Why I'm Betting My Career on AI in 2026

I spent three years building HonestDog — a transparency platform for the dog breeding industry in Germany. I raised $700K+, scaled to €20M in annual GMV, and learned more about building products, leading teams, and surviving as a founder than I ever could in any other setting. But earlier this year, I made a decision that surprised a lot of people: I stepped away.

Not because the company failed. Not because I lost interest. Because I realized that the most important technology of our generation was being built right now, and I wanted to be part of it — not as a spectator, but as an operator.

The Shift

When I started using Claude Code and Cursor to build League of Spin and ProtoFitSenseAI, something clicked. I wasn’t just using AI as a productivity tool. I was collaborating with it. The feedback loop between intent and execution collapsed from weeks to hours. Features that would have taken a full sprint were shipping in an afternoon. This wasn’t incremental improvement — it was a fundamentally different way to build software.

As someone who sits at the intersection of product, tech, business, and data, I’ve always been most valuable when I can move between these domains fluidly. AI amplifies that. It doesn’t replace the need for strategic thinking, customer empathy, or operational rigor — it accelerates the ability to act on all of them.

Why Now

The AI industry is at an inflection point. Foundation models are mature enough to build real products on. The tooling ecosystem is exploding. Companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind aren’t just building models — they’re building the infrastructure for a new computing paradigm. And they need people who understand both the technology and the business.

That’s where I fit. I’m not a researcher pushing the frontier of model capabilities. I’m an operator who can take those capabilities and turn them into products, strategies, and revenue. I’ve done it before in a completely different industry, with fewer resources and no playbook. Imagine what’s possible when the product you’re selling is the most powerful technology ever created.

What I’m Looking For

I want a role where I can operate at the intersection of business and technology. GTM, Solutions Engineering, Product, Strategy & Operations — the title matters less than the mandate. I want to be close to customers, close to the product, and empowered to ship. I want to work with people who are building something that matters and who move fast because they believe in what they’re doing.

If that resonates, I’d love to talk. You can reach me at hello@sufyanosamah.com or find me on LinkedIn.