T.A. McCann
Seattle-based serial entrepreneur and managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, focused on building and investing in startups around next-generation AI and agentic systems.
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Oct 4, 2025 • 50min
The Agentic Entrepreneur: How the next wave of AI is changing the startup playbook
T.A. McCann, a Seattle-based serial entrepreneur and managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, dives into the transformative impact of AI on startups. He discusses how AI agents are automating tasks that once required large teams, heralding the rise of the one-person billion-dollar company. McCann also highlights the shift in strategic advantages toward distribution and data, and how AI-generated personas are replacing traditional market research. He predicts a future where agent-to-agent conversations will change negotiations, reshaping the startup landscape.
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Jan 10, 2024 • 55min
How to Choose a Business Idea That Fits You Best
T.A. McCann, a serial entrepreneur, shares insights on entrepreneurship. He discusses choosing the right business idea based on skills and interests, understanding the market and customers, and balancing big business with creativity. They also discuss gaining experience, bias for action, surrounding oneself with action-oriented people, building community and mentors, and gratitude for listeners.
Nov 1, 2023 • 1h 33min
Navigating the Funding Maze: How to Raise Money for Your Business
T.A. McCann, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, shares his insights into startups, including the challenges of scaling a business, quantified health ideas, lessons from his sailing experience, and the role of collaboration and community. Other topics explored are the connection between competitive sports and entrepreneurship, different ways to fund and grow a business, qualities of a founder CEO, and trends in AI.
