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The Light Cone covering Y Combinator, AI Agents, Go-to-Market Strategy, and AI Startups. Notable guests include Bryant Cho (Founder, Ploy & Co-founder, Webflow), Pedro Franceschi (Co-founder and CEO, Brex), Gary Tan (CEO, Y Combinator), and Kuang Wong (Co-founder, Physical Intelligence). Episodes span from Oct 2025 to Jun 2026.

9episodes
213total claims
12topics covered
9 episodes
Why Domain Experts Are Winning Right Now
Jun 19, 2026 · WITH Bryant Cho

Bryant Cho, co-founder of Webflow, is launching a new AI-native platform called Ploy, which aims to be an all-in-one website builder and automated marketing platform. Ploy uses AI to ingest a busin...

AI-powered marketingWebsite buildersGenerative AIWeb design+11 more
The CEO Must Be the Chief AI Officer
Jun 10, 2026

The CEO must act as the company's Chief AI Officer, taking personal responsibility for understanding and implementing AI, as it's a foundational, not departmental, technology. Founders should adopt...

AI AgentsAI StrategyCEO LeadershipAgent Security+11 more
Thin Harness, Fat Skills: The New Way To Build Software
May 8, 2026 · WITH Gary Tan

Y Combinator CEO Gary Tan has returned to coding after a 13-year hiatus, leveraging modern AI tools to achieve a self-reported 400x productivity increase, shipping hundreds of thousands of lines of...

AI DevelopmentAgentic SystemsSoftware EngineeringDeveloper Productivity+11 more
Robots Are Finally Starting to Work
Apr 16, 2026
AI Is Unlocking Millions Of New Builders
Mar 16, 2026
The Powerful Alternative To Fine-Tuning
Feb 27, 2026
The AI Agent Economy Is Here
Feb 21, 2026
Billion-Dollar Unpopular Startup Ideas
Oct 17, 2025
The 7 Most Powerful Moats For AI Startups
Oct 3, 2025

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