Kevin Michael from Tempo Labs

11/02/2025 43 min

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Kevin Michael is the Co-Founder & CEO ofTempo Labs.Build beautiful UIs 10X faster with AI - Tempo generates and edits high-quality react code directly in your codebase so you can ship UIs in minutes.Takeaways- Working at Chamath's Social Capital.- Customer obsession is crucial for product development.- AI will enable teams to focus on unique intellectual property.- Benefits of YC for Tempo.- Selling to startups.- Effective product launches (Product Hunt, etc.)- Investing in content for PLG.- Dogfooding Tempo.- Selling to developers.- AI pricing strategies.- WOM is vital in a noisy AI market.- Building in a noisy AI space.- In-person versus remote.- Intentionally choosing to build in Toronto.Chapters00:00 The Impact of Social Capital Fellowship05:15 Navigating Product Development at Perpetua09:29 Transitioning from Perpetua to Entrepreneurship11:10 The Genesis of Tempo Labs14:25 Identifying the Ideal Customer for Tempo17:05 The Future of Engineering Teams with AI19:04 The Value of Y Combinator21:31 Selling to Startups: Opportunities and Challenges24:07 Strategies for a Successful Product Launch24:36 Investing in Content for Product-Led Growth25:17 Dogfooding: Building Products for Yourself27:25 Challenges of Selling to Developers30:21 Innovative Pricing Strategies in AI32:21 Filtering Through the Noise in AI33:37 Building a Strong Hiring Culture39:03 Choosing Toronto: A Strategic Decision42:03 The Importance of Networking for Fundraising44:08 Personal and Professional Excitement46:07 Navigating Hard Times in BusinessKeywordsSocial Capital, startups, product development, entrepreneurship, AI, Y Combinator, Tempo Labs, engineering teams, product-led growth, customer collaboration, Product-Led Growth, Content Marketing, Dogfooding, Developer Tools, AI Pricing Strategies, Hiring Culture, Toronto Startups, Fundraising, Networking, Startup Challenges