Amjad Masad, Replit CEO: The Software Era is Dead

The future of software is no longer about learning to code. It’s about learning how to build.In this episode of End of Limits, Replit Founder & CEO Amjad Masad breaks down how AI agents are reshaping software creation, collapsing traditional advantages in tech, and opening product building to an entirely new class of founders.From agent-driven development to the end of coding as a moat, this conversation explores why speed to execution are becoming the defining constraints of the AI economy.We discussed: ◽️ The rise of AI agents and realistic timelines for adoption ◽️ What “don’t learn to code, just build” actually means today ◽️ How non-technical founders can now create real products ◽️ Managing AI agents as the next core professional skill ◽️ Creativity, competition, and building in an AI-native worldTimestamps02:20 The rise of AI agents 14:20 How multi-agent systems collaborate 20:30 Managing agents as a new job skill 30:00 Intelligence, education, and access at scale 39:40 Creativity and the future of buildingFor podcast-related inquiries: [email protected]