Inside the $550M AI Browser That's Taking on Google Chrome | Josh Miller (CEO Browser Company)
Inside the $550M AI Browser That's Taking on Google Chrome | Josh Miller (CEO Browser Company)
Behind the craft of building an AI browser that users can't stop raving about
Dear subscribers,
Today, I want to share a new episode with Josh Miller, CEO of the Browser Company.
Watch now on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify.
Josh and his team built Arc, an AI-first browser that users can’t stop raving about. They’ve raised $550M from top investors such as LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and Figma’s Dylan Field to take on Google Chrome. In our chat, Josh gives us an inside look at how the Browser Company crafts great products and hires top talent.
We talked about:
(00:00) The #1 thing we look for to hire great talent
(01:29) Why Josh wants to re-invent the browser
(04:41) How to find and hire great people
(08:11) Build with the community on day 1
(12:01) Inside crafting browser that uses AI to browse for you
(15:18) Turn it up to 100 on just one thing
(19:47) We only have 12-24 months to win
(24:30) Balancing craft with time to market
(30:18) How Arc thinks about monetization
(35:45) Addressing publisher concerns with AI search
(41:04) The secret to feeling fulfilled in your career
Keep reading for the interview takeaways.
How the browser company crafts quality products
Welcome Josh! Why are you trying to reinvent the browser?
It's not the most sexy category, but we’re doing this because:
You spend a lot of time in the rectangle that’s your browser.
Nobody wants to talk about what browser they use.
It feels wrong that you spend so much time in this rectangle yet don’t care about it.
That’s why our goal is to reinvent how people use the internet.
It's like how I use Comcast for internet but feel no loyalty towards the company.
Exactly. I barely remember the 1st flip phone that I used in middle school.
But I adore my iPhone and run my life on it. That's the delta that we want to bridge with our Arc browser.
It's clear that Arc has been crafted with alot of care. Can you talk about some of the core values that have guided your team in building this product?