How to Use AI to Survive (and Even Enjoy) Meetings | Sam Stephenson
Watch now (33 mins) | Granola’s co-founder on the AI habits that help him show up prepared, plus how his team avoids AI slop and burnout
TL;DR
- Granola's AI meeting notes app is now valued at $1.5B.
- Sam uses an AI brief to prepare for every meeting.
- Granola's design principles include 'be calming,' 'less is more,' and 'user is in control.'
- Design for the user's most stressful moment, like the time between back-to-back meetings.
- Design for AI agents using your app or product, not just human users.
- Granola hides the live transcript to create a calmer user experience.
- The company avoids the '996 grind' and focuses on continuous improvement.