In this episode I bring Nick Vasilescu, co-founder of Orgo, back on the show to unpack the buzz around Grok 4.5. Nick makes the case for treating Grok 4.5 as a genuine AI co-founder inside harnesses like Hermes and OpenClaw, and he proves it live: spinning up cloud computers, wiring in tools, and building a full startup from idea to landing page to outreach. We race Grok 4.5 against GPT 5.6 Sol, tour Nick's agent stack, and talk through the cost paradox of a model this fast and cheap. Listeners walk away with a concrete playbook for standing up their own always-on agent today. Get Nick’s Agent Template Stack: https://startup-ideas-pod.link/nicks-stack Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:40 – Why Grok 4.5 release matters 03:39 – Automation versus a co-founder 05:16 – Setting up Hermes and Grok 4.5 on Orgo 09:01 – Why Orgo to manage Agents 11:23 – Grok 4.5 Cost discussion 14:02 – Grok 4.5 Fast Execution and Unlock 16:20 – The Agent tool belt 19:13 – X MCP for trends 20:37 – vidIQ for outliers and thumbnails 22:11 – Finding new startup ideas 26:15 – Grok 4.5 versus GPT 5.6 Sol 30:56 – Ranking and Reviewing the startup ideas 34:06 – The AI agency opportunity 38:46 – Thumbnails over Telegram 40:10 – Reviewing AI Agency Landing Page 41:58 – Vertical MCPs and agent startups 43:36 – Skill graph and the offer 45:25 – Reviewing the Thumbnail Generated 46:42 – Email Outreach Campaign 48:07 – Reviewing Market Insight 1-Pager 50:45 – From a Camry to a Ferrari 52:12 – Reviewing Cold Email Outreach Sequence 53:22 – Closing thoughts Key Points Grok 4.5 delivers Opus 4.8-level intelligence at a fraction of the cost and roughly 10-15x the speed of Fable. I learn to treat the model as a co-founder by handing it email, a phone number, a debit card, memory, and every connector that matters. Nick runs agents on Orgo cloud computers so they stay online, textable, and ready around the clock. Live, Grok 4.5 builds a landing page in about 40 seconds and wins on design and copy for me over GPT 5.6 Sol. The stack ships from idea to website, offer, thumbnail, and cold-email sequence in a single session. Nick's take: costs keep dropping while speed and intelligence keep climbing, so building your agent now compounds overnight. The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ The Vibe Marketer - Resources for people into vibe marketing/marketing with AI: https://www.thevibemarketer.com/ FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND NICK ON SOCIAL Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickvasiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickvasilescu/ Personal Website: https://www.nickvasilescu.com/

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