Merge founder Shensi on rebuilding the company twice for the AI era
shensi · x · 2026-08-17
Merge founder Shensi shares the company's journey on a podcast, noting that while most founders have one story, Merge has three. After losing their first customers in 2020, they rebuilt themselves twice for the AI era. Topics include the importance of integrations in AI, their playbook for a night-shift AI transformation, nearly hiring a foreign spy, and why founders with an EA are moving too slow.
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