Anthropic has published a founder-focused playbook on its Claude blog addressing what it means to build a startup that is AI-native from day one, rather than layering AI onto a traditional product. The piece targets entrepreneurs making early-stage architectural and strategic decisions. It frames AI not as a feature but as the operational and competitive foundation of a new class of company.
In Side Chat Episode 410, Rachel Chen, founder and CEO of Taiwanese financial intelligence platform MacroMicro, shares her dual thesis: SaaS businesses face both opportunity and pressure from AI, but replacement is not inevitable. Her key insight is that AI enables the kind of deep product customization previously too costly for most companies. MacroMicro's mission — democratizing Bloomberg Terminal-grade financial data through intuitive charts — embodies this AI-assisted approach to empowering retail and institutional investors alike.