YC predicts AI-native service companies will boom in 2027
yacinelearning · x · 2026-08-26
Y Combinator shared insights on AI-native service companies:
- Total spend on services is many times larger than software, and outsourcing makes them ripe for replacement.
- They are excited about companies that don't sell tools to help you do the work: they just do the work.
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