In this episode of Building With AI, host Hamza Choudery sits down with Quentin Clark, Managing Director at General Catalyst. Drawing from his extensive background, including senior engineering and product roles at Microsoft and serving as CTO at SAP and Dropbox, Quentin offers a privileged perspective on the latest wave of AI.

He provides an insightful breakdown of the modern AI stack—covering hardware, foundation models, platforms, and applications—and shares his bets on where value will accrue.

During the episode, they discuss:

• Reimagining AI-native workflows,
• The “ChatGPT moment,"
• Challenges with enterprise AI adoption,
• Competition between incumbents and startups,
• Advice for product teams building AI-powered applications,
• And much more!

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[00:00] Up next: 

[00:52] Episode introduction 

[01:51] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform 

[02:17] Quentin's introduction

[07:41] The “ChatGPT moment" 

[25:48] The modern AI stack 

[35:57] The future of AI in software engineering 

[41:43] Competition between incumbents and startups 

[46:57] Navigating non-determinism in AI

[49:37] The foundation model layer: API vs. open-source

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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Hamza Choudery (Co-founder of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.

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