@FinanceYF5: Garry Tan believes that the AI era will see a wave of highly capable "older founders." They may be 35, 40, or even 45, with years of engineering experience and having stepped on enough landmines to know what's worth doing. Peter Steinberger is a typical example. Once AI amplifies such people's abilities 400 times, one...
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Garry Tan believes the AI era will bring forth a cohort of experienced older founders, with AI greatly amplifying their abilities — to the point where a single person can rival an entire department of a tech giant.
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Garry Tan believes the AI era will produce a wave of exceptionally strong “older founders.”
They may be 35, 40, or even 45, with years of engineering experience and enough scars from past failures to know exactly what’s worth building.
Peter Steinberger is a typical example. Once AI amplifies someone like that 400x, a single individual could beat an entire department at a tech giant. https://t.co/hTdOuDexzL
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