Replit's CEO On The Only Two Jobs Left In The Company Of The Future

Replit is the leading no-code app builder for consumers and enterprise, letting anyone with an idea build real, deployed software using natural language. The company just raised a $400 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation. In this episode of Founder Firesides, co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad sat down with YC's Andrew Miklas to talk about Replit's 10-year journey from browser IDE to vibe coding platform, why the people getting the most value aren't traditional devs but founders and domain experts closest to the problem, and what Agent 4 unlocks with parallel agents, built-in design, and the ability to run your entire company on Replit. 0:28 – Anyone Can Build Software 2:14 – The Rise of AI-Native Builders 4:52 – Not Just Developers Anymore 7:18 – What People Are Actually Building 10:36 – How Replit Is Spreading Everywhere 14:02 – What You Can Build (and What You Can’t) 19:22 – YC, Growth, and Early Lessons 23:18 – From Vibe Coding to Autonomous Agents 29:44 – The Future: Everyone Becomes a Builder 36:12 – What Skills Matter Now Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs

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EPISODE INFO

Released: April 25, 2026
Duration: 39m
Channel: Y Combinator
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Replit is the leading no-code app builder for consumers and enterprise, letting anyone with an idea build real, deployed software using natural language. The company just raised a $400 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation. In this episode of Founder Firesides, co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad sat down with YC's Andrew Miklas to talk about Replit's 10-year journey from browser IDE to vibe coding platform, why the people getting the most value aren't traditional devs but founders and domain experts closest to the problem, and what Agent 4 unlocks with parallel agents, built-in design, and the ability to run your entire company on Replit. 0:28 – Anyone Can Build Software 2:14 – The Rise of AI-Native Builders 4:52 – Not Just Developers Anymore 7:18 – What People Are Actually Building 10:36 – How Replit Is Spreading Everywhere 14:02 – What You Can Build (and What You Can’t) 19:22 – YC, Growth, and Early Lessons 23:18 – From Vibe Coding to Autonomous Agents 29:44 – The Future: Everyone Becomes a Builder 36:12 – What Skills Matter Now Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs

SPEAKERS

Andrew Miklas
host
Host/interviewer at Y Combinator.
Amjad Masad
guest
CEO and co-founder of Replit.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Y Combinator, featuring Andrew Miklas and Amjad Masad, Replit's CEO On The Only Two Jobs Left In The Company Of The Future explores replit CEO: AI makes everyone a builder; two jobs remain Replit’s goal is to let anyone who can read and write turn an idea into deployed, scalable software by abstracting away environments, deployment, and now even code via AI agents.

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