YC Partner: Personal Software Is Cheaper Than Ever, and Open-Sourced Code Lets Others' Agents Fill the Gaps
ycombinator · x · 2026-10-17
YC partner Harj Taggar argues that "build something for yourself" is more true than ever: personal software that only serves your own needs is now extremely cheap to build. And if you publish the code, other people's AI agents can bridge the gaps to make it work for them — hinting at a new model where code doesn't need to be general-purpose from the start.
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