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Y Combinator CEO on How AI is Changing What Startups Build

August 10, 2026·26 min·5-min readinterviewtechnology
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AI is dramatically lowering the barrier to starting companies, enabling solo founders to achieve what once required teams of hundreds, according to Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator. While job displacement is inevitable, he believes the net effect will be a surge in entrepreneurship, problem

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