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Christian started GXB with Ricky. We talk agents, Mac Studios, and whether you still need to hire engineers.0:00 Intro1:51 New AI models3:56 GXB10:08 Horizontal products16:34 Scaling without hiring26:33 Robots36:32 Simulation46:36 AI in daily life56:26 The next decadeLinks131 is amazing: https://131isamazing.comPermutable primes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutable_primeChile ambulance 131: https://www.consulado.gob.cl/emergencias-en-chileGenghis Khan statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Genghis_KhanGXB: https://gxb.vcLast episode (130 Job Search Update): https://youtube.com/watch?v=nphbifI9w6sClaude Opus 4.6: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6Jev (TypeSafe AI): https://typesafe.ai/blog/introducing-system-one-models-and-jevJev playing Doom: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/16/typesafe-ai-debuts-model-for-machines-that-plays-doom/5296711Marc Andreessen, AI as alchemy: https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/The only four jobs left (slop cannon, SRE, hot people, adults): https://99d.substack.com/p/there-will-only-be-four-jobsUncle Bob on throwing out a specialized harness: https://x.com/unclebobmartin/status/2098432570887217520OpenAI on Navier-Stokes: https://openai.com/index/navier-stokes-solution/Anthropic consulting JV: https://www.anthropic.com/news/enterprise-ai-services-companyOpenAI Deployment Company: https://openai.com/index/openai-launches-the-deployment-company/DHH, Fortune 5 million: https://indiefounder.substack.com/p/full-transcript-of-dhhs-classic-startupAnthropic researcher, >10% chance AI kills everyone: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgwy1k42w4oJason Cohen, Hidden Multipliers: https://shop.hiddenmultipliers.com/Smart Bear Live: https://www.youtube.com/@asmartbearThe Rest Is Science (Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens): https://therestis.com/scienceChristian's Clippings: https://podcasts.gxb.vc/christians-clippings/index.htmlGXBerience: https://podcasts.gxb.vc/gxberience/index.htmlYann LeCun, AMI Labs / world models: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/yann-lecun-confirms-his-new-world-model-startup-reportedly-seeks-5b-valuation/Nick Bostrom, simulation argument: https://simulation-argument.com/Ditto (AI dating agents, Hang the DJ): https://ditto.ai/Christian on implementing a Black Mirror episode: https://x.com/cgencoPolymarket on Ditto: https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2099865319854559525Black Mirror, Hang the DJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_the_DJFruit fly connectome: https://research.google/blog/a-connectomics-milestone-mapping-the-complete-male-fruit-fly-brain/Fruit fly brain in Minecraft: https://x.com/sowmay_jain/status/2096596676534489134Planck length: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_lengthPlato, allegory of the cave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_caveoMLX: https://omlx.ai/MLX: https://github.com/ml-explore/mlxFrigate NVR: https://frigate.video/Google Coral: https://coral.ai/Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/Tailscale: https://tailscale.com/Chris Achard: https://x.com/chrisachardRails World 2026 (Austin, Sep 23-24): https://rubyonrails.org/world/2026/PyTorch Conference (San Jose, Oct 20-21): https://pytorch.org/event/pytorch-conference-2026/NeurIPS 2026 (Sydney, Paris, Atlanta): https://neurips.cc/

Chris gets a new little toy. Christian gives a job search update. Then we talk about what Christian is really interested in right now: AI Agents and MCP.0:00 Intro3:11 Dust blowers5:12 Allergy testing10:55 Drawing SVGs with LLMs Kaggle competition18:42 Christian's job path forward26:30 Consulting updates28:28 Another SaaS30:14 Autonomy, mastery, purpose33:45 FileInbox39:06 AI Agents with MCP: Model Context Protocol54:40 What I really want1:01:03 Building games with LLMs

Chris finished his CS masters! Christian tries to figure out if he wants a "real" job, and what that might look like.0:00 Intro2:10 Chris finished his masters4:50 Santa Kaggle competition9:30 NVIDIA Blackwell15:45 Smart vs dumb light bulbs19:30 Christian had a rough month21:20 How to better manage consulting projects39:42 No longer a co-founder of Rootabl1:02:06 Potential benefits of a "real" job1:07:16 What kind of job would Christian want?1:18:42 Different work options1:24:20 Option 1: Consulting1:31:30 Option 2: Get a job1:41:47 Option 3: Start another SaaS1:46:02 Ideal plan1:48:00 How to look for a non-technical co-founder1:49:23 Next steps

Chris got a puppy and is almost done with his masters.Christian switches back to Ruby on Rails, and tries to convince Chris to use more AI to write code.0:00 Intro1:24 Chris got a puppy5:20 Why do people like pets?11:59 Are AI coding assistants worth it?42:07 How Chris' job is going47:14 Finishing up a CS masters54:20 Fatherhood1:03:07 Consulting for Stacks and paying people1:10:00 Rootabl and affiliate programs1:19:37 Ruby on Rails vs Serverless js1:39:59 Going through the pain to get better1:46:01 Fileinbox rewrite in Laravel ???1:57:46 Bluesky2:02:32 Outro

Christian had a baby! and Chris is now a Kaggle Grandmaster.