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The Weekender: Honey, I Shrunk the Unicorn
Summary
The piece argues that AI tooling is collapsing the traditional startup org chart, letting small founding teams replace whole functions with models and software services. It frames the new default as a lean, product focused crew augmented by AI, payments rails, and a minimal layer of legal oversight.
Why it matters
If small teams can build and scale faster, the venture playbook will reward capital efficiency and moats, and punish companies whose advantage was just hiring capacity.