Opus 4.5 Changed How Andrew Wilkinson Works and Lives

By: Andrew Wilkinson Host: Dan Shipper Source: Original URL Type: podcast

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Opus 4.5 Changed How Andrew Wilkinson Works and Lives Tiny’s cofounder on the relationship counselor, email client, and personal stylist he created with AI—and why he’s rethinking software investing

By Rhea Purohit (article) / Hosted by Dan Shipper

January 21, 2026

AI & I Podcast

Andrew Wilkinson, cofounder of Tiny (a holding company that buys profitable businesses), sits down with Dan Shipper to discuss how Opus 4.5 changed his work and personal life.

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How Wilkinson uses AI in work and personal life: Built custom AI tools — a relationship counselor, an AI email client, a personal stylist — all using Opus 4.5 without traditional coding
Why you need to find a moat that isn’t code: As AI commoditizes software development, the defensible parts of software businesses are increasingly non-code (brand, data, relationships, distribution) — Wilkinson is actively rethinking his investment thesis for software businesses