POD 47 - Surfing the AI Tsunami - with Michael Wells

In this episode, I sit down with Michael Wells, founder of Sygnal Technologies. We get into reverse proxies, code components, Webflow Cloud, AppGen and where the platform is heading. But the conversation goes further than that. Michael has been watching AI bots outnumber human visitors on his sites for over a year now, and he has a lot to say about what that means for the web.Check out Michael:https://www.sygnal.com/https://community.webflow.com/member/...https://www.meetup.com/auckland-webfl...Also mentioned:Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/Webflow Code Components: https://developers.webflow.com/code-c...Webflow Cloud: https://webflow.com/feature/cloudWebflow AppGen: https://webflow.com/updates/app-genWebflow Optimize: https://webflow.com/feature/optimizeLoom: https://www.loom.com/Tella: https://www.tella.com/Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai/Claude: https://claude.ai/NVIDIA PersonaPlex: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/adlr...WebMCP: https://webmcp.dev/Timestamps00:00 teaser00:27 Top of Webflow Community02:56 Intros & Michael's Early Career06:41 Going Beyond Webflow's Native Capabilities10:41 Understanding Reverse Proxies and Their Importance13:07 The Future of Webflow15:53 Building with Code Components18:48 Webflow Cloud & App Gen23:15 Vibe Coding as an Alternative to Webflow36:07 Building Client-Friendly Systems with Components42:31 Do We Need Websites in the Future?50:19 Visual Design in the Age of AI57:28 Th