The $1.4B Code Company and the AI Music Lab Hiding in Boston

How Laminar uses AI to make food and beverage plants run more efficiently Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to Code and Cobblestones 01:05 What "code and cobblestones" means 02:01 Will Lehmann and Step Function 03:51 Matt Crane and MGMT Boston 04:59 Boston Tech Week recap 08:26 The Mass AI Coalition and Klaviyo kickoff 10:31 How AI is changing company building: tokens vs. talent 17:12 Where the dollars are moving: mega-rounds 19:43 Life sciences, Lila, Blitzy, and Suno 23:59 Is Boston underrated, rated, or overrated? 30:31 Loyalty, "next man up," and second-order AI builders 34:05 Laminar, Lovable, and the security speakeasies 39:13 Closing thoughts and what's next Subscribe for the rest of the tour. New episodes spotlight the founders and builders putting Boston on the map. Produced in partnership with OBEY Creative. OBEY is a boutique branding and authority media consultancy based in Boston. We build Authority Capital for founder-led brands in finance, tech, and professional services. Learn more at https://obeycreative.com/