About this episode
The episode discusses AI meeting tools and the evolving tech landscape with insights from Granola co-founder Sam Stephenson.
Alex and Ellis talk about navigating ethics in media and programming the pod, the rise of film photography, and Alex’s trip to OpenAI. Then they’re joined by Granola co-founder Sam Stephenson to talk about building one of the breakout AI meeting tools. They discuss why meetings are still where decisions actually get made, the London tech scene, opening an office in SF, and how Granola is evolving as a product. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/ Follow Alex: https://sources.news/ https://x.com/alexeheath/ Follow Ellis: https://meaning.company/ https://x.com/hamburger ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Alex, Ellis
Guest: Sam Stephenson
Topics covered
- AI meeting tools
- ethics in media
- film photography
- London tech scene
- Granola product evolution
Keywords
- AI
- meeting notes
- Granola
- OpenAI
- ethics
- film photography
- London tech
- decisions
- product evolution
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Granola, OpenAI
Places: London, SF
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