
AI Made MVPs Instant. So Why Are Most Startups Still Losing | Ep. 401 with Eric Ries
From Founder's Story
Published 5/22/2026
Daniel and Eric Ries explore the collision of Lean Startup thinking with the AI era, why “anyone with a credit card” can now access world class tools, and why that democratization also creates brutal competition. Eric argues fatalism about AI is dangerous because we still have agency, but only if…







