Join Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into the story of Bolt.new (Stackblitz) with founder and CEO Eric Simons. We talk about Bolt.new as the overnight success 7 years in the making, why vibe coding is here to stay, scaling from $0 to $20M to now $40M ARR, the the future of software creation.
Get started vibe coding: https://bolt.new/, sign up for the Bolt.new hackathon: https://hackathon.dev/
Find Eric and Logan on X / Twitter: https://x.com/EricSimons + https://x.com/OfficialLoganK
Learn more about Around the Prompt: https://www.aroundtheprompt.com/
Chapters
00:00 The Journey to Success: Seven Years in the Making
07:34 Understanding the User Base: Beyond Developers
10:29 Evolving Product Vision: Catering to Non-Developers
15:03 The Power of a Lean Team: Scaling with Fewer Resources
20:25 Future of Value Creation: From Product to Full Company Creation
27:07 The Importance of Prompt Engineering
30:44 User Experience and Accessibility in AI Tools
36:17 Deployment and Integration Simplified
38:37 Competitive Advantages of Bolt
41:55 Market Awareness and Growth Strategies
45:09 Personal Tech Stack and Future Aspirations
Note: This video reflects the personal views of Logan and Nolan and does not represent the views of their employers (past, present, or future).