Eric Schmidt Declares 'If You Really Want to Make Money, Found an Agentic AI Company'

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt posted a viral statement on X (870+ likes) declaring the clearest path to wealth is founding an agentic AI company, coinciding with a separate viral thread (1,942 likes) calling 2026 'very much the year of agents and AI coding, lots to happen still.' Schmidt's endorsement from the ex-CEO of the world's largest software company signals the narrative has fully shifted from 'AI might disrupt SaaS' to 'agentic AI IS the new SaaS' — aligning with the data showing 81% of Q1 2026 VC flowing to AI.