These are the things many CEOs encounter but few talk about - here you have a seat at the table. At The Browser Company we’re building a new browser, Arc. Every...
Josh reflects on a rollercoaster week at The Browser Company and what will be remembered as a critical moment in our company’s history. Looking forward, he then shares his process for writing a vision for Arc 2.0 and a peak at what’s coming next.
This episode wraps up our 10 week podcast series (for now). In the meantime, reach out to us at josh@thebrowser.company - and we’ll see you on the internet!
Chapters:
00:00 - A rollercoaster week
01:05 - Moments in company history
02:10 - Arc 2.0 vision document
03:28 - Clarifying the future vs. assuming you don’t know
04:50 - Learning from the past five years
06:42 - The final episode
07:48 - Time to dig in
08:50 - Celebrating our team
09:40 - Emails to josh@thebrowser.company
11:00 - See you on the internet!
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10:13
Five companies inspiring our work right now
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 joshm@thebrowser.company.
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
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13:55
Describing Arc’s value and service
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 joshm@thebrowser.company
11:06 - Inspiration from a listener email
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11:19
Repositioning the entire company towards one goal
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 joshm@thebrowser.company.
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 - joshm@thebrowser.company
In this episode:
Our original bet on Swift for Windows
Our decision to build in Swift over Electron
Welcoming Cemre to The Browser Company
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18:39
Three product decisions and one big question
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
These are the things many CEOs encounter but few talk about - here you have a seat at the table. At The Browser Company we’re building a new browser, Arc. Every week our CEO Josh, and our team, share real-time updates on what’s working, what’s not, and our biggest questions — especially right now, as we imagine Arc. Send Josh thoughts anytime on joshm@thebrowser.company.
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