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Companies as 'a Series of Loops': An a16z Framing for the Agent Economy
Lennys Newsletter·September 6, 2026
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Summary
a16z GP Anish Acharya predicts loops (a bug report becomes a fix/release in minutes) spreading beyond coding into growth, sales, legal, and support; argues moats are discovered, not designed upfront (using Cursor as the example), and that humans remain essential for picking 'which hill to climb next.'
Why this signal
A useful strategic vocabulary ('series of loops') for framing where AI-accelerated automation is headed across functions, though more a venture perspective than a directly actionable practice.
Original email
Lennys Newsletter · 9/6/2026
Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)