Mike Krieger built one of the most consequential consumer apps of the last two decades as cofounder of Instagram. He is now at the frontier of determining what makes a breakout AI-native product as co-lead of Anthropic Labs.

Dan Shipper talked with Krieger for Every’s AI & I about how his experience creating Instagram shapes how he thinks about building with AI, including what can be sped up and what remains stubbornly time-intensive.

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Timestamps

Introduction: 00:01:39

What's gotten easier—and what hasn't—about building products in the age of AI: 00:02:33

Why vibe coding creates "indoor trees": 00:05:00

How rewrites have become a normal part of the development process: 00:09:00

What "agent native" product design means: 00:11:39

How Mike's labs team is structured and the cofounder model: 00:24:27

The best signal for a product bet is someone with "break through walls" conviction: 00:29:33

Navigating enterprise customers while keeping pace with rapid AI change: 00:38:51

OpenClaw, personal agents, and the product question defining 2026: 00:40:54

Links to resources mentioned in the episode:

Mike Krieger: https://x.com/mikeyk

Agent-native architecture: https://every.to/guides/agent-native