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408 Follow Your Exponentials: Ray Wang on the Coming Golden Age of AI

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Sep 15, 2025
Ray Wang, Founder and Principal Analyst of Constellation Research, dives into the transformative future of AI and its revolutionary effects on the tech landscape. He discusses the rise of 'AI exponentials'—lean startups leveraging AI for unprecedented efficiency and growth. Wang highlights the competitive dynamics driven by companies like NVIDIA and examines the urgent need for revitalizing U.S. manufacturing amid global tensions. The conversation also explores the ethical implications and governance challenges within the tech industry, making it a timely and incisive dialogue.
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INSIGHT

AI Exponentials Are Reshaping Startups

  • Tiny, AI-native teams can generate outsized revenue with minimal headcount by leveraging modern AI tooling.
  • Ray Wang and Christopher Lochhead call these firms "AI exponentials" and track them on tinyteams.xyz.
ADVICE

Automate Ops Or Lose Roles

  • Automate operational processes aggressively; firms expect large portions of rev ops to be automated within a few years.
  • If you're in non-core roles, prepare to shift toward product or sales functions or start a new company.
INSIGHT

Management Pyramid Is Becoming A Diamond

  • AI-driven automation will compress the traditional management pyramid into a much smaller diamond-shaped workforce.
  • Ray Wang warns this will trigger a major white-collar recession while creating new startup opportunities.
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