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General Partner, Theory Ventures · Sep 24, 2026 · Post, Thinking in Systems, Shipping in Loops

AI has removed the typing from software engineering & left the system design.

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Tomasz Tunguz, General Partner, Theory Ventures
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Thinking in Systems, Shipping in Loops
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Theory Ventures
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