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Shubhangi Goel
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Garry Tan said that founders should be tokenmaxxing on AI agents.
Garry Tan says founders who tokenmaxx on AI agents will be 2 years ahead
Y Combinator's CEO has a message for founders worried about burning too many AI tokens: Max them out.
TL;DRAI
Y Combinator's Tan recommends "tokenmaxxing" AI agents ($50-100k/year) to reach 2028-level capabilities now; codify successful tasks as reusable agent instructions. Uber and Cognition argue the next phase prioritizes efficiency over spending, signaling a tech leadership divide on agent economics.
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