Nick Nisi and Zach Proser from WorkOS explain how to build, manage, and scale AI 'skills'—reusable, portable instructions that make AI agents like Claude more powerful and consistent. They cover the core anatomy of a skill, best practices for writing them, advanced techniques like progressive disclosure, and their application beyond coding, from video generation to automating business workflows.
Jesse Vincent, creator of the Claude plugin Superpowers, explains his methodology for agentic software development. He details a system of spec-driven development using brainstorming, planning, and execution skills that turn developers into managers of AI agents, emphasizing the importance of explaining the 'why' to LLMs and pressure-testing skills to prevent rationalization.
Cat Wu, Head of Product at Anthropic, discusses the radical shift in product development velocity, where shipping cadences have moved from months to days. She details the emerging skills required for AI PMs, emphasizing product taste, rapid iteration, and the importance of building for current, not future, model capabilities. Wu also explores Anthropic's unique mission-driven culture and provides practical advice for leveraging tools like Claude Code and Cowork to automate work and thrive in the AI era.
Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator, introduces GStack, an open-source toolkit that structures Claude into a complete AI engineering team. He demonstrates how GStack's skills—like 'Office Hours' for idea validation, 'Design Shotgun' for UI mockups, and browser-based QA—streamline the development process from concept to code.
Anish Acharya and Olivia Moore from a16z discuss the 6th edition of their "Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps" report. They analyze the diverging strategies of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini; explore global adoption trends and cultural attitudes towards AI; and delve into the rise of agents, the importance of memory, and the future of creative tools and voice interfaces.
Experts from IBM discuss Google's $200B AI investment in India, Claude's autonomous C compiler creation, the significant security risks in AI agent skills, and the looming AI ROI problem facing IT leaders, debating the shift from per-token to value-based pricing.