<p><strong>This Week In Startups is made possible by:</strong><br></p><p><strong>Quo - https://</strong><a href="http://quo.com/TWiST"><strong>quo.com/TWiST</strong></a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn Jobs - https://</strong><a href="http://linkedin.com/HiringProOffer"><strong>LinkedIn.com/twist</strong></a></p><p><strong>Iru - </strong>https://<a href="http://iru.com/twist"><strong>iru.com/twist</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Plaud - </strong><a href="http://plaud.ai/twist">https://<strong>Plaud.ai/twist</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Today’s show:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Google project manager Shubham Saboo is running 6 AI agents on a Mac Mini that handle all of his side business autonomously, from research, to social posts, to newsletters.</strong></p><p><strong>He joins Jason and Lon to walk us through his 5-step framework for designing an efficient AI agent team:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Start with one agent and onboard them like a new hire</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Stop Googling fixes; just ask your agent how to use it</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Put your agents on fixed schedules</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Add shared memory so you don’t have to repeat yourself</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Let agents run self-reviews and rewrite their own instructions.</strong></p></li></ul><p><strong>Get the walkthrough to put this entire plan into practice on today’s episode. PLUS fresh demos of the “Minecraft”-inspired virtual workspace MoltWorld and AgentMail, which is Gmail for your AI pals, and Jason explains the thinking behind his viral, controversy-stirring “don’t talk to journalists” tweet.</strong></p><p><strong>Follow Shubham:</strong><a href="https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_"><strong> https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_</strong></a></p><p><strong>“How I Built an Autonomous AI Agent Team That Runs 24/7” on X:</strong><a href="https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_/status/2022014147450614038?s=20"><strong> https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_/status/2022014147450614038?s=20</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Mike:</strong><a href="https://x.com/mihalich1988"><strong> https://x.com/mihalich1988</strong></a></p><p><strong>MoltWorld:</strong><a href="https://moltworld.io/"><strong> https://moltworld.io/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Haakam:</strong><a href="https://x.com/haakamaujla"><strong> https://x.com/haakamaujla</strong></a></p><p><strong>AgentMail:</strong><a href="https://www.agentmail.to/"><strong> https://www.agentmail.to/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Jason’s post about talking to journalists:</strong><a href="https://x.com/Jason/status/2037573025458016659"><strong> https://x.com/Jason/status/2037573025458016659</strong></a></p><p><strong>NYT responds:</strong><a href="https://x.com/NYTimesPR/status/2037648223771263082"><strong> https://x.com/NYTimesPR/status/2037648223771263082</strong></a></p><p><strong>Translated Japanese tweets:</strong><a href="https://x.com/melonneet40/status/2038020624015315289"><strong> https://x.com/melonneet40/status/2038020624015315289</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://x.com/rambling_28/status/2038041455999246422"><strong> https://x.com/rambling_28/status/2038041455999246422</strong></a></p><p><strong>Japanese people singing “Country Roads”:</strong><a href="https://x.com/harukaawake/status/2038081269830222259"><strong> https://x.com/harukaawake/status/2038081269830222259</strong></a></p><p><strong>Trailer for “Nuremberg” (now on Netflix in the US):</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAy9C-bipY"><strong> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAy9C-bipY</strong></a></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p><strong>0:00 Intro</strong></p><p><strong>1:24 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!</strong></p><p><strong>3:05 We&#39;re Claw-pilled once again; it&#39;s an all AI Agent showcase</strong></p><p><strong>6:15 Google AI PM Shubham Saboo&#39;s Top 5 OpenClaw tips</strong></p><p><strong>10:14 Quo (formerly OpenPhone) gives you a clean, modern way to handle every customer call, text, and thread all in one place. Try it free at https://quo.com/TWiST.</strong></p><p><strong>13:26 Tip #1 — Onboard your agent like a new hire</strong></p><p><strong>17:31 Tip #2 — Talk to your agents constantly</strong></p><p><strong>19:02 Tip #3 — Put your agents on a schedule</strong></p><p><strong>19:51 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist.</strong></p><p><strong>23:41 Tip #4 — Add cross-agent memory</strong></p><p><strong>29:33 Tip #5 — Let your agents self-improve</strong></p><p><strong>29:51 Iru unifies identity, endpoint security, and compliance into one platform. TWiST listeners get 20% off when they book a demo at https://iru.com/twist!</strong></p><p><strong>34:03 Why Jason says founders should avoid journalists</strong></p><p><strong>38:24 How biased IS the New York Times?</strong></p><p><strong>47:02 DEMO: Co-founder Mike Nosov shows us MoltWorld</strong></p><p><strong>51:14 But what&#39;s the utility of this?</strong></p><p><strong>1:05:15 DEMO: Haakam Aujla presents AgentMail (YC S25)</strong></p><p><strong>1:09:59 How does AgentMail make money?</strong></p><p><strong>1:17:03 How Grok Translations are creating cross-cultural dialogue on X</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter:</strong><a href="https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com"><strong> https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Check out the TWIST500:</strong><a href="https://www.twist500.com"><strong> https://www.twist500.com</strong><br></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple:</strong><a href="https://rb.gy/v19fcp"><strong> https://rb.gy/v19fcp</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Lon:</strong></p><p><strong>X:</strong><a href="https://x.com/lons"><strong> https://x.com/lons</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Alex:</strong></p><p><strong>X:</strong><a href="https://x.com/alex"><strong> https://x.com/alex</strong></a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn:</strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/"><strong> ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Jason:</strong></p><p><strong>X:</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Jason"><strong> https://twitter.com/Jason</strong></a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn:</strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis"><strong> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis</strong></a></p><p><strong>Check out all our partner offers:</strong><a href="https://partners.launch.co/"><strong> https://partners.launch.co/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Great TWIST interviews:</strong><a href="https://youtu.be/pvJa2pzuXWQ"><strong> Will Guidara,</strong></a><a href="https://youtu.be/9dHN4YFkgv4"><strong> Eoghan McCabe</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-mod-revolt-building-a/id315114957?i=1000617333424"><strong> Steve Huffman</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-early-rejection-customer/id315114957?i=1000611761112"><strong> Brian Chesky</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://youtu.be/y2UMzSqX94Q"><strong> Bob Moesta,</strong></a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/box-ceo-aaron-levie-breaks-down-box-ai-and-generative/id315114957?i=1000612384545"><strong> Aaron Levie</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sophia-amoruso-on-branding-raising-a-fund-portfolio/id315114957?i=1000601352978"><strong> Sophia Amoruso</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reid-hoffman-on-ais-crescendo-moment-regulation-and/id315114957?i=1000612548498"><strong> Reid Hoffman</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-on-moving-the-needle-win/id315114957?i=1000602560622"><strong> Frank Slootman</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/billy-mcfarland-on-fyre-fest-fraud-failure-hacking/id315114957?i=1000610922577"><strong> Billy McFarland</strong></a></p><p><strong>Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters:</strong><a href="https://substack.com/@calacanis"><strong> https://substack.com/@calacanis</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>