INDIE AUDIO From First Meeting to Funded in One Week
Mar 12, 2025
Alan Wells, CEO of Rocketable and recent Y Combinator participant, dives into optimizing software businesses through automation. He explains how AI can empower entrepreneurs, sharing his journey from skepticism to seeing massive potential. The conversation highlights the importance of feedback loops in AI product development and innovative tools that enhance efficiency and marketing, particularly in user acquisition. They also discuss the evolving startup ecosystem, emphasizing sustainability and the challenges faced by new software engineers in a shifting job market.
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Initial LLM Skepticism
- Alan Wells was initially skeptical of LLMs due to his experience with self-driving cars.
- He believed they would take 10 years to become useful, mirroring the slow progress he witnessed.
LLMs vs. Self-Driving Cars
- LLMs differ fundamentally from self-driving cars due to pre-built foundation models and rapid improvement cycles.
- This realization led Alan to embrace LLMs for his business.
Million-Token Model Impact
- Access to million-token context models revolutionized Alan's workflow.
- He could analyze his entire codebase, answering complex customer questions in minutes instead of hours.