Google vs Competitors and Ecosystem Play

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Neil and Eric break down why Google’s Gemini 3 is a godsend for marketers, how AI Studio, Nano Banana, and VO 3.1 change marketing workflows, and what this means for SaaS founders, AI tools, and the future of marketing. They talk Google vs ChatGPT, TPUs vs NVIDIA, AI startup bubbles, and real-world AI adoption inside their own companies so you can learn how to scale teams, budgets, and output with AI while avoiding “AI slop.”

Chapters:

(00:00) Gemini 3 is a godsend

(02:00) Founder overrides, budgets, and hiring

(04:50) SaaS pricing, add-ons, product speed

(07:00) Gemini AI Studio and Nexus idea

(09:00) Gemini vs Lovable and AI tools

(11:00) Google TPUs, NVIDIA, and AI chips

(12:40) Is AI a bubble for startups

(14:30) AI slop, prompting, and MCP usage

(16:20) Generational AI gaps and KPIs

(18:10) Hiring for metrics and strategy

(20:00) Scaling teams, standards, and AI value

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