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Google I/O 2025 just wrapped up — and it delivered big time. In this episode, Giorgio and Iván break down the most exciting announcements and explore how these new products and features could be applied in real-life scenarios. From AI to developer tools, there's a lot to unpack. Tune in and enjoy the ride! Interesting links: https://www.ekopilot.app/ https://pixeledit.app/ https://unittext.com...

In this episode, Giorgio and Iván chat with their friend Héctor, who recently returned from China, about what life looks like over there at the intersection of AI, robotics, and rapid cultural change. Is China a preview of our future here in the Western world? If you enjoyed this new kind of episode, let us know in the comments—and don’t forget to drop us five stars on your favorite platform! You...

This week, Giorgio and Iván share practical tips from their recent application to Y Combinator 's Summer 2025 batch. They walk through how they used tools like Google’s NotebookLM to quickly put together a solid market and competitor analysis in just a few hours. They also introduce Ekopilot — their new product featured in the application — a privacy-first voice assistant that runs entirely on...

This week, Giorgio and Iván were deep in prep mode for their Y Combinator application. With no time to record a full episode—and not wanting to face Spotify’s wrath for skipping another week—they handed the mic to Google. Specifically, they used NotebookLM , fed it their latest blog post , and let the AI cook. The result? An 8-minute AI-generated podcast episode that’s... surprisingly conversation...

We're back from our two-week podcasting vacation — and somehow our streams dropped to zero. What happened?! In this episode, Giorgio and Iván dig into this little mystery and share other insights they picked up while working (yes, working ) over Easter. Bonus challenge: Count how many times Iván says the word "vacation" — drop your answer in the comments, and the first correct one gets a surprise!...

This week, Giorgio and Iván dive into the buzz around AI agents — are they the future of tech or just another overhyped trend? They break down the latest release Manus from Chinese startup Monica , the company making waves like Deepseek did not long ago. Is this the start of a revolution, or just another flashy demo? Plus, big news: UnitText is officially live! 🎉 Head to our website to claim your...

In this episode, Giorgio and Iván take a less technical and more philosophical approach, reflecting on what it’s like to live without a salary—trying to solve people's problems while being criticized for it. They also discuss our next project on the horizon now that UnitText is finally live! Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Giorgio and Iván describe their personal experience with vibe coding as senior developers, and try to explain and simplify the AI concepts of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and MCP (Model Context Protocol). They also give a summary about our product ⁠ UnitText⁠ that we will launch soon. Stay tuned!

In this episode, we start with some catch-up about UnitText and the tools we're using to launch it and DISTRIBUTE it, and we challenge our single listener to advice us about what to do next, should we try to beat Lovable or find another less-crowded niche? Feel free to answer our poll! Tools used by UnitText : Clerk (auth) Paddle (billing) Plasmo (browser extensions) Next.js (UI) Inspiring start-u...

In this episode: Iván tells you what Sealambda is, and explains WTF we are trying to do! Giorgio introduces UnitText : our AI copy editor. We say um and like a lot.