One is not the loneliest number for API calls

Update: 2025-10-03

Description

Gil Feig, co-founder and CTO of Merge, joins the show to explore Merge’s approach for reducing third-party APIs to a single call, the complexities of and need for data normalization, and the role that AI and MCP plays in the future of API functionality.

Episode notes:

Merge connects you to any third-party system for fast, secure integrations for your products and agents.

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Shoutout to user Abhijit for winning a Lifeboat badge on their answer for Complex numbers in python.

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One is not the loneliest number for API calls

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One is not the loneliest number for API calls

One is not the loneliest number for API calls