The Hundred
October 25, 2026
Hacker News asks why AI labs don't just start a hundred companies; Sundar says one is already hard; Preston orders a hundred by Friday, one agent each, and Sundar asks who fixes them; Gus started a hundred overnight and all they do is buy AI tools; Preston celebrates a hundred new customers; Sundar: 'Same founder. Gus.'
Transcript
- Panel 1
- Preston: The internet asks: if AI is so good… why not start a hundred companies?
- Sundar: Because one is already hard.
- Panel 2
- Preston: Then we start a hundred. One agent each. By Friday.
- Sundar: Who fixes them when they break?
- Panel 3
- Gus: Did it last night! 100 startups. They just buy AI tools.
- Sundar: That's not a business.
- Panel 4
- Preston: Best day ever. A hundred new customers… overnight.
- Sundar: Same founder. Gus.
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