AI has raised the bar on the basics, and is creating insane competition for talent. I get asked all the time who is a great CTO/CPO/vp prod/PM/staff eng all the time. And usually my response is: “there is no one good you can get.” Because it’s not “can someone take this seat” anymore. It’s literally: is this a top 5% person I’ve seen do a job like this, are they AI pilled, are they not a founder or snatched by a research lab and can you compete with their comp. It isn’t: here’s a solid VPP…