Model Context Protocol (MCP) ExplainedA guide on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), explaining what MCP is, how it works, its architecture as well as the benefits and challenges you should know.Conor Kelly
10 AI Podcasts to Listen to in 2025A guide on the top podcasts that will help guide your understanding of AI and keep up with the latest advancements and newsConor Kelly
How Replicate is Democratizing AI with Open-Source ResourcesIn this episode, we explore how Replicate is breaking down barriers in AI development through its open-source platform. CEO Ben Firshman shares how Replicate enables developers without machine learning expertise to run AI models in the cloud.Raza Habib
Principles for Building Excellent AI FeaturesIn this episode of High Agency, Raza speaks with Lorilyn McCue, the driving force behind Superhuman’s AI-powered features. Lorilyn lays out the principles that guide her team’s work, from continuous learning to prioritizing user feedback.Raza Habib
The Problem with RAG TerminologyJeff Huber covers the evolution of vector databases in AI engineering, challenges common assumptions about RAG and shares insights from Chroma's journey.Raza Habib
How to Create AI Strategy in EnterprisesPeter Gostev shares his experiences implementing LLMs at NatWest and Moonpig. He discusses creating an AI strategy, talks about the challenges of deploying LLMs in large organizations, and shares thoughts on underappreciated AI developments.Raza Habib
Building AI Employees with Coinbase's Ex-CPOIn this episode of High Agency, we're joined by Surojit Chatterjee, former CPO of Coinbase and now CEO of Ema. Surojit unveils his audacious plan to create universal AI employees and revolutionize Fortune 1000 workforce.Raza Habib
Why Your AI Product Needs Evals with Hamel HusainIn this episode, Hamel Husain and Shawn Wang (aka Swyx) share insights on AI engineering, literate programming, and why your AI product desperately needs evals.Raza Habib
How AI is Changing Product Development with Gong AIRaz Nussbaum is a Senior Product Manager in AI at Gong — the leading AI platform for revenue teams. He is an absolute legend when it comes to building and scaling AI products that genuinely deliver value. In this episode, he opens up about what it takes to build successful AI products in an era where things change at lightning speed.Raza Habib
From Fiction to Reality: AI-assisted Creative WritingSudowrite's founder James Yu discusses how AI is transforming creative writing, the challenges of building AI tools for fiction, and the future of human-AI collaboration in storytelling.Raza Habib
Building the Nervous System for AI with Russ d'Sa from LiveKitLiveKit CEO Russ d'Sa discusses the challenges and opportunities in building real-time communication infrastructure for AI applications, sharing insights from working with OpenAIRaza Habib
From PyTorch to Fireworks AI: Building AI InfrastructureLin Qiao, former PyTorch lead at Meta and current CEO of Fireworks AI, details insights on the evolution of AI frameworks, the challenges of optimizing inference for generative AI, the future of AI hardware, and open-source models.Raza Habib
How Paras Jain is building the future of AI video creationIn this episode, we are speaking to Paras Jain, who is building the future of AI video generation at Genmo. He details why he chose academia over an offer from Tesla, and the research-minded approach that has lead to Genmo's rapid success.Raza Habib
Lessons from Gusto's $9.5 billion journey with Eddie Kim & Ali RowghaniEddie Kim details Gusto's GenAI integration in payroll/HR, exploring technical challenges, ethical considerations, and balancing automation with human oversight.Raza Habib
Building the First LLM Search EngineIn this episode, we sit down with Michael Royzen, CEO and co-founder of Phind. Michael shares insights from his journey in building the first LLM-based search engine for developers, the challenges of creating reliable AI models, and his vision for how AI will transform the work of developers in the near future.Raza Habib
The Contrarian's Guide to AIJason Liu is a true Renaissance man in the world of AI. In this episode, we cut through the AI hype explore effective strategies for building valuable AI products.Raza Habib
What is beyond OpenAI?Logan led developer relations at OpenAI before leading product on the Google AI Studio. He's been closer than anyone to developers building with LLMs and has seen behind the curtain at two frontier labs. In this week’s episode of the High Agency Podcast, Logan and I discuss the future trajectory of AI and share our insights on what AI builders can anticipate in the future.Raza Habib
What is an AI Engineer?In this week’s episode of the High Agency Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Shawn Wang, better known as Swyx. As the author of the influential essay "Rise of the AI Engineer," Swyx is at the forefront of defining the evolving field of AI engineering. We discuss the emergence of the AI engineer, the skills required and the optimal make-up of an AI team.Raza Habib
LLM Evals Done Right - Lessons from Bryan Bischof of Hex AII recently sat down with Bryan Bischof, Head of AI at Hex, to understand how Hex approaches evals and what lessons other teams can take from their experience.Raza Habib
Building Reliable Agents with IroncladOver 50% of contracts at Ironclad are now negotiated by AI. I sat with Cai Gogwilt, Co-founder and Chief Architect to understand what lessons product leaders can take from their success of building AI Agents.Raza Habib