Cost of starting technology company has dropped 100x in 20 years: from ~$5M (servers, software, landlines, bandwidth) 20 years ago to ~$500 today; with generative AI, entrepreneurs are starting new AI-based EXOs with zero dollars using evening/weekend time because access to tools is effectively free, enabling zero-capital startups at scale.

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Speaker

Peter Diamandis

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If you go back 20 years... $5 million... That has dropped down... $500... entrepreneurs are starting new generative AI based uh exos with zero dollars

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Building a business for the Future?OpenExO
Created: 8/13/2026, 10:25:00 AM

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