Paul Xue

Paul Xue, an AI-native entrepreneur and former three-time CTO, discusses his transition from traditional coding to running a Reddit-focused growth agency. He reveals how AI has drastically changed productivity, allowing his team to generate nearly all production code and reducing project timelines from two years to mere hours. Paul highlights the importance of planning and system design in this new landscape, and how tools like Claude Opus 4.5 enable a more efficient workflow. He also shares insights on hiring for an AI-native team and the evolving role of developers in the age of AI.