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BigDeal by Codie SanchezAI CEO: How To Make A $10M Business With AI Employees (Amjad Masad, CEO of @replit)
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 30, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 34m
- Channel
- BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
My new book Own Or Be Owned is out now! I wrote Own or Be Owned to answer one question: How do you make more money, less miserably? I broke it into the 12 Profit Levers… The 12 levers I've seen determine whether you print cash or hate your life. Check it out: → https://contrarianthinking.biz/oobo_bigdeal Want help scaling your business to $1M in monthly revenue? Click here to connect with my consulting team: https://contrarianthinking.biz/SMBBRAPP-YT In this episode, host Codie Sanchez sits down with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, to discuss the transformative potential of AI in the tech industry. Amjad shares his journey from coding at age six in Jordan to leading one of the fastest-growing AI companies. He offers insights into overcoming entrepreneurial challenges, the importance of non-conformist thinking, and how Replit empowers individuals to create applications without coding skills. Learn how AI can revolutionize business, the future of AI talent, and why Amjad believes the United States remains the best place for entrepreneurship. 00:00 Introduction and Excitement for AI 00:49 Early Beginnings in Coding 02:26 Turning Down a Billion Dollar Offer 05:55 Challenges and Pivots in Business 10:18 Repl.it's Revolutionary Impact 14:40 Empowering Entrepreneurs with AI 31:58 The Future of AI and Prompting 37:38 Leadership and Talent Wars in AI 48:13 The Risks of Joining a Startup 49:05 Government Policies and Innovation 49:46 The Role of WhatsApp Groups in Tech 50:34 Competing with Big Tech 51:14 The Importance of Direct Communication 51:31 Challenges of PR and Media Coverage 53:10 The Underdog Mentality 56:05 Building a Venture Scale Company 57:02 The Culture of Silicon Valley 57:59 Operating Principles and Company Culture 59:02 The Importance of Seeking Pain 01:05:45 Mentorship and Lifelong Work 01:14:10 The Human Experience and AI 01:25:47 The Future of AI and Society 01:27:16 The American Dream and Entrepreneurship MORE FROM BIGDEAL: 🎥 Youtube: / @podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: / bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: / big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ: 🎥 Youtube: / @codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: / codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: / realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO: Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u
SPEAKERS
Amjad Masad
guestCEO of Replit, focused on AI-assisted software development and scaling a developer platform.
Codie Sanchez
hostHost of BigDeal and entrepreneur/investor who interviews founders about building and scaling businesses.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of BigDeal by Codie Sanchez, featuring Amjad Masad and Codie Sanchez, AI CEO: How To Make A $10M Business With AI Employees (Amjad Masad, CEO of @replit) explores Replit CEO Amjad Masad on AI Coding, Entrepreneurship, and Grit Amjad Masad describes Replit's path from a nine-year slog and a 2024 pivot (layoffs, a move out of San Francisco, and a coding agent launched in September 2024) to roughly $100M in ARR within months.
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