The Future

AI is reshaping how we work. As models become more capable, tasks that once relied on human intelligence will increasingly be automated.

At Tremendous, we face this reality with rational optimism. We’re rational because we acknowledge that change is inevitable and not without risk. We’re optimists because we see an extraordinary chance to double down on our values and scale the business.

This memo outlines the most important near-term implications for Tremendous and for you.

Implications for Tremendous

Faster growth

We care far more about AI’s capacity to accelerate growth than about its ability to trim costs. Each person who uses AI will create more and better work, speeding up product and revenue.

While reducing costs is generally a good thing, our expenses are already low relative to our size. The upside lies in expansion.

More autonomy

AI preserves our culture by letting us double down on our commitment to individual autonomy. Team members will own larger slices of projects and bypass the bureaucratic drag that often accompanies scale. Each person will grow their responsibilities and operate more independently.

Headcount still grows

Two counteracting forces will influence hiring velocity:

1. Productivity gains - fewer people can do the same work.
2. New opportunities - faster execution creates room for more bets.

Our team can stay lean while individual ownership expands. Yet as launching new product ideas becomes cheaper and faster, we’ll still hire to place those extra bets. Net-net, the team grows—with a focus on people who help us build faster.

We will not build automation for the purpose of reducing headcount. Our goal is accelerate growth. We will automate when it helps us scale.

Implications for you

High performance = AI fluency

To remain a high performer—whether you’re an IC or a senior leader—you must be fluent in AI. People who wield these tools effectively will out‑produce and out‑innovate those who don’t, here and everywhere else.

The performance bar will keep rising as AI improves, and each role will evolve. Staying ahead of that curve is part of the job.

You own your AI skillset

AI is an extraordinarily powerful tool, but it is still just a tool. Its value depends on your judgment, creativity, and know-how. You must make a concerted effort to build your skillset.

Unfortunately, there is no static playbook for how to incorporate AI into your role; anything published today could be obsolete next quarter.

We will foster a culture of sharing and learning, but you are ultimately responsible for staying current and sharpening your skills.

Use AI by default

We’ve all wrestled with a task only to realize afterward that AI could have handled it in minutes.

Until you build the habit, spotting AI-friendly problems takes deliberate effort. Fluency means recognizing them on sight.

When AI can add value, treat it as your first tool out of the box and reach for it instinctively. If AI isn’t yet a reflex in your daily work, it’s time to rewire your habits.

Quality first

Adoption should never be performative, and AI should never replace your own judgment. AI excels in some areas and still lags in others, so uptake will vary by function.

What matters is the quality and quantity of your output, however you produce it. If AI meets your quality bar, use it. If not, skip it and try again when the tools improve.

More editing

Your time allocation will shift toward editing as AI does the heavy lifting of first drafts. That makes it even more important to “know what good looks like,” so you can direct and shape AI’s output effectively.

Experiment quarterly

The AI landscape shifts weekly. We don’t expect you to chase every headline, but we do expect regular experimentation:

• Set aside a few hours per quarter, more if the upside is big.
• Choose how much time to invest based on likely impact.
• Failed experiment? No problem—just re‑test as the tech improves.

Share what works

Accelerate team learning:

• Post in #tremendous-ai
• Questions, prompts, mind-blown moments, frustrations
• Talk about your discoveries in team meetings or team channels
• Engage in live sessions at offsites