Show Notes
Josh Miller, Founder and CEO of The Browser Co, joins this week. We loved the experience with Arc Search, a new AI-enabled mobile search experience, we decided to talk to Josh directly about how it all came together. Topics * How Arc Search came to be spawned out of basically a side project * The core value of "we don't know" * How the key AI feature 'Browse for Me' was not the initial concept, but came to be added last minute * Josh's initial skepticism about AI, up until just a few months ago, and what flipped him * Three strategies for AI integration * The perils of leading with consumer hooks, how that derailed Browser Co, and focusing on solving problems * Should cost be a key consideration when developing AI? Hope you enjoy us mixing it up this week by talking with someone wrestling with building in the space. Drop us a line on twitter at @nabeel and @fraser with what you want to hear more (or less) of.
(00:00) - Intro
(01:02) - Welcome Josh, CEO of The Browser Company
(02:51) - The origin of Arc Search
(05:12) - Browse For Me
(06:55) - Overview of Arc Search
(16:51) - Thinking about competition
(25:08) - User problems over elegant hooks
(29:25) - Three strategies for AI integration
(34:51) - The importance of prototyping
(40:28) - The future of desktop search
(46:01) - Thinking about costs when building with AI
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