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# The Ring Power Of The Next Token
- URL: https://andys.blog/the-ring-power-of-the-next-token/
- Published: 2026-08-17T13:32:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-17T13:43:46.000Z
- Author: Andy Trattner

There is math in feedback loops.

If you can tell someone if x Y or if a then B, and give the choice:

- do you want X
- or A

the feedback loop to compress here is time to decision.

> Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, on what agentic software teams can do today:  
>  
> "you can go from zero to 15 mil ARR in about four months with like two or three people and like hundreds of agents, like, you know, a few hundred skill files."  
>  
> "building these agentic… [https://t.co/C9iquXLsNJ](https://t.co/C9iquXLsNJ?ref=andys.blog) [pic.twitter.com/fSthmvdqJz](https://t.co/fSthmvdqJz?ref=andys.blog)
> 
> — Guillermo Flor (@guilleflorvs) [August 16, 2026](https://x.com/guilleflorvs/status/2089047509029040370?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=andys.blog)

> One startup today was ready to give up because their idea wasn't working. I suggested they just start over from scratch with a new idea and defer to the next demo day. I sent them to have lunch and mull over potential new ideas and come back at the end of office hours.
> 
> — Paul Graham (@paulg) [August 14, 2026](https://x.com/paulg/status/2088388382590451841?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=andys.blog)

in particular it is crazy to learn predictive accuracy from decades of intelligence in the field using vim and just building Naval level incompressible self productization

> When they returned, the first new idea they mentioned was great. Even better than they realized. We only had to talk about it for 10 minutes. In 3 minutes more we found a good domain for less than $5000\. So 15 minutes total and they walk out with a good idea and a good name.
> 
> — Paul Graham (@paulg) [August 14, 2026](https://x.com/paulg/status/2088389544836280581?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=andys.blog)

p.s. flying to Miami tomorrow be back shortly SF :)