This AI Tool Lets You Build Apps Faster Than Googling | Amjad Masad (Replit)

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​ ​ My guest today is Amjad Masad, CEO and founder of Replit.

Amjad is the CEO of Replit, an AI coding platform with 34M users that’s making it possible for anyone to build an app in 60 seconds from their phone.

In our chat, Amjad shared how you can learn to code with AI and gave me a live demo of Replit’s AI agent. We also discussed the skills that will still matter in AI.

(00:00) Two paths to tech job security in the AI era (06:36) The best way to learn to code with AI (07:41) Building a nutrition tracking app with Replit (14:07) How to avoid getting stuck on bugs with AI (18:30) 5 tips to get the most out of AI coding agents (22:10) Why everyone should build personal software (24:00) What makes Replit's AI approach different (27:41) Why traditional roadmaps are dead (30:40) How Replit uses AI internally to build faster (34:00) Build an app in 60 seconds from your phone (36:14) Career advice for tech folks to become AI native

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