Profound CTO Dylan Babbs on 'Fractal Speed': Cutting Prototypes from Two Weeks to Two Hours
soleio · x · 2026-11-15
First of Kind podcast S3E04: Dylan Babbs, cofounder and CTO of AI-search platform Profound
- Fractal Speed: speed and quality aren't at odds — his team collapsed prototype cycles from two weeks to two hours, which is why Profound took a full year to hire its first product designers.
- Marketing harness: building "the world's best marketing harness"; his rule of thumb — don't vibe-code your payroll.
- Growth stunt: Profound took over every ad slot in NYC's Union Square in under a month.
- Advice for the AI-anxious: "Do more with more."
Related event: Profound CTO on "Fractal Speed": Why Fast and Good Aren't a Trade-off(5 posts)→
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