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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