This podcast interviews Eric Simons, co-founder and CEO of StackBlitz, about their rapidly growing AI-powered code generation product, Bolt. The conversation covers Bolt's astonishing growth from near-shutdown to $40 million ARR in just five months, highlighting the crucial role of their seven-year-old WebContainer technology. Simons discusses their prioritization strategy, daily company-wide meetings, and the unexpected shift towards non-developer users (PMs, designers, entrepreneurs) adopting Bolt for rapid prototyping and full-stack app development. He predicts significant changes in software company organizational structures, emphasizing the increasing importance of product-focused roles and the emergence of human "AI un-stickers." Listeners learn about Bolt's upcoming features, including Figma integration and a Slack bot, and gain insights into the evolving landscape of AI-driven software development.
