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    a16z Says Incumbents Upgrade to Agentic AI

    a16z post notes enterprise software moving beyond retrieval to agentic AI actions.

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    Official a16z account posted that AI in business software now performs actions rather than only lookups. Examples include Salesforce updating pipelines, Docusign redlining contracts, and Workday handling HR and finance tasks. The post states incumbents are shifting from retrieval to agentic capabilities. It quotes a16z's Seema Amble saying startups still have room to compete. The post links to an a16z.news article titled The Incumbents Are Coming, with the subtitle The job is bigger than the record.

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    @a16zThe AI inside your business software no longer just offers to look things up for you. Salesforce updates the pipeline, Docusign redlines contacts, Workday runs HR and finance tasks. Incumbents are upgrading from retrieval to agentic action. a16z's Seema Amble says there's still room for startups to compete. No single record understands real work, because real work touches all systems a company runs on. Do the whole job better than anyone and you unlock a learning loop that compounds. "The incumbent may own the record and the lab may control the front door, but the vertical AI company can still win by becoming the best at doing the job itself." Full piece from @seema_amble on where AI-native startups still win: https://www.a16z.news/p/the-incumbents-are-coming
    @stevesiThe Incumbents Are Coming The job is bigger than the record. // @a16z @seema_amble looks at system of record, agents, incumbents, and startup opportunity/navigation. https://www.a16z.news/p/the-incumbents-are-coming?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=13145&post_id=213925574&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=yxzc&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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    @a16zThe AI inside your business software no longer just offers to look things up for you. Salesforce updates the pipeline, Docusign redlines contacts, Workday runs HR and finance tasks. Incumbents are upgrading from retrieval to agentic action. a16z's Seema Amble says there's still room for startups to compete. No single record understands real work, because real work touches all systems a company runs on. Do the whole job better than anyone and you unlock a learning loop that compounds. "The incumbent may own the record and the lab may control the front door, but the vertical AI company can still win by becoming the best at doing the job itself." Full piece from @seema_amble on where AI-native startups still win: https://www.a16z.news/p/the-incumbents-are-coming
    @stevesiThe Incumbents Are Coming The job is bigger than the record. // @a16z @seema_amble looks at system of record, agents, incumbents, and startup opportunity/navigation. https://www.a16z.news/p/the-incumbents-are-coming?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=13145&post_id=213925574&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=yxzc&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email