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last week, I think 7,000 PRs came from minions

Will GaybrickPresident, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive, Stripe

Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), August 17, 2026. Reported by David George.

  • 7,000 agent prs, one week ('last week' as said on 2026-08-17). A person approves

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Will Gaybrick, President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business). A senior executive who runs product and business teams and says internal AI numbers on the record; Gaybrick is promoting the company, and the interview host's firm (a16z) invests in Stripe.

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How to cite this passage

Will Gaybrick (Stripe), Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), 2026-08-17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5iICDVn5gc Archived at https://the-ai-record.com/passages/stripe-last-week-i-think-7-000-prs-2026

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about 30% of our PRs in that week came from Minions

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Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), August 17, 2026. Reported by David George.

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Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), August 17, 2026. Reported by David George.

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Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), August 17, 2026. Reported by David George.

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we're not saying, "Wow, we need fewer sellers." We're saying, "So, we need a lot more sellers."

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Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less"), The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe), August 17, 2026. Reported by David George.

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