A (not so) serious question. With every AI app/program builder deck I receive pitching no-code development, what on earth do you need funding for?

Use another AI no code platform and go nuts! Unless you really need to pay many humans 🤔

On a serious note, throwing in the word 'agentic' is fantastic, kindly reach out to (insert FOMO investor) for capital.

The best folks I've seen building in the agentic space have focused on very clear use cases, with strong examples of ROI.

Adding an example here: Enegma, with Sameer Mahajan
and Rishabh bringing agents FOCUSED on the procurement and sourcing space, with integrations with major ERPs. They took a significant amount of time to understand procurement operations, then designed agents to SUPPORT teams.

This allows businesses to scale non-linearly, increasing their procurement while having lean ops teams.

Of course it's early days but this is an example of a pitch I LOVED, because of the clarity of thought (and founder experience).

Kunal Bahl wrote a great post on this, with companies looking for firms to 'Do AI for them', basically creating niche tools that deliver a specific set of outcomes.

That's got juice. Yet Another (Generic) Agent? Limp noodle.

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