Elevator Pitch
Agencies have always been hard to scale: low margins, slow manual work, growth only by hiring. YC wants AI-native agencies that sell the finished work and run with software margins.
Get involved
Full Description
YC describes agencies as crazy hard to scale: low margins, slow manual work, and growth only by adding people. AI changes that. Instead of selling software that helps customers do the work, a startup can use the software itself and sell the finished product, which YC says can command 100x the price.
Where it applies: a design firm that uses AI to produce custom work upfront and win clients before a contract is signed; an ad agency making striking video ads without a physical shoot; a law firm writing legal documents in minutes rather than weeks.
The ask: founders rethinking how agencies and service businesses are built. YC expects them to look more like software companies, with software margins, and to grow bigger than any agency in today's fragmented markets.
Discussion
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.