@dessaigne: My advice to founders in 2026: spend tokens, not headcount. Record everything. Make your company queryable. Build self-…
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In 2026, founders should prioritize spending tokens over headcount, record everything, make their companies queryable, and build self-improving loops for AI-driven transformation.
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My advice to founders in 2026: spend tokens, not headcount.
Record everything. Make your company queryable. Build self-improving loops.
Before long, AI won’t just help you operate your company. It will make it self improving. Don’t think AI adoption, think AI transformation.
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