Adept CEO and co-founder David Luan has been riding the LLM wave since the early days of the modern AI boom: an early OpenAI employee, he led the company’s engineering team before serving as the tech lead for Google Brain’s work on LLMs. He co-founded Adept in 2022 to develop multimodal agents built to work alongside humans in any profession. Believing computers should work more like humans and not the other way around, Adept has stood out for its human-centric approach to AGI.  In this episode, David talks about the moment he realized building a new product (and a startup) was a faster track to AGI; breaks down the frameworks for Adept; and shares his view of a future where AI functions almost invisibly below all software we use.  Check out the whole series at productledaipod.com

How could AI be the catalyst for the next wave of iconic networks? It helps to remember that regardless of the platform shift that gives rise to a new breed of networks, there are various components that must come together for them to actually work. From LinkedIn and Meta to Airbnb and TikTok, the fundamentals are the same: clear value proposition, compounding growth and engagement loops, and a strategy to leverage the new tech to drive it forward. Greylock partner, AI visionary, and renowned network-builder Reid Hoffman shares his thoughts on AI’s potential to fuel the next generation. Additionally, Hoffman weighs in on the broad opportunities for AI startups building in the application layer. You can watch the video from this interview on YouTube and find more about this episode on the series website productledaipod.com

The first episode of Product-Led AI, where Greylock investor Seth Rosenberg chats with builders putting the power of AI into products that people love. Fintech company Ramp has always been obsessed with time. The one-stop-shop financial operations platform was purpose-built to make businesses more efficient so they can focus on the work that really matters – and create more wealth. Since launching in 2020, the company has saved businesses 10 million hours of human labor and more than $1 billion in spend. AI could make that impact even higher, says Ramp CEO Eric Glyman. The company has gone all in on AI both internally and externally. In this episode, Eric talks about fintech’s natural fit for AI; how Ramp has thoughtfully incorporated AI capabilities into the platform in recent years; and shares his outlook for the day when all knowledge work is enhanced by AI, giving people the time they need to focus on creating and building.  Check out the whole series at productledaipod.com