Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 8, 2026
- Duration
- 15m
- Channel
- EO Studio
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Qasar Younis is the co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, a $15 billion physical AI company, and former COO of Y Combinator. We talk about why he built a horizontal platform while the self-driving industry went vertical, how radical pragmatism shapes every decision at Applied, and why product-market fit has to be earned every day. Qasar also shares what has driven him from the beginning: the desire to control his own destiny. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:16 When Everyone Went Vertical, I Went Horizontal 08:04 The Engineering Mindset 10:27 Hard-Won Lessons From Thousands of Startups 13:25 Read deeply, think clearly, and aim higher Built is an interview series where founders of category-defining companies share their most expensive lessons. Full Article: https://www.eomag.io/article/appliedintuition-qasar-younis Qasar Younis X: https://x.com/qasar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qasar/ Learn more about Applied Intuition: https://www.applied.co/ EO is a global media brand for builders. We tell the defining stories of founders shaping the future: people who see what others don’t and build what they believe in. Subscribe to EO: https://www.youtube.com/@eoglobal EO Magazine: https://www.eomag.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eostudio.official/ X: https://x.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eo-studio EO Studio: https://eo.team/ Business inquiries: partner@eoeoeo.net Build what you believe in.
SPEAKERS
Qasar Younis
guestCo-founder/executive at Applied Intuition, advising founders on building companies as a long-term craft.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Qasar Younis, Why Great Founders Think Like Engineers | Qasar Younis, Applied Intuition explores qasar Younis on engineering-minded founders, horizontal AI, and commercialization early Qasar Younis describes how Applied Intuition built a horizontal “physical AI” platform for autonomy rather than a vertically integrated self-driving company, enabling broader deployment across vehicles and industrial machines.
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