Netlify CEO and co-founder Matt Biilmann joins a16z general partner Martin Casado to explore how AI is reshaping web development—not just through faster code generation, but by fundamentally shifting how we think about building for the web. At the center of this shift is Agent Experience (AX), a new paradigm where AI agents aren’t just tools, but active participants in development, shaping both the creative process and the underlying infrastructure.
Matt shares how Netlify is evolving to meet this future, why the next 100 million web developers will collaborate with AI, and what’s at stake if the web doesn’t adapt—will we see a thriving, open, AI-powered internet, or a future dominated by walled gardens?
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Chapters:
0:00 -1:06 | Intro
01:07 - 1:43 | Overview of Netlify CEO Matt Billman
01:44 - 3:57 | What Netlify Does for Developers
03:58 - 5:02 | Early Team Innovation
05:03 - 6:23 | The Driving Force Of Netlify ‘Developer Experience’
06:24 - 8:46 | How AI Interacts With The Web
08:47 - 10:43 | How AI Needs To Evolve
10:44 - 12:07 | The Future And What Web Teams Will Be Able To Build
12:08 - 15:29 | Agent Experience (AX) Of The Web
15:30 - 20:12 | Opportunities For AI Agents + Human Creativity
20:13 - 22:55 | New Tools Using Netlify
22:56 - 24:14 | Technical vs Non- Technical Users?
24:15 - 25: 28 | Changing Frameworks
25:29 - 26:44 | Shift From Developer Experience To Agent Experience
26:45 - 27:59 | Agent Experience With Humans
28:00 - 28:59 | Humans Factored Into The Design Process
30:00 - 32:27 | AX As A Discipline
32:28 - 35:12 | The Consumption Layer For Existing Tools For Founders
35:13 - 36:34 | The Use Of Primitives
36:35 - 38:37 | The Future Of Web Experiences and Developers
38:38 - | A Glimpse Into Builders Using AI In An Innovative Way