I left my $200K Microsoft job to bet on my startup. Work became less fun, and AI made me feel ready to build it alone.
THE SO WHAT
AI is lowering the perceived minimum team size to start a company, which means more solo or very small founding teams taking a swing without customers or capital. If you run a larger org, expect more senior talent to test this path—and tighten your retention story around scope, ownership, and access to proprietary data and distribution.
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