How Yohei Nakajima Created an Autonomous Startup Founder: Baby AGI

Episode 7: Why and how, Yohei Nakajim built a baby AGI. Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) sit down with Yohei Nakajima (https://x.com/yoheinakajima), a venture capitalist and serial AI tool builder.

In this episode, Yohei dives deep into the transformative potential of AI in automating tedious tasks, revolutionizing venture capital, and redefining job markets. He shares insights on the practical applications of AI for small and medium businesses, discusses the branding of "web three," and explores the development and impact of autonomous agents like his Baby Agi project. Whether you're interested in tech innovation, business adaptability, or AI ethics, this conversation covers it all.

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Show Notes:

• (00:00) VC turned coder using AI for prototyping.
• (03:38) Community support led to modding and improvements to Baby AGI.
• (08:16) Learning curve in using autonomous agents.
• (11:31) AI agents offer guided next step suggestions.
• (15:04) Developers emphasize handcrafted agents over autonomous agents.
• (17:10) Balancing niche and broad market expectations in tech.
• (20:12) Massive models trained on millions of people.
• (22:52) Childhood fascination leads to pondering internet immortality.
• (27:24) Venture capital, AI, SaaS, future-proofing investment criteria.
• (30:03) Interest in lowering company startup costs and VC innovation.
• (33:34) Try using free version of chats first.

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Mentions:

• Yohei Nakajima: https://yohei.me/
• Baby AGI: https://discord.com/invite/TMUw26XUcg
• Claude: https://claude.ai/
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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:

• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

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Check Out Nathan's Stuff:

• Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/
• Blog - https://lore.com/

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