Startup Grind

This is Startup Grind, baby. 😜

If you were there, you know. And if you weren’t, make sure to join us next year as we make the Startup Grind Conference anniversary the biggest one yet, together.

Early interest list is open now. Link in reply.

When an AI agent does the work, what should customers pay for?

A seat, a completed task, or the outcome?

Curious where AI founders are landing.

Spotted early.

João Moura (@joaomdmoura) was a 2025 AI List honoree.

In January 2026, CrewAI (@crewAIInc) reported around 2 billion agentic system executions over the previous 12 months.

We're catching up with our 2025 honorees to see what they've been building since.

Not every startup win comes with a funding announcement.

Sometimes it's a customer renewing, a bug finally getting fixed, or something shipping after three failed attempts.

What's a small win your team had this week?

Every B2B founder has heard:

"We'd totally buy it if you just added this one little feature."

And that's how your product roadmap becomes a consulting business.

What's a feature request you wish you'd said no to?