Leveraging RAG to tell powerful stories | Shaun Modi (Co-founder and CEO of Capitol AI)
03/11/24 • 44 min
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In this episode of Building With AI, the host, Haroon Choudery, welcomes Shaun Modi, the CEO and Co-founder of Capitol AI. Shaun began his career as a UX designer at Google and an industrial designer at NASA. In 2014, he established his own design firm and launched over 50 products. He’s since founded Capitol AI, a knowledge engine and content generation platform that creates impactful stories.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- Capitol AI's ethos,
- The product velocity imperative,
- Moving to open-source models,
- Why you should have a social layer to your platform,
- The monetization dilemma for startups,
- And much more!
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[00:00] Up next:
[00:37] Episode introduction
[01:45] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:38] Shaun's introduction
[04:36] The role of design in Shaun's life
[08:38] Capitol AI's ethos
[11:24] How to stand out in a radical space
[16:47] The product velocity imperative
[19:19] David vs. Goliath in AI
[21:34] How to benefit from feedback
[24:31] Shaun's advice for building with AI
[28:29] Moving to open-source models
[30:59] Why you should add a social layer to your platform
[34:17] The monetization dilemma for startups
[35:50] Sneak peek into Capitol AI
[39:18] The exciting future of GenAI
[43:14] Shaun's hottest AI take
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
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Where to find Shaun Modi:
Learn more about Capitol AI:
- Website: https://www.capitol.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitolai/
- X: https://twitter.com/usecapitol
- Capitol's demo: https://www.capitol.ai/story/0cbf7b6e-8ab2-4e91-b96d-7e677e7283dd
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
Learn more about Autoblocks:
In this episode of Building With AI, the host, Haroon Choudery, welcomes Shaun Modi, the CEO and Co-founder of Capitol AI. Shaun began his career as a UX designer at Google and an industrial designer at NASA. In 2014, he established his own design firm and launched over 50 products. He’s since founded Capitol AI, a knowledge engine and content generation platform that creates impactful stories.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- Capitol AI's ethos,
- The product velocity imperative,
- Moving to open-source models,
- Why you should have a social layer to your platform,
- The monetization dilemma for startups,
- And much more!
—
[00:00] Up next:
[00:37] Episode introduction
[01:45] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:38] Shaun's introduction
[04:36] The role of design in Shaun's life
[08:38] Capitol AI's ethos
[11:24] How to stand out in a radical space
[16:47] The product velocity imperative
[19:19] David vs. Goliath in AI
[21:34] How to benefit from feedback
[24:31] Shaun's advice for building with AI
[28:29] Moving to open-source models
[30:59] Why you should add a social layer to your platform
[34:17] The monetization dilemma for startups
[35:50] Sneak peek into Capitol AI
[39:18] The exciting future of GenAI
[43:14] Shaun's hottest AI take
—
Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — how product teams deliver better AI experiences.
—
Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
—
Subscribe to Building With AI:
Where to find Shaun Modi:
Learn more about Capitol AI:
- Website: https://www.capitol.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitolai/
- X: https://twitter.com/usecapitol
- Capitol's demo: https://www.capitol.ai/story/0cbf7b6e-8ab2-4e91-b96d-7e677e7283dd
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
Learn more about Autoblocks:
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In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery is joined by Tereza Tizkova, the Founding Member and Head of Growth and Community at e2b. Tereza's journey took her from a non-technical position as a Consultant at McKinsey to a pivotal role at e2b. The platform offers secure, sandboxed cloud environments for AI agents and AI apps.
During the conversation, they discuss:
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- The challenges of running agents locally,
- The buzz around multi-agent collaboration,
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[00:00] Up next:
[00:37] Episode introduction
[01:40] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:33] Tereza's introduction
[03:56] What are AI agents?
[06:43] Trust, safety, and the challenges of building agents
[13:05] The ingredients for reliable AI agents
[14:37] How e2b creates safe playgrounds
[17:00] The challenges of running agents locally
[18:12] The inception of e2b
[19:04] How customers shape agents
[22:40] The 2025 vision
[26:52] The future of e2b
[28:15] The buzz around multi-agent collaboration
[32:56] Tereza's ultimate recommendation for frameworks
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Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — how product teams deliver better AI experiences.
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
—
Subscribe to Building With AI:
Where to find Tereza Tizkova:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereza-tizkova-568439174/
- X: https://twitter.com/tereza_tizkova
Learn more about E2B:
- Website: https://e2b.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e2b-dev/
- X: https://twitter.com/e2b_dev
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
Learn more about Autoblocks:
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In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery is joined by Phil Vander Broek, Co-founder and CPO, and Karthik Sethuraman, a staff engineer at Dopt. Phil and Kathrik transitioned Dopt from a traditional SaaS platform to one that uses AI for in-product education and onboarding, leading to the launch of AI Assist earlier this month.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- How Dopt adopted GenAI,
- Multimodal models vs. traditional LLMs,
- Guiding principles for AI-powered UX,
- The biggest technical challenge of developing AI Assist,
- Phil and Karthik's great learnings from building AI products,
- And much more!
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[00:00] Up next:
[00:51] Episode introduction
[02:03] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:56] Phil and Karthik's introduction
[04:58] How Dopt adopted GenAI
[11:11] Multimodal models vs. traditional LLMs
[16:03] All things Dopt AI Assist
[22:53] Guiding principles for AI-powered UX
[26:28] The biggest technical challenge in developing AI Assist
[30:03] Phil and Karthik's valuable insights from building AI products
[35:21] AI Assist outcomes: iteration & experimentation
[36:48] The future of AI Assist
[39:41] What is AI Assist?
[42:32] Phil and Karthik's hottest AI take
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Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai/) — how product teams deliver better AI experiences.
—
Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
—
Subscribe to Building With AI:
Where to find Phil Vander Broek:
Where to find Karthik Sethuraman:
Learn more about Dopt:
- Website: https://www.dopt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dopt/
- X: https://twitter.com/usecapitol
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
Learn more about Autoblocks:
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