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This Tuesday · Create Your Own Gravity · AI Mastermind AfterShow
UX, Security, and the Hidden Cost of Vibe-Coded Apps
Ship fast without breaking trust. Laura Szumylo joins Joe Moore and Katrena Drake to explore how founders can launch quickly while making their apps clearer, easier to use, and more trustworthy.
From confusing onboarding to unclear permissions, the hidden cost of a fast-built app often appears when real people start using it. We’ll look at user flows, accessibility, data visibility, and the design decisions worth making before launch. Before changing the interface, understand the person trying to use it. Through UX Gaps, Laura helps small businesses and first-time founders connect user needs with business goals and uncover the friction between them. Her work brings research and practical judgment to the point where a business promise meets a real person’s experience. She starts with a useful question: what problem does the customer actually have, and which change will help?Meet Laura Szumylo
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Yaz of goBare.AI joins Joe Moore and Katrena Drake to explore AI privacy, biomimicry, and staying the architect of your own AI usage.
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Tony Maida explores quantum software engineering, AI, developer readiness, and the next computing frontier in this CYOG AfterShow.
“installing a quantum SDK makes you quantum ready in the same way that installing AutoCAD makes you a structural engineer.”— Tony “Misfit” Maida · transcript 6:13.920
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AI Frontier Collaborative Mastermind: Who Holds the Kill Switch? ↗
AI Frontier Collaborative Mastermind explores kill-switch power, AI consumer gatekeepers, business liability, and the human judgment that must remain.
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John D. Allen’s AI Mastermind AfterShow reveals how clear positioning, buyer hunger, and earned trust help businesses escape price competition.
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Shane Pope explains why human-centered AI should strengthen judgment instead of replacing it—and how Remi uses reflection, boundaries, and care to keep people in control.
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AI Agent Security, Search & Trust | AI Frontier Mastermind — Sept 1 ↗
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