The 1000x Developer with Amjad Masad

A small minority - likely less than 1% - of the world can code. Yet also widely known that the skillset yields outsized returns, with developers generating some of the highest paying salaries out there.
But even this field is quickly shifting, especially with the advent of wide-scale AI. Today we get to chat with Amjad Masad, CEO and founder of Replit, about these foundational shifts.
We dive into how Replit has integrated AI into its platform and the implications on both current and future developers. It’s easier than ever to learn to code, but is it still worthwhile? And does the 10x engineer really exist? Listen in to find out.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:02 - What is Replit?
04:30 - Stories behind Replit
12:02 - The software hero’s journey
14:24 - Making coding fun
17:02 - AI powering software
21:03 - Training your own models
23:40 - Building UX around AI
26:03 - The developer landscape
29:43 - The 1000x engineer
32:39 - Should you still learn to code?
36:56 - What does AI enable?
43:40 - Developing on mobile
46:21 - A software labor market
49:42 - Differentiating a marketplace
51:39 - Building new market dynamics
54:10 - Looking ahead
Resources:
* Replit: replit.com/
* Replit Ghostwriter: replit.com/site/ghostwriter
* Replit Bounties: replit.com/bounties
* Find Amjad on Twitter: / amasad
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Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:02 - What is Replit? 04:30 - Stories behind Replit 12:02 - The software hero’s journey 17:02 - AI powering software 21:03 - Training your own models 23:40 - Building UX around AI 26:03 - The developer landscape 29:43 - The 1000x engineer 32:39 - Should you still learn to code? 36:56 - What does AI enable? 43:40 - Developing on mobile 46:21 - A software labor market 49:42 - Differentiating a marketplace 51:39 - Building new market dynamics 54:10 - Looking ahead

[@alpaykasal2902]

"Clippy was ahead of his time" omg, gotta love this guy. What s GREAT conversation, every bit of it. Thank you!

[@Magdooub]

That’s hands down one of the best episodes on the a16z podcast.

[@barbarosozturk]

Yet another great episode. Thanks for sharing. It's definitely fun to hear such insider stories from an industry veteran!

[@chubulu9842]

I’d rate this as one of the best tech conversations by a16z.

[@15nate]

Love this guy

[@mauricioramirez2855]

What an interview!, classy 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@alghamdiaag]

replit has made a paradigm shift for non-tech., i wish if there is training course of how technology works first not to blindly learn coding. having the full story of what and why i am doing thing

[@belkacemmouffok5543]

Amjad you rock👏👏👏

[@a16z]

Will the 1000x engineer exist?

[@instantpotenjoyer]

probably not

[@klaudioz_]

Coming soon...

[@chubulu9842]

I believe it exists. My co-founder for the product/business I’m building is…AI. I built the MVP strictly using AI (no human dev involved). It took me a while but I wanted to prove AI can be my co-pilot/co-founder to slightly tech inclined founders like myself.

[@frankdoherty8999]

He/she will be 9000x!

[@bommaritohawaii]

🖤

[@skyeg3]

Are there any action transformers available to the public? Would be really interested to create something for Revit use.

[@Throwingness]

Programming with ChatGPT is like putting on rocket skates and getting remote viewing powers.

[@BillionMoonshots]

xmtp bestie!

[@Anti-DarkMatters4855]

Noona, *Yeppudaest ring & hair*, haaa, ❤😀😇😘

[@DeMo]