#56 Why Startups Might Never Look the Same Again | Satyajeet Salgar, Google Applied AI Lead

In this episode of The Founder's Foyer, Aishwarya speaks with Satyajeet Salgar, product leader at Google and former head of YouTube Shopping and Google Search. They explore how AI is reshaping the future of product development, startups, and solo entrepreneurship. Whether you're a startup founder, product builder, or just curious about the AI-first future — this episode is packed with deep insights and practical examples.

00:00 - Intro 

01:07 - Welcome to Founder’s Foyer: AI Changing the Game  

02:28 - Can One Person Build a Unicorn Company?  

04:15 - Small Teams, Big Impact: Efficiency in the AI Era  

09:15 - Collapsing Roles: AI & Cross-functional Productivity  

14:47 - Rethinking Product Workflows with AI  

18:00 - Are PMs Now Designers, Analysts, and Builders?  

20:30 - AI Adoption Curve for people

23:05 - Adapting Mindset to AI  

28:45 - Goal of Chat Interface  

33:51 - NotebookLM, Audio Summaries & Personalised UIs  

37:37 - How Consumers Will Drive AI Interface Evolution  

43:07 - Brainstorming with LLMs: AI as Your Thinking Partner  

49:15 - Final Takeaways & Satyajeet’s Workflow with AI  

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