Claude Code creator says 22-year-old CS grads should found startups: 'It's the golden age' (www.businessinsider.com)

In a recent episode of the "Platformer" podcast, Anthropic's Boris Cherny encouraged 22-year-old computer science graduates to consider founding their own startups, labeling it "the golden age" for entrepreneurship. Cherny highlighted how AI tools like Claude Code empower aspiring entrepreneurs to innovate and scale their businesses more efficiently than ever. Recent interactions with Y Combinator founders revealed a significant trend: many are now relying on AI models like Claude Code for a substantial portion of their coding needs, with half of the founders reporting that the AI wrote 100% of their code. This shift towards AI-assisted coding is reshaping the startup landscape, diminishing the reliance on traditional software engineering skills while amplifying the importance of user understanding and innovative thinking. Cherny suggests that while the title of "engineer" may evolve, the role of individuals utilizing AI agents to write code will see exponential growth, predicting a tenfold increase in such roles in the near future. This perspective aligns with a broader industry sentiment emphasizing that the intersection of AI and entrepreneurship presents unprecedented opportunities for the next generation of tech leaders.