The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 31: Where We've Changed Our Mind on AI

00:22 - Theme: What have we changed our mind on in the last 31 weeks?01:48 - Australian Christmas: hot, beautiful, and reflective03:17 - Human at the edge model: the big shift03:34 - Why being at the edge means understanding less05:10 - Bionic human approach: involved in all decisions09:01 - Working in dialogue with AI (Gigi's approach)10:12 - Collaboration vs abdication of work10:21 - Why collaborative work is more entertaining12:15 - 10x vs 100x speed: choosing fun over max efficiency14:14 - Collaborative work as energy-giving16:02 - Permission-less collaboration: no judgment, no mood18:35 - Prompting tricks: "you're 160 IQ" and senior engineer20:02 - Writing as collaboration, not delegation21:50 - The embodied self: what AI lacks22:49 - Collaboration as the natural way to work with AI25:04 - Multi-agent systems add unnecessary complexity25:10 - Single agent with context from folders27:32 - "Do not write tests, I will test"29:04 - Diminishing returns on complexity29:53 - Test-driven development doesn't work with AI29:59 - Multi-agent systems: sounds good, doesn't work (mid-curve)30:36 - Filling gaps vs doing everything yourself39:31 - Buy vs build philosophy: the big pivot41:07 - Existing organizations are messy creatures42:31 - Timing shift: 5-year to 10-year game42:55 - Knowledge diffusion problem: nobody understands it yet45:41 - Build then buy: prove it first before acquisition46:20 - First principles vs practitioner reluctance46:43 - Paradox: successful businesses resist change most47:48 - Building capital vs burning time on acquisition48:45 - Learning by doing the job yourself50:40 - Backing operators: working in and on the business51:49 - Change management at scale: years of complexity52:03 - Gravitating back toward building from scratch53:20 - Building is more fun than acquiring53:41 - Positive vs negative energy: layoffs vs growth55:42 - Barriers to entry and regulatory hurdles56:46 - Not interested in government-regulated businesses58:37 - Small acquisition vs starting from scratch58:55 - Ownership of growth vs resistance to change01:01:28 - Why sell AI services into large companies?01:01:52 - Leverage paradox: why sell your time?01:02:53 - Nobody really understands AI implementation yet01:03:16 - Soundbite knowledge vs actual understanding01:04:06 - Wrong product: strategy requires understanding first01:05:08 - Training and education as the real market need01:05:31 - Proof of work: you have to do it01:06:01 - Speed running six months of learning

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 30: AI Tools That Give Agency

00:00 - Episode 30 milestone and introduction

00:35 - Vibe coding workshop recap: tired, distracted, hectic

00:49 - Challenge: normies building Bitcoin wallets from phones

01:30 - Learning DNS, routing, and nginx on the fly

01:58 - Workshop success despite constraints

02:09 - Lost internet, crammed courtroom, Starlink saves the day

02:37 - 15 people build custom Bitcoin wallets in 30 minutes

03:33 - Group learning dynamics and organic collaboration

04:14 - Reverse engineering the Replit stack

05:12 - Why CLI tools create barriers for normies

05:55 - Inventing app hosting inside Wingman

06:22 - Building subdomain routing and DNS management

08:30 - Reverse proxying and security considerations

10:45 - Phone-based development: the ultimate accessibility test

13:00 - Wingman as "replete for your own box"

15:20 - Users own their data and infrastructure

17:30 - Local LLMs vs cloud models: the sovereignty question

20:00 - Replit's business model vs individual agency

22:45 - Building tools for non-technical users

25:15 - File browser, code editor, and hosting in one

27:30 - Workshop format: chaos, breakthrough moments, and Bitcoin transfers

30:00 - Vibe coding: removing friction from creation

32:15 - AI as enabler of individual agency

34:45 - Small business vs enterprise: different needs

37:00 - Not convincing boards, just building what works

39:30 - Corporate products vs tools for builders

42:00 - Model flexibility: switching between providers

44:15 - Data sovereignty and GitHub integration concerns

46:30 - Bringing AI into your infrastructure, not vice versa

48:45 - Local models for sensitive business data

51:00 - Model selection: right tool for the task

53:30 - Microsoft Copilot vs Wingman positioning

54:36 - Building for small business, not enterprise

56:00 - Access to models without vendor lock-in

56:55 - Enabling agency rather than creating dependency

57:20 - Data access without platform lock-in

58:13 - Model selection: cheaper models for simple tasks

59:00 - Terminal amnesia: the universal developer experience

59:15 - Future: natural language command execution

59:53 - Model lobotomization drama and platform switching

01:00:08 - "That could have been a Wingman" - wrap up

The Good Stuff - Episode 29 - From Zero to Vibe Coder

In this episode, Pete and Andy dive into the world of "vibe coding" and discuss how to get someone from absolute zero to building their own applications in record time. The conversation centers around Pete's upcoming workshop at the Bitcoin Bush Bash in Busselton, where he plans to teach 20-50 people how to create customized Bitcoin wallets from scratch in just 30 minutes.

They explore the traditional barriers to learning programming—the presupposed knowledge, the friction of setup, and the intimidating complexity—and how AI tools have dramatically changed the learning landscape. The discussion touches on the asymmetry of knowledge in tech, the challenges of teaching coding to beginners, and how AI has become the non-judgmental tutor that cuts through layers of assumed expertise.

They also explore practical applications of AI tooling beyond coding, from business automation to tax preparation, and make a compelling case for why business owners in particular need to understand these tools to stay competitive.

**Timestamps:**

- 0:00 - Introduction and the value of "always be recording"

- 2:00 - The vibe coding workshop challenge: teaching Bitcoin wallet creation in 30 minutes

- 5:00 - The friction problem: terminal commands, repo cloning, and beginner barriers

- 8:00 - Why experienced developers struggle to teach: the asymmetry of knowledge

- 11:00 - How AI cut through the learning barriers and changed everything

- 14:00 - The "Hello World" drop-off problem and learning surface area

- 18:00 - Current tools still aren't normie-friendly enough for true beginners

- 25:00 - The Replit solution: web-based coding that removes installation friction

- 30:00 - AI agents and the future of automated workflows

- 35:00 - Why business owners need to attend vibe coding workshops

- 40:00 - Moving beyond ChatGPT/Claude to agent-based tools like Wingman

- 43:00 - Using AI for non-coding tasks: tax organization and business automation

- 47:00 - The future of email-based businesses and automation opportunities

- 50:00 - Closing thoughts on freeing people up for higher-value work