Behind the Craft

Jake is my go-to expert on editing videos with AI. In our episode, he showed me the editing keywords that get Claude to do what you want. Then he walked through how he made a launch video, a YouTube solo video, and even a short-form clip step by step using HyperFrames, a free open-source tool.Jake and I talked about:(00:00) The editing words that get AI to do what you want(06:14) Parakeet: A free local model for accurate cuts(08:40) Hook viewers with zooms, B-roll, and whip pans(13:37) Demo: A launch video built from three screenshots(18:41) Launch videos in 4 parts: Hook, context, payoff, brand(20:39) Claude added Jake’s AI avatar without being asked(23:28) Jake’s AI edit of my raw YouTube video(29:25) Copy any creator’s effect from a 5-second clip(36:17) Draw on the frame instead of typing AI feedbackThanks to our sponsors:Wispr Flow: 4x faster than typing with your voice https://ref.wisprflow.ai/peteryang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-make-amazing-videos-with-claude-and-hyperframes-jake-moranWhere to find Jake:X: https://x.com/jake11moranHyperFrames: https://hyperframes.devParakeet: https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0_6b-v2/modelcardSubscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!

Jaclyn is a product director at Google Labs and we had a great chat about how Gemini 4 changed her product job, how she keeps AI slop out of her team's docs and products, and how she's raising three kids with AI's help. Gemini 4 Carbon is currently the best model in the world based on benchmarks, and it was fun to get a sneak peek into how Google's own product leaders use it internally.Jaclyn and I talked about:(00:00) How Gemini 4 changed the PM job at Google(02:11) Should it even exist? How Google Labs picks what to build(09:16) The doc rule that keeps AI slop out of Google Labs(10:45) Which Labs experiments graduated into the Gemini app(12:53) Why Google Labs never treats a killed experiment as failure(17:43) Code is free, so what's actually worth building?(24:00) Her 5-year-old is the creative director of their AI podcast(26:30) Best screen time for kids: Creation, not consumptionThanks to our sponsors:Wispr Flow: 4x faster than typing with your voice https://ref.wisprflow.ai/peteryangRiverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/gemini-4-changed-how-google-builds-products-jaclyn-konzelmannWhere to find Jaclyn:X: https://x.com/jacaluluSubstack: https://substack.com/@jacaluluSubscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!

Pomp and I worked together at Facebook a decade ago before he became an investor, best-selling author, and public company CEO with an audience of 3.3M. We had a great chat about how to build an extraordinary career and life and how he's building Silvia, an AI CFO for independent investors, to take on the AI labs.Pomp and I talked about:(00:00) Why Pomp never had a career plan(04:43) Why an audience is the best way to win deal flow(10:33) Paid work trials instead of job interviews(18:35) Hire for revenue, not margins(20:32) Silvia: An AI CFO for independent investors(25:00) How AI found a tax strategy worth $100Ks a year(32:05) How a team of under 10 plans to compete with the AI labs(35:58) Pomp’s latest take on Bitcoin(39:21) How Pomp teaches his four kids to solve problemsThanks to our sponsors:Riverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/we-built-an-ai-cfo-to-help-you-grow-net-worth-anthony-pomplianoWhere to find Pomp:X: https://x.com/APomplianoSilvia: https://www.cfosilvia.com/Subscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!

Micky is a full-stack engineer who has taught 100K+ people how to build with AI. In our episode, he walked me through his 4-step agentic engineering workflow to avoid pumping out slop: Isolate every task, build to a clear structure, prove via validation loops, and ship after agents review your PRs or escalate to you for a manual look.Micky and I talked about:(00:00) Why most software factories pump out slop(02:06) Step 1 (Isolate): How to run multiple agents at once(07:18) Step 2 (Build): Give agents a structure to build on(10:44) Step 3 (Prove): Build agentic validation loops(16:48) The one step Micky never hands to agents(21:30) Step 4 (Ship): Getting agents to review PRs reliably(28:20) Why Micky doesn't write specs(33:08) Comparing Astra and Fable for coding(43:08) Are AI skills obsolete with today's models?Thanks to our sponsors:Wispr Flow: 4x faster than typing with your voice https://ref.wisprflow.ai/peteryangRiverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/agentic-engineering-workflow-ras-micWhere to find Micky:X: https://x.com/RasmicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RasMicSkills: https://github.com/michaelshimeles/skillsSubscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!

Sam is the co-founder of Granola, the AI meeting notes app now valued at $1.5B. Granola has helped me survive (and even enjoy) countless meetings, so I was excited to learn how Sam uses AI to show up prepared. We also talked about building an AI-native company without the 996 grind and what design means when agents skip your app entirely.Sam and I talked about:(00:00) The AI brief Sam now relies on before every new meeting(01:27) “What did I miss?”: Granola’s most used recipe(03:45) Why Granola hides the transcript despite user complaints(09:37) A Granola recipe to get feedback from founders(13:54) Why Sam feels a pang of sadness when agents skip your UI(19:30) Why Sam’s Figma use fell to 20% and how Granola stops slop(26:14) Nacho: The agent every Granola employee asks first(30:58) Why most people stop improving their product way too earlyThanks to our sponsors:Linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craftRiverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-use-ai-to-survive-meetings-sam-stephensonWhere to find Sam:X: https://x.com/samstphensonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensonsam/Subscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!