The AI Worth Using podcast is where vetted engineers screen-share the setups they actually run. Live installs, real configs, nothing staged.

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Stuck on what your agent should actually do? The hard part isn't the build - it's picking a job worth doing. Here are 21 real startup roles to build around. Pick one, give an agent the job properly, and get people using it. Entries close Monday.
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Human Resources - support people and culture Talent Acquisition - find and hire the right people Chief of Staff - align priorities and drive execution
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nvestor Relations - keep investors informed and engaged Finance Lead - manage runway and plan ahead Operations Lead - keep the company running smoothly Human Resources - support people and culture
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Account Executive - turn opportunities into customers Sales Engineer - connect product to customer needs Customer Success - help customers get more value Customer Support - solve problems with care Partnerships Lead - build relationships that scale
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QA Engineer - ship with confidence Growth Marketer - find repeatable growth Product Marketer - shape the story and positioning Content Marketer - create content that converts SDR - start the right conversations
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Full-stack Engineer - build the core product Product Manager - turn vision into a roadmap Product Designer - make every interaction count AI / ML Engineer - bring intelligence to the product Infrastructure Engineer - keep systems fast and reliable
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We sit down with @steipete, Creator of @openclaw, on how one WhatsApp bot became one of the most-used open-source AI agent projects.See how people are actually using AI in their work on the "AI Worth Using" podcast. #OpenSource
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Sell: SDR · Account Executive · Sales Engineer · Customer Success · Customer Support · Partnerships Lead Run: Investor Relations · Finance Lead · Operations Lead · HR · Talent Acquisition · Chief of Staff
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Hot tip from one of our hackathon judges: ship early. Don't polish. Get it in front of real users. If they don't like it — good, now you have feedback. Ship the fix, get more users. Ready, fire, aim. You're ranked on installs, not polish. Entries close Monday.
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Prucê has won the Hermes Hackathon, by six users. Vinicius's agent turns a real-life question into research, a comparison and a decision. 57 users, 4.1B tokens, 92% install rate. Congratulations to Vinicius, Tiago and Enzo, and thanks to everyone who took part.
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Four users apart, with hours to go. Prucê leads on installs. Founder Agent is ahead on tokens. Zoen has a 100% install rate. The 1pm PT snapshot decides it. Mac Studio to #1, Mac Mini to #2 — and all three are in the running for an invite onto the show with @mojombo.
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We're kicked off. 🦞 Build Your Startup's First Hire Hackathon runs Sept 22–28. Give an OpenClaw 2.0 agent a real job, get real people using it. Partnering with @openclaw Hosted by @PWVentures
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Build Your Startup's First Hire Hackathon · Sept 22–30 Give an OpenClaw 2.0 agent a real startup job. Get real people using it. Winner flies to SF to demo live at AgentCribs with @mojombo on Oct 6, plus two engraved Mac Minis. Sign up:
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The rules: · Built on OpenClaw 2.0, multiplayer mode · MIT-licensed, submitted to the AI Worth Using Agent Index · Ranked by real installs + token usage. No gaming it. · Teams up to 4 · 18+ · 60s+ demo video
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Key dates: · Sept 22–28: build. Submissions close Sept 28, 11:59pm PT · Sept 29–30: the usage race on the Agent Index · Oct 1: judging, winner announced · Oct 6: winner demos live in SF Hosted with @openclaw and AgentCribs by @PWVentures.
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There's no HR for agents. So Jesse Vincent, creator of Superpowers, tells them he loves them. The evals agree: better outcomes, faster, cheaper. He told the agents to tell their sub-agents too. Even better. Even cheaper. #AI #AgenticEngineering #Leadership
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Telling your AI agents you love them = better outcomes, faster, cheaper. Jesse Vincent built Superpowers. He had a friend run the evals. It's real. Yelling makes agents do the minimum. Encouragement makes them go further. #AI #AgenticEngineering #Superpowers
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