Agents Are the First Self-Driven Leverage
import_jmr · x · 2026-07-09
Quoting Naval's four types of leverage—labor, capital, code, and media—the post notes that they all require a human at the wheel. Agents, however, represent the first form of leverage that can drive itself.
The author adds that agents can set their own goals, run continuous loops, and proceed to the next cycle based on the results. However, these loops still fail frequently today, making truly reliable large-scale deployment a persistent challenge.
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