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by Fraser Kelton & Nabeel Hyatt

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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.

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Episode thumbnail for The two types of Agentic Engineering, and their teams

March 26, 2026

The two types of Agentic Engineering, and their teams

<p>We return from a break to discuss the effects of an avalanche of app making due to Claude and Codex, including “Camp,” an experiment by Nabeel in native multiplayer AI-assisted group work beyond shareable outputs. We cover: In order to be a founder leading AI transformation do you need to lead by example? Conductor’s viral “prompt feature requests” workflow, reality of one-shot apps versus iterative prompting, how teams may use less open-source, Gemini's comparative strengths, and what does it mean when the engineering pod optimal size has moved from six to two. We end by discussing Granola’s MCP and why data moats are fragile, favoring best interfaces and customer-centric access.</p><p>00:00 Divergent Paths: Two types of Engineering post Claude 4.5<br>00:00 Introduction: The New Reality of Coding<br>00:21 Building Camp: Multiplayer Knowledge Work<br>03:12 Open Source in the Age of Models<br>08:56 The Recommendation Problem: From Average to Expert<br>15:29 Why Gemini Works for Personalization<br>18:32 Submit a Prompt: Conductor's Product Innovation<br>21:50 Two types of Engineering: Automatic vs Iterative<br>32:08 Rethinking Team Structure: From Six to Two<br>35:01 Can you AI transform without living it yourself?<br>40:12 Data Moats and the MCP Shift<br>44:05 Making Context Ubiquitous</p> <ul><li>(00:00) - The two types of engineering post Claude 4.5</li> <li>(00:00) - Introduction: The New Reality of Coding</li> <li>(00:21) - Building Camp: Multiplayer Knowledge Work</li> <li>(03:13) - Open Source in the Age of Models</li> <li>(08:57) - The Recommendation Problem: From Average to Expert</li> <li>(15:30) - Why Gemini Works for Personalization</li> <li>(18:33) - Submit a Prompt: Conductor's Product Innovation</li> <li>(21:51) - Two types of Engineering: Automatic vs Iterative</li> <li>(32:09) - Rethinking Team Structure: From Six to Two</li> <li>(35:02) - Can you AI transform without living it yourself?</li> <li>(40:13) - Data Moats and the MCP Shift</li> <li>(44:06) - Making Context Ubiquitous</li> </ul>

Episode thumbnail for Personality, humanism, poke, and raising the ceiling

November 4, 2025

Personality, humanism, poke, and raising the ceiling

Hosts Fraser and Nabeel discuss the rise of niche AI applications, including the viral AI assistant Poke, and explore AI's role in scientific discovery and creative fields.

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October 28, 2025

Be Water, Ubiquity over Ownership

Hosts Nabeel and Fraser discuss the increasing importance of tool use and code execution in AI models, examining how startups can adapt to rapid market changes and differentiate themselves through strategic product decisions.

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What is Hallway Chat?

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.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 2 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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