In this episode, Davio Larnout talks with Nicolas Christiaen about building voice-first tools that actually get used, moving fast without overbuilding, and solving problems that show up in the real world — not on a slide deck.
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“We threw away most of what we built once we saw where the real problem was.”
– Nicolas Christiaen

Host Davio Larnout sits down with Lieven Scheire, one of Belgium’s best-known science communicators. Lieven shares how stand-up comedy and curiosity led him to explain complex topics to broad audiences. Rather than just telling people how AI works, he shows how storytelling, live demos, and a bit of humor can make even neural networks click. From generating jokes with GPT to breaking down backpropagation, Lieven’s approach bridges science and entertainment in a way that sticks.

In this episode, Davio Larnout, CEO at Superlinear, chats with Pieter Buteneers, CTO and co-founder at Emma Legal. They dive into Pieter’s journey from building Chatlayer to founding Emma Legal, explaining what it takes to go from broad, horizontal AI platforms to solving focused, high-impact problems in legal due diligence.

Along the way, they cover the evolution of chatbots, the rise of LLMs, the challenges of building vertical AI products, and what Europe needs to stay competitive in the AI race. Tune in for a sharp, honest take on focus, risk, and what it really means to build with AI.