Matt Medved - CEO of Now Media, Art Basel Digital Art Council member - joins Seth for Episode 3. Matt hadn't written a line of code before January 2026. Now he runs 7 Claude Code windows and built an AI butler named Alfred.

This episode: how Terminal went from "a window where I wasn't supposed to be" to "a window into imagination." Matt launched Alfred on X last night and woke up to instant meme coins, competing tokens, and crypto chaos. We talk about what "autonomish" really means, why personal software is the best place to start, and why you should stop making fitness apps and swing for the fences.

Topics: AI agents, OpenClaw, vibe coding, Claude Code, crypto meets AI, personal software, building with leverage

Guest: Matt Medved (@mattmedved) / Alfred (@IAmYourAlfred)

Host: Seth Goldstein (@seth)

Links:

• spiritprotocol.io
• nowmedia.co/category/ai

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Title: OpenClaw & The Rick Rubin Connection

(It already has "Let's Vibe! Episode 2" prepended, so just the subtitle is fine — or replace with the full title)

Description (paste this):

Seth reports from ClawCon in San Francisco — 1000 RSVPs, a line around the block, and Ashton Kutcher hiding under a hat. Ian shares his full origin story

and tells the Rick Rubin vibe coding story for the first time.

Ian texted Rick from a Hong Kong coffee shop asking if he knew he was the meme for vibe coding. Rick wrote back: "Not really, but I think I'm the meme for

it." Then Rick dropped everything to write "The Way of Code" based on the Tao.

Plus: Why OpenClaw captured the zeitgeist, Ian's 2am security scare (rm -rf at 2am), and a practical guide to getting started safely.

Links:

- letsvibe.fm

- Ian interviews Rick Rubin: tetragrammaton.com/ian-rogers

- Ian's blog: fistfulayen.com

- The Creative Act (Audiobook): audible.com/pd/The-Creative-Act-Audiobook/B0BTS764Q3