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Erik says some former managers have moved back into individual-contributor roles to build software directly.
Unresolved speaker · Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO · 22 Oct 2026
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“You know, it's about ultimately your contributions, and we see a lot of ex-managers, you know, becoming ICs and, and-- 'cause they wanna go back and build code.”1:02:47Report a misattribution
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