Sierra's Bret Taylor bets on new grads: APX program marks two years
ZackRW · x · 2026-11-10
Sierra, founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, published a two-year retrospective of its APX program for new graduates. While many predicted AI coding would end entry-level jobs, Sierra argues the opposite: as AI handles more code, creativity, judgment and ambition matter most — and grads who grew up with ChatGPT and Claude are AI natives with an edge.
Early cohorts have shipped real work: Manat Kaur helped build Voice Personas and demoed it to thousands at Sierra Summit; Areeb Khan joined a five-person team opening the Singapore office and launching agents for Singtel; Rajiv Swamy built mortgage agents for Rocket serving millions, then led the Horizon release.
Modeled on the founders' Google APM experience, the program now serves customers including nearly 50% of the Fortune 50.
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