In The Blink of AI with Georgie Healy

Episode SummaryAmy Saper sits at the intersection of Silicon Valley’s AI boom, early-stage company building, and deep operator experience. Now a General Partner at Uncork Capital in San Francisco, she cut her teeth at Twitter, Uber, and Stripe before becoming one of the most sought-after seed investors backing the next generation of AI infrastructure and applications.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie sits down with Amy for a wide-ranging conversation on how AI is rewriting early-stage investing, what real moats look like in an era of fast-moving models, and why she evaluates founders on slope, not pedigree.Amy breaks down how she invests in AI-enabled apps and infra, why Gamma’s “overnight success” actually took five years, how non-technical investors can still win deeply technical deals, and what founders get wrong about market size. She also shares candid advice about hiring top AI talent (hint: bring your walking shoes), how to stand out as a seed-stage company, and why she’s bullish on cities and policies that embrace innovation.This is an energising, thoughtful, and highly tactical episode for anyone building or backing AI in 2025.In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Stripe StartupsFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe. Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeStripe Ad_Nov 2025_02Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode Summary2025 was the year AI stopped being hype and started showing up in the real world, in our phones, our homes, our hospitals, and even our holidays. But with the pace of change accelerating, how do you separate the genuine life-changing tools from the noise?To close out a huge year of In The Blink of AI, Georgie has hand-picked the top ten AI hacks shared by founders, CTOs, designers, researchers, and creative experimenters on the show so far. These are the tools and prompts they actually use every day, to travel smarter, remove mental load, make better decisions, get up to speed fast, and even check their own blind spots.In this special holiday edition, you’ll learn how to turn an AI into your personal tour guide, save hours of context-setting with one drag-and-drop move, let your kids solve the dinner dilemma, challenge your thinking before you hit publish, and unlock the real power of voice mode for deeper, more personalised results. Whether you’re a total beginner or already living in the multi-agent future, these hacks are your shortcut to a smarter 2026.Grab your phone, open your favourite LLM, and try these out for yourself.Time Stamps00:00 — Why AI hacks matter more than ever01:25 — Hack 1: A tour guide in your ear with voice mode (Dr Thomas Kelly)03:59 — Hack 2: Poke, the life-organising bot hiding in iMessage (Maddie D Reese)05:37 — Hack 3: Making personalised music with Suno07:25 — Hack 4: Drag-and-drop context files to save hours (Isaac Peiris)09:18 — Hack 5: AI-powered art hunts in Rome11:46 — Hack 6: No more “What’s for dinner?” with fridge-vision prompts (Katherine Boiciuc)14:49 — Hack 7: Why everyone is sleeping on voice for prompting (Mike Keating)18:29 — Hack 8: Using AI to reveal your own blind spots (Sarah Kaur)22:31 — Hack 9: The party-table prompt that gets personal fast (Kunal Gupta)25:40 — Hack 10: Stress-testing technical architecture as a non-technical founder (Frank Greeff)38:22 — What to expect from In The Blink of AI in 2026In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Stripe StartupsFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe. Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeStripe Ad_Nov 2025_02Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryAI is lowering the barrier to software development faster than anyone expected, and GitHub’s APAC VP Sharryn Napier has a front row seat. In this conversation, she shares how she built a personal to-do list app in under an hour with GitHub Copilot and Spark, despite not writing code herself. Georgie and Sharryn explore why millions of new developers are joining the platform, how 80 percent of new signups use Copilot within their first week, and what the explosion of no-code experimentation means for both beginners and seasoned engineers.They also unpack the chaos and opportunity of the multi-agent era, where GitHub’s new Agent HQ aims to keep developers productive, secure, and in control. From open source culture and the next wave of technical talent to enterprise adoption, risk, and the future of software creation, this episode offers an inside look at how AI is transforming who builds software and how it gets made.Do you have a follow-up question about a topic discussed in today’s episode, or want a quick summary to reshare on LinkedIn? Just ask Top Road AI:https://toproad.chat/in-the-blink-of-ai-with-sharryn-napierIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Stripe StartupsFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe. Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeStripe Ad_Nov 2025_02Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryArtificial intelligence is reshaping everything from work to healthcare to the way we interact online, but it’s also exposing deep gender gaps that we can’t afford to ignore. At the eSafety Summit in Canberra, Georgie sits down with award-winning researcher and gender equality expert Dr Elise Stephenson for a live conversation on the uncomfortable truth behind AI’s gender problem.Only 22% of the global AI workforce is women.Only 2% of Australian startup funding goes to female founders.And when generating images of British women, some AI models label them as models or prostitutes 30% of the time.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie and Elise dig into how bias creeps into AI systems, who’s responsible, and what needs to change, from data collection to funding incentives to the way we teach young people about online safety. They also explore the surprising ways women are using AI, why representation matters at every layer of the stack, and what a truly gender-responsive AI future could look like.This is one of the most important episodes we’ve made, equal parts confronting and constructive, and a must-listen for anyone who cares about building tech that works for everyone.Time Stamps00:00 — Intro02:31 — What AI actually is (and what it definitely is not)04:00 — How AI is showing up in daily life: usage trends among women and men06:40 — Physical AI, robotics, and Grace Brown’s loneliness-fighting invention08:44 — The hidden gender power imbalances behind AI development09:29 — A history lesson: how women were pushed out of computing11:19 — Privacy, consent, and the fear of being recorded by your own doctor12:35 — Deepfakes, blackmail, and why women are disproportionately targeted14:45 — The “ghost workforce”: who actually labels the data AI learns from15:26 — How unrepresentative datasets become harmful outcomes16:35 — When Google Photos labeled a Black man as a gorilla18:04 — The case for optimism: can AI reduce bias if we design it right?21:32 — Who’s responsible for gender-safe AI: companies, funders, or users?23:30 — The Inclusive Innovation Playbook: how to build fairer AI ecosystems25:40 — Why regulating AI is so hard (and why countries disagree wildly)27:23 — Dual-use tech, human oversight, and what companies like Unilever get right29:03 — AI we should be excited about: healthcare, diagnostics, and robotics31:39 — When an AI coworker goes rogue: who’s accountable?32:56 — What a gender-responsive AI future actually looks like34:08 — Top recommendations: feminist tech diplomacy and moving beyond critique36:28 — Where to find Georgie and EliseIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25a...

Episode SummaryJustin Tauber has spent nearly a decade inside one of the world’s biggest tech companies, first in strategic innovation, now leading Salesforce’s global work on ethical and human use of AI. With a background in cognitive science and design thinking, he’s become one of Australia’s most insightful voices on how technology and ethics can (and must) evolve together.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Justin to unpack what “agentic AI” really means beyond the hype, and how enterprises can adopt it responsibly. Justin shares how scenario planning helps teams prepare for unpredictable futures, why prediction matters less than rehearsal, and how ethical constraints often spark the most original innovations.They also dig into the growing problem of “shadow AI” inside companies, the trade-offs between startups and enterprises, and why Australia’s best AI opportunity might not be moving fastest, but safest.If you’ve ever wondered what trust, transparency, and technology look like when they collide, this episode is your blueprint.Time Stamps00:00 - Intro05:20 - The rise of multimodal thinking08:05 - Scenario planning and future rehearsal in AI09:01 - Inside Salesforce: what an ethical AI team actually does11:47 - Strategy vs policy: why most “AI strategies” aren’t strategic13:00 - Safe hammers, safe chainsaws, and the real meaning of safety15:45 - Trust = character + competence17:15 - Prediction is less important than rehearsal19:39 - Why ethics often drives innovation (bendy straws, accessibility, and more)24:50 - Training ethical thinking like a muscle26:01 - Shadow AI: the hidden risk inside every company28:39 - Where bias really comes from, and how to design around it32:12 - When to use generative vs deterministic AI36:01 - The privacy paradox: consent, choice, and control39:00 - Agentic AI explained through drum machines and creativity46:13 - Startups vs enterprises: who’s taking bigger risks with AI52:48 - Australia’s AI opportunity: becoming the world’s “safety lab”Resources🙋🏻‍♂️ Justin Tauber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauber/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Stripe StartupsFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe. Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeStripe Ad_Nov 2025_02

Episode SummaryWhen Maddie Reese discovered AI tools in June, she’d never written a line of code. Six months later, she’d won multiple hackathons, built viral projects like Startup Obituary and Pet Hero Comics, and quit her job to go full-time as a vibe coder.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Maddie to unpack what “vibe coding” actually is, and why joy might be the best productivity hack of all. From debugging API keys with ChatGPT to using Lovable, Cursor, and Replit to build entire web apps in hours, Maddie shares her exact workflow, her biggest “LLM gaslight” moment, and how she’s turning play into a career.Expect practical tips for no-coders, hilarious guinea-pig side quests, and a refreshingly real take on the future of AI creativity.Time Stamps00:00 – Welcome to In The Blink of AI with Georgie Healy03:50 – AI Hack of the Week: Poke bot + Suno music app08:37 – Maddie’s first project: cloning Google Drive in 4 hours14:03 – Startup Obituary: a memorial for your failed startup 💀15:35 – Debugging 101: what to do when API keys break everything19:15 – Roast My App: Guinea Pig of the Day 🐹22:24 – Using ChatGPT + Cursor + Lovable together27:06 – Snog / Marry / Avoid: Lovable, Replit & Cursor28:36 – Quitting her family business to go full-time in AI30:46 – Getting through frustration (and proving ChatGPT wrong)33:45 – Why you should hit “Publish” even if it’s not perfect37:24 – How to recover when a prompt breaks your build38:44 – Which tool to use: Lovable vs Cursor vs GitHub39:33 – Is vibe coding dying or hotter than ever?41:45 – What happens if vibe coding actually does die?42:46 – Hot Takes 🔥 Non-engineers are the future of tech49:10 – What’s next for Maddie ReeseResources🙋‍♀️ Maddie Reese: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddiedreese🪩 Maddie’s Projects: https://maddiedreese.com/🐦 Twitter / X: https://x.com/maddiedreese💻 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@maddiedreese✨ Lovable: https://www.lovable.dev💬 Cursor: https://cursor.sh💡 Replit: https://replit.com🎵 Suno Music AI: https://www.suno.ai📱 Poke by Interaction: https://poke.com/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryBefore AI was cool, Dominick Ng was already building it. From a tiny country town in regional NSW to a PhD, a Fulbright Scholarship, and nine years at Google, Dom’s journey is the definition of technical brilliance meets humility. Today, he’s the Director of Engineering at Relevance AI, one of Australia’s fastest-growing agentic AI startups, backed by global investors and reshaping how teams build with large language models.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Dom to talk about the real limits of agentic AI, why Australia needs to embrace experimentation, and how to build world-class engineering teams that can move fast without losing soul.Dom explains how AI-assisted coding is changing what engineers can do in a weekend, what makes a great AI hire, and why “if you can’t onboard a person, you can’t onboard an agent.” He also breaks down why Meta’s hiring strategy looks so extreme, what China’s AI talent boom really means, and the cringe misconceptions about AI “making us lazy.”If you’ve ever wanted to truly understand what’s behind the hype, this conversation will make you smarter (and probably a bit more patient with your next API error).Resources👨‍💻 Dominick Ng (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominickng/🏗️ Relevance AI: https://www.relevanceai.com/🧠 Vibe Sliding (Relevance AI feature): https://chat.relevanceai.com/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Before he was a VC-backed founder, Harrison Kennedy was walking for Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, and Tiffany & Co., a teenager from the Gold Coast suddenly living a global modeling career. When COVID hit, that world stopped. What began as a mental health podcast with a friend became Really Mental, a media company backed by Amazon, reaching 25 million people and hundreds of millions of collective followers.Now, Harrison’s building ReFresh, an emotional intelligence platform that helps companies detect how their people are feeling. Using AI models that analyse tone, text, and behavioural signals across tools like Slack and Google Workspace, ReFresh helps organisations measure mental wellbeing, burnout risk, and compliance, all while keeping employees anonymous.In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy and Harrison talk about the evolution from creator to founder, how AI can be used to understand humans rather than replace them, and what it really means to build a values-driven company. Harrison shares lessons on patience, communication, and curiosity, and why in a world that’s more “connected” than ever, loneliness is still one of tech’s biggest unsolved problems.Resources🙋‍♂️ Harrison Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-kennedy-81b7171a1/💡 ReFresh: https://www.refr-esh.com/🎧 Really Mental (Podcast): https://pods.to/reallymentalIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryWhen Mike Keating and Haziq Nordin founded Enhance Labs, they raised millions without a product, a pitch deck, or even a bank account. Backed by Blackbird and QIC, they became known for their unfiltered takes, chaotic energy, and refusal to ship something they didn’t believe in, even as the rest of the AI world raced to launch.For months, they experimented in the shadows, building, pivoting, and learning why most AI startups were destined to fail. Then came the breakthrough: a way to let every user design their own personal internet, a “living interface” that could reshape how humans interact with software.In this episode, Mike and Haziq share why they chose velocity and vibes over hype, how playfulness and curiosity became their competitive edge, and why founders must know when not to finish something. They break down what AI products will collapse by 2026, the open problems that still need a Nobel Prize, and why the next wave of innovation will come from the weird ones, the teams laughing the loudest while everyone else plays safe.Resources🙋‍♂️ Mike Keating: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekeating/🤖 Haziq Nordin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haziq-nordin-1a6623107/🚀 Enhance Labs: https://enhancelabs.ai/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryLaura McClure, Member of Parliament for the ACT Party in New Zealand, joins In the Blink of AI to unpack her viral deepfake experience, her groundbreaking member’s bill, and why tech regulation must protect victims without stifling innovation.In a powerful conversation, Laura reveals how she created a deepfake of herself in minutes—and why it’s a wake-up call for policymakers worldwide. She shares insights on balancing tech freedoms with responsible safeguards, why regulation is about behaviour not banning tools, and how New Zealand’s slow policy-making could leave them lagging behind.Laura also discusses how ACT’s libertarian values shape her pro-innovation, pro-startup stance and why deepfakes are a threat not just to teenagers, but to democracy itself. From the electricity grid challenges that could stall New Zealand’s AI adoption to the opportunities in agriculture and defence, this is a must-listen for founders, policymakers, and anyone passionate about the future of technology.Time Stamps02:20 – Meet Laura McClure (ACT Party MP): From accidental politician to tech advocate07:25 – Why Laura Entered Politics: Tackling New Zealand’s alarming government debt09:13 – AI Hacks of the Week: Game-changing educational tech and viral LinkedIn strategies13:24 – Going Viral with a Nude Deepfake: The shocking truth behind Laura’s Parliament demonstration23:47 – Why Target Individuals, Not Tech: How Laura’s bill tackles deepfake abuse effectively27:16 – Pro-Tech, Not Pro-Regulation: Laura’s vision to accelerate AI adoption in NZ and Australia35:01 – The Infrastructure Challenge: What NZ must fix to power an AI-driven future39:57 – Skills for the AI Era: Why critical thinking trumps rote learning44:50 – Laura’s AI-Powered NZ: Her 5–10 year vision of an AI-enabled economyIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryThere’s a lot of AI slop out there, bland prompts, generic images, boring text that all blends together. But how do you stand out when everything looks the same?In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Christina Jones (aka CJ), Head of Design for Generative AI at Canva, for an unfiltered conversation about creativity, originality, and why taste is the new moat in AI.CJ shares her journey from experimenting with a “cat editor” chatbot called Lemon to leading the design of Canva’s Magic Studio. She explains why AI should be a creative companion, not a micromanager, and how the “Steelman approach” can turn models into your best critic instead of your biggest cheerleader.They cover why productivity isn’t the whole story, why creativity is especially essential during a cost-of-living crisis, and why observing the world around you is the fastest way to sharpen your originality. Plus: Georgie’s first ever AI rant, spicy takes on AI boyfriends, and the eternal love for the em-dash.If you’ve ever worried that AI is dulling your creative edge, this episode is your permission slip to embrace originality, and maybe get a little emo about it.Time Stamps00:00 – Welcome + Georgie’s husky “bug not a feature” voice03:15 – CJ’s role as Head of Design for GenAI at Canva05:10 – Why CJ stopped using AI to edit her writing08:29 – AI Hack of the Week: The “Steelman” method12:00 – Georgie’s first-ever AI rant: The guinea pig app that never launched14:20 – Big picture: how to actually think about AI in your life17:00 – How CJ uses AI to audit her calendar19:14 – Beyond productivity: where AI really adds value23:24 – Why creativity matters in a cost-of-living crisis27:23 – Trends in AI art + training your own diffusion models32:38 – Is taste the real differentiator in AI?34:43 – How to grow original thought + creativity fast38:44 – The ethics (and paradox) of AI companions43:06 – Spotting “AI slop” in writing45:03 – Do you need to be a software engineer to survive the AI era?46:47 – Takeaways: observe, get out of your bubble, grow your creative muscleResources🙋‍♀️ Christina (CJ) Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjonesish/✍🏻 Jonesish Substack: https://jonesish.substack.com/about🍎 Jonesish Website: https://www.jonesish.com/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryReplay Episode! When this conversation with Lorikeet co-founder Steve Hind first aired, the company had just raised $14M. Fast forward a few short months and they’ve doubled their valuation, become the hottest name in Australian AI, and poached some of the best engineers in the country. With so many new subscribers since then, we’re bringing this one back.In this episode, Georgie Healy sits down with Steve to unpack how Lorikeet built Rae, an AI platform powering complex support for banks, healthcare, SaaS, and beyond. Steve explains why Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) isn’t the silver bullet everyone thinks, what “agentic frameworks” really mean (and why it’s mostly marketing), and how starting with the hardest customer problems creates a defensible product.They also dive into what makes AI support feel truly human, why empathy matters more than “personality,” and how to balance technical brilliance with marketing clarity. Along the way, Steve shares his favourite AI tools, what he looks for when hiring, and why founders should stop being insecure about not training their own models.Whether you’re building in AI, hiring AI talent, or just curious about where the hype ends and real customer value begins—this replay is a masterclass in scaling smart AI support.Time Stamps01:52 – What makes Lorikeet different from other AI support tools02:49 – Why banks and healthcare companies need AI-driven customer support09:00 – What is RAG, and why does it matter for AI-powered customer service?14:09 – The biggest mistake AI chatbots make in customer support16:26 – What does "agentic reasoning" really mean?19:12 – The cost of running AI models and why RAG reduces compute power27:46 – AI tools Steve uses every day (and his take on Perplexity and Replit)30:36 – How to stand out when applying for an AI job39:18 – What people get wrong about AGI and AI scaling lawsIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryWhat if the next big unlock in payments wasn’t just faster checkouts, but bots buying on our behalf? In this episode of In the Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Karl Durrance, Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand at Stripe, to explore how AI is reshaping money movement at a global scale.Karl reveals how Stripe is tackling fraud versus scams (and why scams are now the bigger threat), why AI startups are hitting revenue milestones at unprecedented speed, and what agentic commerce could mean for the way we shop. From buy now pay later’s misunderstood role in credit to why stablecoins may be the real future of internet-native money, Karl shares candid insights on where payments are heading next.You’ll also hear why global expansion no longer requires a move to San Francisco, how single-use virtual cards could make agentic commerce safe, and why bots might soon handle life’s least joyful purchases, freeing us up for the ones that matter.Time Stamps02:18 – Karl’s role at Stripe and the $1.4T payments scale05:51 – Startups hitting $5M ARR in under a year06:57 – AI Hacks: family holiday planning & cutting through bureaucracy12:34 – Do Australian founders really need to move to SF?17:39 – Explaining agentic commerce (AI buying for you)20:34 – Shopping bots, travel assistants, and Amazon’s “Buy for Me”22:25 – How Stripe protects against rogue AI agents25:14 – Ticket scalpers, bots, and the arms race of fraud prevention27:01 – Fraud vs. scams: what’s really costing the economy31:51 – Why slowing payments down can actually prevent scams37:21 – Spicy takes: BNPL, crypto & stablecoins40:43 – BNPL vs. credit card debt — Karl’s contrarian view41:24 – Stablecoins: solving volatility and internet money movement45:51 – When stablecoins meet agentic commerce (next 5 years?)47:41 – Stripe’s Sydney Tour: launches, thought leaders & what’s nextResources🦘 Stripe Tour Sydney: https://tour.stripeevent.com/sydney?rshow=sydney🙋🏻‍♂️ Karl Durrance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karldurrance/💳 Stripe: https://stripe.com/auIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryWhat if we could simulate extreme weather before it strikes, and use AI to prevent billions of dollars in damage?In this episode of In the Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Jack Curtis, Chief Commercial & Operations Officer at Neara, the startup building digital twins of critical infrastructure like electricity grids. Together, they unpack how AI is reshaping energy, data centers, and even Australia’s role in the global technology race.From the true drivers of rising energy bills to why “climate tech is far from dead,” Jack shares a candid inside look at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and policy. You’ll hear why digital twins are more than just a buzzword, what governments are getting right (and wrong) on AI, and how Australia can seize its moment to lead.Time Stamps02:11 – Meet Jack Curtis and his role at Neara03:00 – Digital twins: what they are and why they matter04:45 – Using AI to model cyclone bombs and prevent grid damage06:00 – AI Hack of the Week: Gong & NotebookLM for extracting insights11:20 – Replacing manual, error-prone inspections with scalable modeling14:50 – Why digital twins are critical in high-stakes infrastructure17:45 – Adoption friction: humans vs. AI in enterprise contexts18:40 – Breaking down the real drivers of spiralling electricity bills22:20 – Can smart data centers help lower consumer energy costs?25:10 – Data center siting: desert or grid-adjacent?28:35 – Cooling and water trade-offs in data center economics30:21 – Is Australian government AI adoption too slow?35:30 – Can Australia win the global AI–data center “space race”?37:20 – Why “waiting five years to see how AI plays out” is too risky39:00 – Climate risk in the next decade: why infrastructure is already under stress41:50 – Is climate tech still relevant or “not sexy”?43:30 – Jack’s take on Scott Farquhar’s 5-point AI plan for Australia49:55 – Rapid fire: digital apprenticeships, APIs, and easing AI into government workflows50:30 – Jack’s sign-off: Neara is hiring ML engineers!Resources⛅️ Neara – https://neara.com/🙋🏻‍♂️ Jack Curtis (LinkedIn) – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-curtis-399b182a/💻 Gong – https://www.gong.io/🎥 Andrej Karpathy: Neural Networks – Zero to Hero – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAqhIrjkxbuWI23v9cThsA9GvCAUhRvKZIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Mumbition PromoMumbition Promo

Episode SummaryAt a Relevance AI community event, Georgie Healy speaks with Beth Lovell (FoBoH), Sam Garven (Hello Canopy) and Sally (King River Capital) about building AI agents that deliver real results. They share practical hacks, first-use cases, and lessons learned on data hygiene, onboarding and keeping humans in the loop. The panel also explores why women are adopting AI at lower rates and how non-engineers can use their unique strengths to create better tools.Time Stamps01:05 – Beth’s journey from Woolies X to FoBoH: COVID supply chains, failed portals & why AI is different04:07 – Sam’s origin story: unsafe workplaces, no safe way to speak up, and building Hello Canopy06:15 – Sally’s investor lens: hundreds of agents tested, why she backs Relevance AI07:32 – Favourite hacks you can steal: Replit, sticky notes → tables, system preferences for style12:26 – First useful agents: outreach automation, policy-scraping, VC inbound triage17:28 – What we wish we knew before building: expect errors, keep it simple, chain tasks, onboard like a teammate20:07 – Designing for reality: data hygiene, human-in-the-loop, guardrails22:27 – Dream agents: life OS, product-copy deployer, Excel-beating modeller25:10 – Why women adopt AI less — and why that must change30:32 – Strengths non-engineers should lean into: empathy, domain expertise, communication33:27 – Career & workflow tips to start tomorrow: post weekly, try tools, ask for opportunities, get to “no” fastResources👾 Relevance AI - https://relevanceai.com/✨ FoBoH - https://www.foboh.com/🙋‍♀️ Hello Canopy - https://www.hellocanopy.com/🤴🏻 King River Capital - http://www.kingriver.co/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter

Episode SummaryIn this crossover episode of First Cheque and In The Blink of AI, Cheryl Mack (Aussie Angels) and Maxine Minter (Co Ventures) team up with host Georgie Healy to unpack how investors are thinking about AI, beyond the hype. From pitch decks to product demos, they reveal the frameworks and gut checks they use to spot real value in AI startups, even when they’re not technical experts themselves.You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at how Cheryl and Maxine are integrating AI into their own workflows, not just as investors, but as operators. From using ChatGPT to summarise founder meetings, to leveraging Prompt Cowboy and NotebookLM for due diligence and research prep, they walk through real examples of how AI is saving them time, sharpening decision-making, and helping them stay ahead in deal flow. And yes, we finally answer the question: what is an agent… and does anyone actually have one?Time Stamps02:15 – Are Cheryl and Maxine AI skeptics or advocates?06:00 – What's actually fueling the AI hype?10:45 – Are we in a bubble—or just early in the cycle?16:20 – Valuations, FOMO, and how investors are pricing AI21:00 – What angel investors should look for in AI startups27:30 – AI’s biggest red flag: When it all just sounds like magic31:00 – Are agents real or is everyone faking it?36:40 – AI in venture workflows: What Maxine actually automates41:30 – The real power of personal brand in VC44:50 – How Cheryl preps for founder calls with Google NotebookLM49:00 – Weekly AI hacks: From flat lays to voice-mode strategy sessions52:10 – Founder FOMO: Prompt Cowboy, Juno, and other hot startups54:00 – The case for non-technical founders in AI58:00 – Are one-person billion-dollar startups real?Resources02:15 – Are Cheryl and Maxine AI skeptics or advocates?06:00 – What's actually fueling the AI hype?10:45 – Are we in a bubble—or just early in the cycle?16:20 – Valuations, FOMO, and how investors are pricing AI21:00 – What angel investors should look for in AI startups27:30 – AI’s biggest red flag: When it all just sounds like magic31:00 – Are agents real or is everyone faking it?36:40 – AI in venture workflows: What Maxine actually automates41:30 – The real power of personal brand in VC44:50 – How Cheryl preps for founder calls with Google NotebookLM49:00 – Weekly AI hacks: From flat lays to voice-mode strategy sessions52:10 – Founder FOMO: Prompt Cowboy, Juno, and other hot startups54:00 – The case for non-technical founders in AI58:00 – Are one-person billion-dollar startups real?In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners.Vanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://vanta.com/blink✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryFrank Greeff, the founder behind a $180M exit and the viral Founders Table series, is back, this time building Kinso, an AI messaging aggregation tool set to change how businesses communicate. Instead of retiring after one of Australia’s biggest tech acquisitions, Frank is diving back into the grind, sharing why momentum and purpose keep him building.In this episode, Frank reveals the AI hacks that surprised even his engineers, why scrappy MVPs may not survive in today’s fast-moving AI wave, and how personal branding gives founders a hidden moat. Georgie and Frank also dig into what it takes to self-fund after top VCs said no, attracting A+ engineering talent in a competitive market, and why “taste” will define which AI products win.Plus, Frank unpacks Meta’s $100M AI hires, the rise of deepfakes and how he protects his family, and answers listener questions on planning exits, building AI startups, and navigating AGI, UBI, and the future of work, all while playing a spicy rapid-fire round.Time Stamps03:20 – What is Kinso and why aggregate business messaging06:15 – Why Frank couldn’t retire after a $180M exit10:45 – Hack of the Week: how non-technical founders can challenge engineers with AI14:30 – Why Frank thinks MVPs can’t be scrappy anymore18:00 – Building a founding team: attracting top AI engineering talent23:30 – Meta’s $100M AI hires and how Kinso competes26:40 – Why VCs rejected Kinso and why Frank’s self-funding30:50 – Taste as a moat: what makes great AI products stand out33:00 – How building an AI startup differs from RealBase36:00 – Planning for exits: documentation and timing40:30 – Deepfakes and Frank’s “secret password” strategy43:20 – Rapid Fire: AGI, UBI, future of work, and moreResources🌐 Kinso – https://www.kinso.ai/🔗 Frank Greeff on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankgreeffIn the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners.- Vanta: Vanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://vanta.com/blink✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryDr. Tom Kelly, founder of Heidi Health, is building one of Australia’s fastest-growing AI startups, and he’s doing it differently. In this episode, Tom reveals how Heidi Health transforms messy doctor-patient conversations into medical-grade notes in seconds, why batch transcription beats live, and why trust and time, not flashy features, are the future of healthcare AI.Georgie and Tom unpack why most B2B SaaS startups may not survive, what not to do as a non-technical founder in AI, and how to build trust in high-stakes industries. They also explore personal branding, attention hacking, agents, and AI's limits in life-or-death decision-making.Plus, Tom shares a killer AI travel hack and plays Late Stage Startup Bingo, guessing the hottest Aussie AI companies, from Relevance AI to Leonardo.Time Stamps03:20 – What is Heidi Health and how does it work?07:30 – Doctors spend half their time on documentation10:45 – How many Australians have unknowingly used Heidi12:15 – Does every AI founder need a personal brand?14:20 – Attention hacking vs. building real trust18:00 – AI Hack of the Week: voice agents as personal tour guides20:00 – Gemini’s financial report guessing game23:00 – Late Stage Startup Bingo: Aussie AI edition28:30 – The batch processing decision that made Heidi better31:10 – Why 2% better quality led to 40% more adoption35:45 – How non-technical founders can get AI-literate fast40:30 – Should you fine-tune models early on?44:30 – RAG vs. unlimited context: what comes next49:10 – The dream of lifelong medical memory50:50 – Rapid Fire: B2B SaaS, AI agents & Aussie gov supportResources🌐 Heidi Health: https://heidihealth.com🔗 Dr. Tom Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkeykong/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners.- Vanta: Vanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://vanta.com/blink✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25Vanta Ad_BAI Jul25

Episode SummaryHarini Janakiraman and Shams Mosowi are the powerhouse co-founders behind BuildShip, a platform helping businesses automate complex backend and AI workflows in minutes. In this episode, they unpack what it really takes to build a fast-moving AI startup that developers not only use, but love.Georgie dives into their founding story (from Antler hire to co-founder), their approach to vibe coding with tools like Claude and Cursor, and why product alone isn’t enough in today’s AI landscape. The trio also plays “hit or miss” with popular dev tools like Midjourney, Replit, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot, and they don’t hold back.Harini and Shams share honest lessons on building for tech-literate users, hiring remotely, and turning branding into a technical moat. Plus: the viral power of great merch, why Shams temporarily moved to San Francisco, and how developers can earn exclusive BuildShip swag by shipping real tools.Time Stamps02:43 – What makes a great startup partnership work05:23 – Harini’s AI hack: voice-activated workflows for home and transport07:21 – Shams’ AI hack: pitch deck evaluator and vibe coding with Claude + Cursor09:40 – Comparing LLMs: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity14:11 – Tech hits & misses: Midjourney, Replit, Cursor, Copilot21:44 – Where to prioritise capital pre-product-market-fit24:49 – Is moving to San Francisco worth it for AI startups?27:43 – Remote hiring lessons: trial projects, red flags, and finding fit29:54 – Why brand is BuildShip’s moat (and how merch plays a role)36:11 – How to earn BuildShip merch: hackathons and shipping tools37:24 – Rapid fire: worst hires, dream users, and impossible customers40:38 – Social media fails and that awkward “Hey Captain” email42:07 – Final shoutouts: BuildShip tools, demo challenge, and how to get startedResources🛠️ Try BuildShip: https://www.buildship.com✨ BuildShip Tools (vibe-code your backend): https://www.buildship.com/tools📣 Harini on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harinijanakiraman/💻 Shams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shams-mosowi/In the Blink of AI is made possible by our wonderful partners StripeFor early-stage, venture-backed founders – Stripe Startups is where to start. Enrol in the program and receive access to credits on Stripe fees, expert insights, and a focused community of other founders building on Stripe.Apply for Stripe Startups at dayone.fm/stripeVantaVanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become compliant quickly and build a security foundation with ease. Startup customers get $1000 off Vanta at http://dayone.fm/blink ✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Mumbition Promo

Episode SummaryIsaac Peiris, founder of the growth agency Pistachio, has helped scale media brands like Mamamia and The Daily Aus through organic content and audience-first strategies. In this episode, he breaks down why brand matters more than ever for AI startups, the importance of knowing your audience, and how emotional connection beats transactional marketing.Georgie and Isaac unpack famous brand fails like Google Glass and the Metaverse, and dissect Duolingo’s recent AI messaging stumble. They also highlight success stories like Waymo’s patient trust-building and Magic Brief’s smart organic content flywheel.Isaac shares practical advice for AI founders on prioritising spend, validating through social engagement, and building your “thousand true fans.” Plus, hear his insights on AI as a creative accelerator, when it helps, and when it hurts.Time Stamps06:20 – Who are Pistachio’s clients? Bridging knowing and doing social media08:50 – The modern “business card”: personal brands, podcasts & newsletters09:15 – Hack of the Week: context docs for better AI chats12:45 – AI travel hack: Using Gemini & Google Maps in Rome14:00 – Brand fails: Why Google Glass & Metaverse missed the mark19:00 – Duolingo’s AI-first messaging misstep and audience insight25:00 – Brand wins: Waymo’s slow, trust-first rollout of driverless cars28:45 – Magic Brief’s Canva acquisition & organic content mastery35:30 – AI brand strategy essentials for founders: audience + use case40:00 – Where to invest early-stage funding: content & organic reach45:20 – Isaac’s newsletter & the power of a thousand true fans48:00 – Emotional storytelling beats transactional marketing: Wise example50:30 – Aura Ring’s campaign flipping health marketing on its head55:30 – Rapid fire: acquisitions, brand fails & AI’s creative impactResources🙋 Isaac Peiris on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/isaacpeiris📧 Free email course on organic content & brand building: https://brandchemistry.co/c/modern-media-masterclass🎯 Pistachio: https://www.pistachio.so📰 Magic Brief’s Internet Ads Club newsletter: https://internetadsclub.com/✨ Connect with Georgie HealyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahealy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_healy/Twitter: https://x.com/georgina__healy?lang=enThe Day One NetworkIn The Blink of AI is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Sign up to get your weekly insights into the up-and-coming AI startups: https://dayone.fm/newsletter Mentioned in this episode:Mumbition Promo