AI roundtable with Ali (CEO micro1), Wade (CEO Zapier), and Mikey (CEO Suno)

Jason Calacanis interviews top tech CEOs on how hiring is changing in the age of AI.

On the first AI Roundtable episode of This Week in Startups, Jason sits down with Wade Foster (CEO, Zapier), Mikey Schulman (CEO, Suno), and Ali Ansari (CEO, Micro1) to break down how leading tech companies think about hiring in 2026.

AI has upended the traditional hiring playbook. When skills are easier to acquire and large parts of many jobs can be automated, the conversation shifts to what companies actually value in candidates.

A clear theme emerges: just start doing the job. Rather than waiting to be hired, candidates who proactively demonstrate their ability to do the work stand out. Across companies, a high-agency mindset, taking ownership, acting without permission, and showing momentum, is increasingly decisive.