Imagining Arc by The Browser Company

As Josh gears up to head to a founder’s retreat this week, he reflects on the other companies he’s currently inspired by. From media and everyday tools to AI and tech, each company, founder, and team provides a different motivator for Arc and its future. As always, please send your thoughts to [email protected]. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Spending a week offsite 01:08 Finding inspiration from other companies 02:15 1- OpenAI & Anthropic  02:25 Articulating a singular mission 04:18 2 - Cursor 04:29 Feedback from Mark Zuckerberg 05:30 Pairing power and familiarity 06:29 3 - The New York Times 07:10 Brand and experience applied across verticals 08:30 4 - Apple Notes & Apple Podcasts 09:00 A simple interface with more under the surface 09:14 Pouring joy into the details 10:21 5 - Perplexity 11:10 Different beliefs about the space 11:30 Absolute relentless focus 12:25 Shoutouts and thank yous

Inspired by a listener email, Josh explores how to talk about Arc not in its technical form, but instead as a unique value and service. He reflects on how brands like Peloton, Uber and Apple have positioned their products beyond their tangible use - and what that can look like for Arc going forward. Chapters: 00:00 - Feeling inspired 00:22 - One thing on Josh’s mind 01:30 - How to explain Arc 2.0 05:30 - Positioning of Peloton, Uber and Apple 08:11 - What is the equivalent explanation of Arc 2.0? 09:31 - Send your ideas to [email protected] 11:06 - Inspiration from a listener email

In this episode of Imagining Arc, Josh focuses on his responsibility as a CEO to staff and resource a team around one singular goal. He reflects on three key inflection points in the business - switching from Electron to Swift, building Windows on Swift, and nailing a prototype for Arc Search - and how those big decisions throughout Browser Company's history have set us up for building Arc 2.0 today.  We love hearing from you at [email protected]. Chapters: 00:00 - How do you staff and resource towards one goal? 00:40 - Recapping one the most inspiring All Hands ever 00:56 - Welcoming a dear friend to Browser Company  02:17 - A talk for the ages from Ben, Alexandra and Samir 03:26 - Moving the entire company to Arc 2.0? 04:04 - 3 inflection decisions and a trip down memory lane 04:36 - Switching from Electron to Swift 06:13 - Building Windows in Swift 07:30 - Prototyping 30-50 Arc Searches 10:02 - Being held back by novelty tax 11:15 - Brainstorming the Dinner Party Test in Paris 11:38 - “Saving you 1,000 clicks” 12:10 - We are going to do your busy work for you 12:34 - Taking room to dream a little bit 13:42 - From two pods to repositioning the company 15:05 - Texas Hold Em and taking the risk 16:27 - Shoutouts and emails - [email protected] In this episode: Our original bet on Swift for Windows Our decision to build in Swift over Electron Welcoming Cemre to The Browser Company

In this week's episode, Josh shares three big product decisions we've made – and asks for your thoughts on our most pressing question: how should we share this journey with the 99% of Arc members who aren’t listening to this podcast? How can we best bring our members along as we work towards getting an early version of Arc 2.0 in your hands? From solidifying our value proposition, to defining our tab management principles, and building a technical architecture focused on performance – things are moving, momentum is building, the team is dreaming…. and we just want to know how much, how little, or even what you want to hear as we work towards this reimagined Arc. Chapters 00:28 Three decisions we made this week 00:40 Solidifying our value proposition 02:09 Betting on a technical architecture for performance 04:05 Committing to our tab management system 06:00 Same team, same dream 06:32 Remember switching from Facebook to Instagram? 07:47 What we need your help on 09:51 How to share before there’s something to see 11:12 What would you want to hear and why? 13:24 Doing right by our members 14:02 Shoutouts and thanks