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More ambitious? Building things we wouldn't have before

The Panel··31 August 2026·1h 26m

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What "new" value can we create with AI? Brian, Justin, and Jordan talk about how we can be more creative and ambitious and build things we wouldn't have built before. We also chatted about Grok Bot and xAI's land grab (Cursor acquisition and the SuperGrok Heavy plan). Also... Brian broke up with Claude?!Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro03:34 - The sudden rise and appeal of Grokbot11:49 - Claude fatigue and the shift toward chief-of-staff AI agents14:55 - How product experience is replacing model quality in the AI race18:09 - Cursor's speed advantage, pricing pain, and team switching costs26:08 - Enterprise loyalty and why model quality will commoditize43:44 - AI for autonomous entities, trust, and community integration49:11 - Building AI-native vs. consumer vs. professional use cases57:10 - Trust as the bottleneck in sensitive fields like personal finance60:22 - Transistor's video launch, pricing model, and MCP integration66:14 - Jordan's new capital deal and leveraging extra runway72:12 - Customer success hiring and Builder Methods' non-developer expansion90:15 - Wrap up YOU ARE THE PANEL – send us your thoughts 🗣️🎤 Send us an audio or video message📧 Email us: panelpodcastshow@gmail.com📺 Leave a comment on YouTube 🦋 Reply on Bluesky Links mentioned in this episode:Jesse Hanley – Marketer, developer, and creator.Introducing Grok Bot – SpaceXAI's latest release.Shaan Puri on AI Loyalty – A candid take on switching tools.Cursor – The top AI coding agent.Caleb Porzio's Work Notes – Why Cursor outpaces Codex.Amazon’s Anthropic Stake – IPO valuation insights.Polsia – AI that manages operations autonomously.Mostly Technical #145 – Exploring marketing as engineering.