Andrew Chen asks: which new founder types does the post-AI era unlock?
andrewchen · x · 2026-10-26
a16z's Andrew Chen kicked off a discussion on which founder types the post-AI era might unlock. His list so far: solo founders, non-technical founders, domain experts with zero tech experience (e.g., a dentist building a dental SaaS empire), and content creators whose new content format is "apps." He's crowdsourcing more candidates from the ecosystem.
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