Joe Liemandt Birthday Dinner Transcript

Date: 2025-03-24 Location: Zachary Casler's home Event: Gary's belated birthday dinner

Attendees

• Joe Liemandt
• Gary Sheng (birthday celebrant)
• Uzair Mahmud
• Dallas Klein
• Spencer Chubb
• Gabe (Spencer's fiancee)
• Lamar Cannon
• Nils Lang
• Malekai Mischke
• Matthew Brown
• Zachary Casler (home host and chef)

Transcript

Part 1

None: [00:00:00] Yes, he is

Dallas: product design manager. I can speak the language, but I, I can't be shit.

Gary: Uh, now, now he will, well actually just explain it. Yeah. Now you're gonna be a Bob Coder. Yeah, bro. I actually would love to show you the ropes ready for this. And you can show me the strings. I show

Matthew Brown: you the

Gary: ropes and show me the strings.

Matthew Brown: Nah, yeah. Basically the last three months

Zach Casler: we just been spending pretty much every second programming with ai, kind of doing different stuff. Gary's probably built like 20 kind of apps in

Dallas: the

Zach Casler: past three months. Yeah. Websites, different stuff. Do you know how to like reverse engineer things and then build 'em? Or is it just Yeah, that,

Gary: well, tell 'em how we started the program.

Zach Casler: Yeah. So like the first week we basically like built a Slack clone. You built a Slack clone. Yeah. So, dude, that's cute. We did a messaging ad and then like we did like a zenex one and then like a TikTok one, and then we kind of like got a little more freedom and like we've [00:01:00] been building our own stuff for a little bit.

So we were kind of just like copying at first, and then they're like, all right. How long does it take to like build one of these things? You guys want some blueberries? Just like a week full functionality, or like

Gary: 80%? Is it? Yeah, just like the core functionality you.

Dallas: So then you can just personalize it for everything. Basically, you know, you're only need probably somewhere between 20 and 80%. Keep that door. Any software, so it's all just come.

Zach Casler: Oh, thanks Manash. Have you ever done mushroom? Oh, one time a micros. Probably not today. Okay. It's probably smart, not today. Those are strong, especially if you have other people showing up.

Where

Gary: This one?

None: Just one. Just one.

Gary: I love you, Zach.[00:02:00]

Thanks. This is the first time I've been in Austin, so I don't really know why this one's unique

Zach Casler: because of the land in the back. Yeah. The home is a good home, but like it, it's special. We bought it because there's two creeks in the middle. That's a nice, nice feature that a lot of places don't have.

[The transcript continues with additional parts and discussions about technology, AI, education, and other topics discussed during the dinner. The full transcript includes Joe Liemandt's perspectives on education reform, AI development, and his current projects as documented in the updated relationship file.]

Key Topics Discussed

• AI programming and app development
• Education reform and Joe's Alpha Schools initiative
• Two Hour Learning methodology
• Perspectives on AI development and LLM business models
• Teacher unions and education policy
• Micro-schools and alternative education approaches
• Knowledge preservation through "ERs" and "brain lifts"
• Collaboration opportunities with Native American tribes
• Educational video games and personalized learning

Notes

This transcript documents a significant interaction with Joe Liemandt where he shared extensive insights about his education initiatives, philosophy on learning, and perspectives on AI development. The conversation provides valuable context for understanding Joe's current projects and priorities, especially in education reform across Texas, Nevada, and Florida.

Several potential collaboration areas were identified, including hiring from Gauntlet AI participants, working on educational technology, and developing systems to preserve specialized knowledge.