The discussion kicks off with how AI is reshaping product development and business creation. Rapid prototyping is now more accessible, emphasizing product-market fit over traditional engineering. Hosts highlight the importance of personal passion in problem-solving, shedding light on the decline of the sunk cost fallacy. They also explore the rise of hyper-local solutions and the potential transformation of B2B SaaS. With an eye on critical thinking in an AI-driven landscape, the episode encourages experimentation and adapting to new tools.
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Start Experimenting With AI Now
Use AI to rapidly test multiple product ideas and gain product-market fit faster at minimal cost.
Start experimenting now rather than waiting for better future AI models to maximize learning and opportunity.
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Lower Costs Kill Sunk Cost Bias
Lower creation costs reduce sunk cost bias, enabling easier pivots when energy and interest in a problem fade.
Finding motivating and nourishing problems leads to more fulfilling work and innovative outcomes.
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Stack Energizing Skills
The 'skill stacking' approach suggests combining multiple skills makes you uniquely valuable in a niche.
Pursue skills that energize you since it's unclear what will be valuable in a fast-changing AI world.
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In this tenth episode of The Good Stuff, hosts Pete and Andy discuss how AI is transforming product development, business creation, and work.
We explore how the falling cost of creation enables faster product-market fit testing, the future of venture capital, and the rise of multi-agent AI systems.
Podcast Updates and Announcements (00:56-07:13)
The hosts celebrate reaching episode 10
Shout-outs to podcast supporters including Crispy, BundabergHodl, and BTCShellingPoint.
Mention of Bethans upcoming book "The Human Edge" about critical thinking and human skills in an AI world
AI and the Changing Nature of Business Creation (07:13-15:17)
Discussion of the Presidio Bitcoin podcast (PBJ)
How AI is making engineering less important than product-market fit
The ability to rapidly test multiple ideas with minimal cost
Product Market Fit and Personal Alignment (15:17-27:53)
The importance of "product-founder fit" and choosing problems you genuinely care about
Reduced sunk cost bias when experimenting has lower costs
How energy and interest in a problem are better guides than purely tactical decisions
Scott Adams' skill stacking concept applied to the AI era
Hyper-Localization and the Future of Business (27:53-40:00)-
The rise of hyper-local solutions built by people who understand specific markets
"Proof of punch in the mouth" the trust advantage of local businesses
Potential "death of B2B SaaS" as local solutions become more viable
How AI might transform interfaces between humans and business services
Bitcoin, Capital, and Long-term Value Preservation (40:00-55:43)
Discussion of how Bitcoin fits into business strategy in an AI world
The "up, up, down" methodology (margin up, capital up, risk down)
How Bitcoin provides a way to preserve value in an uncertain future
The trade of the next decade: "Use AI to earn more money now and keep it in Bitcoin"
Multi-Agent AI Systems and UI Evolution (55:43-1:15:00)
Experiences with Roo Code and orchestrating multiple AI agents
The limitations of current chat interfaces that require human direction
Vision for more opinionated AI agents that drive interactions forward
Future UI as high-agency AI that can maintain context and memory
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