When AI can generate production‑grade software in hours instead of months, the old rules of “build fast, raise money, win” stop working. The hard question every founder, engineer, and investor is now quietly asking is: what will still matter in 10 years when code is effectively free?
In this conversation, Amplify General Partner Lenny Pruss joins Inside the Silicon Mind to unpack what he calls the hardest question in venture capital. If anyone can ship features quickly with AI agents, what actually makes a software company durable, defensible, and worth backing over a decade‑long horizon?
Who this episode is for:
- Founders – You’re building a software or AI company and want to understand what VCs really look for now that “we use AI” is no longer a moat.
- Engineers and technical leaders – You’re wondering what happens to your role when agents write more of the code, and how to future‑proof your career.
- Investors and aspiring VCs – You’re rethinking how to underwrite software businesses when lead time has collapsed and point solutions are easily cloned.
If you care about whether your product, company, or skill set will still matter in a decade, this one is for you.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why traditional technical moats are collapsing
- What a real moat looks like in 2026
- Which companies Lenny thinks get “absolutely railroaded” by AI
- How to build software that actually ages well
- What happens to engineers when agents write the code
- How VCs really evaluate founders in this new environment
- The new trade‑offs between tokens and headcount
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