Andrew Chen argues that cheaper AI-assisted prototyping creates opportunities for solo founders, nontechnical builders, domain specialists, students and creators. Domain knowledge and existing distribution may become as important as coding skill, while small teams can test a wider range of ideas. Finding real customer needs, delivering reliable products and building distribution remain difficult. Established teams benefit from the same tools, so the essay does not prove that small founders will necessarily outperform them. The investor’s taxonomy and forecasts should be distinguished from an empirically established formula for success.