AI founder reflects: recruiting an S-tier team is the startup superpower
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-08-20
An AI startup founder boasts of having the best team from top companies like Pixar, Apple, OpenAI, Google, and Meta. He reflects that he didn't realize recruiting would be their superpower, but it has made being a founder substantially easier. This advantage is cited not just for M&A potential, but for actually building the product. This aligns with the view that in the current M&A market, it feels financially irresponsible not to found a company if one can recruit a truly S-tier team.
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