Hezarkhani: Traditional startup employees lack incentives to maximize AI productivity
Arman Hezarkhani · ⚡️ 10x AI Engineers with $1m Salaries — Alex Lieberman & Arman Hezarkhani, Tenex · Nov 19, 2025 · at 5:01
Tenex co-founder Arman Hezarkhani explains why traditional employment structures fail to push engineers to fully leverage AI tools.
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“Even if you have some equity, even if you deeply care about the mission, you're not deeply incentivized day in and day out to try new AI tools and push yourself to work better and faster and smarter.”
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