Jason Lemkin

There is only so much money and I'll take tokens.

There is only so much money and I'll take tokens.

I'll take tokens over a B. We've already made that choice at Sastra.

I'll take tokens over a B. We've already made that choice at Sastra.

We got rid of all our Bs.

We got rid of all our Bs.

We'd much rather have tokens.

We'd much rather have tokens.

It will, but even more than that, at more competitive companies, the best people won't tolerate not getting what they want.

It will, but even more than that, at more competitive companies, the best people won't tolerate not getting what they want.

So you're going to look, and so what's going to, I think what will happen going into 2027 is in engineering, QA departments will get destroyed because you'll be like, I got six QA engineers, I got 10, and they're great, but do I really, like I'd rather go to two with tokens and whatever's left in my customer success department,

So you're going to look, and so what's going to, I think what will happen going into 2027 is in engineering, QA departments will get destroyed because you'll be like, I got six QA engineers, I got 10, and they're great, but do I really, like I'd rather go to two with tokens and whatever's left in my customer success department,

that I didn't put into FDs.

that I didn't put into FDs.

I'm just going to get rid of them for tokens to manage customer onboarding, customer support.

I'm just going to get rid of them for tokens to manage customer onboarding, customer support.

I'm going to get rid of all the marginal roles, the ones at the bottom of that list.

I'm going to get rid of all the marginal roles, the ones at the bottom of that list.

I'm going to sacrifice for tokens.

I'm going to sacrifice for tokens.