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  • January 2025
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AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup

By: Frank Nagle and Susan Pinckney
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:23
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Abstract

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-444. In 2024, AI agent startup company AGENTS.inc faced multiple strategic decisions that could shape the company’s ability to grow into the future AI agent market leader.

Keywords

Business Startups; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Open Source Distribution; Entrepreneurial Finance; Competition; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Germany

Citation

Nagle, Frank, and Susan Pinckney. "AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 725-353, January 2025.
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Frank Nagle

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