Best Josh Lu Podcasts (2025)

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Full Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code 10x Faster | Tanay Kothari 38:43

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Tanay is the CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, my favorite app to dictate to AI 10x faster than typing. I asked him to do a live tutorial on how to get the most out of AI voice dictation, how his brain-to-text device reads your thoughts without speaking, and how he built an AI product that has 70% annual retention (unheard of!) by NOT focusing on A…

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#163 The Side Body Triangle? 19:19

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In this episode, I ask Jake about one of his exclusive videos he shared in the Outlier Database. He goes over the side body triangle, and how he sees it's function in attacking and maintaining the back. Hope you enjoy! Links we talked about: Jozef Chen Jett Thompson Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo wi…

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Full Tutorial: Design to Code in 45 Min with Cursor's Head of Design | Ryo Lu 45:47

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As the head of design at Cursor, Ryo is at the cutting edge of designers who ship code instead of mocks. He showed me how he built a retro OS with AI and did a live demo of adding a new feature using Cursor’s new agent mode. We also covered how to avoid AI design slop and how the Cursor team reached $29B valuation without full-time PMs. Ryo and I t…

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#162: Jake O'Driscoll: Helping Pro Competitors, Guard Styles, the Mental Game, Studying Match Footage, and Goal Setting for Jiu Jitsu 1:03:46

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In this episode, we had Jake O'Driscoll on the show! We dive into several topics around guard retention, his approach to working with professional jiu jitsu athletes, the mental game, his approach to studying match footage and strategy, and goal setting and journaling. Hope you enjoy! Follow Jake on Instagram here, and check out his Patreon to lear…

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7 Counterintuitive Product Lessons from WhatsApp's Former Head of Product | Ami Vora 50:44

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Ami is the one of my favorite product leaders, period. In my new episode, she breaks down why shipping fast beats the best strategy, how to build simple products that win, how to ask AI for brutally honest feedback, and more. Ami led product at Faire and WhatsApp, but above all she just has great, practical advice for all builders. Ami and I talked…

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#161 Attila Bohlmann: Reflecting on 12 Matches in a Day, Comp Prep, and Journaling to Improve 54:36

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In this episode I have a chat with my friend Attila, who I connected with about Sherpa. He recently had a great performance competing and we reflect on his comp prep, the psychology of competing, and how journaling made a difference in his improvement and mindset. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Joi…

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#160 Solo Episode: Three Things I Changed My Mind About on the Way to Blue Belt 19:52

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Three years, two months, and 369 training sessions later, I got promoted to blue belt by Andris Brunovskis. In this solo episode, I reflect on the journey and talk about the three biggest things I changed my mind about along the journey. Hope it helps any other beginners out there listening! Thanks for being on the journey with us. Download Sherpa,…

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Full Tutorial: From Prototype to a Real SaaS App in 40 Minutes | Colin Matthews 39:16

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Colin has taught 1000s of students how to build SaaS apps with AI. In this episode, he showed me exactly why my vibe coded prototype was insecure and how to convert it into a real SaaS app with auth, payments, and more. If you want to learn to build SaaS apps in 40 minutes with Cursor and Claude Code, then this episode is for you. Colin and I talke…

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#159 Ideas for Attacking from Seated Guard 31:03

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This week I ask Jake what he's been working on for seated guard. We talk about handfighting, circling, and entering k guard or wrestling up. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to stu…

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AI Agents, Clearly Explained in 40 Minutes | Wade Foster (Zapier) 37:01

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Wade is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier. We’re both sick of everyone calling everything an “AI agent” so we had some real talk about what actually works instead. Wade gave me a practical demo of his AI workflow that triages 100+ emails to 10 and shared exactly how to find automation opportunities on your calendar. Wade and I talked about: (00:00) …

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#158 Outside Guards: K Guard, DLR, and Entering Legs 32:35

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In this episode, we review Lucas Kanard's recent instructional on attacking outside and finishing inside. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to reso…

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Notion's New AI Agents for Work Blew Me Away (Full Tutorial) | Akshay & Ryan 53:32

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Everyone calls their AI product an “agent” but Notion’s actually live up to the hype. It took Akshay (Notion’s co-founder) and Ryan (AI lead) 2 years of failure to build agents that can create databases, respond to Slack, and more. We had a great chat about their most surprising lessons from building the best AI agents for work. We talked about: (0…

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#157 Wrestling Up, Open Guard, Handfighting from Guard 20:52

26d ago20:52

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In this episode we jump around talking about open guard, wrestling up, and handfighting from guard. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources,…

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Giraffes, Grace, Disc Golf and Finding Purpose After Retirement with guest Paul Wright 46:19

1M ago46:19

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From battalion chief to world champion disc golfer to international course designer, Paul Wright's journey is anything but ordinary. In this episode, Paul shares how God healed him of cystic fibrosis as a toddler, gave him a dream that launched his firefighting career at 32, and then used his love of disc golf to serve communities across Africa, Ce…

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Inside Gemini and NotebookLM: How Google is Shipping Non-Stop | Josh Woodward 43:57

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Josh is the the VP of Gemini, Google Labs (NotebookLM), and AI Studio and widely considered one of Google’s most beloved leaders. In our interview, he demoed how to get the most out of Gemini and NotebookLM, the startup culture inside Google, and where he thinks Gemini is headed next. We talked about: (00:00) How Josh brings startup hustle to Googl…

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#156 Dima Murovanni and PJ Barch: CJI 2, Future of Jiu Jitsu, Dima's Next Move, PJ's Early Days with the Gym, CLA, and More 56:59

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In this episode, Jake and I sit down to talk with Dima and PJ. We talk about the era of jiu jitsu we're currently in, what's in store for the future of jiu jitsu and for Dima, advice for opening a new gym, culture, CLA, and more. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code…

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# 117 Kendra and Matt: Here's Your Song! 9:26

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Full Tutorial: A Proven 3-File System to Vibe Code Production Apps | Ryan Carson 51:54

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Ryan Carson.Ryan is a serial founder who has developed an amazing 3-file system to vibe code without frustration that has 5,000+ stars on Github. In our interview, he demoed adding a new feature to his production app by using AI to create a spec, generate atomic tasks, and build automated tests for each tas…

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#155 Jake's Week in San Diego: PJ Barch's Gym, Dima and Owen's Seminar, Private with Andy Murasaki, and More 45:11

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In this episode we recap Jake's week in San Diego! We packed in quite a bit of training and had a blast. Hope you enjoy our takeaways and upcoming episodes. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to stu…

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The Reshaping of Mission and Call of the Church: When the church learned to ask "why?" 31:58

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In this episode, Peter takes us through part of the introduction of a book he's working on. He explores how a simple question—"If our church disappeared, would anyone notice?"—led to a profound discovery about trauma, community, and hope. When their church decided to serve a low-income neighborhood, they thought they understood poverty and struggle…

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# 116 Steve Beck, Master Gardener 1:08:49

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Send us a text Support the show _________________________________________________ This podcast is a production of the Henry Miller Memorial Library with support from The Arts Council for Monterey County! Let us know what you think! SEND US AN EMAIL! 😊 [email protected] FaceBook InstagramBy Magnus Toren, host

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AI Evaluations Crash Course in 50 Minutes (2025) | Hamel Husain 52:29

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Hamel Husain. Hamel has trained 2,000+ PMs and engineers from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google on how to run AI evals. In my new episode, he shares a free master class on how to build evals for a real AI agent in just 50 minutes using a simple spreadsheet. I learned a lot from Hamel and I think …

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#154 Wrestling from Overhook / Underhook 31:51

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In this episode, we talk about standing overhook/underhook position and the battles that take place for each player to get to the ground. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study …

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Full Tutorial: From Design to Code with Claude Code in 40 Minutes | Meaghan Choi 39:29

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Meaghan Choi.As the design lead for Claude Code, Meaghan not only designs new features but also ships code on a regular basis. She showed me her exact design to code workflow along with her top 3 use cases for Claude Code. This interview is a must-watch if you’re a designer or PM who dreams of shipping to p…

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#153 Cody Christensen: Perspective Change after Black Belt, Opening a Gym, Building Culture, and CLA 58:52

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In this episode, I talk with Cody Christensen, black belt, and new gym owner. We talk about opening a new gym, how to establish a healthy culture, give new students benefits of jiu jitsu beyond the technical skill, perspecitve changes after black belt, journey with CLA, and advice for making the most meaningful journey out of you path in jiu jitsu.…

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Care Portal and Kingdom Work: Technology Meets Compassion with guest Brandon Stiver 57:23

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What happens when good intentions meet hard realities? Brandon Steiver's calling to "run an orphanage in Africa" led to eight transformative years in Tanzania and a shocking discovery: 80% of children in orphanages worldwide have living parents. Brandon shares how this revelation shifted his focus from institutional care to family strengthening, an…

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Inside Claude Code: How an AI Native Team Actually Works | Cat Wu 40:36

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Cat Wu.Cat is the product lead for Claude Code and I got her to share how one of the most AI-native teams in tech actually works. Highlights include getting user feedback every 10 minutes, going straight to prototypes instead of docs, and designers checking in code directly. Cat also shared her 3 best Claud…

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#152 CJI Recap, Jozef Chen Seminar, and Josh's Blue Belt 53:17

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In this episode we recap takeaways and highlights from CJI, Josh's takeaways from Jozef Chen's seminar, and his thoughts on getting promoted to blue belt. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study…

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#151 Solo Episode: Meta Analysis on Self Talk Interventions for Athletes 13:51

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In this episode, I talk about an interesting study on the power of self talk and how athletes can use motivational and/or instructional self talk to learn faster and perform under pressure. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off y…

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Full Tutorial: Build an AI Co-Pilot for Your Life with Claude Code | Alex Finn 25:49

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Alex Finn.Alex is a founder who has built a complete “Claude Life” operating system to automate research, curate AI news, analyze brain dumps, and more. I asked him to walk through exactly how to set up this system using Claude Code slash commands and sub-agents in just 25 minutes. Alex and I talked about: …

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#150 Josh Wins Gold at Local Comp 50:14

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In this episode we break down what went well and what needs improvement from the two matches Josh had in his 6th competition. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footag…

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Outsiders and Insiders: Where God Shows Up with guest Dr. Gregory Coles 53:56

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Dr. Gregory Coles returns to explore how our modern understanding of identity has everything backwards. Discover why the Latin root of "identity" points toward sameness rather than individuality, what it means to find belonging as an outsider, and how God shows up in unexpected ways when we stop trying to predict where the wind will blow. Greg shar…

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Ranking 15 PM Skills: What Survives vs. Gets Disrupted by AI | Nan Yu (Linear) 58:43

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Nan Yu (Linear’s Head of Product).Despite only having 2 PMs, Linear has scaled to over 15,000 companies including OpenAI and Ramp. In our chat, Nan and I did a fun exercise to rank what PM skills still matter in the AI era and he also demoed Linear’s new AI agents that can write code, triage tickets, and an…

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#149: Prepping for Josh's 6th Competition 33:40

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In this episode we talk about prep for Josh's 6th competition! Hope you enjoy. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more. Use code “BJJHELP” at subm…

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Complete Beginner's Course on AI Evaluations: Step by Step (2025) | Aman Khan 51:47

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Aman Khan.The best way to learn about AI evaluations is to watch 2 PMs build them live from scratch. In our new episode, Aman and I walk through creating evals for an AI customer support agent — from labeling a golden dataset to aligning LLM judges. This is the complete beginners AI eval course you've been …

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#148 Greg Souders: Deep Dive on Guard, Front Headlock, Turtle and More 1:09:07

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In this episode have Greg Souders back on the show! We cover inside vs outside guards, seated vs belly up / supine guard, attacking and defending front headlock and turtle, attacking a single leg, preventing injury when learning stand up, monetizing CLA, and more. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Joi…

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Genes of Eden: Where Ancient Theology Meets Modern Science with guest Dr. Lu Wing 1:01:50

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Dr. Luman Wing returns to discuss his groundbreaking book "Genes of Eden," where cutting-edge epigenetics meets ancient theology. Discover how your environment literally rewrites your genetic expression, why trauma and redemption can both echo through generations, and how 4th-century theologian Augustine of Hippo might have been ahead of modern sci…

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Cursor Tutorial for Beginners from Cursor's Head of AI Education (2025) | Lee Robinson 50:21

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Lee Robinson.Lee is the VP of Developer Experience at Cursor and a legend in his field. While most people are still vibe coding, Lee showed me how to build apps properly using planning, test-driven development, AI agent workflows, and more. This is a must-watch tutorial for beginners who want to learn how t…

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#147 Finishing Leg Locks 35:55

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In this episode, we talk about finishing heel hooks and ankle locks. Here's the Rob Cole leg lock games video we mentioned! Sorry the Lachlan video is on Submeta so we couldn't link it! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on J…

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# 115 Kangalee & The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder 59:53

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Send us a text A clown stands alone… somewhere between Henry Miller and Samuel Beckett… somewhere between laughter and the cosmic void. Henry Miller once said, “A clown is a poet in action.” Today, that poet is Kangalee—the one-man actor and director—returning to the stage with a new mono-drama that refuses to stay in one world. Silent film. Revolu…

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Episode Rerelease: The Science of Healing Community with Dr. Lumen Wing 59:40

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We're thrilled to bring back this powerful conversation with Dr. Lumen Wing as he prepares to release his groundbreaking book Genes of Eden. In this episode, Dr. Wing—a biochemist, pastor, and chaplain at the San Diego crime lab—reveals the fascinating intersection of faith and science through epigenetics. Discover how trauma literally leaves "blac…

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#146 Check In: Jake's Takeaways from AIGA and Updates on Sherpa and Outlier Database 1:05:52

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In this episode, we jump around a bit and catch up on all things AIGA with Jake's biggest takeaways and highlights from the event. Then we talk about jiu jitsu goals, and updates on vision for Sherpa and the Outlier Database. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. …

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How to Build an AI Co-Pilot to Help You Ace PM Interviews | Ben Erez (ex-Meta) 36:43

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Ben Erez.Ben is a former Meta PM who has helped 100s of people ace their PM interviews and land their dream jobs in tech. I got him to show me exactly how to ace product sense interviews and build an AI-copilot that his students say feels like having a "calibrated interviewer that's available 24/7."Ben and …

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How to Get Your Team to Start Prototyping with AI | Jeremy Epling (CPO Vanta) 43:11

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Jeremy Epling. Jeremy is the CPO of Vanta and former VP of Product at Github. He showed me the exact template that he used to get his entire team to prototype with AI, his favorite AI workflows for PM work, and why now might be the best time to be an IC PM. We also did a deep dive on how Vanta ran AI evalua…

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#145 How Should I Play Half Guard Bottom? 35:23

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In this episode Josh asks Jake about the major battles going on in half guard for the bottom player. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources…

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#144 How Do I Attack Triangles and Armbars from the Back? 29:41

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In this episode, Josh asks Jake about the setup, strategy, and battles when attacking the back. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and…

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Full Tutorial: Use AI to Create Beautiful Designs (No Generic Slop) | Meng To 46:17

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Meng is the founder of Aura, an AI prototyping tool for designers. He has spent 100s of hours using AI to create beautiful designs that don’t look like generic AI slop. Watch as he shares his exact process in this episode — from prompting to layouts to animations, and more without having to code.Timestamps: (00:00) Why most AI websites look generic…

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Full Tutorial: Build an App with Multiple AI Agents (Claude Code) 1:02:14

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Today, I want to share a new episode with Kieran Klaassen.Kieran is the founder of Cora, a beautiful AI email assistant. While we’ve all been vibe coding, Kieran has gone to the next level to manage multiple AI agents to code for him at the same time. I got him to show me exactly how he does this using Claude Code, voice, slash commands, and more. …

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#143 Dr. Andy Moon from Back on the Mat PT: Reflections on 1 Year of Physical Therapy, Healing Chronic Back Pain, Tendonitis, and More 46:16

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In this episode, Josh reflects with Dr. Andy Moon from @backonthematpt on the last year of working together on a number of injuries from chronic lower back pain/stiffness, turf toe, QL strains, elbow tendonitis...etc. We share a few lessons learned along the way and dive into what a year of physical therapy designed for jiu jitsu can look like. Hop…

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Change as an Invitation to Grow: An Update on OPNS 4:10

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Peter shares important updates about Old Paths New Steps, including Josh Lott's decision to step back from regular hosting to focus on family, and our move to bi-monthly episodes. We honor Josh's incredible contributions while looking ahead with excitement to continue meaningful conversations about faith and life. Thank you for being part of this j…