What Naval Ravikant thinks about startups
Co-founder of AngelList. Writes and podcasts at nav.al in short, aphoristic pieces on startups, wealth and judgement rather than long essays.
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4 dated positions, 2025 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Naval Ravikant has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingBeing an entrepreneur is the opposite of a job, and in the long run everyone is an entrepreneur.
Their wordsFirst of all, being an entrepreneur isn’t a job. It’s literally the opposite of a job, and in the long run, everyone’s an entrepreneur.
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Their wordsSo no entrepreneur is worried about an AI taking their job because entrepreneurs are trying to do impossible things. They’re trying to do very difficult things. Any AI that shows up is their ally and can help them tackle this really hard problem.
- 5 months earlier
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Their wordsThe most critical person to take a great product from zero to one is the single person—usually the founder—who can hold the entire problem in their head and make the trade-offs, and understand why each component is where it is.
- 2 months earlier
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Their wordsNow, it may be the case that for your business, one of those is much better than others, but the most important thing is picking a business that is congruent with whichever one you like to do.