Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we’re entering a new phase of AI: The Agentic Era. Not tools. Not chatbots. Not “AI features.” 👉 Autonomous agents that actually do the work. Schmidt’s point is simple: For the next 1–2 years, companies won’t just use AI — they’ll compete to build the best agents to solve real problems. Think: * AI that negotiates contracts * AI that runs logistics * AI that manages workflows without human micromanagement * AI that replaces entire software layers, not just assists them. This isn’t about designing models. It’s about deploying agents that deliver outcomes faster, cheaper, and at scale. And just like the early SaaS boom, the winners may be small teams who build one exceptional agent for a specific job — and dominate that niche. We may look back at this moment the same way we look at: ➡️ The birth of cloud computing ➡️ The mobile app explosion ➡️ The first wave of SaaS startups Now the question is: Who builds the agent everyone else depends on...