The Minutes of David Friedberg on ai-first https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/ai-first/ Everything David Friedberg has said on ai-first: 2 verbatim quotes from May 2025, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:11:06 +0000 Friedberg argues AI enables building deep tech companies with 100 to 200 people instead of thousand-plus perso https://minutesof.com/q/d373d365-b0da-4b1d-b835-165788c35988/ https://minutesof.com/q/d373d365-b0da-4b1d-b835-165788c35988/ “there's the opportunity to build deep tech companies, to build technically difficult companies, to build businesses that historically may have been the realm of thousand plus person companies with a 100 to 200 people.” — This Week in Startups Thu, 22 May 2025 16:00:06 +0000 ai-first Friedberg mandates managers justify headcount requests by first explaining why AI cannot accomplish the same t https://minutesof.com/q/6f0d6daa-55c6-4ac7-8228-c5caf5b982b3/ https://minutesof.com/q/6f0d6daa-55c6-4ac7-8228-c5caf5b982b3/ “So for example, when anyone asks for head count, ask them, Why can't AI do the job? Right.” — This Week in Startups Thu, 22 May 2025 16:00:06 +0000 ai-first