Hallway Chat

Regular jam sessions with Nabeel, Fraser, and some occasional special friends on what it means to build great products in the age of AI.

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Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.
June 28, 2025

Making the perfect backpack. Craft in the age of AI.

Craft in the age of AI. Nabeel and Fraser start with a dive into what makes the Boundary backpack so great. They explore how AI is changing the way we do customer research, the importance of obsessive attention to detail, and...

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June 4, 2025

AI Severance: One Memory or Many?

In this episode of Hallway Chat, Nabeel and Fraser explore the future of AI through the lenses of memory, context, and product design. They debate whether users will maintain separate AIs for work and home, why visually verif...

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April 15, 2025

State of AI and Games

Nabeel and Fraser debrief on GDC and the opportunities for innovation beyond the conservative approaches in an industry going through a funk. They touch on the experiences at the recent GDC, including the growth of AI in gami...

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March 28, 2025

Building an Interestingness Leaderboard

We have evals for AI models, what about AI products? Today, Nabeel and Fraser talk about building computer games through vibe coding, and just when we might see a breakout success of an AI-built game. Through this discussion,...

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March 11, 2025

Questions we’re asking of AI startups in 2025.

Today, Nabeel and Fraser tackle the questions they've been asking internally. What level of improvement would it take to disrupt an incumbent product? They also explore what advantages second movers have in product markets, t...

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Jan. 24, 2025

Granola & The Art of Invisible AI - Christopher Pedregal

Nabeel and Fraser sit down for a round-table discussion with Chris Pedregal, founder and CEO of Granola, an AI note taking app, to discuss Granola’s evolution and product philosophy. Their conversation touches on the challeng...

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Dec. 26, 2024

Distilling Lessons from AI in 2024

What lessons will we take from 2024's AI products into next year? How better to reflect on advancements in the field of AI over this past year than to ask AI itself? Today, Fraser and Nabeel use AI models like ChatGPT, Claude...

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Nov. 22, 2024

Coaching Up: Should your AI be teaching you how to use it?

We discuss why users aren't fully embracing AI features in legacy products like Slack, Google Docs, and Zoom, and some of the trends in AI products that do seem to be working. The conversation also touches on the future of ho...

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