Generative Now is a weekly series from Lightspeed, highlighting the stories, strategies and insights behind today's most exciting AI companies and how they’ll change everything about the way we work. Inspired by the popular in-person Generative Meetups in places like New York, San Francisco, LA and Europe, host and Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano will speak with founders, engineers, designers and other leaders that are leveraging AI to take their product to new heights. Listen and follow Generative Now wherever you get your podcasts.
Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the Future
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Generative Now is a weekly series from Lightspeed, highlighting the stories, strategies and insights behind today's most exciting AI companies and how they’ll change everything about the way we work. Inspired by the popular in-person Generative Meetups in places like New York, San Francisco, LA and Europe, host and Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano will speak with founders, engineers, designers and other leaders that are leveraging AI to take their product to new heights. Listen and follow Generative Now wherever you get your podcasts.
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October 16, 2025
Tanay Kothari: Creating a Post-Keyboard Future
<p>In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Tanay Kothari, the co-founder and CEO of Wispr Flow, an AI-powered voice dictation platform. Tanay traces his path from building dozens of apps as a teen in Delhi to now, and how those experiences inspired him to make one of the first “zero-edit” voice products. Tanay gets into training in-house models, beating sub-second latency, and explains his approach to onboarding customers with the goal of changing behavior. He also discusses what’s next for the future of voice products and why he predicts a post-keyboard future.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information on Wispr Flow, please visit <a href="https://wisprflow.ai/"><u>https://wisprflow.ai</u></a> and</p><p><a href="https://wisprflow.ai/careers"><u>https://wisprflow.ai/careers</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome</p><p>01:26 Tenay's Background and Early Inspirations</p><p>02:29 Building and Selling Feather X</p><p>03:52 The Birth of Whisper Flow</p><p>04:25 Early App Development and Challenges</p><p>06:39 Innovative Projects and User Impact</p><p>11:45 Whisper Flow's Differentiated Approach</p><p>18:57 Technical Challenges and Solutions</p><p>22:23 Design and User Experience23:19 Personal Onboarding Experience</p><p>23:40 Building User Habits</p><p>24:43 Inspiration from Video Games</p><p>26:11 Onboarding Mechanics in Whisper</p><p>29:00 Challenges of Deep Integration</p><p>32:10 Transition from Hardware to Software</p><p>38:30 Future of Voice Technology</p><p>47:42 Upcoming Features and Opportunities</p><p><br></p><p>Stay in touch:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://www.lsvp.com/"><u>www.lsvp.com</u></a></p></li><li><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp"><u>https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp</u></a></p></li><li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/</u></a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/</u></a></p></li><li><p>Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: <a href="http://generativenow.co/"><u>generativenow.co</u></a></p></li><li><p>Email: generativenow@lsvp.com</p></li></ul><p><br>The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see <a href="http://lsvp.com/legal"><u>lsvp.com/legal</u></a>.</p>
October 2, 2025
Inside the Black Box: The Urgency of AI Interpretability
<p>Recorded live at Lightspeed’s offices in San Francisco, this special episode of Generative Now dives into the urgency and promise of AI interpretability. Lightspeed partner Nnamdi Iregbulem spoke with Anthropic researcher Jack Lindsey and Goodfire co-founder and Chief Scientist Tom McGrath, who previously co-founded Google DeepMind’s interpretability team. They discuss opening the black box of modern AI models in order to understand their reliability and spot real-world safety concerns, in order to build AI systems of the future that we can trust. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Episode Chapters: </strong></p><p>00:42 Welcome and Introduction</p><p>00:36 Overview of Lightspeed and AI Investments</p><p>03:19 Event Agenda and Guest Introductions</p><p>05:35 Discussion on Interpretability in AI</p><p>18:44 Technical Challenges in AI Interpretability</p><p>29:42 Advancements in Model Interpretability</p><p>30:05 Smarter Models and Interpretability</p><p>31:26 Models Doing the Work for Us</p><p>32:43 Real-World Applications of Interpretability</p><p>34:32 Philanthropics' Approach to Interpretability</p><p>39:15 Breakthrough Moments in AI Interpretability</p><p>44:41 Challenges and Future Directions</p><p>48:18 Neuroscience and Model Training Insights</p><p>54:42 Emergent Misalignment and Model Behavior</p><p>01:01:30 Concluding Thoughts and Networking</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay in touch:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://www.lsvp.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.lsvp.com</a></p></li><li><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp</a></p></li><li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/</a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/</a></p></li><li><p>Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: <a href="http://generativenow.co/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">generativenow.co</a></p></li><li><p>Email: generativenow@lsvp.com</p></li></ul><p>The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see <a href="http://lsvp.com/legal" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lsvp.com/legal</a>.</p>
September 17, 2025
From Periscope to Macroscope: Kayvon Beykpour’s Vision for AI-Powered Development
<p>In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Kayvon Beykpour, co-founder and CEO of Macroscope, which launches today, and the former co-founder of Periscope. They dive into how Macroscope will serve as an “understanding engine” for software companies, giving leaders real-time visibility and saving engineers time with AI-powered workflows. Kayvon reflects on his journey from building Periscope and leading product at Twitter to reimagining how teams manage both human and agentic workforces. They get into philosophies on starting companies, management styles, and how AI could be the thing that helps managers solve their biggest challenges. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Chapters: </strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome</p><p>00:52 Introducing Macroscope: The New Product</p><p>01:24 The Problem Macroscope Solves</p><p>02:30 How Macroscope Works</p><p>03:52 The Future of AI in Software Development</p><p>08:58 Empowering Leaders with Macroscope</p><p>10:56 Kayvon's Journey: From College Startup to Macroscope</p><p>16:22 The Periscope Story: From Idea to Acquisition</p><p>28:22 The Rise and Challenges of Periscope</p><p>32:43 Twitter's Live Feature Evolution</p><p>33:59 Integrating Audio Conversations</p><p>35:07 Challenges in Twitter's Product Strategy</p><p>35:32 The Clubhouse Acquisition Attempt</p><p>36:27 Twitter's Cultural Shift with Spaces</p><p>38:48 Managing Large Teams at Twitter</p><p>44:05 Macroscope: The Genesis</p><p>47:03 The Role of LLMs in Macroscope</p><p>48:36 The Elon Musk Encounter</p><p>54:23 The Pivot to Macroscope</p><p>59:21 Future of Macroscope and Product Development</p><p><br></p><p>Stay in touch:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://www.lsvp.com/"><u>www.lsvp.com</u></a></p></li><li><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp"><u>https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp</u></a></p></li><li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/</u></a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/</u></a></p></li><li><p>Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: <a href="http://generativenow.co/"><u>generativenow.co</u></a></p></li><li><p>Email: generativenow@lsvp.com</p></li></ul><p>The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see <a href="http://lsvp.com/legal"><u>lsvp.com/legal</u></a>.</p><p><br></p>
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