Ex-DeepMind coding agent lead goes solo: Wajo AI hires humans for the last mile
srchvrs · x · 2026-10-19
Shivani Mittal, ex-engineering lead on Google DeepMind's coding agent Jules, is solo-founding Wajo AI on the bet that AI agents can't always finish the job — her product hires humans for the last mile, without a gig economy. The podcast covers her decade of personal agents, founding outside the Valley, and why most solo founders ended up there after co-founder breakups.
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