# Index Ventures in conversation with FlappyAirplanes CEO

- Source: Index Ventures · X
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:42:12.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/pa0p041a0w5fuirp980360kfn
- Original: https://x.com/IndexVentures/status/2115499384523907260

## Summary

After @flappyairplanes completed a $1 billion Series A round, @marklxu1 spoke with CEO and co-founder @spectorb about his journey from running Prod to building a lab that boosts AI efficiency by several orders of magnitude, and about what sets founders apart from others.