Lemkin: Most pre-AI CEOs cannot handle AI-era operational demands
Jason Lemkin · Cursor Acquired for $60BN | Anthropic Hits $1TRN in Secondary Markets & Figma, Adobe, Canva Dead? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Apr 23, 2026 · at 36:31
Jason Lemkin is a SaaS investor and founder of SaaStr. He discusses tech executive turnover following Tim Cook's resignation as CEO of Apple.
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“Cause I think most CEOs I work with are not up for it is the truth. Cause most pre AI CEOs are not, they're not up. You guys know this too, from your portfolio, not all, but most are not actually up for the massive amount of, what's more than nine, nine, six, 12, 12, eight? I don't know what it is, but most humans aren't up for it.”
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