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997: How This Text-to-Video-Game AI Startup Hit 20M Users
· 1 h 10 min
Episode 997: How This Text-to-Video-Game AI Startup Hit 20M Users
Dr. Andrey Kurenkov returns to the show to talk about Astrocade's astronomical growth from pre-alpha to over 20 million engaged users, what it actually takes to build a vibe-coding platform that scales, and how the broader AI landscape has shifted since his last appearance. Andrey shares behind-the-scenes lessons from building B2C user-generated content products, why the real moat is community rather than tech, and his current thinking on humanoid robotics, AGI, and the AI risks people actually overlook.
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In this episode you will learn:
• • (02:11) The Astrocade elevator pitch and how it grew to 20M users • • (16:19) Why there's no secret sauce behind the platform • • (24:56) UGC as the real moat, not the AI • • (46:57) Why household humanoid robots are now 2–3 years away • • (58:33) What AGI actually means, and why Andrey is an ASI skeptic
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