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Guest: Casey Woo, Founder of Operators Guild & FOG Ventures What happens when startups are built not by armies of specialists, but by lean teams of senior generalists paired with AI agents? In this episode of SaaS Backwards, we sit down with Casey Woo—Founder of FOG Ventures and the Operators Guild—to explore how AI is transforming the fundamental structure of companies. According to Woo, the org chart of the future isn’t just flatter and faster—it’s hybrid, where strategic, multi-discipline humans lead and AI agents handle executional work once done by junior staff. From finance and support to engineering and ops, AI is hollowing out the middle, forcing leaders to become broader, sharper, and more cross-functional. Think “Special Forces” over traditional departments. The operators who thrive will be the ones who can think horizontally, move fast, and execute across domains. Other key insights from the episode include: |