Ex-Zalando AI lead's thread: agentic AI changes what a company is, not just add-ons
ilparone · x · 2026-11-10
Serial AI builder ilparone, who scaled the Zalando AI Assistant to tens of millions of users, posted a 9-part thread on how agentic AI reshapes company building. Key points: most people still see AI/agents as add-ons, but they mutate the core of what a company is and how it creates value; when building gets cheap, actionable understanding of users and the whole value chain becomes the advantage; control, safety, security and trustworthiness must be designed in from day one—especially when agents act on your behalf with other people and agents; and agentic AI's real shift is enabling faster learning loops on foundations people can trust, with mechanisms that surface unknowns before they become obstacles.
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