The Panel
2026: We Choose Hope
This episode isn’t summarized yet
Create a free account and summarize it. In a few minutes you’ll have the key takeaways and a section-by-section summary.
Show notes
Now that the holiday break is over, how are we feeling about 2026? We're talking about the new ideas we have to build or work on, as well as predictions for 2026 in AI, building, normal tech usage, and social media.
Timestamps:
- (00:07) - New year, new excitement
- (01:40) - What has changed since the holiday break?
- (06:18) - Is Justin going to republish Marketing for Developers?
- (11:30) - Building a membership site in Ghost
- (18:37) - How Justin might release the updated content and podcast
- (24:42) - Focus on original instead of the average
- (37:25) - How Brian used Claude to generate visuals for a course on Claude Code
- (46:43) - If everyone is jumping on AI coding in 2026, how is Brian set up to meet the demand?
- (01:00:56) - Prediction for 2026: Standing out from the crowd is going to be key
- (01:05:31) - What's stressing Brian about social media in 2026
- (01:09:36) - Partnerships are going to be very important in 2026
- (01:11:01) - The new media will just become the media
- (01:15:14) - OpenAI will fade from the lead position
- (01:20:36) - AI adoption by normal people needs a better paradigm
- (01:27:13) - AI in music and tv wont' be significant
- (01:29:44) - The problem or the blessing of building even faster with AI in a year
- (01:38:29) - Bootstrapping will become the norm again in 2026
- (01:42:12) - Meta is going to have a big year in 2026
YOU ARE THE PANEL – send us your thoughts 🗣️
- 🎤 Send us an audio or video message
- 📧 Email us: panelpodcastshow@gmail.com
- 📺 Leave a comment on YouTube
- 🦋 Reply on Bluesky
Links mentioned in this episode: