Garry Tan: agents are reshaping startup customer acquisition in both directions
garrytan · x · 2026-09-24
- Y Combinator president Garry Tan flags two simultaneous trends in how startups win customers: making software that agents "want," and using agents to make people want software.
- In short, agents are becoming both a new distribution channel and a tool for generating demand, restructuring startup growth playbooks from both ends.
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