"First Sell, Then Build" - or why do Americans sell their products before building them?

🎙️ The Exceptional Average Podcast | Jan Suchan

Jan Suchan shares his experience with vibe coding and the surprising differences between European and American business approaches.

Key points we discuss:

• The "sell first, build later" mindset that American companies master
• How Jan participated in a one-day hackathon where teams built MVPs using vibe coding tools
• Why most people don't know their AI tools are using their data
• The future of AI agents working together to run your business
• Privacy settings you need to check in your AI tools right now

Jan shares why Europeans build great products nobody buys, while Americans sell products that don't exist yet.

We also discuss how AI is changing development and what you should know about protecting your data.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 

00:00 - Introduction

04:36 - European vs American business mindset

05:48 - "First sell, then deliver" approach

14:07 - Building MVPs at a one-day vibe coding hackathon 27:15 - The future of AI agents

37:49 - Privacy risks in AI tools

47:52 - Critical thinking in the AI age

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