# Lenny's Newsletter Deeply researched product, growth, and career advice for product leaders, founders, and ambitious builders. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Muse review: The personal AI agent that gets consumer UX right DevFeed: [Muse review: The personal AI agent that gets consumer UX right]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-16T12:02:14Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [AI Agent](), [User experience (UX)](), [Meta](), [browser](), [pdf](), [codex]() Tags: [agent](), [ai](), [ai-agent](), [browser](), [codex](), [comparison](), [meta](), [muse](), [pdf](), [product-design](), [ux]() ### AI overview This review tests Meta's Muse personal AI agent through onboarding, calendar management, goal setting, document generation, and browser-based shopping. It finds strong consumer UX, permission handling, activity-feed design, and avatar design, while browser shopping performance is mixed. ### Source excerpt Watch now (38 mins) | 🎙 I gave Meta's Muse my calendar, my email, and my kids' chaotic schedule, and it produced a one-shot family PDF more beautiful than anything I've ever made with Claude or Codex ## 🎙 How I AI: How two SpaceXAI designers use Grok Bot to do their jobs DevFeed: [🎙 How I AI: How two SpaceXAI designers use Grok Bot to do their jobs]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lenny Rachitsky Published: 2026-09-14T15:03:48Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Bot](), [Figma](), [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](), [Google]() Tags: [agents](), [ai](), [ai-agents](), [designers](), [figma](), [google](), [mcp](), [podcast]() ### AI overview This podcast episode features SpaceXAI designers John Bai and Peng Zheng describing how they use Grok Bot and AI agents in their design work. Peng demonstrates a self-updating personal site whose workflow handles location lookup, custom 3D artwork, and publishing. John describes using voice memos, Figma, and an MCP connection to create design assets and prototypes. ### Source excerpt Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny's Podcast Network ## How Grok Bot designers use AI agents to build personal sites and product prototypes | John Bai & Peng Zheng DevFeed: [How Grok Bot designers use AI agents to build personal sites and product prototypes | John Bai & Peng Zheng]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-14T12:04:39Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Figma](), [coding](), [Website]() Tags: [agents](), [ai](), [ai-agents](), [design](), [figma](), [mcp](), [prototype]() ### AI overview A 42-minute podcast episode featuring Grok Bot designers John Bai and Peng Zheng, who discuss using AI agents to update personal websites, automate design work in Figma, and turn ideas into working prototypes. ### Source excerpt Watch now (42 mins) | 🎙 Two designers at SpaceXAI show me how they use Grok Bot to run Figma from the gym, update a portfolio with one photo, and turn shower thoughts into working prototypes ## How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI) DevFeed: [How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lenny Rachitsky Published: 2026-09-08T12:31:49Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Bot](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Code]() Tags: [ai](), [code](), [product]() ### AI overview A podcast conversation with Roman Ugarte of SpaceXAI about building Grok Bot, described as progressing from the first line of code to an AI product in seven weeks. ### Source excerpt Listen now | Roman Ugarte of SpaceXAI on going from first line of code to the world's hottest AI product in seven weeks, and what it really takes to win in the most competitive market ever ## 🎙 How I AI: GPT-6 Astra is a banger + Stripe's AI playbook + Grok Bot vs. OpenClaw: why I replaced my entire agent stack DevFeed: [🎙 How I AI: GPT-6 Astra is a banger + Stripe's AI playbook + Grok Bot vs. OpenClaw: why I replaced my entire agent stack]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-07T15:02:41Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Bot](), [OpenClaw](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Linear](), [Slack](), [soc 2]() Tags: [agent](), [ai](), [linear](), [openclaw](), [slack](), [soc-2]() ### AI overview A podcast episode compares Grok Bot with OpenClaw through Claire's migration of her agent setup. It discusses using specialized bots for inboxes, family coordination, pull-request review, compliance monitoring, customer support, subscription audits, and shopping, along with permissions, multi-account access, and maintaining agent context and routines. ### Source excerpt Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny's Podcast Network ## Build your own company brain: the enterprise AI playbook from Stripe's engineering team | Sharadh Krishnamurthy DevFeed: [Build your own company brain: the enterprise AI playbook from Stripe's engineering team | Sharadh Krishnamurthy]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-07T12:04:19Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [stripe](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [AI Agent](), [context](), [Developer experience](), [data](), [systems]() Tags: [agent](), [ai](), [data](), [developer](), [developer-experience](), [governance](), [platform](), [stripe](), [systems]() ### AI overview A podcast episode about Stripe's internal AI agent, Kai, and how the company scaled it across more than 10,000 employees. The discussion covers building the agent in-house, governance through projects, safe data access, infrastructure, skills, evaluation, telemetry, and lessons from incidents involving production systems. ### Source excerpt Watch now | 🎙 Learn how Stripe scaled AI to everyone at a complex global company by building context, governance, and a shared skills platform directly into their internal agent ## Hands-on GPT-6 Astra review covering computer use, coding, hardware, Blender, and desktop app projects DevFeed: [Hands-on GPT-6 Astra review covering computer use, coding, hardware, Blender, and desktop app projects]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-03T19:34:20Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [gpt-6-astra](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [computer-use](), [coding](), [blender](), [Figma](), [codex]() Tags: [ai](), [blender](), [codex](), [coding](), [computer-use](), [figma](), [gpt-6-astra]() ### AI overview A hands-on review of GPT-6 Astra covering computer use, browser-based QA, coding projects, a hardware hack, Blender 3D asset creation, and a Mac app. The episode also discusses speed, cost, and whether Astra is suitable as a daily driver. ### Source excerpt Watch now | 🎙 My hands-on GPT-6 Astra review covers real production work in Figma, Flora, and Adio, one-shot coding wins 5.6 and Fable couldn't match, and a hardware hack I've chased for months ## Grok Bot vs. OpenClaw: How I replaced my entire agent stack DevFeed: [Grok Bot vs. OpenClaw: How I replaced my entire agent stack]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-09-02T12:03:39Z Content type: comparison Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [OpenClaw](), [multi-agent](), [Bot](), [Pull Request](), [soc 2 compliance](), [Monitoring](), [Support](), [Slack]() Tags: [agents](), [bots](), [helpdesk](), [monitoring](), [multi-agent](), [openclaw](), [rbac](), [slack](), [soc-2-compliance]() ### AI overview A podcast episode compares Grok Bot with OpenClaw and explains why the host migrated a multi-agent setup to Grok Bot. It covers bots for inboxes, Slack, PR management, SOC 2 monitoring, customer support, family tasks, and personal activities, along with the migration process. ### Source excerpt Watch now | 🎙 I've been running Grok Bot for several weeks, and I've killed every OpenClaw I had. Here are the nine bots doing real work across my inbox, my kids' school pickups, my PR queue, and my wardrobe ## An End-to-End Process for Using AI's Creative Capabilities DevFeed: [An End-to-End Process for Using AI's Creative Capabilities]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Anshu Chimala Published: 2026-09-01T12:45:59Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [ai](), [creativity](), [end-to-end-process](), [how-to]() ### AI overview An end-to-end process for using AI to support creative work. ### Source excerpt An end-to-end process for tapping into AI's hidden creativity ## 🎙 How I AI: How this PM uses Claude to handle 70% to 80% of his workday DevFeed: [🎙 How I AI: How this PM uses Claude to handle 70% to 80% of his workday]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lenny Rachitsky Published: 2026-08-31T15:01:58Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Claude](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Notion](), [Slack](), [email]() Tags: [ai](), [claude](), [email](), [notion](), [podcast](), [slack]() ### AI overview A podcast episode explains how Melio product manager Daniel Blum built a self-improving AI system around Claude and Cowork. The system manages parts of his Notion workflow, prepares weekly and daily briefs, scans Slack and email for relevant context, asks questions about missing knowledge, and learns from his edits. Blum says it eventually handles 70% to 80% of his workday, while emphasizing that system architecture and continuously maintained context matter more than choosing a particular AI platform. ### Source excerpt Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny's Podcast Network ## How I turned Claude into a self-improving PM assistant | Daniel Blum (PM, Melio) DevFeed: [How I turned Claude into a self-improving PM assistant | Daniel Blum (PM, Melio)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-08-31T12:04:18Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Claude](), [Notion](), [Slack](), [email](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Automation](), [AI Infrastructure](), [User experience (UX)]() Tags: [agent-orchestration](), [automation](), [claude](), [email](), [notion](), [slack](), [ux]() ### AI overview A podcast episode in which Daniel Blum explains how he uses Claude and Cowork to manage Notion, Slack, and email workflows, automate weekly preparation, learn internal terminology, and identify improvements to his system. He also discusses scaling the setup to Melio's PM team and the remaining limitations. ### Source excerpt Listen now | 🎙 PM Daniel Blum walks through the exact Cowork and Claude setup that manages his Notion, tracks his tasks across Slack and email, and self-improves every week without him lifting a finger ## AI's third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work) DevFeed: [AI's third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lenny Rachitsky Published: 2026-08-30T12:31:30Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [codex](), [ChatGPT](), [OpenAI]() Tags: [ai](), [chatgpt](), [codex](), [openai]() ### AI overview A podcast discussion with Tara Seshan, head of Codex and ChatGPT Work at OpenAI, about persistent AI coworkers, ambition as a differentiator, steering versus rowing, and building for expected model progress over the next two to three months. ### Source excerpt Listen now | Tara Seshan, head of Codex and ChatGPT Work at OpenAI, on why ambition is now the differentiator, steering vs. rowing, and why you need to build for where the models will be in two to three months ## 🎙 How I AI: Grok Bot + Grok 4.6--what's great (and what's still hype) & Lessons from spending $20,000 on Devin in one month DevFeed: [🎙 How I AI: Grok Bot + Grok 4.6--what's great (and what's still hype) & Lessons from spending $20,000 on Devin in one month]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lenny Rachitsky Published: 2026-08-24T15:02:23Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Bot](), [cursor](), [OpenClaw](), [Claude](), [Frontier Model](), [GitHub](), [email](), [Slack]() Tags: [agent](), [ai](), [claude](), [cursor](), [frontier-model](), [github](), [openclaw](), [podcast]() ### AI overview This solo podcast episode evaluates Grok Bot, Cursor Origin, and Grok 4.6. It finds Grok Bot's multi-account connectors particularly useful, describes its simplicity as both a strength and a limitation, considers Cursor Origin promising but not yet a strong replacement for GitHub, and reports that Grok 4.6 performed competitively in the presenter's blind evaluations. The episode also favors Claude Sonnet 5 for concise, responsive agent conversations. ### Source excerpt Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny's Podcast Network ## I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Here's what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder) DevFeed: [I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Here's what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Claire Vo Published: 2026-08-24T12:04:02Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter]() Topics: [coding](), [Claude Code](), [codex](), [Claude](), [Monitoring](), [OpenClaw](), [OpenAI]() Tags: [agents](), [building](), [claude](), [claude-code](), [codex](), [cursor](), [monitoring](), [openclaw]() ### AI overview A podcast episode featuring solo founder Ryan Carson discusses how he uses concurrent Devin agents and other AI tools for engineering, customer success, operations, and product work. The episode also covers monitoring accounts, managing pull-request workflows, choosing between Codex, Devin, and Claude Code, and using Claude Design with Codex. ### Source excerpt Watch now | 🎙 Solo founder Ryan Carson runs 15 concurrent Devin agents to handle engineering, customer success, and investor updates, and he uses a handwritten list to keep it all straight