The Age of the Agent: Flo Crivello
Oct 24, 2023 · 14:49
Flo Crivello, founder and CEO of Lindy, argues that AI agents will democratize business impact, enabling a 25-year-old to match the Coca-Cola company. He draws a parallel to media, where YouTube removed gatekeepers and created outliers like MrBeast and Ryan's World. Lindy, an AI personal assistant, automates calendar, email, and meeting prep—saving the average US manager 15 hours weekly, worth $459B annually. A story reveals Lindy's hallucinations: it invented the nonexistent word "periquity." Crivello envisions a "society of Lindys" collaborating, citing Lindy's own agent team that builds integrations with Slack and Twilio. He concludes that the only future skill will be wielding AI leverage, as AI CMOs, designers, and engineers will work for anyone.
