Builder's Growth Lab
The podcast where builders, founders, and investors talk AI marketing and customer acquisition for AI builders.
Join us (Conor Douglas, Mallory Loar, Charlie Hernandez) as we talk about the latest AI coding tools, interview the creators building them, and share real builder stories with AI founders. From Claude Code to cutting-edge startups, how to acquire customers for your AI app, we talk about AI code and keep you informed and entertained.
Perfect for builders who want to stay ahead of the AI curve without the hype.
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Builder's Growth Lab
Colin Lawlor, CEO Sleep.AI | Episode #17
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Description: Colin Lawlor went from marketing Guinness in Dublin to building Sleep.ai - the company with the world's largest sleep dataset and fresh $5.5M in funding. Instead of selling another $300 sleep ring, they power other companies with AI sleep intelligence.
In this episode, we dive into:
- How smartphone sonar technology turns any phone into a clinical-grade sleep monitor
- Building an 800+ million hour sleep dataset as a competitive moat
- Technical integration for developers - APIs, SDKs, and sleep data challenges
Colin shares the reality of sleep deprivation in startup culture, navigating healthcare regulations, and why "sleep is not for wimps" but actually the ultimate performance enhancer.
Perfect for AI builders, health tech entrepreneurs, and anyone running on 4 hours of sleep wondering if there's a better way.