The short version

Jeremiah Owyang predicted on December 10, 2024: “Startups will increasingly adopt "AI-paced scaling" — staying lean by using AI to handle work historically requiring large headcount.” Verdict: Called it. Confirmed by 2025 trend of "tiny team, huge revenue" AI-native startups (Cursor, Midjourney, ElevenLabs reaching massive ARR with <100 staff).

Prediction by

Jeremiah Owyang

On December 10, 2024

“Startups will increasingly adopt "AI-paced scaling" — staying lean by using AI to handle work historically requiring large headcount.”

Follow-up

Confirmed by 2025 trend of "tiny team, huge revenue" AI-native startups (Cursor, Midjourney, ElevenLabs reaching massive ARR with <100 staff).

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