> Markdown version of [/videos/100370-acquired-live-interview-amjad-masad-co-founder-ceo-replit?t=183](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100370-acquired-live-interview-amjad-masad-co-founder-ceo-replit?t=183). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Acquired Live Interview: Amjad Masad (Co-founder & CEO, Replit)

Amjad Masad bet Replit’s survival on autonomous AI agents, skyrocketing revenue to $10 million in two days. Discover how this pivot created the ultimate enterprise security moat.

- **Speakers:** [Amjad Masad](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@amjad-masad), [Ben Gilbert](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ben-gilbert), [David Rosenthal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@david-rosenthal)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Duration:** 29:37
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100370-acquired-live-interview-amjad-masad-co-founder-ceo-replit
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/1fc1d17a79c17332d7a4257a5b899912/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=185043ms

## Access

Playback and chapters for this video are available with a Free account.

## Related Moments

- [Autonomous agents and unusual startup pivots](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2144-developers-communities-in-san-francisco-wearedevelopers-live-from-corgi-cafe) (from "Developers Communities in San Francisco - WeAreDevelopers LIVE from Corgi Cafe")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/93ad7c226ac352800568891ed3be3408/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=260031ms
- [Transitioning to AI-native engineering teams and workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100508-legacy-as-a-launchpad-how-yahoo-mail-is-undergoing-a-product-and-engineering-transformation) (from "Legacy as a Launchpad: How Yahoo Mail is Undergoing a Product and Engineering Transformation")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/25bcd90e13f6ef7ab217ed7620dee0d2/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=179363ms
- [Shifting developer workloads and realistic AI productivity gains](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1830-wearedevelopers-live-speculaitions) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - SpeculAItions")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/2cdb4226b123a771ffa9261c5605d057/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=202197ms
- [Summarizing developer experience and artificial intelligence companions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/884-forget-developer-platforms-think-developer-productivity) (from "Forget Developer Platforms, Think Developer Productivity!")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/7e8924e91a0483cf0cf8990eb6122764/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=108855ms
- [Security integration and AI skepticism in developer tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1830-wearedevelopers-live-speculaitions) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - SpeculAItions")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/2cdb4226b123a771ffa9261c5605d057/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=202197ms
- [Intercom's strategic pivot to an AI-first software company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100238-how-building-with-ai-can-double-the-throughput-of-your-engineering-team) (from "How building with AI can double the throughput of your engineering team")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/bb42d720c8d51f5b45a09921598848e3/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=110750ms

## Related Articles

- [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care)
- [How we Build The Software of Tomorrow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/120-how-we-build-the-software-of-tomorrow)
- [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this)
- [Never delegate the understanding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/749-never-delegate-the-understanding)

## Related Jobs

- [Principal Software Engineer, Copilot Code Review](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3926064-principal-software-engineer-copilot-code-review) at **GitHub**
- [Senior AI Platform Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3711642-senior-ai-platform-engineer) at **ARM**
- [Senior AI Platform Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3709265-senior-ai-platform-engineer) at **ARM**
- [Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub Security Lab](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3929243-staff-developer-advocate-github-security-lab) at **GitHub**
- [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3955397-forward-deployed-data-scientist) at **Intercom**
- [Senior Fullstack AI Engineer (React, C#)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2520449-senior-fullstack-ai-engineer-react-c) at **TeamViewer Germany GmbH,**