The Next Five Years

Predictions are dangerous because they reveal your assumptions. But we believe in transparency, so here is how we see the next five years unfolding for AI in business.

By the end of 2027, the majority of new software companies will be founded by one or two people using AI agents. The traditional startup model -- raise money, hire a team, build for two years, launch -- will be the exception rather than the rule. The new model -- self-fund, deploy agents, build in weeks, iterate based on revenue -- will dominate. This is not a prediction about AI capability. It is a prediction about economics. When the cost of building drops by 90%, the capital requirements for starting a company collapse.

By 2028, we predict that "AI-native" will become a standard category in market analysis, like "cloud-native" before it. Companies will be evaluated not just on their product but on their operational model. How many humans per dollar of revenue? What percentage of operations are handled by AI? Companies with lower human-to-revenue ratios will command higher valuations because they are more scalable, more predictable, and more capital-efficient.

By 2029, the distinction between "software" and "service" will blur beyond recognition. Products will not be static applications that users interact with. They will be dynamic systems that accomplish outcomes. You will not subscribe to a project management tool. You will subscribe to a project management outcome. The tool is whatever combination of AI agents and interfaces best delivers that outcome at any given moment.

What will stay the same? The human elements. The need for trust, relationships, and genuine understanding between businesses and their customers. The importance of brand, reputation, and community. The value of original thinking, creative vision, and domain expertise. AI will automate execution but it will not automate meaning. Companies that understand why they exist -- not just what they build -- will continue to outperform those that do not.

What will surprise everyone? The speed of the transition. Paradigm shifts in technology always follow the same pattern: years of gradual change followed by months of sudden transformation. The gradual phase is happening now. The sudden phase is coming. When it arrives, the companies that are already AI-native will not just survive. They will define the new landscape.

We are building Agentik {OS} for that moment. Not because we predicted it precisely, but because we believe in building for the future rather than optimizing for the present. The next five years will be extraordinary. And we intend to be at the center of it.