If an agent could just click around and do it, what's left of your startup?
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-29
Core thesis of dunkhippo33's thread: if you're starting a company today, ask yourself whether an agent could simply click around and do the same thing. He cites Railway's recent hack, where all users were told to rotate API keys — who bears responsibility for that? Traditionally not the software company built on top of it. Do you have backups, and who ensures that? His conclusion: in the agent era, what's valuable is "peace of mind," not software, and founders should tie their products to that idea.
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