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Solo founders are using AI to do the work of entire teams

Fortune · fortune.com

Reported stories of one-person companies plus an honest look at the limits.

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It answers 2 questions

  1. Why can a solo founder now do what needed an agency?
  2. What real tasks are founders delegating to agents today?

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  5. A holding-company CEO's unfiltered list of what he actually delegates to AI. podcastnotes.org Podcast I run a $180M+ company, here's how I use AI daily | Andrew Wilkinson My First Million (Andrew Wilkinson)
  6. A bootstrapped founder's framework for deciding which tasks to hand an agent first. forbes.com Article What AI Agents Can Teach Busy Leaders About Delegation Aytekin Tank (Jotform founder)
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