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I Typed This… and AI Built the App

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Sep 9, 2025

Eric Simons, co-founder of Bolt, discusses how his AI startup is transforming app development by allowing anyone to create functional applications in under a minute without any coding experience. He shares insights on rapid prototyping, empowering non-technical entrepreneurs, and the role of AI in simplifying the app-building process. Eric also highlights a recent hackathon that engaged over 130,000 makers, showcasing Bolt’s impact on the tech landscape and addressing the barriers faced by non-developers in the entrepreneurial space.

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INSIGHT

Leverage Best-In-Class Infra

Bolt partners with Netlify and Supabase to provide production-grade hosting and databases.
Outsourcing infra to specialists lets Bolt offer scalable, secure projects from idea to millions of users.

ADVICE

Increase Shots On Goal Rapidly

Take many fast shots on goal: rapid iteration increases your chance to find product-market fit.
Use tools like Bolt to validate ideas quickly instead of spending months building uncertain prototypes.

ANECDOTE

Record-Breaking Hackathon

Bolt ran a global hackathon that drew over 130,000 participants and large prizes.
The event produced serious startups and drove massive platform adoption and high cloud costs.

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Episode 75: What if you could turn your app idea into a fully functional web application—without writing a single line of code—in under 60 seconds? Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) welcomes Eric Simons (https://x.com/ericsimons), co-founder of Bolt, one of the hottest AI startups revolutionizing how apps are built.

In this episode, Eric reveals how Bolt makes it possible for anyone, regardless of technical skill, to go from idea to live, production-ready web or mobile apps—complete with authentication, databases, and hosting. He shares Bolt’s unique approach that enables rapid prototyping, real business-grade deployments, and makes high-fidelity MVPs accessible to entrepreneurs, product managers, and non-coders everywhere. The conversation covers Bolt’s founding story, its growth, and details from their record-breaking hackathon that empowered 130,000+ makers.

Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd

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Show Notes:

(00:00) High Fidelity Prototyping Essentials
(04:32) Revolutionary Prototyping and Collaboration Tool
(06:33) Rapid Prototyping Tool Focus
(11:35) Empowering Non-Tech Entrepreneurs
(13:34) Fast MVP Development with Bolt
(18:19) AI-Powered Personalized Weight Coach
(22:10) Launching Stackblitz: Web IDE Vision
(22:48) Browser-Based Dev Environments Revolution
(28:05) Advancements in Coding and AI
(29:28) Critical Thinking in AI Development
(34:08) Teaching Kids Future Skills
(37:05) Bay Area's Autonomous Transport Future

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Mentions:

Eric Simons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-simons-a464a664/
Bolt: https://bolt.new/
Figma: https://www.figma.com/
Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
Supabase: https://supabase.com/
Cursor: https://cursor.com/
Lovable: https://lovable.dev/

Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw

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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:

• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

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Check Out Nathan's Stuff:

Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/
Blog - https://lore.com/

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