Alex Immerman from a16z speedrun recently shared what he thinks the next big startup ideas look like.
Funny thing? He basically described Mindra.
For months, people have told us: “You’re too horizontal.” “Pick a narrower wedge.” “This should be more vertical.”
But here’s what gets missed:
Real value doesn’t come from isolated tools. It comes from coordination.
Real work is multiplayer. Multiple people. Multiple incentives. Multiple systems.
Horizontal isn’t a weakness when it’s the layer that connects everything. That’s where the leverage is.
2026 is going to make this obvious.
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Written by
Zeynep Yorulmaz
Co-Founder & CEO at Mindra. Building the future of AI agent orchestration.
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