Above the Line

On Wednesday, Max Ruderman (CEO of Harmonic) and Harrison Chase (CEO of LangChain) sat down for a fireside chat in midtown Manhattan. The two led a vibrant discussion of what it takes to build a winning AI-native product in 2025.

At Harmonic, we have a unrivaled perspective into the startup universe, as we help thousands of venture investors across hundreds of firms sift through millions of startups to find the true innovators. We are also a deeply product-driven team that challenges itself every day to build the best possible experience for our users. This means we spend a lot of time thinking from both angles about what makes a standout product. So, in pursuit of knowledge and the betterment of the product engineering discipline – we’re launching Above the Line to uncover product, engineering, and design fundamentals from our own work and startups we admire.