developer tools

also referred to as: developer tool

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 29, 2024 by Dalton Caldwell · across every show →

Everything said about developer tools, oldest first

Feb 29, 2024 negative
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Founders must use their own products before trying to sell them
“You should at least be able to use your own tool. And be proud to use it or feel like it's providing some value, the V in the V, it's viable for you. And if you can't even get your, you can't bring yourself to use your own product. It's a little weird to be tr…”
Dalton Caldwell Feb 29, 2024 ▶ 18:20 Building Confidence In Yourself and Your Ideas · Y Combinator
Jul 10, 2025 bullish
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Ng: Falling behind on AI tools causes a severe productivity gap
“And the interesting thing is, if you're even half a generation or one generation behind, it actually makes a big difference compared to if you're on top of the latest tools.”
Andrew Ng Jul 10, 2025 ▶ 13:01 Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI · Y Combinator
Feb 6, 2026 positive
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French-Owen: Strong public docs and Reddit mentions drive LLM recommendations
“I think, yeah, if you're selling a developer tool, like having good docs that are out there, like having social proof, like Maybe being posted on Reddit a little bit more. All of that helps your case tremendously.”
Calvin French-Owen Feb 6, 2026 ▶ 9:01 We're All Addicted To Claude Code · Y Combinator
Feb 21, 2026 positive
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Taggar: Devtool founders should design products from the agent's perspective
“Developing an intuitive fuel, like a hands-on fuel for The agents, their limitations, their capabilities, and very specifically around what we're talking about here is like, what type of tools the agents work well with? where do they get stuck? And once you s…”
Harj Taggar Feb 21, 2026 ▶ 21:37 The AI Agent Economy Is Here · Y Combinator
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