Jean-Denis "JD" Grèze is the Co-Founder and CEO of Town, the AI work assistant reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $1BN valuation. Before founding Town, JD spent seven years as CTO of Plaid. Before Plaid, he was Director of Engineering at Dropbox. He is also a prolific angel investor backing companies including Modal, BaseTen, Merge and NexHealth.
AGENDA:
00:00 Why AI Assistants Are Silicon Valley's Hottest Market
07:00 How Does Town Compete With Grokbot, Instinct and Big Tech?
11:00 Will We Have One AI Agent or Different Agents for Every Part of Our Lives?
17:00 How Many Mistakes Can AI Agents Make Before We Stop Trusting Them?
20:00 How Does Town Choose the Best Models Without Destroying Its Margins?
29:00 Is the AI Assistant Market Already Too Crowded?
37:00 Can Apple Win the Agent Race—and Are We Entering a Cybersecurity Nightmare?
41:00 What Does a Successful Town User Look Like—and Which Pricing Tier Makes Money?
47:00 What Will AI Agents Be Able to Do in Three Years That They Cannot Do Today?
54:00 Is the Skepticism Around Billion-Dollar AI Assistant Companies Justified?
58:00 What Needs to Happen for Town to Become a $100BN Company?
1:02:00 How Has AI Changed Hiring—and Why Does Town Spend $75K Per Engineer on AI Tools?
1:06:00 What Is JD Most Excited About Over the Next Decade?