Why is software code no longer considered precious in the era of AI?
Replied byGarry Tan
President & CEO at Y Combinator
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Started: 2005
Previously, shipping software was an incredibly complex process requiring project managers, developers, and QA teams. Today, code generation is cheap and immediate. The bottlenecks of the past are gone, and a founder's taste, product design instincts, and high agency have become the most valuable attributes.
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