Best Tommy Geoco Podcasts (2025)

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Why I trashed the Figma episode 10:56

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1M ago10:56

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I'm running low on money and just scrapped an entire episode. This week I made an executive decision: postpone the Figma episode. We're getting worse, not better. I launched a UX tools bundle at 5am, kept D&D night sacred, and realized I might just be a Dungeon Master LARPing as a founder (still not ready to accept how accurate that is). This is wh…

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[Full Interview] Why this designer CLONED himself with Cursor - Ryo Lu 52:45

1M ago52:45

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Ryo Lu went from Notion's founding designer to cloning himself with AI at Cursor. This is the full conversation. From building anime fansites at 11 to architecting Notion's core systems to creating his own OS in a browser - Ryo reveals why the best designers are actually tool makers in disguise. We dig into creative burnout, why he stopped asking p…

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How this startup's 30-day death date unlocked a world record 17:42

2M ago17:42

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This founder set an expiration ate for his company… and then hit $40M ARR. Eric Simons (the builder behind Bolt.new) turned “we’re shutting down” into the world’s largest hackathon. In this episode, we break down Eric’s probability playbook and how I’m applying it on my 60‑day clock to keep State of Play alive beyond October 1st. We talk last bets,…

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[Full Interview] How he built the future for 1M freelancers - Ben Huffman 52:49

2M ago52:49

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Ben Huffman built a freelance platform with NO fees. Every investor told him it was the stupidest idea they’d ever heard. Now Contra has 1M users and a $120M run rate. We talk about living in the pain cave (the place your ideas live before anyone believes in them), building mission-driven companies, avoiding the “marketplace commodity problem,” and…

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Why this designer cloned himself with Cursor 16:38

2M ago16:38

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Ryo Lu built his own operating system. In a browser. For fun. Cursor's Head of Design reveals why he evolved from being a "sponge" (absorbing everyone's input) and started building playgrounds instead. We talk burnout, creative freedom, and why your weird side project might be the most important thing you build. Get the UX Tools Newsletter (written…

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How he built the future for 1M freelancers 16:16

2M ago16:16

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Ben Huffman built a company everyone called stupid. Until more than 1M people were using it. In this episode of State of Play, the Contra's design founder shares how he went from college dropout to building a new path for creative independence. We get real about the pain cave: that brutal, lonely gap between your vision and the world’s doubt, and h…