Replit’s CEO on building a company AI can run itself
Amjad Masad co-founded Replit in 2016 with his wife, designer Haya Odeh. The original product was simple: a website where beginners could run code in a browser without installing anything.
What it is today looks nothing like that. Replit now ships an agent that can design, write, test, deploy, and host applications from a single prompt. In a recent interview, Masad talks through how AI is changing the nature of work, what job losses look like up close, and where software is headed next.
Why this is worth your time
Most founder interviews rehash the origin story. This one focuses on the operational reality of running a company where AI handles an increasing share of the output. If you’re thinking about how AI changes your own team structure, Masad’s perspective is grounded in a product that has already gone through that transition.
The interview runs about 23 minutes. Read it at Platformer.
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