Garry Tan: Own Your Intelligence
About this episode
Garry Tan discusses the future of startups and the importance of personal AGI for founders.
The next generation of startups will be built by smaller teams than ever before. At Startup School 2026, YC President & CEO Garry Tan explains why we're entering the era of personal AGI: AI agents that run on your own infrastructure, compound your knowledge over time, and dramatically increase your ability to build. He shares the tools and workflows he uses every day, why every founder should own their intelligence instead of renting it, and what it means to build under your own power. Transcript: https://www.ycrootaccess.com/p/garry-tan-own-your-intelligence
People in this episode
Host: Y Combinator
Guest: Garry Tan
Topics covered
- startups
- artificial intelligence
- personal AGI
- founder advice
- team dynamics
Keywords
- startups
- Garry Tan
- personal AGI
- AI agents
- founder intelligence
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Organizations: Y Combinator
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