From 0 to $40M in 5 Months: Bolt.new Story with Eric Simons

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High Agency: The Podcast for AI Builders

Raza Habib

34 episodes

5 months ago

High Agency is the podcast for AI builders. If you’re trying to understand how to successfully build AI products with Large Language Models and Generative AI then this podcast is made for you. Each week we interview leaders at companies building on the frontier who have already succeeded with AI in production. We share their stories, lessons and playbooks so you can build more quickly and with confidence. AI is moving incredibly fast and no-one is truly an expert yet, High Agency is for people who are learning by doing and will share knowledge through the community. Where to find us: https://hubs.ly/Q02z2HR40

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From 0 to $40M in 5 Months: Bolt.new Story with Eric Simons

High Agency: The Podcast for AI Builders

41 minutes

7 months ago

From 0 to $40M in 5 Months: Bolt.new Story with Eric Simons

Eric Simons discusses the meteoric rise of Bolt.new, an AI-powered web app builder that went from zero to $40 million ARR in just five months. He shares insights on how they built an AI agent capable of creating full-stack web applications from simple prompts, the challenges of rapid growth, and the future of AI in software development. From nearly shutting down the company to becoming one of the fastest-growing AI products in history, Eric offers valuable lessons for anyone building in the AI space.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Bolt.new overview
06:05 - The journey from near-shutdown to rapid growth
13:28 - Challenges of explosive growth and scaling
18:50 - Technical deep dive: Building Bolt.new
26:37 - Debugging and improving AI-generated code
32:09 - Future directions and enterprise adoption
34:11 - Advice for building AI applications
37:03 - The concept of "vibe revenue" in AI startups
39:39 - Is AI over or under-hyped?

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