Startup life in 2026: 17 new competitors by breakfast, new paradigm by lunch
dejavucoder · x · 2026-09-20
Quoting yongfook's "day in the life of a tech founder in 2026" meme: wake up to a groundbreaking new paradigm, discover 17 new competitors by breakfast, vibe code a feature, existential dread, then lunch — and another paradigm has replaced this morning's, with OpenAI now a direct competitor. dejavucoder adds that finding PMF at an early "AI native" startup is basically "cortisol speed-running."
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