Ex-DeepMind coding agent lead solo-founds Wajo, hires humans for the last mile
julianweisser · x · 2026-10-23
Shivani Mitra, ex-DeepMind engineering lead on the Jules coding agent, solo-founded Wajo on the bet that AI agents can't always finish the job — hers hires humans for the last mile without a gig economy. On Solo Founders Podcast she also shares her "speed-dial bench" of fellow solo founders, including one she's never met in person, plus lessons from a decade of personal agents and building Jules at Google.
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