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What Happens When Al Agents Can Spend Your Money?

The a16z Show

Published
October 19, 2026
Duration
1h 2m
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Last updated
Oct 21, 2026

Discusses ai.

Summary

Why hasn't AI transformed everyday work as quickly as coding? Town CEO Jean-Denis Greze argues the bottleneck isn't intelligence, but making AI useful to people who don't have the time or technical skills to build their own automations.Jean-Denis joins a16z General Partner Alex Rampell to share why he pivoted Town from tax software to a personal AI assist…

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Why hasn't AI transformed everyday work as quickly as coding? Town CEO Jean-Denis Greze argues the bottleneck isn't intelligence, but making AI useful to people who don't have the time or technical skills to build their own automations.Jean-Denis joins a16z General Partner Alex Rampell to share why he pivoted Town from tax software to a personal AI assistant built around email, calendars, and the workflows that run businesses. They discuss why consumer-grade experiences may win in enterprise AI,

Themes

  • ai