You Need Dozens of Agents Not Engineers
February 12, 2026
It sounds like science fiction but the coding AI tools are now advanced enough that you can have dozens operating on your behalf concurrently.
Today, we’re talking about founder tactics that may work but your advisors have to push back on them.
Fundraising for a large check with minimal traction. Most founders will not be able to pull this off, and will waste a lot of time. You might be the 1 in 1000 but nobody should really recommend that path for you.
Same with pursuing partnerships for distribution. They rarely work out but I have a number of portfolios who grow using this tactic.
One of the hardest is the high salary employee dilemma — you probably shouldn’t pay someone $200k/year if you’re a small startup but I have seen a few companies make it work.
Your advisors aren’t living it and their advice, including mine, isn’t worth more than your instinct.
