The Next New Thing

Eric Ries: Why Anthropic Won and How To Build Incurruptible companies

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:09 - Anthropic’s mission and early structure03:00 - FTX, investor alignment, and m...

I Asked the Founder to His Face: Is Polsia a $250M Scam?

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/Timestamps00:00 - Intro00:24 - Polsia's $10M run rate01:45 - Churn and who Polsia is for05:51 - What needs to ...

I earned $500k when AI replaced my managers

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

👉 Link to resources: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/chandler-lovable-adds-sales👉 Chandler Bolt (X): https://x.com/chandler_boltPresented by Zapier...

“I make $4.5 million implementing AI”

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/👉 Link to resources: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/jon-45million-ai-playbook⏱ Timestamps00:00 From $400 to...

Convos: Instant OpenClaw on your phone

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/👉 Priority Launch List: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/shane-priority-launch-list👉 Shane Mac (X): https://...

Superpowering Claude with 10,000 apps

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/👉 Resources: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/wade-resources👉 Wade Foster (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.c...

How Nat Eliason’s OpenClaw earned $177,417

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/Resource mentioned:1. Tools Nat used to build Felix2. Unedited transcript for the Felix interview3. More👉 A...

Revenue jumped when he sold to AI agents

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

 Presented by Zapier https://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 Revenue explodes after building for AI agents00:18 The origin of Postiz...

Zapier is using AI to sell to AI

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 Marketing to agents, not humans00:45 What “agent marketing” actually me...

This AI generates $689K

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/ Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 AI that runs your company01:03 How Polsia’s agents are structured02:33 ...

Investor Elad Gil’s next moves

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 The first billion-dollar solo company (Minecraft)00:27 Elad’s investing t...

How Josh Mohrer built Wave AI

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 $7M ARR as a solo founder01:21 Profit, margins, and team size02:51 Josh’s...

Ryan Carson uses AI to customize email drip

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps00:00 Why every email should be personalized00:18 Ryan’s background and what Un...

Step-by-Step build with Claude Code

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by ZapierEpisode Highlights / Timestamps[00:00] Why Pat decided to build his own video platform after YouTube strikes [02:06] Rebuilding a ...

He’s building AI for companies

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by ZapierEpisode Highlights / Timestamps[00:00] Building AI software for companies, not just selling tools[00:36] Crossing $2M in annual rev...

AI Automation that makes cold calls

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Zapierhttps://zapier.com/Episode Highlights / Timestamps[00:00] A broker replaces himself with an AI voice agent[00:45] Early pricing and...

He keeps selling AI

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode highlights:[00:00:00] Joe’s businesses and revenue breakdown[00:00:45] Five ways to make money with AI[00:00:54] Selling AI headshots as a d...

He’s building an AI media empire

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode highlights:[00:00:00] The vision: media customized to one person[00:02:15] Why revenue isn’t the point — yet[00:03:18] Seeing early person...

Easy Zapier AI Automations - ft founder Wade Foster

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode highlights:[00:00:00] Businesses built entirely on Zapier[00:01:30] The roofer-turned-automation-agency story[00:03:54] What AI enables that w...

Quanta landed $20 Million for AI Accounting

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎧 Highlights:[00:00:00] Humans doing the work of AI — before AI existed[00:01:12] Why accounting is mostly about language, not numbers[00:02:33] ...

AI made a “no code” guy into a coder

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 🎧 Highlights: [00:00:00] From Makerpad to Factory — Ben Tossell’s journey [00:01:33] Life after acquisition and redefining work [00:05:06] Wh...

Pepper’s content making machine

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎧 Highlights:[00:00:00] From freelance writer to $10M ARR founder[00:03:36] How Pepper scaled from a marketplace to an AI-powered content engine[00...

What AI Tools Founders Actually Use

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew shares the AI tools that real startup founders are using every day — not hype, but the ones that actually help them work smarter. From AI no...

How to do AEO - Answer Engine Optimization

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 🎧 Highlights: [00:00:00] Intro – “Don’t start with SEO. Start with AEO.” [00:00:36] Why this is the right time to focus on answer engine ...

Why is Morning Brew’s founder selling “AI Transformation”?

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎧 Highlights:[00:00:00] Intro[00:02:06] Alex & Arman’s founding story — from pivot to partnership[00:03:09] Why engineers experience AI’s...

How Dan Shipper’s AI-first company built 4 apps

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro Montage00:52 – Every’s portfolio: Monologue, Spiral, Cora, and Sparkle01:48 – How many people use their tools t...

Neil Patel’s AI System for Getting 100 Clients a Week

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

⏱️ Timestamps / Episode Guide 00:00 – Intro 01:12 – Why most companies fail to get ROI from AI 02:06 – The #1 mistake: Using AI for content ...

Garry Tan: Why Startups Are Scaling to $10M in 20 Months

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

⏱️ Timestamps / Episode Guide00:00 – Intro00:46 – Garry Tan on CaseText, early LLMs, and hallucination risk04:00 – The first AI breakthrough...

Hey. What is this?

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas