The AI Worth Using podcast is where vetted engineers screen-share the setups they actually run. Live installs, real configs, nothing staged.

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Congratulations to Meetly, winner of the Build Your First Hire hackathon, and to @jeanjacintho, the builder behind it. Thank you to everyone who built and submitted. The standard was high and the decision was very close.
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Meetly won on leverage. It gives founders back their scarcest resource: time. As @mojombo put it, scheduling is "soul-crushing" work. What won us over was how human Meetly feels. It handles the back-and-forth like a teammate, not a bot.
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The prize: a trip to San Francisco for a future fireside event, plus two Mac Minis, one for Jean and one for Meetly's heaviest user. Builders win when their users win. Standout agent spotlights are coming soon. See you at the next one. @aiworthusing @openclaw @PWVentures
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Advice to new engineers from @steipete of @openclaw: stay curious, find an open-source project, and get involved. See how people are actually using AI in their work on the "AI Worth Using" podcast: #Founders
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The Final Five of the AI Worth Using × OpenClaw 2.0 Hackathon. Rundown, Milo, Sitemaxxing, RELAY and Meetly go before the judges today: Tom Preston-Werner and the AI Worth Using team. Winner announced by the end of the day.
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Listen to @steipete of @openclaw on why breaking a well-secured AI agent takes far more skill than most headlines suggest. See how people are actually using AI in their work on the "AI Worth Using" podcast: #AIAgents
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According to @steipete of @openclaw: closed-source AI tools carry the same risk as open-source, just with better marketing. See how people are actually using AI in their work on the "AI Worth Using" podcast: #OpenSource
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Last call for the AI Worth Using × OpenClaw 2.0 Hackathon. Submit your agent wherever it's at. We'll help you iterate, debug and get it into users' hands through the 30th. Submissions close 11:59PM PT tonight.
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Learn how @steipete of @openclaw let strangers on Discord loose on his AI agent overnight. It survived 800 messages on its own. Join the AI Worth Using x OpenClaw 2.0 Hackathon happening this weekend for a chance to fly out to meet Tom and Peter on Oct 6.
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YouTube https:// piped.video/zrGXl7m76lY?si =1xG4GpXKtLj3hqWu Apple Podcasts https:// podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… er-steinberger-stop-sending-me-code-send-me-your-prompt/id6805129805?i=1000791645540 Spotify https:// open.spotify.com/episode/0GN… V86eax5WsovzNQiz?si=88ac6093e3b64209
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We sit down with @steipete, Creator of @openclaw, on how one WhatsApp bot became one of the most-used open-source AI agent projects.See how people are actually using AI in their work on the "AI Worth Using" podcast. #OpenSource
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YouTube https:// piped.video/zrGXl7m76lY?si =1xG4GpXKtLj3hqWu Apple Podcasts https:// podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… er-steinberger-stop-sending-me-code-send-me-your-prompt/id6805129805?i=1000791645540 Spotify https:// open.spotify.com/episode/0GN… V86eax5WsovzNQiz?si=88ac6093e3b64209
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Sitemaxxing is leading the pack but it’s all still to play for today! Tom and the AI Worth Using team will pick the winner from the top five. There’s still time to shake up that list! Publish your agent, we’ll get it verified ASAP! aiworthusing.com/agent-index
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It's official. We're extending the submission deadline to September 29, 11:59pm PT. Join the hackathon today! luma.com/zhkhsnpa First prize: 2 x Mac Minis & a trip to SF to meet Tom & Peter.
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Happy Sunday Hackers, We're seeing some really cool agents get posted to the Agent Index! aiworthusing.com/agent-index ​Ready to submit? Publish it so we can verify it and users can start trying it out and sharing feedback. The sooner people use it, the more you can improve it.
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Hackathon advice for today 1. Find one real user. Five minutes watching them use your agent beats a weekend of guessing. 2. Submit and refine. Ship, learn, improve. 3. Ask for help. Tag us here and we’ll respond. Submissions close Monday at 11:59pm PT. You got this 💪
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Stuck on what your agent should actually do? The hard part isn't the build - it's picking a job worth doing. Here are 21 real startup roles to build around. Pick one, give an agent the job properly, and get people using it. Entries close Monday.
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Human Resources - support people and culture Talent Acquisition - find and hire the right people Chief of Staff - align priorities and drive execution
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nvestor Relations - keep investors informed and engaged Finance Lead - manage runway and plan ahead Operations Lead - keep the company running smoothly Human Resources - support people and culture
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Account Executive - turn opportunities into customers Sales Engineer - connect product to customer needs Customer Success - help customers get more value Customer Support - solve problems with care Partnerships Lead - build relationships that scale
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