Ex-DeepMind coding agent lead solo-founds wajo_ai, betting humans fill AI's last mile
julianweisser · x · 2026-10-15
Solo Founders Podcast ep. 32 interviews Shivani, who led engineering on Google DeepMind's coding agent Jules and is now solo-founding wajoai on the bet that AI agents can't always finish the job — her startup hires humans for the last mile without a gig economy. Topics include ten years of personal agents, lessons from building Jules, designing phone calls people don't hang up on, her three-word recruiting message, and the case for and against going solo.
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