You have a better shot at building a multi-million-dollar AI company as a complete beginner over a senior engineer with 20 years of experience.
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You have a better shot at building a multi-million-dollar AI company as a complete beginner over a senior engineer with 20 years of experience.
Think about every major YC-backed startup that's blown up in the last few months. Notice something? None of them were founded by senior devs who've been in software for decades.
Two things you need to know that just happened in the news:
1) Meta's AI Chief Officer said: "The next billionaire is going to be a 13-year-old vibe coding."
2) A recent study found senior engineers were 19% LESS productive using AI tools.
Every "seasoned" developer is trying to adapt to AI.
But you? You’re being born into it.
Experience is actually a curse. Seniors are applying outdated practices and principles to a brand-new technology, which is why they struggle to keep up.
You're not tied to those old thinking patterns. Beginners see what experts can’t. Fresh eyes will build the impossible.
Why do you think companies like Shopify are hiring thousands of interns? Because they know the students of today are going to rule the world of tomorrow.
If you’re young and reading this, stop scrolling and go do this right now:
◆ Grab GitHub's Education Pack & Cursor Pro — It's completely free for students and would cost thousands for adults to get it.
◆ Go to ChatGPT and tell it everything. It’ll teach, guide, and challenge you better than most people ever will. Then, lock yourself in a room, and ask it every question you can think of.
◆ Meet one new builder this week. The easiest way is to DM Boardy and ask it to connect you with someone who’s working on some really cool ideas.
◆ Make something small this weekend and tag me. A game, an MVP, a small tool, ANYTHING. If I like it, I’ll spotlight it on my LinkedIn (I get 150k views a week).
There are no more excuses.
You have something senior engineers would pay millions to get back.
Stop putting limits on yourself. Get out there and build something.
With love,
Sammy ❤️
The LEGENDS in the photo 💪: Anson Lin, Dennis Chen, Willem Zhang, Andrew Song, Wesley Guzman, Luca Pascuzzi, Sujan Ravi
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- Sammy taking a selfie with a group of friends at a long restaurant table with pizzas and tacos.
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