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ArticleCan Startups Be a Team of One?

Can Startups Be a Team of One?

How far off are we from not needing any employees — ever?

I know this sounds a little out there, but maybe not. We're watching a dramatic shift happen, where more and more Founders are replacing all the people they used to hire with AI.

I don't love it. It's weird. I'm used to working with a team, and that has always been one of the best parts of my job: building startups. But for millions of Founders who are just starting out, who don't have the resources to hire an entire team, being able to do the things it used to take a team to do (without one) is awfully appealing!

This isn't an argument for why hiring people is "bad." It's not.

This is an exploration about how much longer we're going to need to hire anyone at all, and what that means...


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