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In this episode of Dev Propulsion Labs, we sit down with Sam Bhagwat, the dev tools visionary who co-founded Gatsby and is now transforming AI development with Mastra - the TypeScript framework that's rapidly gaining adoption among serious AI developers.
After selling Gatsby to Netlify, Sam identified a critical gap in AI tooling that was forcing developers to build complex infrastructure themselves. Now, his YC-backed framework is helping startups and enterprises build production-grade AI agents with far less overhead.
You'll discover:
- The pivotal moment Sam realized existing AI tools weren't solving the right problems
- Strategic insights from his YC Winter 2025 experience that accelerated Mastra's growth
- Why TypeScript-first is the right approach for building maintainable AI applications
- The thoughtful ...
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