Future of work: 20% human strategy, 80% agent execution
The guest's bet is that within three to five years, the structure of companies will shift to where human workers focus 20% on strategy and thinking, while AI agents handle 80% of execution.
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CONTESTED · 310 MENTIONS · 186 EPISODES · 46 SHOWS
4 JUL 2025 — 17 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
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- REAL VISION DAILY BRIEFING · 2 MENTIONS
- THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
- THE REAL ESTATE GUYS RADIO SHOW
- BIGGERPOCKETS REAL ESTATE PODCAST
- THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 2 MENTIONS
- THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT
- FORWARD GUIDANCE
- EXCESS RETURNS · 2 MENTIONS
- THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
- A16Z PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
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- A16Z PODCAST
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- MASTERS IN BUSINESS
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- A16Z PODCAST · 3 MENTIONS
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- THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT
- A16Z PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
- ANIMAL SPIRITS
- YET ANOTHER VALUE PODCAST
- MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
- ON THE MARGIN
- THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
- A16Z PODCAST
- BIGGERPOCKETS REAL ESTATE PODCAST
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
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- WHAT BITCOIN DID
- WSJ WHAT'S NEWS
- THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- THE POMP PODCAST
- THE TWENTY MINUTE VC · 4 MENTIONS
- Need for a practical AI systems bootcamp
- AI-native systems thinkers as new talent bar
- Future of work: 20% human strategy, 80% agent execution · THIS IDEA
- AI-adopting companies to take share from incumbents
- WHAT BITCOIN DID
- A16Z PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
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