Granola, Designing AI for User Agency, and how to compete with $$$

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Hallway Chat

Fraser Kelton & Nabeel Hyatt

40 episodes

4 days ago

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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Granola, Designing AI for User Agency, and how to compete with $$$

Hallway Chat

45 minutes

1 year ago

Granola, Designing AI for User Agency, and how to compete with $$$

Fraser and Nabeel dive into the evolving landscape of AI note-taking apps, focusing on a new product, Granola. They discuss Granola's unique approach of "enhancing your thought" instead of "thinking for you." They also explore: applying this idea to other categories, the influence of LLMs on UX, and the need for more experimental user workflows to unlock AI. They also discuss the challenges and dynamics of startup funding, the significance of capital in achieving market success, and how dynamics of AI team building are changing.

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:05) - Introducing Granola: The AI Note-Taking App
(02:19) - Granola's Unique Features and User Experience
(04:54) - Challenges and Innovations in AI Note-Taking
(06:53) - Granola's Practical Use Cases and Feedback
(09:54) - Reducing Friction in Product Experience
(13:04) - Where is the AI innovation?
(16:11) - The Role of Incentives in Innovation
(21:51) - When competitors raise 10x more than you
(23:11) - Introducing Granola: The AI Note-Taking App
(23:18) - Granola's Unique Features and User Experience
(24:35) - Challenges and Innovations in AI Note-Taking
(25:07) - Granola's Practical Use Cases and Feedback
(25:19) - Reducing Friction in Product Experience
(26:44) - Where is the AI innovation?
(27:12) - The Role of Incentives in Innovation
(27:59) - When competitors raise 10x more than you
(28:34) - Overcapitalization and Its Consequences
(29:21) - Customer-Centric Approach in Startups
(30:22) - How AI Startups are Building Teams Differently
(42:41) - Final Thoughts and Product Recommendations