The 5-Step Framework for AI Agents That Improve While You Sleep | E2269

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Today's show:

Google project manager Shubham Saboo is running 6 AI agents on a Mac Mini that handle all of his side business autonomously, from research, to social posts, to newsletters.
He joins Jason and Lon to walk us through his 5-step framework for designing an efficient AI agent team:
• Start with one agent and onboard them like a new hire

• Stop Googling fixes; just ask your agent how to use it

• Put your agents on fixed schedules

• Add shared memory so you don't have to repeat yourself

• Let agents run self-reviews and rewrite their own instructions.

Get the walkthrough to put this entire plan into practice on today's episode. PLUS fresh demos of the "Minecraft"-inspired virtual workspace MoltWorld and AgentMail, which is Gmail for your AI pals, and Jason explains the thinking behind his viral, controversy-stirring "don't talk to journalists" tweet.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:24 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!
3:05 We're Claw-pilled once again; it's an all AI Agent showcase
6:15 Google AI PM Shubham Saboo's Top 5 OpenClaw tips
10:14 Quo (formerly OpenPhone) gives you a clean, modern way to handle every customer call, text, and thread all in one place. Try it free at quo.com/TWiST.
13:26 Tip #1 — Onboard your agent like a new hire
17:31 Tip #2 — Talk to your agents constantly
19:02 Tip #3 — Put your agents on a schedule
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23:41 Tip #4 — Add cross-agent memory
29:33 Tip #5 — Let your agents self-improve
29:51 Iru unifies identity, endpoint security, and compliance into one platform. TWiST listeners get 20% off when they book a demo at iru.com/twist!
34:03 Why Jason says founders should avoid journalists
38:24 How biased IS the New York Times?
47:02 DEMO: Co-founder Mike Nosov shows us MoltWorld
51:14 But what's the utility of this?
1:05:15 DEMO: Haakam Aujla presents AgentMail (YC S25)
1:09:59 How does AgentMail make money?
1:17:03 How Grok Translations are creating cross-cultural dialogue on X
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