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Opinion
Wang: VCs who passed on Scale AI now write data think pieces
“Every time we would go out to fundraise, even though our numbers were great and we had great revenue, you know, VCs and investors would always be very skeptical. They'd be like, Oh, I don't know if this is a good business. Does it have longevity? Is this durab…”
Alexandr Wang Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 5:39 Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity” · Y Combinator
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Masad: The AI ecosystem will be driven by multiple specialized expert agents
“I think multiple agents. And the reason I think that's true is because let's, let's say I'm someone with true, unique, Domain expertise. Let's say I'm a lawyer who is top in the world at solving certain cases that, that are very rare. And so I have this domain…”
Amjad Masad Sep 12, 2025 ▶ 26:22 The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad · Y Combinator
Insight
Wang: The Most Successful Companies Start Long Before Ideas Reach Consensus
“Like, I think if you look at all the most successful companies in the world they were started at a time long before the sort of, like, core idea was popular. And they work on that. They toil in obscurity for years and years before, you know, the idea or the sp…”
Alexandr Wang Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 6:57 Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity” · Y Combinator
Disclosure
Wang: Scale AI originally started as a medical care AI agent
“We wanted to build like, an AI agent, funnily enough, for doc, for, to help people, like, get medical care. And it was, like, the writing, it was a great example of an idea that I think will ultimately exist. Like, I think we're even seeing it now. Like, AI ag…”
Alexandr Wang Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 3:35 Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity” · Y Combinator
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