How to Use AI to Survive (and Even Enjoy) Meetings | Sam Stephenson

<p>Sam is the co-founder of Granola, the AI meeting notes app now valued at $1.5B. Granola has helped me survive (and even enjoy) countless meetings, so I was excited to learn how Sam uses AI to show up prepared. We also talked about building an AI-native company without the 996 grind and what design means when agents skip your app entirely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sam and I talked about:</p><p><br /></p><p>(00:00) The AI brief Sam now relies on before every new meeting</p><p>(01:27) “What did I miss?”: Granola’s most used recipe</p><p>(03:45) Why Granola hides the transcript despite user complaints</p><p>(09:37) A Granola recipe to get feedback from founders</p><p>(13:54) Why Sam feels a pang of sadness when agents skip your UI</p><p>(19:30) Why Sam’s Figma use fell to 20% and how Granola stops slop</p><p>(26:14) Nacho: The agent every Granola employee asks first</p><p>(30:58) Why most people stop improving their product way too early</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to our sponsors:</p><p><br /></p><p>Linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams <a href="https://linear.app/behind-the-craft" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linear.app/behind-the-craft</a></p><p>Riverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video <a href="https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang</a></p><p><br /></p><p>📌 Get the takeaways: <a href="https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-use-ai-to-survive-meetings-sam-stephenson" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-use-ai-to-survive-meetings-sam-stephenson</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Where to find Sam:</p><p><br /></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/samstphenson" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/samstphenson</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensonsam/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensonsam/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!</p>