Not Investment Advice 259: “Coding an app is the new starting a podcast”, Jack VV AI Projects & Karpathy AI Proof Jobs
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Mar 18, 2026 They unpack Naval’s claim that coding apps is the new way to get noticed and why distribution beats technical skill. They explore rapid AI project builds, viral growth via vertical video and influencers, and quick idea validation with AI. They demo personal voice models, auto-marketing from code repos, and debate which jobs are most exposed to AI and why some roles stay human.
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Making An App Is Easy The Hard Part Is Distribution
- The technical barrier to building apps has collapsed, shifting the real challenge to distribution and storytelling.
- Jack and Bilal highlight Viral TikTok marketing and messaging as the decisive edge, not coding itself.
Treat Marketing As A Core Competency
- Treat marketing and distribution as core competencies equal to product building; invest time into testing creatives and platform mechanics.
- Bilal notes CalAI succeeded by mastering vertical video and influencer partnerships as core company skill.
Ship Fast Get Your First Dollar Before Scaling
- Validate ideas fast by shipping a simple prototype and getting the first dollar before professionalizing.
- Bilal cites CalAI: teenage founders taught themselves, shipped an MVP, tested vertical video influencers, then scaled after traction.