I'm the co-founder of Transistor.fm (podcast hosting and analytics). I write about SaaS marketing, bootstrapping startups, pursuing a good life, building calm companies, business ethics, and creating a better society.
Adam Wathan's surprising take on AI
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Overall, I've been pretty unimpressed with many of the promises coming from the "AI code bois." I got tired of watching video demos that hyped things up, only to try it myself and be disappointed. But after this conversation with Adam Wathan (creator of Tailwind CSS) and Brian Casel (Instrumental.dev), I'm starting to see AI development differently: I was surprised that Adam is this bullish on AI dev tools: "I used to be more skeptical. But then I forced myself to download Cursor and build an entire project without typing any code, making the computer type the code for me. I had to throw myself in the deep end." Adam and Brian break down their AI workflow, and we also discuss:
"AI is like keyboard shortcuts on steroids for the things I am an expert in." Adam also got vulnerable about how AI is negatively affecting the Tailwind UI business. "I'm working on my next act," he said. (He also shares what he's working on next.) They both recommended I try the new Claude Code and Cursor. (I haven't tried either.) Really curious what you think about Adam and Brian's take. Reply and let me know here (or leave a comment on the YouTube video). Cheers, PS: This video is just one of the segments from today's episode of The Panel podcast. Listen to the whole thing! We're recording episodes live now. Join us in chat next week, June 12. |
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I'm the co-founder of Transistor.fm (podcast hosting and analytics). I write about SaaS marketing, bootstrapping startups, pursuing a good life, building calm companies, business ethics, and creating a better society.
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