How To Build A Successful AI Product (ft Swyx)

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AI Agents, RAG hype, and the "Impossible Triangle" of LLM Infrastructure take center stage in this deep dive with Swyx (Shawn Wang). As the co-founder of AI Engineer and a team member at Cognition, Swyx breaks down why vertical agents are the golden opportunity for developers right now. We explore the decline of standalone vector databases, the rise of MCP vs. Computer Use, and why your prompts shouldn't live in your codebase. Whether you are building AI tools or trying to scale them, this conversation covers the essential shift from "vibe coding" to serious engineering using AI Gateways and proper evaluations.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:03 - Why Agentic Browsers Haven't Stuck Yet

00:05:33 - Voice vs Slack: The God Interface

00:11:24 - Why MCP Won & The Reality of Integrations

00:18:27 - The Vector Database Hype Cycle

00:20:37 - Why You Should Build Vertical AI Agents

00:30:03 - Stop Putting Prompts in Your Codebase

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