Out or Graduate?56:00 The Real LessonMy Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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Inside NVIDIA"s $1T booth featuring, Skild, Humanoid, CUDA engineers, Infra Engineers and specially walkthrough with Spencer Huang!!📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false[00:00] - Introduction and NVIDIA GTC Atmosphere: Overview of the event and the journey to the SAP Center for the keynote.[02:08] - Jensen Huang’s Keynote: The start of the official keynote presentation by NVIDIA's CEO.[03:06] - The Flagship NVIDIA Booth and Vera Rubin Chips: A look at the latest hardware, including Vera Rubin chipsets and their impact on data centers.[04:26] - AI in Engineering and Real-time Simulation: Demonstrations of how AI is applied to traditional engineering tasks like airflow simulation.[07:21] - Jensen Huang on "Suffering" and Success: A segment from a Q&A where Jensen discusses the necessity of striving and discomfort for achieving greatness.[08:44] - Robotics Optimization and On-Device AI: Insights into running multiple AI models concurrently on robotic devices without internet requirements.[11:42] - Skild AI and the "Brain" for Humanoids: A deep dive into training general-purpose models for humanoid robots across various embodiments.[17:54] - The Future of Humanoid Robots: Interview regarding the engineering challenges and essential skills for the next generation of robotics.[22:15] - NVIDIA Nsight Tools and AI Co-pilots: How AI assistants are helping developers optimize CUDA kernels and memory performance.[27:30] - Compile IQ: Automated CUDA Kernel Optimization: Introduction of a new tool designed to tune the compiler specifically for individual AI kernels to maximize GPU utilization.My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Meet Rohan from Stellon labs building one of the smallest speech models and his journey from India to CMU to Meta to YC!!OpenSource on GitHub: https://github.com/KittenML/KittenTTS Follow Rohan: https://x.com/ron_joshi📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa0:00 From Mumbai to Meta to Founder0:53 What Are Tiny AI Models?2:20 How Rohan Got Into Machine Learning6:44 Research Internships → CMU Acceptance8:44 How to Actually Learn AI (No Shortcuts)12:32 Why CMU Pittsburgh → Bay Area15:21 Working at Meta on Codec Avatars17:39 Why He Left Meta to Build Stellin Labs23:12 The Economics of On-Device AI26:39 Inside Y Combinator S2533:00 Advice for Aspiring AI FoundersMy Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa00:00 — IntroductionAI founder, developer tools, code review, startup journey01:00 — CS + EE at UC BerkeleyComputer Vision research, systems thinking01:21 — Career at UberMachine learning in production, data science at scale01:51 — Master’s at Stanford UniversityNLP, language models, applied AI02:18 — First startup: Brief.aiVector databases, model hosting, semantic search (pre-Perplexity)03:08 — The real engineering bottleneckLarge teams, communication overhead, coordination failures04:41 — Becoming a solo founderCo-founder breakups, hard lessons, founder resilience06:44 — Vision behind Intelligence AITeam maturity, code stability, long-term maintainability08:10 — AI code review landscapeGraphite vs Greptile vs CodeRabbit vs Intelligence AI10:00 — Getting first customersEarly adopters, proving ROI, selling AI dev tools13:05 — Why code review ≠ code generationHuman judgment, context, ownership, LLM limits16:15 — Tools for engineering managersOrg visibility, team health, leadership dashboards18:19 — Measuring successProduct metrics, reliability, production stability20:44 — AI hype vs real businessesFlashy demos vs practical systems1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=falseMy Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Aditya's Journey to first 10 employees at Facebook to Leading Dropbox as CTO to creating SouthParkCommons, one of the biggest accelerators for early founders in San Francisco!📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 – Career journey: Oracle → Facebook/Meta, engineer to CTO, and motivation01:35 – Early career framing: “minus1 to zero” vs “minus1 to 1”, India → CMU02:40 – Choosing passion over Wall Street money; intrinsic motivation06:02 – Why joining Facebook/startups required irrational conviction09:37 – South Asians in tech leadership: adaptability, culture, ambition12:54 – Scaling leadership: from engineer to CTO, building durable orgs17:00 – Learning by doing vs passive learning; Karpathy and real innovation22:19 – Founding South Park Commons (SPC) and non-consensus startup culture26:57 – How to evaluate startups today: tech demos early revenue in the AI era31:51 – AI accelerating science: biology, chemistry, AlphaFold33:19 – Failure in startups & VC: emotional resilience and recovery36:00 – Advice to the next generation: build, code, createMy Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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Himanshu and Jimmy unpack how they started, failed, iterated, and finally found momentum. We dive into mindset, money, and the systems that make consistent output possible—plus the hard truths about gear, growth, and staying authentic in 2025.
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A deep dive with Arvind Jain (CEO, Glean) on building enterprise AI that actually delivers ROI. We unpack Glean’s origin as Google‑like internal search, its evolution into a context‑aware assistant, and why search is the backbone for AI agents inside companies. 📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=falseGlean's mission and differentiation: 00:00Product explained: search → assistant → agents: 03:01Why early AI projects fail and how Glean succeeds: 16:13Data, privacy, and "context over training" strategy: 18:28Competing with big tech; search as AI's foundation: 24:41Vision for the next 5 years: 28:43Failures and branding lessons (work assistant, 2021): 31:07How Glean hires new grads: 34:19My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

A deep-dive with Sudharshan, founder of Smallest AI, on building ultra‑fast voice agents, data pipelines inspired by self‑driving, and why active learning beats one‑off models. We cover go‑to‑market for enterprises, fine‑tuning with customer adapters, and his viral hiring ethos: résumés don’t matter—proof of work does.📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=falseIntro: Smallest AI and mission →0:00Self-driving lessons → active learning pipelines → 02:42Latency targets (TTS 100 ms; end-to-end 500-600 ms) → 05:18Early enterprise wins: Paytm, MakeMyTrip, Fortune 500s → 07:02Viral hiring: 1 Cr role, résumé optional; closed in two weeks → 08:09What we hire for: agency, system design, proof of work → 09:41Researchers vs product engineers; hiring laid-off Meta folks → 10:23Founder mindset: breadth, conviction, and risk → 13:05Small models vs scaling laws; specialization beats size → 17:30SLM + modality fusion ("Hydra"): text/audio in/out, tool calling → 33:02Hardware/inference: beyond Nvidia; time-to-first-byte focus → 31:06Data is 90%: labeling strategy for audio, consistency at scale → 36:24Enterprise GTM: integrations, telephony/CRM, discovery-led sales → 21:05Customer adapters: opt-in fine-tuning and data policy → 23:21Fundraising: what investors look for and cold-email/FOMO → 26:33Personal failures → lessons across IIT, Toppr, Bosch → 40:42My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Meet Daksh Gupta building Greptile AI for Code reviews our talk on how this is part of AGI systems plan, YC & Fund raising overhype & why he received death threats. Tools he uses for him hyper productive startup! Georgia Tech to Silicon Valley!Daksh: https://x.com/dakshgup📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 Intro: Work pace, 84-hour myth, expectations02:16 Greptile overview: Customers and what it does04:54 Why AI PR review: Imperfect AI, human iteration, need for a standard layer07:42 PR layer vs CI/CD: Where Greptile fits07:59 Design shoutout and team09:01 Culture and compensation: Equity, cash, ambition13:13 Fundraising reality: Debt mindset; product over hype16:42 Origin story: Hackathon → first customers (Bland AI, Brev → Nvidia)22:40 Jobs and output: CS oversupply, more software, niche tooling future27:31 AGI framing: Moving target; usefulness over replacement; post-scarcity work30:27 Defining AGI in practice: Prefers AI over hiring if forced32:01 Founder toolstack: Cursor, Circleback, Granola, Erggo, Gumloop, Zapier33:07 Advice to builders: Paul Graham's "How to Do Great Work"My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

AlphaFold might be the most practical breakthrough in AI. With DeepMind VP Dr. Pushmeet Kohli, his work led multiple breakthrough AlphaFold, AlphaEvolve, Alpha Tensor and a lot more! He switched from his solid career in CS to Sciences starting from zero again and yet led breakthroughs. 📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 — AlphaFold in simple terms: proteins are life's building blocks, shapes matter.03:41 — How it works: from Transformers to Evoformer for proteins.05:11 — AI finds faster math: AlphaTensor and matrix multiplication.08:19 — Humans vs AI: predictions vs understandable explanations.12:42 — How to be a great researcher: curiosity, learning across fields, collaborators.17:45 — Science with AI: same process, faster cycle.19:42 — Mindset: lifelong student, share ideas like fresh produce.22:46 — Career path: CS → DeepMind → AI for Science, starting from scratch.26:45 — What is AGI, practically: learning from experience like a new teammate.28:58 — Next milestone: models that self-improve on unseen tasks.

Meet the Cursor AI team in San Francisco as they address tough user complaints, share culture and growth strategy, and hint at what’s next for coding with AI. Real talk on delete protection, sandboxed terminals, hooks, pricing/credits, and why planning beats blind automation.– Eric, product engineering at Cursor ​⁠– Emily, growth team at Cursor 📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false

A long-form, founder-to-founder conversation with Devi, Dhruv, and Abhishek on leaving Big Tech research at Meta, pursuing the India → PhD path, and building Yutori toward a $100M+ business. They unpack the leap from academia to startup execution, early customer discovery, product-market fit, fundraising realism, and the systems—hiring, culture, and go-to-market—that turn research into revenue. Devi Parikh (Co-CEO @yutori_ai): https://x.com/deviparikhAbhishek Das (Co-CEO @yutori_ai): https://x.com/abhshkdzDhruv Batra (Co-founder & Chief Scientist @yutori_ai): https://x.com/DhruvBatra_NOT SPONSORED : https://yutori.com/📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 – Introduction: Hosts, guests, and Yutori overview.03:15 – Leaving Big Tech: Why depart Meta research.08:40 – India → PhD Path: Academic lessons and mindset shifts.14:25 – From Research to Product: Translating papers into shipping features.21:10 – Early Customers: Discovery, feedback loops, and first wins.28:45 – Building Yutori: Vision, market, and product strategy.36:30 – Go‑to‑Market: Positioning, pricing, and sales motion.44:05 – Fundraising Reality: Narratives, metrics, and investor conversations.51:20 – Team & Culture: Hiring bar, velocity, and ownership.59:10 – Tech Stack & AI: Architecture choices and scaling trade‑offs.1:06:55 – Mistakes & Pivots: What didn’t work and course corrections.1:14:20 – Advice to Founders: Execution, focus, and resilience.1:20:50 – Closing: Takeaways and next steps.My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Meet Abdulla CEO of Interview Coder! He moved from Shenzhen China after working at Alibaba, ByteDance to Silicon Valley!📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 Interview Coder's impact; Meta allowing AI in interviews00:49 How they met Abdullah; taking over Interview Coder02:00 Abdullah's grit; living in the garage; work ethic04:24 Abdullah's background: TikTok in China → Silicon Valley05:32 China vs Silicon Valley work culture (996 vs 007)06:45 Mission-obsession vs TikTok's creativity mission07:46 Global-first (SV) vs local-first (China)08:49 China's five/ten-year national plans; industry takeovers09:59 Scale and undetectability: web vs desktop apps12:06 Roadmap: audio feature; rethinking "memory" in interviews13:10 Test creativity and real problem-solving, not rote LeetCode14:10 Unleashing human creativity; still learn core concepts14:39 Skills: strong programming; AI writes 90%, the crucial 10% matters15:38 Abdullah's unconventional path; four-year startup bet17:40 Turning disadvantages into advantages; "everything app" lessons19:02 B2C focus, hacker houses, distribution20:42 Pride: helping students build real projects21:11 "Uber for umbrella" project; learning by building22:30 Entrepreneurship: China vs US (regs, capital, encouragement)24:13 Bay Area VC scale; big moonshots get attention24:47 Final advice: build projectsMy Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Meet the Team behind Valyu AI: Harvey & Hirsh!website: https://valyu.aiplatform (to get apikey and test the product): https://platform.valyu.network (will be platform.valyu.ai)Twitter page: https://x.com/ValyuNetwork📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)

00:00 — Intro: Value AI’s mission beyond the web. ​⁠01:02 — Where the team is from. ​⁠01:33 — London vs SF: ecosystem energy. ​⁠02:45 — “What part of the body is London?” Appendix joke. ​⁠03:09 — Wild founder stories in London. ​⁠03:52 — Pull-up bar challenge. ​⁠04:37 — Founders living together: routines and work culture. ​⁠05:07 — Work cadence: “8 days a week.” ​⁠05:33 — Dating life: social commentary. ​⁠06:21 — UK brain drain and travel. ​⁠6:39 — Co-founders’ deep technical backgrounds (start of deep dive). ​⁠07:03 — Hrik’s journey: Kenya to UCL, compilers. ​⁠08:46 — PhD in federated learning explained. ​⁠09:44 — AlphaGo/UCL link: learning RL from David Silver. ​⁠10:34 — Harvey’s path: agentic systems and retrieval bottlenecks. ​⁠11:39 — Third co-founder Alex: scaling vector search. ​⁠12:25 — First-principles approach to IR. ​⁠13:00 — Unique edge: non‑web and hard-to-access data. ​⁠13:38 — Reinventing IR with LLM-era tooling. ​⁠14:27 — Curation quality: papers, patents, expert sources. ​⁠14:59 — Product focus: content over links/snippets; partnerships. ​⁠15:38 — Finance vertical: real-time market data, SEC filings. ​⁠16:24 — Legal and science: patents, case law, pharma research. ​⁠17:24 — “Mars” goal: become AI’s information layer for knowledge work. ​⁠18:27 — Scaling peta‑byte IR: low-level systems, latency, cost. ​⁠20:07 — Building own vector DB and retrieval stack; compounding optimizations. ​⁠21:23 — Heterogeneous indices + orchestration layer. ​⁠22:43 — “Deepseek moment of search” positioning. ​⁠23:20 — Motivation: curiosity and building. ​⁠24:03 — Meeting internet pioneer Peter Kirstein at UCL. ​⁠26:10 — Haskell sprint to build a compiler; confidence loop. ​⁠28:12 — Expertise summary: distributed systems vs agentic search. ​⁠29:10 — Startup timeline: late 2023 research to product. ​⁠29:56 — CSX story: chance meeting → accelerator. ​⁠32:13 — Pivot: training data → inference/search layer. ​⁠33:33 — Why AI is “easy” but search is hard: cost and optimizations. ​⁠34:24 — Launch tease: benchmarks coming next week. ​⁠35:04 — Designing for agents: tool-call mode, agent UX. ​⁠37:02 — Misconception: Web search built for humans/SEO, not AI. ​⁠38:18 — Why London: research talent, UCL crucible. ​⁠40:04 — Advice: explore accelerators; visit SF for perspective. ​⁠42:06 — Next steps: moving to SF soon; closing thanks. ​⁠My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.com

Meet Daniel George and his journey to founding TwinMind after leaving Google-X & JP Morgan, he did PhD in 1 year. Daniel’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan7geo/Checkout TwinMind: https://twinmind.com📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false0:00 Intro — PhD in one year; first AI in gravitational astrophysics1:03 House tour — team intros; Menlo Park location3:15 Early recognition — black holes with AI; first investments6:31 Physical AI to LLMs — challenges and shift9:05 Bay Area advantage — landlord founder story11:16 Meet Nina — AI career; travel and return15:02 PhD advice — depth vs breadth; choosing advisor25:18 PhD funding — fellowships hack; $140K/year27:17 Offers — Google X, NVIDIA, Wolfram; leader meetings32:14 Physical AI wins — robotic pants; Wolverine/IO earbuds35:04 Lessons — building teams, finance, networks36:09 FIRE — 4% rule; living off investments39:02 Minimalist travel — one backpack; points hacking42:19 TwinMind vision — Jarvis-like; privacy; on-device/cloud46:04 Trust & accuracy — correction pipeline; citations; approvals48:20 Audio limits — iOS constraints; Android; phone-call capture49:24 Memory layer — second brain; files; hierarchical memories55:03 Model strategy — fine-tuned multimodal LLMs; diarization59:20 Cost engineering — from $500 to $1 via on-device1:01:26 AI engineer roadmap — build with APIs; product pipelines1:03:57 Stack choices — start serverless; later GCP; own pipelines1:06:20 Future — agents beyond notes; cross-app memory; multi-device1:10:24 Lowest points — sacrifice and stress behind successMy Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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Meet Namanyay building GiGa AI & his last 6 months journey in USA!https://x.com/NamanyayGhttps://gigamind.dev/🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-l...📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa00:00 Intro02:55 Expectations when coming to SF03:34 Evolution from coding to building06:31 Freelancing and making money with coding11:47 Dropping from international studies and starting a buisness17:25 How Giga AI is different from other AI tools22:11 Recommentations b/w ODF and Solo Founder Program23:18 Vibe coding is making you dumb26:07 Will cursor acquire Giga AI?28:36 Best ecosystem for vibe coding29:22 SF is an infinite where india is a zero sum game32:54 Which AI workflow should be banned?34:06 Collaboration and getting help from others36:51 Advice for youngsters

Meet Thibault Sottiaux, Codex lead on the Right way to code, future of education, building sand box, security, coding languages to learn and much more! Thank you OpenAI for the opportunity!📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false0:00 – Introduction & CODEX Build • How Codex was built in 7 weeks, 630,000 PRs, async coding agents2:07 – Codex Model Improvements • New model, code quality, autonomy, embeddings, file relationships3:02 – How Programmers Use AI • Optimizing for understanding, junior vs senior devs, learning fundamentals4:10 – Key Metrics for AI-Driven Coding • Understanding codebase, prompting, planning features, learning tradeoffs6:21 – Curiosity & OpenAI Culture • Curiosity as a value, speed of development, bottom-up approach7:14 – Codex Engineering Sprint • Team structure, mergeability, code review, bottlenecks10:17 – AI Usage at OpenAI • Codex as collaborator, code review, safety net, public model usage11:18 – Impact of AI on Coding Culture • Bug finding, code review depth, contract vs behavior, timesaving13:06 – Parallel Agents & Collaboration • Using multiple Codex instances, context switching, future improvements14:11 – Codex in Developer Learning Journey • Accelerating language learning, idea realization, impact on career16:47 – Codex for Legacy Code & Refactoring • Working with old codebases, safe changes, porting languages18:13 – Automated Testing & Agents.md • Porting C++ to Rust, encoding expectations, agent preferences20:07 – Personalization & Steerability • Agents.md for code style, user preferences, avoiding cookie-cutter code21:03 – Optimizing for Learning with AI • Asking questions, curiosity, challenging understanding23:31 – Autocomplete vs Agentic AI • Codex as an agent, exploring environment, measuring success25:28 – Measuring Success & Impactful Code • Success criteria, better code, economic value, not just volume27:24 – Future of Coding Education • Bootcamps, AI as collaborator, evolving tools, critical thinking29:22 – Critical Thinking & Good Taste • Importance of taste, user understanding, iteration speed30:30 – Codex in Competitions & New Problems • Solving novel problems, gold medals, accelerating discovery32:05 – Security, Production Readiness • Secure, production-grade code, code review, test coverage33:15 – AI Engineer Skills & Tech Stack • Python, Rust, security, building applications, user understanding36:02 – Sandbox & Security Challenges • Agent safety, network policies, user approvals41:56 – Running Codex in Sandbox • Restricting access, safe defaults, supervision42:49 – AI Creating New Programming Paradigms • Potential for new languages, scientific discovery44:13 – Future Scientific Discovery • Health, material sciences, ecological advances45:36 – Closing Thoughts

Meet Aarush, the 18-year-old Head of Evals at Groq, who skipped college to lead AI model evaluation at a $2.8B startup: https://x.com/AarushSah_Make Evals easier using http://openbench.dev/📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:110...2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?ref...5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-l...0:00 – Introduction: Early Passion for Data & ML6:00 – Coding Journey: Childhood, Family Influence, First Projects15:00 – What Are Evals? Measuring Model Quality21:00 – Building Eval Systems: Set Eval & Aerys25:00 – Groq’s Technology: LPUs vs GPUs, Chip Architecture29:00 – Inference Market: Groq vs Nvidia, Data Center Expansion33:00 – Eval Frameworks: Groqbench & OpenBench34:30 – How to Build Evals: Problem Clarity & Evaluation Steps35:30 – Rapid Fire: Future of Work, Hiring Young Talent36:30 – College FOMO & Alternative Paths37:30 – Trends & Learning: Staying Updated in AI39:10 – Hobbies & Personal Interests40:00 – Day in the Life at Groq41:10 – Career Vision & Next Steps42:07 – Final Advice: Focus on What Makes You Happy

Meet Opennote Founders Rishi, Abhi & Vedant! https://opennote.com

00:00:00: INTRO!

00:01:38: From E-Learning to fighting revenue loss

00:02:57: How a previous startup failed due to revenue loss

00:05:04: The ethics of data tracking and surveillance marketing

00:09:45: How to protect yourself from surveillance marketing

00:11:54: What is fingerprinting and how does it work?

00:13:48: The legitimate use cases for fingerprinting (Bank Security)

00:15:53: The future beyond fingerprinting: New privacy standards

00:18:57: The accidental invention of a new kind of "fingerprinting"

00:25:57: How "behavioral signals" can stop account sharing

00:31:31: From freelancer to founder

00:33:05: Paying for college at 17 with a hit app

00:36:18: What is success for a founder?

00:38:40: How to price a cybersecurity startup

00:46:37: Pricing based on results: The future of value

00:46:47: The biggest advice for anyone moving to the Bay Area

00:51:31: The power of human-to-human connection

00:52:42: OUTRO!

Meet Observee YC Founder who quit their jobs to build THIS!

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01:08 - Won hackathon, then YC acceptance in 2 weeks

06:58 - A speaker's previous project was patented in Japan

09:43 - A founder's entry into coding was through gaming

11:01 - Built 15-20 different startup MVPs for other students

14:56 - The challenge of building tools that evade CAPTCHAs

17:13 - Gained entry to the hackathon by tweeting at a founder

18:00 - Met a future co-founder while waiting in the event line

25:25 - The hackathon project was built in only six hours

26:27 - A judge called their winning project "Datadog for MVP"

34:00 - Discussion of the current era as "Software 3.0"

45:23 - Solving AI context limits with intelligent tool filtering

51:24 - The concept of maximizing your "surface area for luck"

58:51 - The most important advice: "Talk to your customers"

1:00:25 - Why moving to San Francisco is crucial for builders

1:01:17 - OUTRO!

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Introduction & Founders’ Backgrounds (0:00)

Building Satellites in India: Challenges & Innovations (7:15)

From India to the Bay Area: Fundraising & Ecosystem Differences (14:48)

Catalyx’s Unique Approach: Vertically Integrated Space Tech (21:03)

Changing Industry Standards: Lightweight Deployers & Cost Savings (29:01)

Space as a Service: Making Space Accessible (36:36)

Technical Deep Dive: Re-entry Capsules & Bringing Payloads Back (43:29)

Business Growth & Future Milestones (47:53)

00:00 - Introduction & Office Tour

09:41 - Philosophy & Controversy: Cheating, AI, and Company Ethos

16:55 - Vibe coding setup

22:23 - Product, Growth, and Marketing

39:01 - Vision, Fundraising, and Future Plans

42:40 - What models Cluely needs

45:00 - Advice, Reflections, and Closing Thoughts

Meet Kanika and her MIT Journey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanikarajput/📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa1. How I Edit podcast & enhance audio: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com2. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)3. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)4. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh5. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 INTRO!01:33 Kanika's Introduction02:46 Journey to MIT with a finance background04:19 How did you get these outstanding opportunities?07:17 Learning from your cold email skills08:37 How do private equities work?12:00 Expertise through which you got into MIT16:51 How would you measure your contribution towards SWF?19:32 What were your ambitions in life?21:53 Your thoughts on research life in US24:08 What do you know now about achieving success in private equity?28:07 What trends do you keep up with?29:41 Example to give to BlackRock for them to hire anyone33:30 Ambitions you showed in your MIT essay34:17; OUTRO!My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Vidhi is currently an Eric and Wendy Scmidt Center Fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, she completed her PhD in Probabilistic Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge in 2024.She moved to the UK in 2009 from Chennai, India and is currently based in Cambridge, USA.📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singhHow I Edt podcast & enhance audio : https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l568ad/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.adobe.com1. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)2. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)3. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh4.. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=falseIntroduction (00:00:00)Journey from India to AI Research (00:00:43)Indian vs. Western Education (00:02:14)Quitting Quant Finance to AI (00:07:54)Transition to AI Research and Cambridge University (00:14:05)How to get Started in AI Research (00:18:01)AI Research in India (00:27:27)AI Research with Limited vs Unlimited Funding (00:32:32)Profit vs. Impact in AI Research (00:37:04)DeepSeek R1 and AI Development in China (00:40:05)Open Source vs. Private AI Research (00:48:37)Motivation in AI Research (00:50:31)Probabilistic Machine Learning and becoming Alan Turing Scholar (00:54:22)The Future of AI and Machine Learning (01:02:01)Advice for Aspiring Quant Finance Professionals (01:07:25)Challenges and Rewards of Research (01:17:09)My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Meet Akshay Kothari on the launch day of Notion MailCheckout: www.notion.com/mailBlog post: https://www.notion.com/blog/introducing-notion-mail📲 Get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month with my partner at https://www.mintmobile.com/singh1. Checkout KodeKloud & Get upto 45% Off https://bit.ly/4dpsE7y (includes AWS, GCP, Azure Subscriptions with the Pro Plan)2. 📈 Checkout Moomoo from Palo Alto: Get 8.1% APY + 15 Free Stocks: https://start.moomoo.com/singhinusa (Legal of F1 VISA)3. 🏦 Adro US Account with No Incoming Wire Fees (Get $50) http://secure.joinadro.com/signup?referralCode=Singh4.. 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=falseAkshay Kothari's Journey: From News App to Notion Investor (0:00:00 - 00:01:15)Building Newsapp - Pulse: Unfair Advantage at Stanford (00:01:15 - 00:05:35)AI Role for founders (00:05:35 - 00:06:58)LinkedIn Acquisition (00:06:58 - 00:08:40)The "Unfair Advantage" of Silicon Valley (00:08:40 - 00:12:07)Life After a $90 Million Acquisition: Personal Changes and Priorities (00:12:07 - 00:15:41)Finding Purpose Beyond Money and Joining Notion (00:15:41 - 00:20:46)Understanding Acquisitions: (00:20:46 - 00:26:26)Akshay's Evolving Role at Notion: From COO to Co-founder (00:26:26 - 00:30:54)The "Sugar on Broccoli" Concept: Balancing Product and Market Appeal (00:30:54 - 00:33:40)Near-Death Experiences and Revival at Notion (00:33:40 - 00:36:49)How Akshay Uses Notion Daily (00:36:49 - 00:37:29)Notion's Internal Use and Vision for an All-in-One Workspace (00:37:29 - 00:40:01)Notion's Philosophy: Building Primitives and Empowering Users (00:40:01 - 00:42:24)Fostering the Notion Community and Template Ecosystem (00:42:24 - 00:45:03)Notion's Stance on Selling Templates and Supporting Creators (00:45:03 - 00:46:31)Akshay's Educational Journey: Purdue and the Path to Stanford (00:46:31 - 00:48:22)Notion Mail (00:51:04 - 00:53:05)Notion EcoSystem (00:53:05 - 00:54:13)Notion's Strategy for Team Size (00:54:13 - 00:57:42)Future Goals for Notion and the Potential for Going Public (00:57:42 - 01:01:52)Conclusion and Thank You (01:01:52 - 01:02:33)My Gear:-📕 Favorite Book for Software Engineers: https://geni.us/GT9jvz💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

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• Introduction & Guest Background (0:00 – 3:40)
• Challenges for International Students (3:40 – 12:26)
• The Changing Landscape: Policy & Social Shifts (12:26 – 22:49)
• Economic & Educational Impact (22:49 – 32:38)
• Assimilation, Hate Crimes & Social Integration (32:38 – 38:40)
• Advice for Prospective Students (38:40 – 45:16)
• About NAIS: Mission & Operations (45:16 – 49:47)
• Closing Thoughts & Inspiration (49:47 – 51:08)

• 00:00 – Introduction & Soham's Background

• 01:20 – Work Ethic, Overemployment & Media Narratives

• 07:15 – Burnout, Passion & Avoiding Distractions

• 11:42 – Learning to Code & Early Career

• 15:30 – Resume, Education & Grad School

• 20:32 – Work Experience Timeline (2016–2025)

• 26:03 – The “Two Jobs” Incident & Aftermath

• 59:10 – Financial Struggles & Salary Realities

• 1:00:47 – Advice for Engineers & Closing Thoughts

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0:38 - Mercor AI's Origin and Growth

1:54 - SF & Bay Area Influence

2:38 - Dropping Out of Harvard & GeorgeTown

3:44 - Mercor AI Idea

4:22 - Challenges of Dropping Out and Parental Reactions.

6:13 - Influence of Bay Area on Founder's Mindset.

9:14 - Dorm Room Stories.

11:39 - Scaling the Business: Network and Data Flywheel Effects.

12:44 - Distribution and Customer Acquisition Strategy.

14:28 - How Mercor AI Works?

20:52 - AI Models used

22:48 - Future of AI Agents in Recruiting.

23:53 - Future of Software Engineering and AI's Impact.

25:56 - Cheating in AI-Powered Recruiting.

30:43 - Defining a "Good Hire" and Measuring Performance.

33:16 - Balancing One Model vs. Multiple Models for Hiring.

35:06 - Scaling Laws and Model Improvement.

36:23 - Incentivizing Companies to Share Performance Data.

37:11 - Convincing Companies to Change Hiring Habits.

39:08 - Biggest Concerns and Challenges with AI and Job Displacement.

40:07 - Mercor AI's Funding and Growth Success.

41:13 - Attracting and Retaining Talent.

43:29 - Mercor AI's Impact and the Importance of the Labor Market.

45:10 - The Thiel Fellowship and Dropping Out of College.

46:37 - Impact on People's Lives and Job Opportunities.

48:54 - Highest and Lowest Points of Building Mercor AI.

50:42 - Advice for Students Considering Dropping Out.

51:37 - Advice for Software Engineers Using Mercor AI.

52:28 - Getting Started with Mercor AI: For Applicants and Companies.

53:43 - Centralizing the Hiring Process and Reducing Redundancy.

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Timing (Surfing without waves is Impossible): 3:32 Types of Acquisitions - why not wait for Hotmail to become a Business: 7:37

How Sabeer Bhatia became Sabeer today: 14:40

Critical Thinking USA vs Indian Education: 22:30

Future of Tech & Policies that Excite you: 27:41

India's Fake GDP: 33:50

How can India Compete with China: 38:36

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