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5 quotes from 2 episodes on My First Million and 20VC with Harry Stebbings, each with a timestamped link to the source.
Aaron Levie stated that AI agents will increase the usage of existing enterprise software. Background agents will connect multiple systems to perform useful tasks, pushing software value toward application programming interfaces.
Background agents connect multiple enterprise systems behind a simple chat interface.
“The user interface might be now you're just chatting with an agent. I think increasingly the right way to do this is there's some kind of agent in the background that's connecting multiple systems.”
From AI Agents Drive Software Headless: APIs Are Your Product Core
Software architecture is shifting toward headless models.
“I've become more convinced that software is headless in the past year than I was maybe three years ago.”
From AI Agents Drive Software Headless: APIs Are Your Product Core
AI agents perform useful tasks by extracting information already stored inside current enterprise systems. This dynamic creates new consumption streams for established software platforms.
“What happens when you have agents that are running around and they need to go do all this useful work in your enterprise…”
From Aaron Levie: AI Agents Will Drive 'Agentic Upside' for SaaS
“Well, the useful work they're going to do is going to require access to data that's inside these systems.”
From Aaron Levie: AI Agents Will Drive 'Agentic Upside' for SaaS
Programs designed for automated consumption prioritize application programming interfaces. Well-structured data endpoints become the primary product for monetizing these new usage models.
“The value goes more to the API layer…”
From AI Agents Drive Software Headless: APIs Are Your Product Core
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