AI start-ups are hiring young consultants to sell the product, not build it. One founder says building it is the easy part; persuading companies to buy it is the hard one. A 25-year-old who left Accenture says staying for a promotion mark matters less now than getting work done.
AI start-ups are hiring young consultants to sell the product, not build it: one founder says building the product is the easy part and persuading companies it fits them is the hard one, and a 25-year-old who left Accenture for a start-up says staying until a promotion mark to pad a résumé matters less now than the ability to get work done.
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Recruited Graduates Are Increasingly Leaving Jobs for A.I. Start-Ups
The New York Times · Sep 28, 2026
