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Uncapped #42 | Bret Taylor from Sierra
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- Uncapped with Jack Altman
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- Feb 19, 2026
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- 3637
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Summary
Bret Taylor is the founder and CEO of Sierra, an AI agent company transforming customer service. Bret’s legendary career includes being CTO of Meta, co-CEO of Salesforce, chairman of the board at OpenAI, co-creating both Google Maps and the Like button, and founding three companies. We unpacked the so-called “SaaS-pocalypse” and what AI agents mean for the future of enterprise software. We talked through the shift from systems of record to autonomous agents, outcome-based pricing, platform transitions, Codex and the transformation of software engineering, and who is structurally positioned to win in the next era of AI. --- Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:20) The SaaS-pocalypse and systems of record (12:34) Sierra's competitive landscape (17:05) Outcomes-based pricing (24:22) The rapid evolution of AI support technology (28:21) Young founders vs. experienced founders (34:12) Beyond support: The full customer lifecycle (38:47) Codex and the future of software engineering (51:49) OpenAI and advertising (54:59) How to run a board --- Links: https://x.com/btaylor https://x.com/jaltma https://uncappedpod.com/ --- Email: [email protected]