Companies will run with 20-25% of previous workforce, spawn 4-5x more companies

Companies will run with 20-25% of previous workforce, spawn 4-5x more companies | we'll run a company with between 20 and 25% of the members you needed than compared to before, but we're going to create four or five times more companies. And that net balances out.

we'll run a company with between 20 and 25% of the members you needed than compared to before, but we're going to create four or five times more companies. And that net balances out.

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      "label": "MIT report: 95% gen AI pilots fail to deliver value in 6 months — productivity gap visible",
      "notes": "Counter-signal to Ismail's optimism: most companies are not yet running with 20-25% headcount; pivot remains hard.",
      "source": "https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/",
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